KENT, Ohio – Sophomore Kade Byland (174) made the most of his Mid-American Conference debut, but Kent State dropped its dual meet with Buffalo 28-13 Saturday afternoon at the M.A.C. Center. Byland, Andrew McNally (184) and Kody Komara (149) all earned victories for the Golden Flashes.
An admittedly nervous Byland, found himself down 2-0 early in the first period against Jake Lanning. But an all-or-nothing move coming out of the bottom position paid off and planted Lanning onto his back. A pin at the 1:12 mark gave Byland his first career conference win and his first victory at the M.