Wrestling Drops First Conference Match, 33-13

EDINBORO, Pa.—The Lock Haven University wrestling team (3-5, 0-1 EWL) dropped their first Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) contest of the season at Edinboro University (8-3, 2-0 EWL) tonight 33-13. Obe Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely), Joshua A. Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.) and Morgan Horner (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights) all scored wins for the Bald Eagles.

The night couldn’t have started better for the Haven, as Blanc, fresh off a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) title, scored a fall in 5:27 over Greg Sill at 125, giving LHU a quick 6-0 lead. The pin was the first of his career and improves Blanc to 22-9.

After a pair of losses by decision, LHU’s other PSAC champion Medina got an 8-6 win over Edinboro’s 149-pounder Zach Plerhoples, edging the Bald Eagles back in front 9-7. The Fighting Scots would then rattle off four wins in a row, including a tech fall, a fall and a win by forfeit, posting an insurmountable 27-9 lead.

Junior 197-pounder Horner would do his best to get some points back, as he would score a 15-1 major decision on Mike LaBella, Horner’s first dual victory in nearly a year, bringing the score to 27-13. A loss by fall at heavyweight completed the 33-13 ledger.

The Fighting Scots featured two ranked grapplers, and neither one disappointed this evening, scoring a major decision and a tech fall.

Blanc, Medina, Horner and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action tomorrow, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Cleveland State University.

Wt.	Edinboro 33, LHU 13
125	Obe Blanc (LHU) fall Greg Sill, 5:27
133	#1 Shawn Bunch (EU) maj. dec. Jim Collins, 17-7
141	Rick McLaughlin (EU) dec. Matt Fittery, 15-13
149	Joshua A. Medina (LHU) dec. Zach Plerhoples, 8-6
157	Matt Hill (EU) dec. Seth Martin, 8-6 (ot)
165	#12 Nate Yetzer (EU) tech fall Rory McCoy, 5:16 (22-6)
174	Eric Ring (EU) fall Carlos Ponce, 1:50
184	Jim Gibson (EU) forfeit
197	Morgan Horner maj. dec. Mike LaBella, 15-1
Hwt.	Joe Hennis fall Jamie Nagel, 1:42
	*all rankings by NWCA