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285 - Nye couldn’t do anything against Gunning. I’m afraid he will be a .500 wrestler at best.
125 - Bardezbain wasn’t strong enough to finish his scoring opportunities and ended up in constant danger as a result.
133 - This could have been a different outcome if Tutolo finished his deep shot early in the match. To not get a TD when you have your opponent’s leg in the air is demoralizing.
141 - Rooney is a completely different wrestler from last year; most improved by far. He looks for bonus points frequently and is not afraid to mix it up.
149 - Monico with a solid win against another UB wrestler intent on not wrestling. Buffalo’s strategy throughout most of the matches was to slow the action. The ref allowed them to do so and was very slow to penalize them for it. He also missed a fleeing call (can’t recall the match) but gave UB a deciding point on a stall call in OT that completely changed the outcome at 184.
157 - Sparkman won against an opponent that refused to wrestle.
165 - Bast did the same.
174 - Barreiro did the same.
184 - McCracken is a true freshman. McCracken is a true freshman. McCracken is a true freshman. He gassed and was screwed by the stall point in OT. He will learn not to allow refs to decide matches in the future when he’s the superior wrestler.
197 - Conel was a case of too much, too early, with no result. He tried to throw constantly; I thought I was watching a Greco Roman match. If he had mixed it up, he would have won.

Better effort than last year and we’ve improved at several weight classes. We let it slip away but we’re young. UB stole it with an assist from the ref refusing to officiate as though it was a collegiate contest.