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Budd Lands 100th Career Victory in 22-18 UB Win

Mark Budd

Buffalo (8-7, 0-5 MAC) snapped a five-match losing streak while ending Binghamton's (10-10) win streak of five straight. The Bearcats jumped out to an early 6-0 lead before UB won three straight to take the lead. Budd would claim the final lead for UB, as he earned a technical fall over Rob Slavin, 20-5. Having already tackled the 100-career takedown milestone earlier this month, Budd sketched his name in UB lore as one of four Buffalo grapplers (Kyle Cerminara - 137, Gary Cooper - 113, Josh State - 102) to win 100 career matches.

Ray Lamb

Junior Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) got the ball rolling for the Bulls after falling behind 6-0 in the match. Ragusa would claim his first major decision since December 1 over Sam Sirota, 16-7, at 165 pounds. Junior Nate Rock (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata) battled tough against Josh Patterson, holding the 7-6 edge as time expired. The win ends a five-match losing streak for Rock.

Senior Ray Lamb (Vineland, NJ/Absegami) scored a 16-3 major decision over Corey Waite to increase the UB lead, 11-6. After having dropped the last two matches to nationally-ranked opponents, Lamb finished the year as one of four Buffalo grapplers with 20 wins on the season. Heavyweight junior Jeff Parker (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) returned to the mats after having been out of action for four weeks to claim his 20th win of the season over Mike Patterson, 7-4. Redshirt freshman Andrew Stella (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) recorded the match-clinching win at 141 pounds with a 8-4 decision over Brandon Toro-Segarra.

The Bulls finish the regular season at 8-7, and will await the Mid-American Conference Championships beginning on Saturday, March 3. The annual championships will be hosted at the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena.

Buffalo 22, Binghamton 18
Feb. 17, 2007 • Vestal, NY
125 - Mike Kleeman (BU) decision over Dan Bishop 3-1
133 – Mark Budd (UB) technical fall over Rob Slavin (BU) 20-5
141 – Andrew Stella (UB) decision over Brandon Toro-Segarra (BU) 8-4
149 – Kyle Fried (BU) by decision over Jason Hilliard (UB) 2-1
157 – Nate Patterson (BU) by fall over Scott Rendos (UB) 4:13
165 – Mike Ragusa (UB) by major decision over Sam Sirota (BU) 16-7
174 – Nate Rock (UB) by decision over Josh Patterson (BU) 7-6
184 – Ray Lamb (UB) by major decision over Corey Waite (BU) 16-3
197 – Ed Backus (BU) by fall over Jake Blowers (UB) 1:37
Hwt - Jeff Parker (UB) by decision over Mike Patterson (BU) 7-4