The University at Buffalo Wrestling team honored their three graduating seniors today, Tyler Rill, Rrok Ndokaj, and Muhamed McBryde, ahead of their penultimate regular season dual meet against MAC rival Northern Illinois. It came down to the final bout and Joe Ariola was the hero of the day to clinch UB's first winning season under Coach Stutzman and their second MAC dual win of the season.
The match began at 197 pounds where James Benjamin has a gigantic upset of #16 Shawn Scott in the first period of their bout giving UB an early 6-0 advantage. Jake Gunning followed that up with an impressive 8-1 decision victory over Arthur Bunce; utilizing a 3rd period takedown and 4 back points from a cradle to open up a comfortable lead.