Wrestling Falls to Northern Illinois, 24-10, in Dual Opener

Friday, November 15

DeKalb, Ill.

8 p.m. ET

Bucknell University

Northern Illinois

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Wrestling Falls to Northern Illinois, 24-10, in Dual Opener

11/15/2019 10:08:00 PM | Wrestling

DEKALB, Ill. – In a dual where six of 10 bouts were decided by three or fewer points, the Bucknell wrestling team dropped a 24-10 decision to Northern Illinois on Friday night at Victor E. Court.

The Bison (0-1, 0-0 EIWA) and Huskies (1-0, 0-0 MAC) proved evenly matched in their first ever meeting. Northern Illinois won four of the bouts decided by three or fewer points, and got a pin from nationally ranked Brit Wilson at 184 pounds, to emerge victorious.

For Bucknell, Noah Levett (141), Zach Hartman (165) and Drew Phipps (197) scored individual wins. With his 4-1 decision over Gage Braun, Phipps stretched his dual winning streak to 13 bouts; he was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy.

Hartman was impressive in his debut at 165 pounds, rolling to a 15-7 major decision over Caden McWhirter. Hartman scored four takedowns in the third period and a four-point near fall in the second frame to pick up bonus points for the Bison.

Levett edged Caleb Brooks by a 12-10 decision to get Bucknell on the board. Levett built an early lead and held off a furious Brooks comeback bid to earn his victory.

Darren Miller (133), Matthew Kolonia (149), Jaden Fisher (157) and Frankie Guida, Jr. (174) all fell by just two points. Guida. Jr.'s tight loss came in the first sudden victory period.

Miller and Fisher, a pair of freshmen, were among three Bison who made their dual debut against the Huskies. Sophomore Brandon Seidman (125) also saw his first dual action, ceding a 6-1 decision to 2019 NCAA qualifier Bryce West.

Bucknell returns to action on Sunday at 2 p.m. (1 p.m. CT) by taking on No. 12 Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

Northern Illinois 24 – Bucknell 10
125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. over Brandon Seidman (BU) 6-1
133: Drew West (NIU) dec. over Darren Miller (BU) 7-5
141: Noah Levett (BU) dec. over Caleb Brooks (NIU) 12-10
149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. over Matthew Kolonia (BU) 9-7
157: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. over Jaden Fisher (BU) 8-6
165: Zach Hartman (BU) maj. dec. over Caden McWhirter (NIU) 15-7
174: Kenny Moore (NIU) dec. over Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) 4-2 (SV-1)
184: #15 Brit Wilson (NIU) fall over Brandon Stokes (BU) 5:57
197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Gage Braun (NIU) 4-1
285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. over Nate Feyrer (BU) 6-1

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