Lehigh University
No. 19 Wisconsin
Weibel's W sends Mountain Hawks into the finals
1/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
The match started out shaky for a Mountain Hawks team which had won nineteen of twenty bouts so far at the Duals. At 125, Tom Clum defeated Mario Stuart 8-3 to put the Mountain Hawks behind for the second dual in a row. Unlike against The Citadel though, Lehigh would not take off from there, as Ed Gutnik defeated Matt Ciasulli 4-0 at 133. Each of the three bouts Ciasulli has wrestled in the Duals has ended in shutout so far – two in his favor and one against.
At 141, Cory Cooperman swung the momentum back towards Lehigh with a 16-4 major decision over Tony Turner. Following that at 149, Matt Anderson picked up his third bonus win of the Duals with a pin of Tyler Laudon at
In the closest match of the dual, Tyler Turner defeated Derek Zinck at 157 in the third overtime period by a 5-4 final. Zinck released Turner to go for the takedown, but could not execute it before the time ran out and Turner took the one point victory. At 165, top-ranked Troy Letters dominated Kelly Flaharty, winning by major decision 12-2. Getting more than he bargained for, No. 2 Brad Dillon won his closest match on the season so far, narrowly defeating Ralph DeNisco 3-2 at 174.
In another overtime match,
Paul Weibel came through when his team needed him though, defeated Jareck Horton 9-6 to preserve the five-point victory for the Mountain Hawks.
In the finals, a matchup of top ten teams will feature No. 3 Lehigh taking on No. 6 Nebraska in a rematch of last year’s title contest, a match the Mountain Hawks won easily 34-7. Saturday night’s match figures to be much closer, as the Cornhuskers come in with confidence after demolishing No. 10 Arizona State 37 - -1 in the semifinals.
The finals are set for
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Tom Clum (UW) | over | Mario Stuart (LU) | 8-3 |
133 | Ed Gutnik (UW) | over | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | 4-0 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | Tony Turner (UW) | MD, 16-4 |
149 | Matt Anderson (LU) | over | Tyler Laudon (UW) | WBF, |
157 | Tyler Turner (UW) | over | Derek Zinck (LU) | 5-4 (3OT) |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | over | Kelly Flaharty (UW) | MD, 12-2 |
174 | Brad Dillon (LU) | over | Ralph DeNisco (UW) | 3-2 |
184 | Ryan Flaharty (UW) | over | Travis Frick (LU) | 7-5, s.v. |
197 | Brady Reinke (UW) | over | Matt Cassidy (LU) | 9-8 |
HWT | Paul Weibel (LU) | over | Jareck Horton (UW) | 9-6 |
