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Wrestlers Fracture Bucknell, Rutgers

By FLETCHER THOMSON

It was a case of a joyous
homecoming for much of the
Cavalier wrestling team last
Saturday. With a sizable
contingent of Pennsylvanians
who were back in their old
stomping grounds, the matmen
swept a tri-meet against
Rutgers and host Bucknell, in
Lewisburg, Pa.

With some help from their
out-of-state friends, the
Pennsylvanians led a 34-3 rout
of Bucknell coupled with a
20-14 win over tenacious
Rutgers, a team Virginia had
never beaten on the wrestling
mat.

All in all, Keystoners Dave
Wendell, Tom Derrickson,
Dennis Bittenbender Dean
Mosites, and Mike McGonigal
accounted for almost half the
team's points.

Outstanding of this group
was second-year 158-pounder
Derrickson, who started his
season off in an auspicious
manner by chalking up two
decisions for his afternoons
work. Derrickson's victims
were Rutgers' Steve Henhour,
who fell 5-2 in a key bout, and
Craig Benedict of Bucknell,
who could only muster one
point to Derrickson's six.

Singled out for plaudits by
coach George Edwards was
first-year 142-pounder Mosites.
Mosites recorded the Wahoos'
initial victory against Rutgers,
after two ties and a loss, by
edging Mike Granger in a 7-6
barn-burner.

Wendell, competing at 126,
also found ways to make
himself useful. After tying
Rutgers' Gerald Misivoccia, a
two-time New Jersey state
champion in high school, 7-7,
Wendell bombed Bucknell's
Bob Marchinek, 13-4, to give
his teammates four points on a
superior decision.

Captain Kevin Michaels

Captain Kevin Michaels was
not as successful in his lone
bout at 177. Still not in top
form after his gridiron exploits.
Michaels managed only a tie.

Other Cavalier victors were
Bill Voliva, who turned in the
best performance of his career
with wins at both 177 and 190,
including a 4-2 decision which
clinched at least at tie against
Rutgers, Joe Torrence, who
disposed of his Bucknell
counterpart in a minute, Steve
Schmidt, Paul Weatherhead,
McGonigal and Ken Mahon.

Naturally, Edwards
expressed his general pleasure
with the Lewisburg outing,
saying that his charges were in
tremendous shape for the time
of the year.