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January 20, 2004
Bald Eagle Wrestlers To Host Edinboro in EWL
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Haven, Pa.) - The Bald Eagle wrestling team (3-4, 0-1 EWL) hosts #25 Edinboro University (4-3, 1-0 EWL) on Friday, January 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse. The Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) dual meet can be heard live on WBPZ 1230 AM and online at
www.nsnsports.com .
SERIES RECORD VERSUS EDINBORO:
The Haven owns a 27-10-0 series advantage over Edinboro, but the Fighting Scots have won six out of the last seven. Included in that total was a 43-0 shutout over the Bald Eagles last season. The last time the Haven won was in 2002, when the Bald Eagles, ranked No. 19 in the nation, defeated the then No. 17-ranked Fighting Scots, 22-18.
A LOOK AT EDINBORO:
The No. 25-ranked Fighting Scots of Edinboro University are led by seventh-year Head Coach Tim Flynn. The defending PSAC and EWL Championship team, Edinboro is 4-3 overall and 1-0 in the EWL, winning a 24-15 match-up against Cleveland State University.
In early tournament wrestling, the Fighting Scots were second at the Cornell Body Bar Invitational, third at the UNC-Greensboro Southern Scuffle and 11th at the Las Vegas Invitational. Most recently, Edinboro went 1-2 at the Virginia Duals with a win over Old Dominion (42-6) and a pair of losses versus Arizona State (16-21) and Wyoming (16-23).
Three Fighting Scots have earned national rankings, including No. 3-ranked Matt King at 165 pounds, No. 7-ranked Nate Yetzer at 174 pounds and No. 17-ranked Alex Clemsen at 184 pounds. King, a returning All-American and reigning PSAC and EWL champion, is currently 26-1 overall. Yetzer is 23-3 at 174 pounds. Clemsen, the defending PSAC champion at 184 pounds, is 12-2 this season.
Junior Jacob Gray has moved up to compete at 133 pounds this season after winning the PSAC title and placing second at the EWL tourney at 125 pounds. Gray is currently 20-7 overall.
The Fighting Scots will weigh in freshman Chris Pruden (7-9) at 125 pounds and sophomores Ron Doppelheuer (19-9) at 141 pounds, Deonte Penn (17-9) at 149 pounds and Eric Ring (8-7) at 157 pounds. Rounding out the
solid upper weight lineup, Edinboro is expected to mat red-shirt frosh Jim Gibson (12-11) at 197 pounds and sophomore Joe Hennis (17-9) at heavyweight.
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LOCK HAVEN PROJECTED
LINEUP (3-4, 0-1 EWL)
vs. #25 Edinboro University - Thomas Fieldhouse - Lock Haven, Pa.
Fri., Jan. 23 - 7:30 p.m. |
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WT |
LHU
Lineup (Yr., Hometown/High School) |
Rec.
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125 |
Jim Collins (So., Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) |
11-6 |
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133 |
Dave Predko (Sr., Ridgway/Ridgway) |
5-5 |
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Casey Moore (Fr., Beech Creek/Central Mountain) |
10-10 |
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141 |
Ian McGoldrick (Fr., Brodheadsville/Pleasant Vly) |
3-4 |
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John Holsinger (Sr., Pennsbury/Quakertown) |
3-6 |
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149 |
#6 Mike Maney (Sr., Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) |
22-3 |
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157 |
Charlie Brenneman (Sr., Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) |
22-4 |
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165 |
Jason Gilligan (Sr., Brookville/Brookville) |
7-5 |
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174 |
Derrick Morgan (R-Fr., Milan/Athens) |
1-5 |
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Dan Riggs (Jr., Hanover/Delone Catholic) |
5-6 |
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184 |
Mike Greenberg (Sr., Canton/Canton) |
10-9 |
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197 |
Carlos Ponce (R-Fr., Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) |
5-9 |
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HWT |
Steve Itterly (Sr., Bethlehem/Nazareth) |
8-8 |
**InterMat
rankings.
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Listen
to LHU Wrestling vs. Edinboro
live on WBPZ (1230 AM)
and online at www.nsnsports.com
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Below is the LHU weight-by-weight preview:
125: Sophomore Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) improved to 11-6 on the season with his first fall of the season in 2:11 over Virginia Tech’s Ryan Broughman last Friday. Collins went 0-3 against Edinboro’s Gray last season, but with Gray moving to 133 pounds, wipes the slate clean as he is predicted to face freshman Chris Pruden.
133: The starting role for the Bald Eagles at 133 pounds could be filled by either freshman
Casey Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain) or senior
Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway). Moore is now 10-10 overall after a 14-5 loss to No. 10-ranked David Hoffman of Virginia Tech. Predko, the Wilkes Open champion in late December, is 5-5 on the season.
141: Freshman Ian McGoldrick (Brodheadsville/Pleasant Valley) is currently 3-4after last wrestling at the Virginia Duals. Senior
John Holsinger (Pennsbury/Quakertown) could also see mattime. Holsinger moved up to wrestle at 141 pounds last weekend, defeating Tech’s Chris Smolko, 7-3, to improve to 3-6 this season.
149: Last Friday’s 6-4 win over Virginia Tech’s Reed Carpenter brought No. 6-ranked
Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) to a total of 107 career victories. With one more, he would move into a three-way tie for the 11th best all-time wins total at LHU. Maney, now 22-3 on the season, is the team leader with six wins by fall and three technical falls.
157: Senior
Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) is tied with Maney for wins this season with an overall ledger of 22-4 after scoring a 14-5 major decision over Tech’s Andrew Donofrio last Friday. Brenneman will be looking to even the score after losing to Edinboro’s Eric Ring by a 13-5 major decision in last year’s dual meet. The two did not meet up at either the PSAC or EWL Tournament.
165: Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) lost a 1-1 sudden victory decision against No. 20-ranked Chris Stith of Virginia Tech in his most recent match-up, bringing his season total to 7-5 overall. Despite his limited number of bouts wrestled, the senior still owns the second highest pins total this season with four. Gilligan went 0-2 against Edinboro’s Matt King last season, falling 7-2 in the PSAC championship match and a much closer 3-1 decision in the second round of the EWL tournament.
174: The job at 174 pounds could be handed to either Derrick Morgan (Milan/Athens)
or Dan Riggs (Hanover/Delone Catholic). Red-shirt frosh Derrick Morgan is now 1-5 on the season after suffering a fall versus Steve Borja of Virginia Tech. Riggs is 5-6 this season.
184:
Senior Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) has won his last two bouts, most recently defeating Tech’s Shaun Guttridge, 7-2. With the win, Greenberg is now 10-9 on the season. Greenberg has matched up against Edinboro’s Alex Clemsen before, going 0-2 in a pair of close bouts last season, losing 4-1 in the dual meet and 6-5 in the third-place bout of the EWL tournament.
197: Weighing in for the Bald Eagles at 197 pounds is red-shirt freshman
Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes). Ponce lost by fall against Tech’s Canaan Prater last weekend, moving his season win-loss mark to 5-9.
HWT: Senior Steve Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth) is expected to handle duties at heavyweight. Itterly lost a 6-3 decision in the Virginia Tech match, dropping him to 8-8 overall. Last season Itterly and Edinboro’s Joe Hennis met three times, Itterly winning in one of the three. The Bald Eagle’s victory came in the PSAC championship semifinals where he pinned Hennis in 3:08. Hennis bounced back with a 6-5 decision in the dual meet and a 4-2 win in the first round of the EWL championship.
UP NEXT:
The Bald Eagles will gear up for the PSAC Championships held in Edinboro, Pa., from Jan. 30-31. Lock Haven placed second at the 2003 conference tournament.
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