BLOOMSBURG – Returning to the mat for the first time in 2023, the East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team dropped a pair of duals to Bloomsburg and King's on Wednesday evening inside Nelson Field House.

The Huskies defeated ESU, 44-3, while the Monarchs edged the Warriors, 17-16.

With the pair of losses, the Warriors fell to 3-4 in duals while Bloomsburg moved to 2-7 and King's went to 3-1.

Notables

• The Warriors raced out to a 6-0 lead over King's as Bryce Parenti (157 pounds) and Sergio Cespedes (165 pounds) each earned a decision at their respective weight classes
   
• After the Monarchs took a 8-6 advantage in the match, sophomore Ajay Hiller produced an 8-4 decision over Rich Fronhieser at 197 pounds to put ESU back in front, 9-8
   
• King's grinded out a pair of decisions at 285 and 125 to move back ahead 14-9, but making his ESU debut, junior Cameron Enriquez had a 13-5 major decision to get the Warriors back within one at 14-13.
   
• With the Monarchs leading 17-13 moving into the final bout, junior Eric Falleni produced an 8-2 decision versus Cameron Leslie, leaving the Warriors one point shy of tying the match
   
• Against Bloomsburg, Jack Spahn earned a 7-2 decision in the opening bout over Christian Fritz at 157 pounds, but the Huskies went on to defeat the Warriors in the remaining matches

How it Happened – Bloomsburg – L, 3-44
157: Jack Spahn (ESU) over Christian Fritz (Bloomsburg) (Dec 7-2) (ESU, 3-0)
165: Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) over Matthew Rosa (ESU) (Dec 9-2) (3-3)
174: Anthony Derosa (Bloomsburg) over Robert Burke (ESU) (MD 14-5) (BU, 7-3)
184: Buridano Stolfi (Bloomsburg) over Josh Leidig (ESU) (MD 18-4) (BU, 11-3)
197: Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) over Ajay Hiller (ESU) (Fall 1:02) (BU, 17-3)
285: Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) over Thomas Flood (ESU) (Fall 1:36) (BU, 23-3)
125: Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) over Josh Jasionowicz (ESU) (Dec 9-5) (BU, 26-3)
133: Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) over Anthony Hernandez (ESU) (Fall 2:24) (BU, 32-3)
141: Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) over Jack Dardia (ESU) (Fall 2:25) (BU, 38-3)
149: Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) over Eric Falleni (ESU) (Fall 2:05) (BU, 44-3)

How it Happened – King's – L, 16-17
157: Bryce Parenti (ESU) over Colby Spencer (King's) (Dec 4-2) (ESU, 3-0)
165: Sergio Cespedes (ESU) over Frankie Theroux (King's) (Dec 7-3) (ESU, 6-0)
174: Kade Kravits (King's) over Robert Burke (ESU) (MD 11-0) (ESU, 6-4)
184: Conner Wrobleskie (King's) over Davis Lee (ESU) (MD 8-0) (King's, 8-6)
197: Ajay Hiller (ESU) over Rich Fronhieser (King's) (Dec 8-4) (ESU, 9-8)
285: Jacob Freese (King's) over Thomas Flood (ESU) (Dec 4-3) (King's, 11-9)
125: Gustav Petruske (King's) over Brady Carter (ESU) (Dec 11-9) (King's, 14-9)
133: Cameron Enriquez (ESU) over Nick Germano (King's) (MD 13-5) (King's, 14-13)
141: Hugh Bittenbender (King's) over Jack Dardia (ESU) (Dec 4-3) (King's, 17-13)
149: Eric Falleni (ESU) over Cameron Leslie (King's) (Dec 8-2) (King's, 17-16)

Extra Match
197: Matthew Richardson (ESU) over Abubakar Saka (King's) (TF 21-6)

Up Next
ESU has a quick turnaround as the Warriors head to Ursinus on Saturday for the Will Abele Invitational at 10 a.m. from the Floy Lewis Bakes Center