Lehigh University
No. 6 Nebraska
Nebraska rallies late to beat Lehigh in VA Duals final
1/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Hampton, VA – Nebraska gained revenge for their Virginia Duals finals loss to Lehigh last year, defeating the Mountain Hawks 25-13 Saturday night to take home the crown. The Cornhuskers, ranked No. 6 in the nation, won six of the ten weight classes, including the last three straight to hand Lehigh their third dual loss on the season (12-3, 1-0).
At 125,
At 149, Travis Shufelt finally stopped Matt Anderson’s recent surge, besting the freshman 9-5.
As they’ve done all season, Lehigh’s top two wrestlers came through at 165 and 174 to put the Mountain Hawks back in the lead for the final time on the night. Troy Letters decisioned Jacob Klein 10-3, and then Brad Dillon followed him up with a major decision, taking out James Tummel 14-5, making it 13-12 Lehigh.
That would be it for the Mountain Hawks, as
Lehigh will return to the mat on Friday as they travel to
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Jason Powell (UN) | over | Mario Stuart (LU) | WBF, |
133 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | over | Matt Keller (UN) | 9-7 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | Matt Murray (UN) | 6-4 |
149 | Travis Shufelt (UN) | over | Matt Anderson (LU) | 9-5 |
157 | B.J. Wright (UN) | over | Derek Zinck (LU) | 7-2 |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | over | Jacob Klein (UN) | 10-3 |
174 | Brad Dillon (LU) | over | James Tummel (UN) | MD, 14-5 |
184 | Travis Pascoe (UN) | over | Travis Frick (LU) | MD, 12-4 |
197 | B.J. Padden (UN) | over | Matt Cassidy (LU) | WBF, 1:21 |
HWT | Nate McClain (UN) | over | Paul Weibel (LU) | 8-3 |
