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URBANA, Ohio – The Urbana men's wrestling team fell 30-9 to Bellarmine (Ky.) Wednesday night inside the Grimes Center.
UU dropped to 3-6 on the season following the setback while BU improved to 4-2 overall.
After trailing 6-0 with a forfeit at 125 pounds, the Blue Knights fought back to even the score with back-to-back victories by decision.
At 133 pounds, Freshman
Bryce Davis edged BU's Brandon Lucas 3-2 with a thrilling reversal in the final seconds of the match. Davis improved to 2-7 on the season.
Then,
Jared Ford (11-7) followed with another exciting performance which included a big takedown in the third stanza. He defeated BU's Alex Rhine by a final score of 8-3.
The visiting Knights moved ahead 10-6 after claiming a major decision at 149 pounds as Gage Branson topped UU's
Jake Lees.
At 157 pounds,
Cole Houser brought UU back within a point after holding on to a narrow 6-5 decision over BU's Eric Beck. Houser leads the Blue Knights in wins this season as the freshman improved to 12-3.
Following the midway point, BU took control the rest of the way with bonus points in three of the final five matches.
// UP NEXT
Urbana will travel next week for a dual meet against Thomas More on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The first matchup against the Saints will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
125: Lucas (BU) over UU (forfeit)
133: Davis (UU) over Ragle (BU) – Dec. 3-2
141: Ford (UU) over Rhine (BU) – Dec. 8-3
149: Branson (BU) over Lees (UU) – Major Dec. 9-1
157: Houser (UU) over Beck (BU) – Dec.6-5
165: Grime (BU) over Knotts (UU) – Major Dec. 10-2
174: Sams (BU) over Hartsell (UU) – Fall, 2:06
184: Bryant (BU) over Dixon (UU) – Dec. 9-3
197: Bunsold (BU) over Hankins (UU) – Dec. 9-4
285: Stears (BU) over Baker (UU) – Major Dec. 12-1
