LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team (2-3) is set to for duals with Millersville and Princeton tomorrow at Millersville University.
The Match:
The Bald Eagles will be in action tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 20) at 9 a.m. with duals against host-Millersville and Princeton. LHU takes on Princeton at 9 a.m. followed by the Princeton match at noon.
Lock Haven is 2-3 overall and the Bald Eagles are coming off 2-1 weekend, where they easily flew past East Stroudsburg and Drexel, before being edged by Rutgers in the third and final match of the LHU Duals.
LHU beat ESU 34-9 by way of seven wins, including the first five of the match. LHU downed Drexel 27-13 before being edged by Rutgers 24-19.
Princeton is 2-6 overall and has wins over Franklin and Marshall and Delaware State. Millersville is 2-0 in duals with wins over Wagner and Delaware State.
The Series:
Lock Haven is 35-3-1 all-time against Millersville and won last year’s meeting in Millersville, Pa. 19-9. The Bald Eagles have won 21 straight dual-meet matches against the Marauders. LHU is 1-0 all-time vs. the Tigers of Princeton with their only meeting coming in 1975. LHU won 27-6.
Listen/Watch/Live Stats:
Live scoring will be available for the match with Millersville.
Updates can be found at -http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/results/ColScorebook/CompetitionResult.aspx?ID=320923&ID2=30040&ResultID=-1&Mode=Live
Probable Lineups:
LHU:
125: Nick Hyatt R-So. (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown)
133: Billy Ashnault So. (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield)
141: Owen Wilkinson So. (Howell, Mich./Hartland)
149: Matt Fittery Sr. (Denver, Pa./Cocalico)
157: Dave Richmond So. (Oxford, N.J./Warren Hills)
165: Aaron Ernest Fr. (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove)
174: Dan Tolbert Fr. (Chattanooga, Tenn./Red Bank)
184: Tom Kocher Sr. (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township)
197: Ben Hepburn Sr. (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock)
HWT: Gabe Murtorff R-Fr. (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs)
Millersville:
125: John Andel
133: Sean Reed
141: Mike Greck
149: JJ Lester
157: Brent Huffman
165: Jeremy Brooks
174: Shane Smith
184: Jason Foor
197: Ray Bennett
HWT: DJ Fox
Princeton:
125: Robert Benitez
133: Nikhil Pereira
141: Daniel Kolodzik
149: Danny Scotton
157: Marty Everin
165: Mile Alvarez
174: Travis Erdman
184: Kurt Brendel
197: Zach Morse
HWT: Stephen Turner
2008-09 Records:
Hyatt 11-7
Ashnault 10-7
Wilkinson 6-6
Fittery 18-2
Richmond 8-8
Earnest 3-4
Tolbert 1-4
Kocher 10-5
Hepburn 11-7
Murtorff 3-9
Stat Leaders:
Wins:
Fittery, 18
Hyatt, 11
Ashnault and Kocher 10
Winning Percentage:
Fittery, .900
Hepburn, .667
Kocher, .667
Hyatt, .611
Ashnault, .588
Falls:
Fittery, 5
Ashnault, 3
Hyatt, 3
Tech. Falls:
Fittery, 2
Wilkinson, 1
Major Decisions:
Fittery, 4
Ashnault, 2
Back in action
LHU is back in action at the Southern Scuffle on December 29-30 (Monday – Tuesday). The Scuffle is hosted by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center with action running all day on the 29th and 30th of Dec. The Bald Eagles kick off 2009 in a big way when they travel the short distance to Penn State. LHU will take on the No. 15 Nittany Lions on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 3 p.m. in Rec Hall.
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