BALD EAGLES SEVENTH AT EWL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Bloomsburg, Pa.) – The Lock Haven wrestling team placed seventh overall at the 2004 EWL held in Bloomsburg, Pa., this weekend. The Bald Eagles had one automatic and two wild card national qualifiers in the two-day event as senior Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) claimed his fourth career trip to the NCAA championship with the automatic bid after placing third at 149 pounds. Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) and Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) both received wild card nods to wrestle at the national tournament.
            Edinboro University and West Virginia University wrestled to a tie for the team championship, both squads boasting 99.50 points. The University of Pittsburgh was a close third with 97.50 points, while Cleveland State University (80.50) and Bloomsburg University (79) followed in fourth and fifth place.  Clarion University (70) was sixth, Lock Haven (57.50) was seventh and Virginia Tech (44.50) rounded out the field in eighth place.  Edinboro's Matt King (165 lbs.) was named the Outstanding Wrestler.
          Four Bald Eagles advanced to the consolation finals to wrestle for an automatic spot at the national tournament, with one emerging with the guaranteed ticket. Mike Maney secured his fourth trip to the NCAA championships with his third-place finish at 149 pounds.  Maney, who had dropped down into the consolations after a semifinal loss, won his first bout in the lower bracket with a 2-0 decision over Bloomsburg’s Brad Forbes.  He then faced West Virginia ’s Mike Torriero in the third-place match, edging out the Mountaineer, 8-5. Maney had trailed, 4-3, entering into the third period but he unrolled a four-point move with a takedown and quick back points to bounce out into a 7-4 lead.  Maney held Torriero down the remainder of the period, the Mountaineer picking up a stall point, but with the addition of riding time, the senior Bald Eagle claimed the 8-5 win.  
        Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon), Jason Gilliganand Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) all brought home fourth-place finishes.  Collins had moved on to the 125-pound consolation finals after receiving a forfeit win, taking on Cleveland State’s DeAngelo Penn in the third-place bout.  Collins was ahead, 5-4, after two stanzas, but Penn had bundled up two minutes of bonus time after riding the Haven wrestler the entire second period. An early escape by Penn in the third period tied things up, 5-5, but Collins was unable to generate any offensive points and would give up the riding time tally in a 6-5 loss.

Mike Maney earned an automatic bid
 to the NCAA Division I 
Wrestling Championships by 
placing third at 149 pounds.

Complete EWL RESULTS

LHU's National Qualifiers
Charlie Brenneman (157 lbs.) (top L)
Jason Gilligan (165 lbs.) (top R)
Mike Maney (149 lbs.) (bottom)

  At 165 pounds, Gilligan had advanced through to the third-place match after a 3-2 win over West Virginia’s Zac Fryling.  A takedown with 25 seconds left in the first period would give the Bald Eagle the boost needed to out-distance Fryling after each wrestler scored an escape in the second and third period.  In the consolation final, Gilligan was up on Pittsburgh ’s Zach Doll, 4-2, before getting caught in a flurry by Doll and ending up on his back after 2:50 .
            Greenberg recorded a dominant 10-2 major decision over Bloomsburg’s Nate Shirk in the 184-pound consolation semifinals which included 3:27 of riding time. He would face Cleveland State’s Ron Howard for the third place medal, coming up just short in overtime, 11-9. Greenberg was behind, 7-3, entering the third period but a reversal and the two-point near fall that followed as the stanza came to a close would be enough to tie up the match, 9-9. Into the sudden victory period, Howard would post a quick takedown, ending the Bald Eagle’s hopes for the automatic spot at nationals.
            Senior Charlie Brenneman  was a fifth-place finisher at 157 pounds. Brenneman lost a 6-5 decision to Jason Effner of Cleveland State by a riding time point, tossing him into his second match-up of the tournament against Bloomsburg’s Josh Loew.  Two takedowns in the first period set the tone as Brenneman defeated the Huskie, 12-6, for fifth place.
            Both Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) and Steve Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth) were sixth-place finishers. At 133 pounds, Predko was tied, 2-2, with Bloomsburg’s Bryan Hart after two periods, but an escape and a riding time point for Hart brought the consolation semifinal score to 4-2 . In the fifth-place tilt, Predko was able to post only one escape point in the third period in a 6-1 loss against Pittsburgh ’s Mike Ciotti.
            Itterly dropped two matches at heavyweight this afternoon to finish in sixth place.  He lost by a riding time point, 8-7, to Clarion’s Matt Wilcox after he was unable to get out of the defensive starting position in the third period. He then lost by a 9-0 major decision to Pittsburgh 's Travis Shirley, wrapping up action in sixth place.

INDIVIDUAL LHU MATCH RESULTS

125 lbs. – Jim Collins - 4th place
Quarterfinals: Brian Sellers (BU) dec. Collins, 3-2
Consolation Quarters: Collins wbf Chris Pruden (EUP), 1:07
Consolation Semis: Collins wins by forfeit over Drew Headlee (P)
3^rd place: DeAngelo Penn (CS) dec. Collins, 6-5

133 lbs. – Dave Predko - 6th place
Quarterfinals: Seth Lisa (WVU) dec. Predko, 6-3
Consolation Quarters: BYE
Consolation Semis: Bryan Hart (BU) dec. Predko, 4-2
5^th place: Mike Ciotti (P) dec. Predko, 6-1

141 lbs. – Casey Moore
Quarterfinals: Ron Tarquinio (P) wbtf Moore, 17-2; 6:09
Consolation Quarters: Anthony Coleman (CS) wbtf Moore, 16-0; 6:11

149 lbs. – Mike Maney - 3rd place
Quarterfinals: Maney dec. T.J. McCance (CL), 3-0
Semifinals: Matt Kocher (P) dec.  Maney, 3-1
Consolation Semis: Maney dec. Brad Forbes (BU), 2-0
3^rd place: Maney dec. Mike Torriero (WVU), 8-5

157 lbs. – Charlie Brenneman - 5th place
Quarterfinals: Brenneman wbf Josh Loew (BU), 1:26
Semifinals: Chris Horning (CL) dec. Brenneman, 3-1
Consolation Semis: Jason Effner (CS) dec. Brenneman, 6-5
5^th place: Brenneman dec. Josh Loew (BU), 12-6

165 lbs. – Jason Gilligan - 4th place
Quarterfinals: Gilligan dec. Jeremy Reitz (CL), 6-2
Semifinals: Chris Stith (VT) dec. Gilligan, 3-1 ot
Consolation Semis: Gilligan dec. Zac Fryling (WVU), 3-2
3^rd place: Zach Doll (P) wbf Gilligan, 2:50

174 lbs. – Ryan Summers
Quarterfinals: Francis Iorfido (P) major dec. Summers, 9-1
Consolation Quarters: Eric Mullen (WVU) dec. Summers, 10-3

184 lbs. – Mike Greenberg - 4th place
Quarterfinals: Shaun Guttridge (VT) dec. Greenberg, 7-5
Consolation Quarters: Greenberg dec. Kyle Cathcart (CL), 11-4
Consolation Semis: Greenberg major dec. Nate Shirk (BU), 10-2
3^rd place: Ron Howard (CS) dec. Greenberg, 11-9 ot

197 lbs. – Carlos Ponce
Quarterfinals: Joshua Birt (P) dec. Ponce, 6-0
Consolation Quarters: Chad Hoare (BU) wbf Ponce, 2:22

HWT – Steve Itterly - 6th place
Quarterfinals: Joe Hennis (EUP) wbf Itterly, 1:24
Consolation Quarters: Itterly dec. Lanfer Simpson (WVU), 7-1
Consolation Semis: Matt Wilcox (CL) dec. Itterly, 8-7
5^th place: Travis Shirley (P) major dec. Itterly, 9-0

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Haven Wraps Up First Day of EWL Championships in Eighth Place

(Bloomsburg, Pa.) – The Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania wrestling team is in eighth place at the conclusion of the first day of the 2004 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Championships being held in Bloomsburg , Pa.  
         Edinboro University leads the team race with 91.5 points followed closely by West Virginia University in second with 89 points.  The University of Pittsburgh is third (81.5), Bloomsburg University is fourth (50.5) and Clarion University is fifth (49.5).  Rounding out the final spots are Cleveland State (45.5), Virginia Tech (39) and Lock Haven (36.5). 
        While three Bald Eagles were still in the championship bracket following the quarterfinal round, the semifinal round was not kind as all three wrestlers lost by 3-1 finals.  At 149 pounds, Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was a 3-0 winner over Clarion’s T.J. McCance in the first round. Maney matched up with Pittsburgh’s Matt Kocher in the semifinal round, but was met with a 3-1 decision on a last-second takedown by the Panther to drop down to the consolation bracket.
              The Haven’s Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/ Hollidaysburg) wasted little time in his opening bout, pinning Bloomsburg’s Josh Loew in 1:26 .  In the semifinals, Brenneman came up against Clarion’s Chris Horning for the third time this season.  After splitting the season series in which both matches came down to the tiebreaker rounds, it would be close again as Horning broke a 1-1 tie with a takedown with 32 seconds remaining in regulation and held for the 3-1 victory.

157-pounder Charlie Brenneman is one of
 seven Bald Eagle grapplers who will 
return to competition tomorrow
at the 2004 EWL Championships.

Complete EWL Results - Day One

            Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) upped his record against former high school teammate and Clarion wrestler Jeremy Reitz with a 6-2 decision in the quarterfinal round at 165 pounds.  The semifinal round pit Gilligan against Virginia Tech’s Chris Stith.  In a close match that resembled their dual meet face-off which Stith won 1-1 in the tiebreaker, the score was locked at 1-1 after three periods of regulation time.  After Gilligan nearly scored a takedown, Stith turned and caught the Bald Eagle and took him to the mat for the two-pointer with 23 seconds expired for the 3-1 decision.
           Four other Bald Eagle grapplers remain alive in the consolation bracket.  At 125 pounds, Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon ) advanced to tomorrow’s consolation semifinal round after going 1-1 in action today. Collins posted a quick takedown over Edinboro’s Chris Pruden in the consolation quarterfinals, then worked for the fall in just 1:07 . Collins had lost 3-2 to Bloomsburg’s Brian Sellers in the opening round after giving up a takedown to the Huskie with only one minute remaining.
            Senior Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) has also earned a match in the consolation semifinals at 133 pounds. Predko lost his opening round bout against West Virginia ’s Seth Lisa, 6-3, after a late surge by Lisa erased the Bald Eagle’s early lead.  He advanced through the consolation quarterfinals with a bye.
            Senior Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) advanced to the consolation semifinals with an 11-4 victory over Clarion’s Kyle Cathcart in the 184-pound quarterfinals of the lower bracket.  Greenberg had dropped a 7-5 decision against Shaun Guttridge of Virginia Tech in the opening round.
           In the heavyweight bracket, LHU’s Steve Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth) is still in line to challenge for a spot at nationals, winning 7-1 against West Virginia ’s Lanfer Simpson in the consolation quarterfinals.  Itterly’s opening bout ended in a loss by fall ( 1:24 ) against Edinboro’s Joe Hennis.
          Three Haven wrestlers have been eliminated from competition after going 0-2 on the day. Freshman 141-pounder Casey Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain) went 0-2 to end his stint at the tournament. Moore lost by technical fall to Pittsburgh ’s top-seeded Ron Tarquinio in the first round before a technical fall loss to Anthony Coleman of Cleveland State in the consolation bracket.
            At 174 pounds, Bald Eagle freshman Ryan Summers ( Plainwell , Mich. /Plainwell) fell 9-1 against Pittsburgh ’s Francis Iorfido in the first round and was eliminated after a 10-3 decision against West Virginia ’s Eric Mullen.
            At 197 pounds, Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) was on the low end of a 6-0 decision versus Pittsburgh’s top-ranked Josh Birt then lost by fall, 2:22, to Bloomsburg’s Chad Hoare to close out his stay at the tournament.
            Action at the 2004 EWL Championships concludes tomorrow, Sun., March 7.

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LHU WRESTLING CLAIMS 20-16 VICTORY OVER BLOOMSBURG

(Lock Haven, Pa.) – Wrestling in their final matches in Thomas Fieldhouse, all six Bald Eagle seniors wrestling came away with hard-fought victories, including the decisive win by Steve Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) at heavyweight, to give Lock Haven University (4-10, 1-6 EWL) the 20-16 victory over Bloomsburg University (8-8, 3-4 EWL) this evening in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action. It was the 14^th straight win for the Bald Eagles over the Huskies, and gave them their only league victory of the season. 
            Starting at 125 pounds, Bloomsburg took the early 3-0 lead as Brian Sellers put a 7-3 decision over sophomore Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) in the books.

Steve Itterly's takedown with 45 seconds remaining sealed his win, 5-4, and the 
team's 20-16 victory over Bloomsburg.

            Senior Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) evened the score, jumping out to a 4-0 lead over Bryan Hart in the 133 pound match-up. Predko added a reversal and a riding time point after three periods, claiming the 7-1 win to tie things up at 3-3.
            At 141 pounds, Bloomsburg picked up a bonus point as Scott Heckman controlled true freshman Casey Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain) throughout for the 15-1 major decision. 
           Senior and No. 15-ranked Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was a 4-0 winner over Brad Forbes. Maney posted a takedown early in the first period and kept Forbes down to pick up riding time. An escape in the second for Maney gave him a 3-0 lead, and after a neutral start and no scoring in the third period, he recorded the 4-0 victory to close in on Bloomsburg, 7-6.  
            At 157 pounds, a commanding 14-5 major decision by senior Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) over Josh Loew bounced the Haven into the lead, 10-7.  After entering the third period ahead, 5-1, Brenneman scored four takedowns along with the riding time point for the major decision. 
            Senior Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) jumped out to a 6-2, first period lead before scoring the 13-5 major decision against Ryan Garner to boost the Haven lead to 14-7.  Moving into the third period with a 10-4 advantage, Gilligan scored another takedown with just under a minute remaining and held strong to tack on a riding time point for the extra team point.
            Bloomsburg answered with six points, however, as Jim Bertulis pinned Ryan Summers (Plainwell, Mich. /Plainwell) in 1:48 after getting the early takedown at 174 pounds.  The points for the fall put the Haven lead at just 14-13.
            At 184 pounds, senior Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) shutout Nate Shirk for the 3-0 decision.  Greenberg scored an escape in the second period and came up with a takedown with just six seconds remaining for the win.  
            The Huskies moved back to within one point with a 1-0 win by Chad Hoare over Bald Eagle Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes).  The match’s only point came in the second period, Hoare tallying the escape point after starting in the defensive position.
            With just one bout remaining and the team score at 17-16 in favor of Lock Haven, the winner at heavyweight would decide the team outcome. Bloomsburg’s Ryan Chulada rolled out a quick takedown over Lock Haven senior Steve Itterly just 16 seconds into the match, but Itterly would break free quickly. Chulada scored another takedown with 37 seconds remaining in the first period, but again, Itterly posted the prompt escape. Another escape by Itterly in the second period made the score 4-3 in favor of the Huskie wrestler.  Chulada opted for the neutral start in the third stanza, and after a minute passed with no scoring, Itterly finally worked through for the control position on the mat for a takedown with 45 seconds remaining. The Bald Eagle senior was able to hold Chulada down the rest of the period, taking the 5-4 win and securing the 20-16 emotional victory for the Haven.
            The Bald Eagles next compete at the EWL Championships from March 6-7 hosted by Bloomsburg University .

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BALD EAGLES UNABLE TO GET PAST CLARION, 25-18

(Clarion, Pa.) – When the Lock Haven University wrestling team finally gained the momentum, winning the last three matches,  it was already too late as Clarion University (4-8, 2-5 EWL) was able to hang on for the 25-18 win in league action at Tippin Gymnasium.  The Bald Eagles fall to 3-10 overall and 0-6 in the EWL with one league dual meet remaining.
            Clarion stormed out to a 21-3 lead, winning four of the first five matches.  Starting at 174 pounds, Aaron Wright set the tone early by shutting out LHU’s Ryan Summers (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell), 8-0, for the major decision and early four-point team advantage.  
            At 184 pounds, Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) temporarily silenced the crowd by winning a 13-6 decision versus Marcus Surin. Greenberg was ahead 8-1 after two periods and scored an escape and takedown early in the third to move out into an 11-1 lead. Surin countered, however, tacking on two late takedowns but Greenberg was able to withstand the flurry and left the mat with the regular decision.

Jason Gilligan scored a 5-2 victory
 over Clarion's Jeremy Reitz 
in tonight's action.

            Clarion heated up with a win by fall at 197 pounds, as regular 184-pound starter Kyle Cathcart moved up a class to take on Lock Haven’s Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes).  Cathcart took control early, jumping ahead 5-0 before pinning Ponce at 1:57 .
            At heavyweight, Matt Wilcox followed suit as he scored in bundles to claim a 19-3 technical fall against Bald Eagle back-up Tim Meyers (Mill Hall/Central Mountain) early in the second period at 3:48 . 
            The deficit grew to 21-3 for the Bald Eagles after they forfeited at 125 pounds due to an injured Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon).
           Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) breathed a little life into the Haven forces as 133 pounds, pinning Clarion’s Louis Russo in just 2:05 to bring the team score to 21-9.
            Clarion’s No. 17-ranked Frank Edgar had little problem with Lock Haven’s Casey Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain), sealing the deal with an 18-7 major decision after leading 11-2 entering the third period. 
            Lock Haven would take the final three bouts but was unable to collected the needed bonus points to top the Clarion score.  At 149 pounds, No. 15-ranked Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was back in action, using a third period escape and a riding time point to earn the 2-0 win and inch the team score closer, 25-12.
            Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) followed Maney’s lead, winning by tie breaker criteria versus Clarion’s Chris Horning.  After trailing 3-0, a reversal by Brenneman late in the second period made the score 3-2 entering the final regulation period.  Brenneman escaped from the defensive position to start the match, tying things up at 3-3.  Into the tiebreaker round, Horning scored an escape. Brenneman posted a reversal over Horning in his 30-second period, but Horning was awarded a penalty point to tie things back up at 5-5.  Both wrestlers scored escapes in the next tie break period, but with 22 seconds of riding time, Brenneman won the match on criteria.
            In the final match-up at 165 pounds, Lock Haven’s Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) pulled off the 5-2 decision against former high school teammate and collegiate rival Jeremy Reitz. Doing all of his scoring in the third period, Gilligan was down 1-0 when he posted a reversal.  Reitz escaped, but Gilligan got another takedown with under a minute remaining and collected the extra riding time point for the 5-2 decision and the final 25-18 team tally.
            The Bald Eagles return home for their final dual meet of the season on Saturday, February 21, hosting Bloomsburg University .  Match time is 7:30 p.m.

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BALD EAGLE WRESTLERS FALL TO PITTSBURGH, 37-7

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) –  The Lock Haven University wrestling team is now 3-9 and 0-5 in the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) after suffering a 37-7 hit while on the road at the University of Pittsburgh (8-5, 5-1 EWL). Wins by Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) and Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) helped to ward off the potential Panther shutout.
            The Bald Eagles fell behind early, faced with a 17-0 deficit after the first four matches. At 125 pounds, Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) lost to Pittsburgh’s Drew Headlee by a 7-2 decision.  Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) was unable to get past Mike Ciotti, giving up a 9-4 decision at 133 pounds.  
           The Panthers upped the lead to 11-0 on a technical fall at 141 pounds by Ron Tarquinio over James Barnes (Windsor, Conn./Windsor).  At 149 pounds, Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area), suffering from the flu, did not wrestle as the Bald Eagles forfeited to stretch the Pittsburgh advantage to 17-0.
           At 157 pounds, Lock Haven’s Charlie Brenneman earned the 5-2 decision over Justin Nestor for the Bald Eagles’ first points of the match to move the team margin to 17-3.  Brenneman tallied two reversals and had over four minutes of riding time to pick up the victory.
            At 165 pounds, Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) was behind, 1-0, to Zach Doll after two periods of action. Gilligan scored a reversal in the third period to take over the 2-1 lead, but as he worked to maintain control he was rolled onto his back by Doll who was awarded the fall over the stunned Bald Eagle in 6:43 .

Wins by Charlie Brenneman (above)
at 157 pounds and 
Mike Greenberg (below) 
at 184 pounds
warded off the potential
 shutout versus Pittsburgh.

            Pittsburgh ’s Francis Iorfido controlled Ryan Summers (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell) at 174 pounds, stacking up ample riding time to close out with the 10-2 major decision.
            At 184 pounds, Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) jumped out to an early lead against Eric Cassidy to move ahead 7-0 after one period. Greenberg controlled the match the rest of the way, shutting out his Panther opponent for the 13-0 major decision to move the score to 27-7. 
            Pittsburgh won the final two match-ups, Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) suffering an 8-0 major decision versus his second ranked opponent of the week, No. 19-ranked Josh Birt.  At heavyweight, Steve Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) would injury default to Travis Shirley in the first period after a takedown injured the Bald Eagle’s ailing knee. 
            The Bald Eagles will travel to Clarion University on Thurs., Feb. 19, for EWL action opening at 7:30 p.m.

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BALD EAGLE GRAPPLERS FALL TO #19 WEST VIRGINIA, 29-10

(Morgantown, W.Va.) –  The Lock Haven University wrestling team was able to score only three wins in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action versus the No. 19-ranked Mountaineers of West Virginia University (7-4, 5-0 EWL), dropping a 29-10 decision on the road in Morgantown, W.Va.  The Bald Eagles fall to 3-8 overall and are still winless in league action, now 0-4 on the season.
            The Mountaineers struck first, opening the meet with a bang as Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) was pinned by Casey Brewster in 3:49 in the 125-pound match-up.  

Jason Gilligan posted a 12-2 major decision
 over his WVU opponent.

              At 133 pounds, Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) put the first Bald Eagle points on the scoreboard with a 4-3 win against Seth Lisa.  Predko used an escape and a takedown in the second period to move into a 3-1 lead.  Lisa evened the match on a reversal to open the third period, but Predko was able to pick up the escape point. With riding time not a factor, Predko went on to log the 4-3 victory.
            That would be as close as the Bald Eagles would get, however, as West Virginia moved into a sizeable lead with wins in the next three matches.  Despite a flurry of points in the third period, John Holsinger (Pennsbury/Quakertown) was unable to beat Drew Joseph at 141 pounds, losing a slim 6-5 decision.  At 149 pounds, West Virginia's Mike Torriero stunned No. 11-ranked Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) by major decision, 14-4.  The Mountaineer lead had grown to 16-3 after the match at 157 pounds, as No. 10-ranked Matt Lebe posted a 6-3 decision against Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg).  
            Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) gave Lock Haven its second win of the evening with a commanding 12-2 major decision against West Virginia starter Zac Fryling. Gilligan scored two takedowns in each of the first two periods, then scored another takedown following a neutral start in the third period. With just under four minutes of riding time stacked up, he earned the extra point and the win to cut the deficit to 16-7. 
              At 174 pounds, red-shirt freshman Ryan Summers (Plainwell, Mich. /Plainwell) came out with another decisive win for the Bald Eagles, recording an 8-1 decision against Doug Studenic. Summers led 2-0 after one period, then scored another takedown and tacked on a pair of nearfall points in the second period. A defensive start gave way to an escape point and the riding time held for the 8-1 win.
            West Virginia put an abrupt end to the Haven momentum, however, taking wins in the final three match-ups to claim the final 29-10 victory.  Top-ranked Greg Jones remained undefeated after pinning Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) in the first period.  No. 18-ranked Matt Daddino scored a major decision against Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 197 pounds, and at heavyweight, Steve Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) suffered a 4-1 decision against Ryan Wilman. 
            The Bald Eagles remain on the road, stopping off at the University of Pittsburgh tomorrow, Fri., Feb. 13, for a 7:30 p.m. league face-off.