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"We won the matches that we weren't expected to win, however a couple of guys lost that we didnt expect to lose," said Assistant Coach Sean Gibbs. "Overall, it was a very good team performance. We were in a position to win. We look forward to seeing them again at the Mid-American Conference Championships."

The Chippewas rattled off three wins in a row to start the match before freshman Labe Black (Ventnor, NJ/Absegami) picked up the first UB victory. Black (15-9) shut out Derek Phillips, 6-0, for the win at 157 pounds.

Senior Dave Guarino (Derby, NY/Lakeshore) added UB's second win with a 6-3 decision over Mitch Hancock, ranked first in the MAC at 165 pounds. Guarino's season record is 18-12.

Senior Josh States (Lockport, NY/Lockport) picked up the next UB victory when he tallied his 16th win in a row, decisioning Jeff Pangborn, 3-1 at 184 pounds. States' season record is now 24-3.

Senior John Eschenfelder (N. Syracuse, NY/Cicero-N. Syracuse) (15-2) recorded the last UB victory. Eschenfelder (16-2) defeated Jack Leffler, 7-2 at heavyweight.

The Bulls season record is 10-5 overall and 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference. The Bulls wrap up the MAC regular season at home on Saturday, Feb. 17, against Ohio at 1:00 p.m. in Alumni Arena. UB's final regular season match is on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Alumni Arena.

Central Michigan 19, Buffalo 12

133 - Jordan Webster (CMU) dec. #16 Shawn Kegel (UB), 6-0

141 - #12 Jason Mester (CMU) maj. dec. Ryan Bentley (UB), 15-2

149 - Ty Morgan (CMU) dec. Bill Jacoutot (UB), 6-1

157 - Labe Black (UB) dec. Derek Phillips (CMU), 6-0

165 - David Guarino (UB) dec. Mitch Hancock (CMU), 6-3

174 - Kevin Carr (CMU) dec. Ben Cooper (UB), 7-4

184 - #11 Joshua States (UB) dec. Jeff Pangborn (CMU), 3-1

197 - Brett Faustman (CMU) dec. Taylor Lehmann (UB), 11-6

HWT - #11 John Eschenfelder (UB) dec. Jack Leffler (CMU), 7-2

125 - #16 Ahmad Sanders (CMU) dec. Charlie Voorhees (UB), 6-1