Valley Sports ReportBROOKINGS, S.D. — Tioga grad Gianni Silvestri, a junior on the Division I University of Buffalo wrestling team, went unbeaten Sunday to win his pool at the Daktronics Invitational.
Silvestri posted a 3-0 record to win the Pool B.
Silvestri opened with a 4-1 win over North Dakota State's Tristan Daugherty, scoring a takedown with 25 seconds remaining in overtime.
In his second match, Silvestri edged Minnesota's Trey Beissel, 2-1, thanks to a riding-time point.
Silvestri scored an escape 10 seconds into the second period, then rode Beissel for 78 seconds in the third period. He fended off Beissel's takedown attempts to maintain the riding-time advantage for the win.
In his final match of the day, Silvestri trailed Minnesota's Brett Swenson 5-2 in the third period, but scored a reversal with 1:20 remaining to close the gap to 5-4.
After cutting Swenson loose four seconds later, Silvestri scored a takedown with 1 second remaining to secure the win.
Buffalo returns to action Friday when it travels to Kent State.
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IN PHOTO: Gianni Silvestri.
