Jan. 29, 2011

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Boston University wrestling team posted an impressive 29-12 victory over Army on Saturday afternoon at Gillis Field House. With the victory, the Terriers improve to 7-5-1 on the year.

Trailing 12-11 after six matches, the Terriers won the final four bouts en route to the dual win.

BU opened the match with a pair of major decisions, as freshman Bubba McGinley topped David White, 9-1, at 125 before sophomore Fred Santaite followed with a 12-2 victory against Jordan Thome at 133.

Army won three of the next four matches, however, to take the 12-11 advantage. BU's lone win during the stretch was a 9-3 triumph by sophomore Nestor Taffur at 149 against Nicholas Bundy.

Sophomore Hunter Meys started the decisive run for the visitors by pinning Michael Gorman just 1:37 into their match at 174.

At 184, senior Brock Mantella blanked Robert Doyle, 6-0, before junior John Hall won by the same score in his 197-pound match versus Daniel Mills.

With the team result secured, freshman Kevin Innis added six more points to the Terriers' total when Jacob Bohn forfeited their 285-pound match due to an injury early in the second period.

The Terriers will return to the mats on Friday (Feb. 4) when they travel to Philadelphia to face Drexel for a CAA dual at 7 p.m.

Boston University 29, Army 12
125: Bubba McGinley (B) maj. dec. David White, 9-1
133: Fred Santaite (B) maj. dec. Jordan Thome, 12-2
141: Casey Thome (A) pinned Jordan Frease, 3:23
149: Nestor Taffur (B) dec. Nicholas Bundy, 9-3
157: Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. Nick Tourville, 3-2
165: Alex Smith (A) dec. Kyle Czarnecki, 6-2
174: Hunter Meys (B) pinned Michael Gorman, 1:37
184: Brock Mantella (B) dec. Robert Doyle, 6-0
197: John Hall (B) dec. Daniel Mills, 6-0
285: Kevin Innis (B) med. forfeit Jacob Bohn, 3:14