Lehigh University
Edinboro
Lehigh moves on, will face Penn State
9/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Hampton, VA - Lehigh defeated nationally ranked Edinboro, 24-9, in the second round of the Virginia Dual Championships. The victory sets up a rematch with archrival Penn State in the tournament semifinals.
At 125, Mario Stuart sparked his team with an important effort with an 8-4 win. Other crucial wins came from Cory Cooperman (133) who edged nationally ranked Shawn Bunch, 7-6, Troy Letters (165) who beat No. 10 Matt King, 8-5, and Travis Frick who outwrestled No. 20 Alex Clemson at 184. A minor upset came at 197 where Jon Trenge lost his first-ever bout to an eastern wrestler, dropping a 5-2 duel with fourth-ranked David Shunamon. Freshman Derek Zinck and junior Joe Sahl scored the Mountain Hawks two biggest wins on the afternoon. Zinck gained an 11-1 major decision at 157, while Sahl picked up a technical fall in the heavyweight bout.
Penn State advanced to the semifinal rematch with Lehigh after rolling through the first two rounds. The Nittany Lions defeated Cal State Bakersfield 43-3 in the first round before crushing Rider 38-3 in the quarterfinals. The Mountain Hawks shutout the Broncs earlier this season, 42-0.
Lehigh hits the mat against Penn State on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm in Hampton Coliseum. In the other semifinal, top seeded Illinois will square off with Nebraska.
Weight | Bout | Result | Score |
125 | Mario Stuart, Lehigh dec. Jacob Gray, Edinboro | 8-4 | 3-0 |
133 | Cory Cooperman, Lehigh dec. Shawn Bunch, Edinboro | 7-6 | 6-0 |
141 | Cory Ace, Edinboro dec. Tristan Boyd, Lehigh | 7-4 | 6-3 |
149 | Ron Doppelheuer, Edinoboro dec. Tommy Rohn, Lehigh | SV, 6-4 | 6-6 |
157 | Derek Zinck, Lehigh maj. dec. Deonte Penn, Edinboro | MD, 11-1 | 10-6 |
165 | Troy Letters, Lehigh dec. Matt King, Edinboro | 8-5 | 13-6 |
174 | Brad Dillon, Lehigh dec. Nate Yetzer, Edinboro | 7-5 | 16-6 |
184 | Travis Frick, Lehigh dec. Alex Clemsen, Edinboro | 5-3 | 19-6 |
197 | David Shunamon, Edinboro dec. Jon Trenge, Lehigh | 5-2 | 19-9 |
Hwt. | Joe Sahl, Lehigh tech. fall Reuben Daniels, Edinboro | TF, 21-6 | 24-9 |
First Round Results
Match |
(1) Illinois 22, North Carolina 12 |
(8) Lock Haven 21, Army 16 |
(5) Hofstra 34, Virginia Tech 6 |
(4) Nebraska 26, Brown 10 |
(3) Lehigh bye |
(6) Edinboro 21, VMI 7 |
Rider 24, (7) Kent State 17 |
(2) Penn State 43, Cal. St.-Bakersfield 3 |
Second Round Results
Match |
(1) Illinois 32, (8) Lock Haven 3 |
(4) Nebraska 22, (5) Hofstra 17 |
(3) Lehigh 24, (6) Edinboro 9) |
(2) Penn State 38, Rider 3 |
Posted Friday, January 10, 2003
