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ITHACA, NY The University at Buffalo wrestling team dropped a pair of matches at the Cornell Duals on Saturday. Buffalo lost to Missouri - ranked ninth in the nation in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Poll - by a 36-4 score. UB also went down in defeat by a 29-12 score to Mid-American Conference rival, Ohio.

Gary Cooper (Adams, NY/South Jefferson) was the Bulls lone winner in the meet versus Missouri. Cooper won by major decision, giving Buffalo four team points.

Against Ohio, Charlie Voorhees (Warsaw, NY/Warsaw) opened the meet with a 4-2 decision over the Bobcats' Mike Caruso. Voorhees, who wrestles at 125 pounds, earned his points with a takedown, an escape and a riding time point.

Buffalo's next win came at the 157-pound weight class. Dave Edwards (Cornwall, NY/Cornwall) scored a 7-6 decision over Alex Cooper of Ohio. Edwards notched his seven points with a takedown, a two-point near fall, a reversal and an escape.

Garrett Bontempo (DuBois, PA/DuBois Area) decisioned Ohio's Travis Smith, 9-3, at 184 pounds. Bontempo had four takedowns and one escape.

Kyle Cerminara

With a win at the 197-pound weight class, Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter) completed a perfect 5-0 season in the MAC. Cerminara used a takedown and an escape to earn a 3-1 decision over the Bobcats' Joel Weimer.

The Bulls now head to the MAC Championships in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on March 9^th and 10^th. Eighteen MAC wrestlers will then advance to the NCAA Championships in Albany that run from March 21^st through March 23^rd.