COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (November 13, 2021) - The Buena Vista wrestling team took advantage of three forfeits to begin the dual and tacked on three more wins late en route to a strong 32-20 non-conference road victory at St. John's University on Saturday afternoon.

BVU was able to build an 18-0 lead before even wrestling a match and continued to lead 21-8 after a 10-5 decision from Garret Bruce at 165.  The Johnnies were able to claw back to within 21-20 before getting a big technical fall from Diego Escarcega at 197 pounds and a fall from Errol Alden at 285.

The victory was the first in the career of first-year head coach Sean White.

Buena Vista now sits at 1-1 overall this season and will get set to host third-ranked Loras Collge on Wednesday, November 17, in what will also be the American Rivers Conference opener for both teams.  Action inside of Siebens Fieldhouse is set to begin at 7:00 p.m.

Buena Vista (BVU) 32, at Saint John's (SJU) 20
125: Byron Fleming (BVU) won by forfeit [0-6]
133: Jonathan Dominguez (BVU) won by forfeit [0-12]
141: Axel Hernandez (BVU) won by forfeit [0-18]
149: Ethan Warren (SJU) major dec. Jonah Siebert, 12-3 [4-18]
157: Logan Thorsten (SJU) major dec. Jacob Hanssen, 12-2 [8-18]
165: Garret Bruce (BVU) dec. Hayden LeMonds, 10-5 [8-21]
174: Noah Whitfield-Lopez (SJU) pinned Caleb Rojas, second period [14-21]
184: Ben Gilbertson (SJU) pinned Jesus Ceja, first period [20-21]
197: Diego Escarcega (BVU) tech. fall Levi Henry, third period [20-26]
285: Errol Alden (BVU) pinned Thomas Allen, first period [20-32]
 
Exhibition Matches
157: Julian Mares (SJU) dec. Michael De La Cruz, 9-6
157: Noah Cortez (BVU) pinned Chad Crocker, third period
157: Wareke Gillette (SJU) pinned Jonah Siebert, first period
184: Max Mashek (BVU) dec. Hayden Hedrington, 8-6
184: Nate Langer (SJU) pinned Caleb Rojas, first period