Springfield, which led 22-14 heading into the final two bouts of the match, just missed picking up its 900th victory as a program as the Terriers picked up the final two wins of the match.
Chris Brown opened up the match for the Pride by picking up a close 3-2 decision at heavyweight to get the ball rolling. Gary Henningsen followed Brown with a win by forfeit to increase the Pride's lead to 9-0. After a BU pin and major decision gave the Terriers a 10-9 lead, Chris DeBlock answered right back for the visitors with a pin at 6:07 to give Springfield a 15-10 lead.
The Pride's Chris Perry increased Springfield's lead after a 15-8 decision, only to have the Terriers crawl to within four after a major decision at 165.
Anthony Scarpetti increased the Pride's lead to 22-14 after a major decision, 11-2, at the 174-pound weight class. That would be the final victory of the night for the Pride as a major decision at 184 and a pin at the 3:46 mark at 197 gave the Terriers a 24-22 victory.
Springfield returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts TCNJ in Springfield's Dana Gymnasium.
Boston University 24, Springfield College 22
285: Chris Brown (S) dec. Jim Connors (BU), 3-2 [S, 3-0]
125: Gary Henningsen (S) won by forfeit [S, 9-0]
133: Abbie Rush (BU) pinned Blaze Chatham (S), 2:37 [S, 9-6]
141: Joe Whitaker (BU) major dec. James Squires (S), 15-4 [BU, 10-9]
149: Chris DeBlock (S) pinned Ryan Buff (BU), 6:07 [S, 15-10]
157: Chris Perry (S) dec. Carlo Ferrandino (BU), 15-8 [S, 18-10]
165: C.J. Inglin (BU) major dec. Jareth Cardoso (S), 11-3 [S, 18-14]
174: Anthony Scarpetti (S) major dec. A.J. Detwiler (BU), 11-2 [S, 22-14]
184: Alex Brown (BU) major dec. Brandon Sundwall (S), 14-4 [S, 22-18]
197: John Hall (BU) pinned Anthony Dalesandro (S), 3:46 [BU, 24-22]
Jason Holder will enter his second season as head wrestling coach in 2012. Holder had a standout first season at the helm of the Pride, leading Springfield to the NEWA Duals Championship and taking three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships.
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