Bloomsburg Preview

We wrestle Bloomsburg tonight.  Bloomsburg is a school that I like to compete against as it is my alma matter and is coached by my former coach and mentor John Stutzman.  Watch for Bloomsburg to wrestle and hand fight hard.  Stutzman preaches a physical style of wrestling with a lot of pulling and moving forward.  Up and down the line-up they will try to control the handfighting with snaps, underhooks, two-on-ones, and front headlocks.  They enter the dual with an impressive 15-6 dual meet record and five wrestlers nationally ranked.  Here is a look at their line-up...

125 – Sean Boylan is 16-14 on the season as a sophomore and currently on a four match winning streak.  He is a two-year starter who placed 2^nd at the PSAC and 3^rd at the Mat Town Invitational this year.  He was the PSAC Freshman of the year last season after taking 2^nd at the PSAC and 3^rd at the EWL with a 20-13 record.  Boylan is a tough rider on top and explosive off of bottom.  On his feet, he likes to shoot a single.

133 – Nick Wilcox is a sophomore from nearby Greene High School and in his second season as a starter.  He has a 22-13 record on the season and is on a three match win streak.  He has placed 2^nd at the PSAC, 5^th at the Mat Town Invitational, and 4^th at the Body Bar this season.  Last year, Wilcox won the PSAC Championships and picked up 19 wins.  He likes to underhook and front headlock, as well as shoots a single to the right leg.  On top, he rides well and will throw in a leg.

141 – Derek Shingara is a sophomore and two-year starter.  He started the season up at 149 pounds but is now back down at 141 and has a 19-12 record and seven pins.  He took 3^rd at the PSAC Championships and finished in the top eight at the Mat Town Invitational.  Last season, Shingara won the PSAC and took 4^th at the EWL Championships with 20 wins on the season.  He likes to shoot a firemans cary and is hard to move out of position.

149 – Bryce Busler is a junior with a 22-8 record.  He is currently ranked 31^st in the country by the NCAA Coaches Poll.  He has seen time in Bloom’s starting line-up all three years he has been there.  He finished 3^rd at the PSAC Championships and 4^th at the Mat Town Invite this year.  Busler took 3^rd at the University Nationals last year.  He likes to shoot off an underhook and wrestle from a front head lock.

157 – Frank Hickman is the Huskies’ best wrestler.  He is currently ranked 8^th in the country by the NCAA Coaches Poll.  He is a returning national qualifier who finished in the top sixteen at the national tournament last season with 27 wins.  He is a redshirt junior with a 25-4 record and six pins.  He won the PSAC Championships and was named as the outstanding wrestler of the tournament.  He also won the Mat Town Invitational this season.  He also finished 2^nd at the Body Bar losing a tight match to two-time national champion, Dake of Cornell.  Hickman likes to snap and post to his shots.  He will try to hang on his opponents head until he sees and opening to shoot.  He is hard to move out of position and wrestles hard.  He has a good tilt on top.

165 – Kevin Hartnett is the starter for the Huskies.  He is a redshirt sophomore who carries a 19-11 record into the match.  He finished in the top eight at the Body Bar and 4^th at PSAC’s this year.  Hartnett had 27 wins last season.  He shoots a sweep single to the right leg.  He rides a left leg on top and cross wrist tilts as well.

174 – Mike Dessino is one of the Huskies' best wrestlers.  He is currently ranked 28^th in the country by the NCAA Coaches Poll.  He is a junior with a 25-8 record and is on a five match winning streak.  He took the tournament title at the PSAC Championships to go along with a 3^rd place finish at the Body Bar and a 5^th place finish at the Mat Town Invitational.  Dessino has 14 pins on the season, including pinning his last three opponents.  He is a returning national qualifier who won both the EWL and PSAC Championships last year with 25 wins on the season.  Dessino is very strong and handfights well.  He is always looking for the fall as he is very good as securing the fall once his opponent is on his back.

184 – Sam Shirey is a redshirt sophomore with an 18-16 record.  He finished 5^th at the PSAC Championships and in the top eight at the Mat Town Invitational.  Shirey has a good inside trip.

197 – Rich Perry is also a redshirt sophomore with a 27-9 record.  He is currently ranked 29^th in the country by the NCAA Coaches Poll.  He finished 3^rd at the PSAC Championships this season.  He has also placed 5^th at both the Body Bar and the Mat Town Invitational this year. He has a nice double leg and is tough to score on.

285 – Zac Walsh is a fifth-year senior and four-year starter.  He is currently ranked 31^st in the country by the NCAA Coaches Poll.  He enters the dual with a 20-12 record.  He finished 5^th at the PSAC’s, 5^th at the Mat Town Invitational, and 4^th at the Body Bar Tournament this season.  Last season, he finished as the EWL Runner-Up with 19 wins.  He rides a leg on top and shoots.

If  you're unable to make it to the West Gym tonight, you can watch the match live on PAWR at this link.