Feb. 5, 2006

Bloomsburg, Pa. - The weekend did not end well for the Cleveland State wrestling team on Sunday (Feb. 5), as Bloomsburg handed the Vikings a 27-9 defeat in Eastern Wrestling League action at Nelson Field House.

CSU (5-6, 1-2 EWL) managed three victories on the day, with decisions by sophomore Ryan Hurley (141), freshman Victer Crenshaw (157) and senior Ron Howard (184).

After the Huskies jumped to a 12-0 advantage through the first three bouts, Hurley put the Vikings on the board with a 5-2 decision over George Hickman, thanks in part to stalling penalties called against Hickman.

Crenshaw followed with a win of his own, topping Aric Furman, 7-3, to cut the Bloomsburg advantage to 12-6, but the Huskies would score a decision and a pin in the next two bouts to build up a 21-6 lead.

Howard scored a takedown with 21 seconds remaining in the bout to break a 1-1 tie for a 3-1 win. The victory was his seventh win in his last eight bouts to improve to 22-7 on the season.

The Vikings return home to Woodling Gym on Thursday (Feb. 9) when they host Edinboro beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Bloomsburg 27, Cleveland State 9
125 - Mike Sees (BU) FOR
133 - Rick Donald (BU) DEC David Armstrong (CSU), 9-2
141 - Brad Forbes (BU) DEC Mike Hurley (CSU), 7-2
149 - Ryan Hurley (CSU) DEC George Hickman (BU), 5-2
157 - Victer Crenshaw (CSU) DEC Aric Fuhrman (BU), 7-3
165 - Frank Beasley (BU) DEC Tim Scarl (CSU), 4-1
174 - Jim Bertulis (BU) FALL David Gilkey (CSU), 1:37
184 - Ron Howard (CSU) DEC Nate Shirk (BU), 3-1
197 - Jesse Hasseman (BU) DEC Ishmal Williams (CSU), 10-4
285 - Mike Spaid (BU) DEC Rashard Goff (CSU), 3-0