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LOCK HAVEN, PA - The UB wrestling team placed seventh in a field of 11 teams at the Mat Town USA Invitational on Saturday. Seven Bulls placed within their respective weight classes, including second-place finishes by Ed Pawlak (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) and Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter).

Cornell - who is ranked eighth nationally in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association poll - won the tournament with 156.0 team points. Tenth-ranked Penn State finished second (127), followed by Pittsburgh (126.5), Ohio (119.5), Rider (88.0), Lock Haven (87.5), Buffalo (83.5), Virginia (62.0), Clarion (54.5), Slippery Rock (40.5) and 25th-ranked North Carolina (29.0).

Ed Pawlak

In the 174-pound weight class, Pawlak won three matches - including one by fall - to advance to the championship match. He then lost to Cornell's Tyler Baier by an 8-4 decision.

Cerminara - who wrestles in the 197-pound weight class - also won three straight matches to advance to the final. Matt Greenberg of Cornell then beat Cerminara, 5-4, to win the 197-pound championship.

Mark McKnight (McDonald, PA/South Fayette) finished fourth at 125 pounds, going 4-2 on the day. He lost to Penn State's Matt Smith by a 3-2 decision in the third-place match.

UB had a pair of fifth-place finishers - Brian Sebaaly (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) at 133 pounds and Mike Trotta (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) at 141 pounds. Patrick Lloyd (Middletown, NY/Valley Central) earned a seventh-place in the 149-pound weight class.

Greg Thomas (Baldwin, NY/Uniondale) placed eighth in the heavyweight division, despite having to forfeit his last two matches due to injury.