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UB Downs Princeton, 40-4, In Dual-Meet Action

Sean Bauer

The Bulls (1-0) earned five technical falls in their third all-time meeting with the Princeton Tigers (0-1), and have now won ten of their last 13 home meets at Alumni Arena dating back to last season.

Sophomore Sean Bauer (Walden, NY/Valley Central) took full advantage of his first start as a Bull since transferring from Sacred Heart, earning the Bulls a 15-0 technical fall over Nikhil Pereira at 125 pounds. Bauer dominated, earning three 3-point near falls and five points for the Bulls, who never looked back.

Mark Budd

Senior captain Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) won his eighth straight victory of the season, as he posted an identical 15-0 technical fall over Jeff Kirchick. Budd led 10-0 after the first period, then scored a takedown and a 3-point near fall to end the match. Budd has now won 52 of his last 60 matches, and is now 13th all-time in UB history with 76 wins.

At 141 pounds, earning the Bulls their third straight technical fall was junior Ryan Needle (Newfane, NY/Newfane), who earned 10 takedowns against Danny Scotten in the 27-12 lopsided win.

Redshirt freshman Jason Hilliard (Genoa, NY/Southern Cayuga) continued the Buffalo run of four straight matches won, as he tactically earned the 7-3 decision over Jesse Palermo. Palermo scored an escape and a takedown in the third period, to make the score 4-3, but Hilliard managed a reversal in the later seconds to pull out his first dual meet win of his collegiate career.

Scoring a team-best 27 points against Alex Enriquez was junior Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) in the Bulls' fourth technical fall of the day. Ragusa ran away with it in the third period after he has only led 10-7. The 165-pounder tallied six takedowns, three 2-point near falls and an escape in the third session. He nearly doubled his career takedown total, and now sits with 27 for his career.

Junior Nate Rock (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata) earned the Bulls four team points in his 4-0 decision over John Clore at 174 lbs, which was immediately followed by redshirt freshman Ricky Scott (Walden, NY/Valley Central), who earned his first technical fall of his career against Gordon Scharf, 16-0, at 184 pounds. Scott managed to score all 16 of his points in the first period.

Senior Ray Lamb (Vineland, NJ/Absegami) and junior Jeff Parker (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) each benefited from a pair of major decisions at 197 and heavyweight, respectively. Lamb scored nine takedowns over a span of three periods, which were the first nine of his career, and recorded a riding-time point over Zach Morse, 19-7. Parker displayed dominance at heavyweight over Kristopher Berr, scoring a team-best 11 takedowns and was awarded a riding-time point at the very end to finish with a 24-9 final score.

The Bulls will look to carry over their winning momentum as they travel to face off in the Mat Town USA Tournament held in Lock Haven, PA on Nov. 25. The annual tournament will begin at 9:00 am.

Buffalo 40, Princeton 4
Nov. 18, 2006 • Buffalo, NY
125 - Bauer (UB) tech. fall Pereira (PU), 15-0
133 - Budd (UB tech. fall Kirchick (PU), 15-0
141 - Needle (UB) tech. fall Scotten (PU), 25-10
149 - Hilliard (UB) dec. Palermo (PU), 7-3
157 - Everin (PU) maj. dec. Muldrow (UB), 10-2
165 - Ragusa (UB) tech. fall Enriquez (PU), 27-12
174 - Rock (UB) dec. Clore (PU), 4-0
184 - Scott (UB) tech. fall Scharf (PU), 16-0
197 - Lamb (UB) maj. dec. Morse (PU), 19-7
Hwt. - Parker (UB) maj. dec. Berr (PU), 24-9