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MOUNT PLEASANT, MI - Central Michigan, ranked 16th in this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, used a pair of key victories at 174 and 197 pounds to down visiting Buffalo, 19-12, in a Mid-American Conference match at Rose Arena.

The Chippewas (10-3 overall, 2-1 MAC) got upsets at both weight classes to overcome a good effort by the visiting Bulls, who fell to 8-4 overall and 0-2 in MAC action.

The match started at 149 pounds with No. 9-ranked Ty Morgan winning by decision over Ryan Bentley (Ripley, NY/Ripley) by an 8-2 score. However,

Labe Black

UB's Labe Black (Ventnor, NJ/Absegami) got Buffalo a huge win at 157 pounds when he upset tenth-ranked David Bolyard by a 6-4 score, getting a takedown with :10 left in the match. Black improved to 9-3 in dual meets and 24-11 overall with the clutch win.

The Chippewas regained the lead when eighth-ranked Kevin Carr held off UB's Tom Paladino (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) by a 4-1 score, before getting one of two victories that swayed the match. At 174 pounds, Mitch Hancock broke the 18-match winning streak of UB's Gary Cooper (Adams, NY/South Jefferson) with a 6-3 win to give Central a 9-3 lead in the dual. It was Cooper's first dual meet loss of the season.

Buffalo's Garrett Bontempo (DuBois, PA/DuBois) would get Buffalo to within 9-6 on the scoreboard with a solid 8-2 win over Alex Lammers to improve to 28-6 and 10-2 in dual meets. However, Central scored another upset when Brett Faustman handed Buffalo sophomore Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter) his first-ever loss against a MAC opponent. The match went to overtime with neither competitor able to score in the first overtime before Faustman rode Cerminara out for the full :30 to claim a 3-2 win that put the Chippewas up 12-6 in the match.

Buffalo again rallied, as freshman heavyweight

Tom Curl

Tom Curl (Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro) scored a 6-4 win over Bill Stouffer. However, the only other victory the Bulls could manage was a 9-2 decision by junior Mike Trotta (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) at 133 pounds. Trotta won his fourth straight dual match with the victory and improved to 26-11 on the season.

The Bulls are off for more than two weeks before wrapping up their regular season with matches at Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan (at EMU) on Saturday, Feb. 22 and a match at Ohio on Sunday, Feb. 23 versus the Bobcats.

Central Michigan 19, Buffalo 12

Wgt. Winner School Result Loser Score/Time Match Score

149 #9 Ty Morgan CMU D Ryan Bentley 8-2 CMU, 3-0

157 Labe Black UB D #10 David Bolyard 6-4 Tied, 3-3

165 #8 Kevin Carr CMU D Tom Paladino 4-1 CMU, 6-3

174 Mitch Hancock CMU D Gary Cooper 6-3 CMU, 9-3

184 Garrett Bontempo UB D Alex Lammers 8-2 CMU, 9-6

197 Brett Faustman CMU D Kyle Cerminara 3-2, OT CMU, 12-6

Hwt Tom Curl UB D Bill Stouffer 6-4 CMU, 12-9

125 Kyle Stoffer CMU D Mike Sebaaly 7-3 CMU, 15-9

133 Mike Trotta UB D Jason Borrelli 9-2 CMU, 15-12

141 #5 Jason Mester CMU MD Cliff Smith 17-4 CMU, 19-12