Lehigh University
American
Lehigh opens Sheridans with big win
12/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Bethlehem, PA – In Lehigh’s first match of the day, the Mountain Hawks overpowered EIWA foe American, winning by a score of 38-9. Head coach Greg Strobel elected to use the match to get some mat time for more of the wrestling squad, as Mario Stuart, Matt Ciasulli, and Matt Cassidy were the only starters to wrestle. The match only included seven matches, as American forfeited at three weights. At 125, Mario Stuart came out firing, executing a takedown and a three-point near fall in the first period. He never let up either, winning over Matt Pelligrino by tech fall at 6:44 by a score of 20-3. Then, at 133, Matt Ciasulli gained his team-leading third pin on the season, toppling Ben Lamson in just 1:13. Mark McCauley made his first appearance of the year at 141, losing a very close match to Daniel Lobsenz. Lobsenz executed a takedown with just :10 left on the clock in the third period to take the victory 3-2. Tommy Rohn returned to the mat at 149, and Lehigh lost another thriller when Tim Kneizewski beat the buzzer with a match-tying takedown in the third, then scored another takedown in overtime to win 11-9. The Mountain Hawks then took the next three weights by forfeit, with Derek Zinck, Mike Maceroli, and Brad Dillon picking up the wins. At 184, Dan Waters continued American’s efforts, beating Dave Helfrich with the only takedown of the match, winning 3-2. At 197, Matt Cassidy improved to 5-1 on the season with his first pin, taking down Adam Montgomery at 1:51. Finally, at heavyweight, Anthony Livecchi won his first match by besting Jared Hyman 8-6. In an exhibition matchup, Lehigh’s Jon Bruno defeated Joe Maroney of Rider by tech fall, 16-0. Lehigh will finish off the Sheridan Duals with a match with Rider at 2:00. In an earlier match at 10:00am, Rider defeated American 46-3. Weight Matchup Result 125 Mario Stuart (LU) over Matt Pelligrino (AU) WTF, 20-3 (6:44) 133 Matt Ciasulli (LU) over Ben Lamson (AU) WBF, 1:13 141 Daniel Lobsenz (AU) over Mark McCauley (LU) 3-2 149 Tim Kniezewski (AU) over Tommy Rohn (LU) 11-9 (OT) 157 Derek Zinck (LU) forfeit 165 Mike Maceroli (LU) forfeit 174 Brad Dillon (LU) forfeit 184 Dan Waters (AU) over Dave Helfrich (LU) 3-2 197 Matt Cassidy (LU) over Adam Montgomery (AU) WBF, 1:51 HWT Anthony Livecchi (LU) over Jared Hyman (AU) 8-6
