Wrestling Battles Back to Defeat Bucknell, 22-19

The Army West Point wrestling team erased a 13-point deficit to complete the come-from-behind victory in thrilling fashion over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon, 22-19. The Black Knights halted their six-match losing skid to improve to 2-6 on the season, while the Bison dropped to 3-13 on the year. After a back-and-forth battle through the first two rounds of the lightweight bout, Mike Macklin caught Trey Chalifoux out of position and collected six points on a pin for the home squad. Rookie Lane Peters cut that deficit in half with a 6-3 decision over David Campbell, but two bonus point wins at 141 and 149 pounds lifted Bucknell to a 16-3 edge through the first four matches. The tides turned from there, however, as Lucas Weiland put Army back in the fight in a big way with a 9-0 major decision over Christian Basolino for his first-career dual victory. The yearling 157-pounder's win cut the deficit to 16-7, allowing a 16-0 technical fall by firstie co-captain Andrew Mendel and a 10-3 decision by the 27th-ranked 174-pound wrestler in the nation, Ben Harvey, to bring the visitors within one at 16-15. Read More