EDINBORO, Pa. – The George Mason wrestling team dropped its final two Eastern Wrestling League duals of the season on Saturday. The Patriots fell 29-18 to Cleveland State at Woodling Gymnasium in Cleveland, Ohio in their first match of the day and then suffered a 41-0 setback against Edinboro at McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro, Pa.
In the first match of the day, Mason (3-10, 0-6 EWL) took an early lead against Cleveland State when redshirt senior
Ibrahim Bunduka recorded his 17th victory of the season with a 15-5 major decision over John Martin at 125 pounds.
The Vikings then won by fall at 133 pounds and posted a technical fall at 141 pounds to take an 11-4 match score lead.
Mason redshirt junior
Tejon Anthony registered a 17-7 major decision over Ryan Ford to cut Cleveland State's advantage to 11-8. Anthony notched his third major decision of the season.
Cleveland State then won four straight bouts. The Vikings picked up a decision at 157 pounds, a fall at 165 pounds, a major decision at 174 pounds and a fall at 184 pounds to take 30-8 lead in the match.
The Patriots closed the match strong when redshirt freshman
Eli Spencer notched his second pin of the season at 197 pounds, while redshirt junior
Matthew Voss won by major decision at 285 pounds for his team-leading 18th win of the season.
In the second match of the day, Edinboro (5-3, 3-1 EWL) recorded wins in all 10 bouts and earned bonus points in six of the matches against the Patriots.
The Patriots are back in action against Navy on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md.
Cleveland State 29, George Mason 18
125 |
Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) major decision over John Martin (CSU), 15-5 | 4-0 Mason
133 | Andrew Coghill (CSU) fall over
Talha Farooq (Mason), 5:04 | 6-4 CSU
141 | Evan Cheek (CSU) technical fall over
Trevor Mello (Mason), 15-0 (3:15) | 11-4 CSU
149 |
Tejon Anthony (Mason) major decision over Ryan Ford (CSU), 17-7 | 11-8 CSU
*1 team point deducted during the 149-pound match from CSU for bench conduct
157 | John Vaughn (CSU) decision over
Bryce Reddington (Mason), 6-4 | 14-8 CSU
165 | Georgio Poullas (CSU) fall over
Ryan Yorkdale (Mason), 2:47 | 20-8 CLST
174 | Gabe Stark (CSU) major decision over
Levko Higgins (Mason), 14-3 | 24-8 CSU
184 | Nick Corba (CSU) fall over
Austin Harrison (Mason), 2:32 | 30-8 CSU
197 |
Eli Spencer (Mason) fall over John Kelby (CSU), 2:12 | 30-14 CSU
285 |
Matthew Voss (Mason) major decision over Collin Kelly (CSU), 13-4 | 29-18 CSU
Edinboro 41, George Mason 0
125 | #11 Sean Russell (EU) fall over
Talha Farooq (Mason), 3:12 | 6-0 Edinboro
133 | #16 Korbin Myers (EU) tech. fall
Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason), 22-7 (5:57) | 11-0 Edinboro
141 | Nate Hagan (EU) major decision over
Trevor Mello (Mason), 10-2 | 15-0 Edinboro
149 | Jensen Lorea (EU) decision over
Tejon Anthony (Mason), 9-4 | 18-0 Edinboro
157 | Andrew Shomers (EU) tech. fall
Justin Yorkdale (Mason), 18-0 (4:18) | 23-0 Edinboro
165 | Fritz Hoehn (EU) tech. fall over
Bryce Reddington (Mason), 15-0 (2:18) | 28-0 Edinboro
174 | Ty Schoffstall (EU) major decision over
Levko Higgins (Mason), 16-8 | 32-0 Edinboro
184 | Zach Ancewicz (EU) decision over
Austin Harrison (Mason), 8-2 | 35-0 Edinboro
197 | Dylan Reynolds (EU) decision over
Eli Spencer (Mason), 3-1 (SV-1) | 38-0 Edinboro
285 | #14 Billy Miller (EU) decision over
Matthew Voss (Mason), 6-1 | 41-0 Edinboro