Lehigh University
Penn St
Lehigh topped by Nittany Lions
9/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
State College, PA – No. 8 Lehigh (4-3) fell to No. 22 Penn State (2-0) in a dual meet on Sunday afternoon. Lehigh won four of the ten bouts, but the Nittany Lions walked away with the 24-13 win.
The match started at 125 and the Penn State won the first four matches to take an 18-0 lead. It was not until 157 that freshman Derek Zinck got the Mountain Hawks onto the board with a 5-2 decision. Classmate Troy Letters cut into the Nittany Lion lead further picking up a 10-2 major decision to bring the match score to 18-7. Junior Brad Dillon scored another decision to make it 18-10 after the 174 bout. Lehigh’s only other bout victory was at 197, where junior All-American Jon Trenge scored a 4-1 decision.
The Mountain Hawks will return to action tomorrow, when they travel to Pittsburgh for a 7:30 dual with the Panthers. The match will be held at West Allegheny High School. For directions to West Allegheny, click here
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score |
125 | Adam Smith, PSU dec. Mario Stuart, Lehigh | SV, 3-1 | 3-0 |
133 | Josh Moore, PSU fall Terrance Clendenin, Lehigh | Fall, 1:38 | 9-0 |
141 | DeWitt Driscoll, PSU dec. Tristan Boyd, Lehigh | 6-5 | 12-0 |
149 | Scott Moore, PSU fall Tommy Rohn, Lehigh | Fall, 1:44 | 18-0 |
157 | Derek Zinck, Lehigh dec. Nate Galloway, PSU | 5-2 | 18-3 |
165 | Troy Letters, Lehigh maj. dec. Doc Vecchio, PSU | MD, 10-2 | 18-7 |
174 | Brad Dillon, Lehigh dec. Dan Waters, PSU | 16-9 | 18-10 |
184 | Mark Becks, PSU dec. Travis Frick, Lehigh | 7-2 | 21-10 |
197 | Jon Trenge, Lehigh dec. Ryan Cummins PSU | 4-1 | 21-13 |
Hwt. | Pat Cummins, PSU dec. Joe Sahl, Lehigh | 5-2 | 24-13 |
Final Score – Penn State 24-Lehigh 13 |
For more information, please contact Geoff Goyne, Lehigh Sports Media Relations.
Posted Sunday, January 05, 2003
