BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (Jan. 25, 2015) – The Edinboro wrestling team made it a sweep of its two-match Eastern Wrestling League road trip on Sunday with a 38-3 triumph over a young Bloomsburg squad. Winners of three straight duals, the Fighting Scots, ranked fifth in InterMat's Tournament Rankings and 15th in the latest NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, are now 11-4 overall and 4-0 in the EWL.  The Huskies fell to 0-6 and 0-2, respectively.
 
Edinboro won nine of the ten bouts and trailed just twice in the match against a youthful Bloomsburg team which started six freshmen and a redshirt freshman. Not one starter returned from last year's squad.
 
Head coach Tim Flynn took the opportunity to rest a couple starters, with Chase Delande (9-7) filling in at 157 lbs. and Ty Schoffstall (15-6) at 165 lbs. Both picked up victories, with Delande winning by fall at Matt Hammerstone (4-13) at 2:47, and Schoffstall picking up a 9-3 decision over Kurt Meske (3-4) in his first start in a dual, recording four takedowns. In addition, 13th-ranked Vic Avery (22-6) won by forfeit at 184 lbs.
 
Kory Mines opened the match with his second straight win by major decision, 11-3 over Jon Haas (9-10). Mines, ranked 17th at 125 lbs., improved to 25-6 and picked up his 80th career win. He recorded five takedowns.
 
Bloomsburg would come away with its lone win at 133 lbs. Andy Schutz won a narrow 3-2 decision over Anthony Rivera, who is filling in for injured starter A.J. Schopp.  Schutz took a 2-0 lead with a takedown, with a Rivera escape making it 2-1 after one period. Schutz added an escape in the second, with Rivera countering with an escape in the third. The Edinboro redshirt freshman pressured Schutz but was unable to come up with the winning takedown while falling to 3-11. Schutz is now 13-10, leading Bloomsburg in wins.
 
Second-ranked Mitchell Port remained undefeated at 141 lbs. as the redshirt senior recorded his tenth fall of the season, pinning Tanner Cahill (11-13) at 2:52 after jumping out to an 8-3 lead. Port is now 27-0 and improved to 123-15 for his career.
 
Dave Habat, ranked second at 149 lbs., remained one career victory ahead of Port as he won an 11-5 decision over Kevin Laubach (10-14). The redshirt senior is 26-1 on the season and 124-25 for his career, moving into a tie for tenth place with Dave Rowan for career victories.
 
Habat led just 4-2 going into the third period, but had a pair of takedowns in the final period to pull away after riding out Laubach in the second period.     
 
Following the wins by Delande and Schoffstall, Patrick Jennings won a 14-1 major decision over Auston Hummel at 174 lbs. to boost his record to 24-8. Jennings took control of the match in the second period after leading 2-0 after one period. He had an escape, two takedowns, and a pair of back points to go up 9-0 after two periods.
 
At 197 lbs., Vince Pickett picked up a much-needed win to even his record at 13-13 with an impressive 5-0 win over Michael Mirra (10-12). Pickett had takedowns in the first and second periods and had over two-and-a-half minutes in riding time.
 
Warren Bosch capped the day with a 4-2 decision over Dominic Carfagno (6-11). Carfagno opened the match with a takedown, with a Bosch escpae making it 2-1 after one period. After riding out Carfagno in the second, Bosch used a reversal in the third for the winning points. He added a riding time point to boost his record to 13-15.
 
Edinboro is back on the road next weekend for another EWL road match at George Mason in Fairfax, Va. on Saturday, January 31 at 7 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                
125 lbs. –- #17 Kory Mines (EU) maj. dec. Jon Haas (BU) 11-3                                                                      
133 lbs. – Andy Schutz (BU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 3-2                                             
141 lbs. -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over Tanner Cahill (BU) 2:52                                                   
149 lbs. -- #2 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Kevin Laubach (BU) 11-5                        
157 lbs. – Chase Delande (EU) fall over Matt Hammerstone (BU) 2:47                                     
165 lbs. – Ty Schoffstall (EU) dec. Kurt Meske (BU) 9-3                                   
174 lbs. – Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Auston Hummel (BU) 14-1                       
184 lbs. – #13 Vic Avery (EU) won by forfeit                                                        
197 lbs. – Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Michael Mirra (BU) 5-0                                               
Hwt. – Warren Bosch (EU) dec. Dominic Carfagno (BU) 4-2                                          
 
RECORDS:  Edinboro -- 11-4, 4-0 EWL; Bloomsburg -- 0-6, 0-2 EWL