For Immediate Release: February 23, 2004
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

Bearcats fall to East Stroudsburg, 35-11, in final dual match

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - In the program's last-ever dual match, visiting Binghamton (5-12) surrendered three pins, a forfeit and a technical fall in a 35-11 loss to East Stroudsburg (10-8) Monday night.

The Bearcats posted three victories, including a 25-10 technical fall from 141-pound junior Josh Ruff (Bainbridge, N.Y.). With the win, Ruff ran his dual record to 16-1 and his overall mark to 22-5. Also winning for BU was senior 149-pound Beau Bruno (Mineola, N.Y.) and freshman 197-pound Declan Josephson (Rye Brook, N.Y.).

Binghamton now prepares for the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, hosted by Rider University on March 5-6.

East Stroudsburg 35, Binghamton 11
125 - Mark Koszyk (ESU) forfeit
133 - Dan Gonzalez (ESU) fall Mike Shannon (BU), 6:44
141 - Josh Ruff (BU) tech. fall Tyler Rapp, 25-10 (6:42)
149 - Beau Bruno (BU) dec. Nick Rock (ESU), 9-6
157 - Keith Kleckner (ESU) tech. fall John Gartiser (BU), 19-3 (6:09)
165 - Keith Smith (ESU) dec. Joe Gartiser (BU), 7-1
174 - John Carr (ESU) fall Mark Tse (BU), 6:18
184 - Brandon Mihalko (ESU) fall Kevin Bush (BU), 4:02
197 - Declan Josephson (BU) dec. Charles Deighton (ESU), 8-1
Hwt. - Stanley Foster (ESU) dec. Jeff Parker (BU), 2-0