WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Oswego State wrestling team dropped its final two matches of the Budd Whitehill DIII Duals on Saturday at Lycoming College. Oswego lost a heartbreaker to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 19-18 to open the day before falling 28-10 to Waynesburg to cap the weekend. The Lakers loss to the Tigers came after being tied 18-18 after the final weight class. A tie-breaker was applied in favor of RIT based on total match points (80-75).
For the second-straight day,
Jordan Bushey and
Kade Andrews did not suffer a loss in their respective weight classes. Bushey made it a perfect 5-0 on the weekend in the 184-weight class with two victories on Saturday. He opened with a 6-0 decision over RIT's Nicholas Greenquist before trumping Waynesburg's Ryan Shank by an 11-3 major decision.
Andrews moved to 3-0 over the two-day event, collecting a 6-1 decision over Wyatt Morris of RIT in the heavyweight class.
Evan Corso continued a stellar weekend with a pair of triumphs. The freshman posted a 16-8 major decision over the Tigers' Isaiah Ocasio before earning six team points with a forfeit victory over Waynesburg.
Also with wins on Saturday were
Jack DelDuca and
Joey Bush. The 125-pound DelDuca narrowly beat Connor Wilkins of RIT by 3-2 decisions. Bush – wrestling at 149-pounds – cruised past RIT's Coty Lutz, shutting out his counterpart with a 15-0 technical fall.
The Lakers will return to action at 7 p.m. on Wednesday when they travel to Brockport to face the Golden Eagles.
RIT 19, Oswego 18:
125 -
Jack DelDuca (Oswego) over Connor Wilkins (RIT) Dec 3-2
133 -
Evan Corso (Oswego) over Isaiah Ocasio (RIT) Maj 16-8
141 - Jake Sepor (RIT) over
Bryan Coll (Oswego) Maj 13-4
149 -
Joey Bush (Oswego) over Coty Lutz (RIT) TF 15-0
157 - Dempsey King (RIT) over
Michael Decapua (Oswego) Maj 12-2
165 - John Donohue (RIT) over
Jeff Lombardi (Oswego) Dec 14-7
174 - Joe Lupisella (RIT) over Mike Southwick (Oswego) Dec 9-7
184 -
Jordan Bushey (Oswego) over Nicholas Greenquist (RIT) Dec 6-0
197 - Joe Messare (RIT) over
Bryce Reed (Oswego) Maj 21-9
285 -
Kade Andrews (Oswego) over Wyatt Morris (RIT) Dec 6-1
RIT's team score was adjusted by 1.000 for Tiebreaker criteria 3.15.3 - Most Match Points - 80-75
Waynesburg 28, Oswego 10:
125 - Tristan Buxton (Waynesburg) over
Jack DelDuca (Oswego) Dec 8-1
133 -
Evan Corso (Oswego) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141 - Filippo Crivelli (Waynesburg) over
Bryan Coll (Oswego) Maj 10-2
149 - Shaun Wilson (Waynesburg) over
Joey Bush (Oswego) Dec 8-5
157 - Landon Lohr (Waynesburg) over
Michael Decapua (Oswego) Dec 9-5
165 - Dan Verhovsek (Waynesburg) over
Jeff Lombardi (Oswego) Dec 4-3
174 - Derek Hull (Waynesburg) over Mike Southwick (Oswego) Dec 3-2
184 -
Jordan Bushey (Oswego) over Ryan Shank (Waynesburg) Maj 11-3
197 - Adam Rigney (Waynesburg) over
Bryce Reed (Oswego) Dec 4-1
285 - Jake Evans (Waynesburg) over
Ryan Kamer (Oswego) Fall 2:37
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