Mountain Hawks dominate Buffalo in first dual at Buckeyes
1/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Columbus, OH – Lehigh started the Buckeye Duals off on the right foot, dominating the
The Mountain Hawks All-Americans got the day off to a great beginning, as the match started at 157. Derek Zinck recorded his first pin of the season, taking just
At 184, Travis Frick dominated throughout to take a major decision 14-6 over Garrett Hicks. At 197, Kyle Cerminara upset No. Matt Cassidy, using a second period takedown to hold him off 4-3 for
Things were much closer at 125, as No. 13 Mario Stuart needed riding time to defeat Mark McKnight 3-2. In another exciting contest at 133, Matt Ciasulli allowed Cliff Smith to tie the match up late in the third period, before executing a reversal at the buzzer plus riding time gave Ciasulli the 8-5 decision. At 141, Mike Trotta gained
Finally, at 149, Matt Anderson used a first period takedown and three-point near fall to take the advantage, but a late escape by Patrick Lloyd kept Anderson from gaining the major decision, as Anderson closed out the match with the 8-1 victory.
Lehigh will wrestle No. 15 Ohio State in the next dual at
Weight matchup result score
157 Derek Zinck (LU) over Casey Burchfield (UB) WBF,
165 Troy Letters (LU) over Nick Rausenberger (UB) WBF,
174 Brad Dillon (LU) over Ed Pawlak (UB) 6-2
184 Travis Frick (LU) over Garrett Hicks (UB) MD, 14-6
197 Kyle Cerminara (UB) over Matt Cassidy (LU) 4-3
HWT Paul Weibel (LU) over Greg Thomas (UB) MD, 15-3
125 Mario Stuart (LU) over Mark McKnight (U) 3-2 (RT)
133 Matt Ciasulli (LU) over Cliff Smith (UB) 8-5
141 Mike Trotta (UB) over Taylor Graham (LU) 8-1
149 Matt Anderson (LU) over Patrick Lloyd (UB) 8-1