VESTAL, N.Y. – The Binghamton wrestling team (4-1, 2-0 EIWA) won eight out of 10 matches to defeat in-state rival Buffalo (2-8, 1-2 MAC) 26-7 Thursday at the West Gym.

"I thought it was a solid team performance, and we did a good job finding ways to win a lot of tight matches," said Binghamton Head Wrestling Coach Ryan LeBlanc. "As we continue to grow, I would like to see our guys open up their matches more, take risks and continue to push the pace."
 
Highlights

• The Bearcats started out by winning the first three matches via a decision. Carson Wagner opened the dual with a 4-2 victory over Zachary Belvario at 125 lbs. Dillon Arrick followed that with a 7-1 win over Max Elton at 133 lbs. Ryan Hartung closed out that stretch by shutting out Tyler Roark 2-0 at 141 lbs.
• Fin Nadeau secured his second technical fall of the season by defeating Max Nevlin 15-0 in 5:32. Nadeau registered four back points on two separate occasions to ultimately win the 157 lb., bout and improve to 11-5 on the season.
• Both No. 25 Carter Baer and Jordan Brown picked up a win after each wrestler moved up one weight class for the dual. Brown stepped up at 174 lbs., to shut out Giorgio Valenzuela 7-0. In the following match at 184 lbs., Baer defeated Rafael Knapp 11-4.
• Mikey Squires extended his undefeated start to the season by beating Connor Jacobs 4-1 at 197 lbs. With the win, Squires improves to 5-0 in his first season at Binghamton.
• Cayden Bevis closed out the contest by getting his first dual victory of the year when he took down Magnus Bibla 4-1 in the heavyweight bout.

 
Binghamton Bearcats 26 Buffalo Bulls 7
125 | Carson Wagner (Binghamton) def. Zachary Belvario (Buffalo) DEC 4-2, Binghamton 3 Buffalo 0
133 | Dillon Arrick (Binghamton) def. Max Elton (Buffalo) DEC 7-1, Binghamton 6 Buffalo 0
141 | Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) def. Tyler Roark (Buffalo) DEC 2-0, Binghamton 9 Buffalo 0
149 | Sam Ewing (Buffalo) def. Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) MD 9-1, Binghamton 9 Buffalo 4
157 | Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) def. Max Nevlin (Buffalo) TF 15-0 5:32, Binghamton 14 Buffalo 4
165 | Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) def. Marco Albanese (Binghamton) DEC 9-5, Binghamton 14 Buffalo 7
174 | Jordan Brown (Binghamton) def. Giorgio Valenzuela (Buffalo) DEC 7-0, Binghamton 17 Buffalo 7
184 | No. 26/25 Carter Baer (Binghamton) def. Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) DEC 11-4, Binghamton 20 Buffalo 7
197 | Mikey Squires (Binghamton) def. Connor Jacobs (Buffalo) DEC 4-1, Binghamton 23 Buffalo 7
285 | Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) def. Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) DEC 4-1, Binghamton 26 Buffalo 7
*Rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
 
Attendance: 217
 
Up Next
The Bearcats travel to Lancaster, Pa., to compete in the David H. Lehman '68 Franklin & Marshall Open Friday at the Alumni Sports & Fitness Center. 23 wrestlers are registered to compete for Binghamton, with four of them earning a pre-seed for the event. The tournament begins at 9 a.m.
 
Binghamton Wrestlers Registered to Compete at the David H. Lehman '68 Franklin & Marshall Open (Overall Record)
125 | No. 6 Carson Wagner (8-5)
133 | Dillon Arrick (12-4), Jacob Hanlon (4-2), Gavin Sheridan (2-3), Trey Smith (1-5)
141 | Ryan Hartung (13-6), Jack Kazalas (0-5), Max Griffin (1-5)
149 | Caleb Sweet (11-6), Luke Geleta (4-3), Gavin Nolan (3-3)
157 | No. 4 Fin Nadeau (11-5)
165 | No. 5 Marco Albanese (10-10), Jordan Brown (9-6), Timur Beksultan (2-4)
174 | Deakon Bailey (2-5), Kayleb Martin (2-3)
184 | John Baker (3-5)
197 | No. 5 Mikey Squires (5-0), Quinn Funk (10-5)
285 | Trent Sibble (8-7), Cayden Bevis (7-7), Charlie Tibbitts (6-2)
*Rankings are pre-seeds for the tournament
 
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