LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The total team bouts were split right down the middle, but the Golden Eagle wrestling team was unable to muster any bonus points in falling by a 16-15 score to Rider on Friday evening. Clarion (8-7, 4-5 MAC) will close out their dual match season next week when they head to Edinboro for the final tune-up before the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships.
 
Two of the first three bouts of the night were as close as could be, with Tyler Klinsky edging out Joey Fischer in sudden victory and Quinn Kinner defeating Seth Koleno by 4-2 decision at 141 pounds. It was not until Brent Moore's return to the lineup at 149 pounds that Clarion got on the scoreboard, with the redshirt senior nearly taking a serious bite out of the Broncs' lead. Moore locked up Bryan Miraglia in a front headlock and nearly spun him to his back, but Miraglia fought out of it and Moore had to settle for just the early takedown. Moore continued to control the action but could not get the tilt he wanted against Miraglia, eventually notching the 5-2 decision.
 
Kyle Schickel followed that up with an impressive effort against Cole McComas at 157 pounds. The freshman came out aggressively and pushed the action against McComas, scoring scads of points early on and taking the advantage. Schickel's 8-2 decision made it a 9-6 team score for Rider, and John Worthing's 7-3 decision over Shane Reitsma at 174 pounds pulled Clarion to within 12-9.
 
Another big result came at the 184-pound spot, where Max Wohlabaugh enjoyed a relatively high-scoring pout to tie the team match at 12. Wohlabaugh tossed Evan Vazquez to his back for four quick points, building up a big lead in their bout. The 9-2 decision tied the team match, but Matt Correnti scored what turned out to be a decisive bonus point with a major victory at 197 pounds. Ty Bagoly made a game effort to help his team at heavyweight, taking down David Szuba quickly and spending much of the early part of the match looking for a tilt. However, he could not quite get Szuba over, and while Bagoly got the decision the Broncs took the team match.
 
Rider 16, Clarion 15
125: Tyler Klinsky (RID) dec. over Joey Fischer (CLR) 6-4; Rider leads, 3-0.
133: Richie Koehler (RID)  dec. over Mason Prinkey (CLR) 8-1; Rider leads, 6-0.
141: Quinn Kinner (RID) dec. over Seth Koleno (CLR) 4-2 , Rider leads, 9-0.
149: Brent Moore (CLR) dec. over Bryan Miraglia (RID) 5-2; Rider leads, 9-3.
157: Kyle Schickel (CLR) dec. over Cole McComas (RID) 8-2; Rider leads, 9-6.
165: Michael Wilson (RID) dec. over Kolby Ho (CLR) 9-2; Rider leads, 12-6.
174: John Worthing (CLR) dec. over Shane Reitsma (RID) 7-3; Rider leads, 12-9.
184: Max Wohlabaugh (CLR) dec. over Evan Vazquez (RID) 9-2; Match tied 12-12.
197: Matt Correnti (RID) maj. dec. over Brett Wittmann (CLR) 11-3; Rider leads, 16-12.
285: Ty Bagoly (CLR) dec. David Szuba (RID) 8-6; Rider wins, 16-15.