STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Led by sophomore Joey Whitaker, the BU wrestling team competed amongst 500 wrestlers at the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday ar Rec Hall. Whitaker reached the seventh-place match in the 141-pound bracket and posted five wins in the tournament.

Also at 141 pounds, freshman Carlo Farrandino won his first two bouts before falling to Whitaker in the consolation bracket. Freshman Bryan Matsurra (125), senior Justin Blumenthal (157), senior Jason Bakanowski (165), redshirt freshman Chris Tripp (174) and freshman Orey Hall (285) all earned two victories in the tournament.

The Terriers will take a 24-day break from competition before returning to action after the holidays at the Wilkes Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 28.

125

Bryan Matsurra

Pinned Matt Donahue (Delaware), 2:40

Defeated Brian Dempsey (TCNJ), 4-3

Pinned by Jared Royer (UNC), 4:35

Pinned by William Simpson (Army), 0:42

141

Joey Whitaker

Defeated David Acosta (Citadel), 12-1 (md)

Defeated Mike Delviscovo (Sacred Heart), 7-6

Lost to Alex Krom (Maryland), 3-2

Defeated Matt Stuart (Sacred Heart), 4-2

Defeated Jochen Granja (VMI), 3-1

Defeated Carlo Farrandino (BU), 4-3

Lost to Tim Hammer (Michigan St.), 3-1

Seventh-place match vs. Dan LeClere (Virginia Tech)

Mike Cubillos

Pinned by Matt Stuart (Sacred Heart), 1:50

Carlo Farrandino

Pinned David Metzler (VMI), 5:35

Defeated Cody Becker (Millersville), 6-2

Lost to Andy Simmons (Michigan St.), 9-0 (md)

Lost to Joey Whitaker (BU), 4-3

149

Anthony Turili

Lost to George Hickman (Bloomsburg), 8-3

157

Justin Blumenthal

Defeated Mark Friend (Penn State), 10-7

Lost to Alex Canover (Bloomsburg), 6-4

Defeated Ron Haywood (Clarion), 10-5

Lost to Tommy Cunningham (VMI), 6-1

Greg Politi

Lost to Jon Masa (Hofstra), 9-0 (md)

165

Jason Bakanowski

Lost to David Erwin (Penn State), 10-4

Pinned Jeffrey Carway (Marine Corps), 3:18

Defeated Robert Johnson (Navy), 7-3

Lost to Colin Hitschler (Penn), 6-0

Zak Johns

Lost to Trebor Clavette (Davidson), 5-3

Elijah Vidal

Lost to Jon Shaeffer (Kutztown), 10-0 (md)

174

Chris Tripp

Defeated John Heleniak (Millersville), 11-3 (md)

Lost to R.J. Boudro (Michigan St.), 12-4 (md)

Defeated Brent Smith (Army), med. forf.

Lost to Chuck Koz (Cleveland St.)

285

Orey Hall

Defeated Peter Reid (Rider), 4-2

Pinned by Steve Kocevar (Slippery Rock), 3:45

Lost to John Dolida (Old Dominion), 4-1

James Connors

Lost to Tanner Garrett (Navy), 14-5 (md)