Wrestling Topped by Penn State, 34-13
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. –
The Lock Haven University Wrestling team (4-6, 1-1 EWL)
scored three wins over grapplers from No. 14 Penn State University (9-8, 2-3
Big Ten) in front of 1,506 on Senior Day at Rec Hall.
Rory McCoy
(Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville), Seth
Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) and
Jim Collins
(Jonestown, Pa./Northern Lebanon) each had wins
for the Bald Eagles.
The evening started at 125, as freshman
Obe Blanc
(Naples, Fla./Lely) met No. 16 Adam Smith. Smith
would snap Blanc’s seven-match winning streak with a 10-1 major decision.
At 133, Collins earned his eighth win of
the season with a forfeit, giving the Bald Eagles their lone team lead of
the night at 6-4.
#20 DeWitt Driscoll scored the second of
four major decisions for the Nittany Lions on the evening, a 16-2 mark over
freshman
Brian Ellis (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty). At 149,
Jack Decker scored a forfeit win for PSU, bringing the tally to 14-6.
In perhaps the most tightly-contested
bout of the evening, Martin extended his season wins to a team-high 24 with
a 7-5 sudden victory win over #13 Nate Galloway.
At 165, McCoy would keep the momentum
for the Bald Eagles with a 16-5 major win over Jarrad Turner, unfortunately
the last win for LHU on the evening.
After James Yonushonis pinned sophomore
Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lake) at
174, No. 6 Eric Bradley earned a 14-5 major decision over sophomore
Mike Metzger
(Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin) to give PSU a
24-13 advantage.
Junior
Morgan Horner (Hasbrouck
Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights) would square off
with Phil Davis at 197, and Horner would grab the early advantage with a
first-minute takedown. Davis would rally in a big way, sealing the win for
the Nittany Lions with a 16-6 major victory.
At heavyweight,
Jamie Nagel (Shade Gap, Pa./Mount
Union Area) finished the first period with a 5-1 advantage, but PSU’s
Josh Walker would get an early second period takedown, following through for
a pin at 4:24, and completing the scoring at 34-13.
McCoy, Martin, Collins, Blanc, Ellis,
Ponce, Metzger, Horner, Nagel and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in
action Friday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. as they host the University of
Pittsburgh.
| Wt. |
Penn State 34, LHU 13 |
|
|
| 125 |
#16 Adam Smith (PSU)
maj. dec. Obe Blanc, 10-1 |
|
|
| 133 |
Jim Collins (LHU)
forfeit |
|
|
| 141 |
#20 DeWitt Driscoll
(PSU) maj. dec. Brian Ellis, 16-2 |
|
|
| 149 |
Jack Decker (PSU)
forfeit |
|
|
| 157 |
Seth Martin (LHU)
dec. #13 Nate Galloway, 7-5; sv |
|
|
| 165 |
Rory McCoy (LHU)
maj. dec. Jarrad Turner, 16-5 |
|
|
| 174 |
James Yonushonis (PSU)
pin Carlos Ponce, 2:42 |
|
|
| 184 |
#6 Eric Bradley (PSU)
maj. dec. Mike Metzger, 14-5 |
|
|
| 197 |
Phil Davis (PSU)
maj. dec. Morgan Horner, 16-6 |
|
|
| Hwt. |
Josh Walker (PSU)
pin Jamie Nagel, 4:24 |
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*all
rankings by NWCA |
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