Pitt 18 Bloomsburg 16

[Earl]

125 Sees, Michael (Bloomsburg) MD Gentzle, Brad (Pittsburgh) 14-4
133 Guffey, Jason (Bloomsburg) DEC Conroy, Jim (Pittsburgh) 5-2
141 Headlee, Drew (Pittsburgh) DEC Hickman, George(Bloomsburg) 5-2
149 Ecklof, Joseph (Pittsburgh) DEC Kern, Darren (Bloomsburg) 3-2
157 Moley, Matt (Bloomsburg) DEC Kocher, Matt (Pittsburgh) 2-1
165 Hoffman, Rob (Bloomsburg) DEC Richmond, Sean (Pittsburgh) 8-2
174 Gavin, Keith (Pittsburgh) FALL Graham, Nathan (Bloomsburg) 6:40
184 Sullivan, Dave (Pittsburgh) DEC Hasseman, Jesse (Bloomsburg) 4-1
197 Distefano, Peter (Bloomsburg) DEC Hunte, Alan (Pittsburgh) 7-3
285 Sheaffer, Zach (Pittsburgh) DEC Spaid, Michael (Bloomsburg) 2-1, OT


Three Upsets in the EWL dual....157 Moley beating returning AA Kocher, then Hoffman beating EWL Finalist Sean Richmond. Pitt's upset came at 285 with Shaeffer beating the AA Spaid

[stovepipe]

^^^I think Sheaffer has beaten Spaid about three times. I'd like to see both of them AA this season. -Stove Pipe

[ltwtlooker]

Matt Moley has been successful at every level. Why are you surprised that he can win here also?

[stovepipe]

^^^Agree - I could not believe how poised and skilled Moley was when I first saw him wrestle in college last season at the 11/06 Navy Classic! I think Moley is from over near Oaks/Audubon, PA, right? I have cousints that live in Audubon and King of Prussia. -Stove Pipe

[shm78]

Moley went to Spring-Ford High in Phoenixville (D1). He wrestled a pretty impressive match against the higher ranked opponent in Kocher which I assume is why it is labeled as an upset.

As for the Richmond match I was impressed with the guts Sean showed in staying in the match after turning his ankle very early in the bout. It was obvious that he could not put any weight on the foot but he gutted out a decision loss to help his team to victory.

[Earl]

Well it was less than 2 years ago that Moley wrestled 135 as a senior in HS. He was expected to go 149, but it appears he will be at 157. I haven't seen him this year, but the natural question in my mind is "He is big/strong enough to win at 157". A win over Kocher at this point is his career is called an upset, but it also proves the jump to 157 should not be a big deal for him.
So yes, I was suprised he beat Kocher, but I haven't ever questioned whether he can be successful.