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Bulls Dropped By Eagles, 28-10

Dan Bishop

With a 7-0 lead, the Bulls (7-5, 0-3 MAC) handed the Eagles (4-5, 1-3 MAC) five straight decisions that resulted in 18 unanswered points. The deficit was too much, as Eastern Michigan scored its first conference win of the season.

Redshirt freshman Dan Bishop (Whitehall, NY/Whitehall) kicked off the dual meet with a dominating 12-0 major decision over fellow redshirt freshman Jack Cassedy. It is the largest margin of victory handed out this season by Bishop at 125 pounds, as he captured his first career conference win. Senior captain Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) continues to pave his way towards a MAC Championship by earning a 5-2 decision over Chris Jenkins. With the win, Budd increases his career wins total to 97 and remains 3 wins shy of joining the 100-win club which features only four others in school history.

Mark Budd

Three straight major decisions doomed Buffalo, as the tables soon turned in EMU's favor. EMU's Jermain Thompson, currently ranked 18th in the nation according to the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings poll at 149 pounds, bounced back from a loss the previous meet against Central Michigan's Brandon Carter to hand redshirt freshman Jason Hilliard (Genoa, NY/Southern Cayuga) his second conference loss of the season, 14-3.

Senior Ray Lamb (Vineland, NJ/Absegami) ended the EMU run by claiming his 20th victory of the season in a 11-3 win over John McClure, ranked fourth in the conference at 184 pounds. Lamb has now won seven of his last eight dual meet matches.

The Bulls travel cross state to Mt. Pleasant, MI, where they will take on the nationally sixth-ranked Central Michigan Chippeweas on Sunday. The meet is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Eastern Michigan 28, Buffalo 10
Feb. 3, 2007 - Ypsilanti, MI

125 - Dan Bishop (UB) dec. Jack Cassedy (EMU), 12-0
133 - Mark Budd (UB) dec. Chris Jenkins (EMU), 5-2
141 - Zach Donofrio (EMU) maj. dec. Andrew Stella (UB), 17-7
149 - #18 Jermain Thompson (EMU) maj. dec. Jason Hilliard (UB) 14-3
157 - Cory Mancuso (EMU) maj. dec. Justin Hunt (UB), 17-0
165 - Nick Conklin (EMU) dec. Mike Ragusa (UB), 6-3
174 - Josh Lewis (EMU) dec. Nate Rock (UB), 11-6
184 - Ray Lamb (UB) dec. John McClure (EMU), 11-3
197 - Tony Lyssiotis (EMU) pinned Jake Blowers (UB), 2:26
285 - Charlie Walker (EMU) dec. Jason Weber (UB), 4-3