Lehigh University
North Carolina
Technically, Lehigh shuts outs North Carolina
1/9/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Hampton, VA – Lehigh wasted no time in showing why they were named the top seed in the Virginia Duals this year, shutting out eighth-seeded North Carolina 41-0 in their first match Friday Morning. The Mountain Hawks (10-2, 1-0) recorded their largest win of the season in the dual, and set a new Lehigh record for most tech falls in a single match with five.
Lehigh welcomed back two starters, as Cory Cooperman returned to the lineup after missing the Buckeye Duals and
Mario Stuart got the Mountain Hawks to a great start with his second tech fall on the year, defeating Drew Forshey 20-5 at 125. At 133, Matt Ciasulli kept it going with a shutout 10-0 major decision over Bobby Shaw. Cooperman then showed no sign of rust at 141, taking a tech fall over Jacob Paul by a 20-5 final.
At 149, Matt Anderson continued to impress off his upset win against
At 165, top-ranked Troy Letters got things rolling again, as he and Brad Dillon went back-to-back on tech falls. Letters defeated Garrett Atkins 16-1, and Dillon took down Joshua Lee 21-6 at 174. Both Letters and Dillon remain undefeated on the season.
Things got a little closer in the last three weights, as Travis Frick held off Mark Canty 6-3 at 184, Matt Cassidy just missed a major decision with an 11-4 victory over Venroy July at 197, and finally Joe Sahl defeated Ryan Adams 2-1 at heavyweight.
The Mountain Hawks will move on to the quarterfinals of the Duals this afternoon, as they take on The Citadel at
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Mario Stuart (LU) | over | Drew Forshey (NC) | WTF, 20-5 |
133 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | over | Bobby Shaw (NC) | MD, 10-0 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | Jacob Paul (NC) | WTF, 20-5 |
149 | Matt Anderson (LU) | over | Andrew Slack (NC) | WTF, 15-0 |
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | over | Ashton Buswell (NC) | 11-6 |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | over | Garrett Atkins (NC) | WTF, 16-1 |
174 | Brad Dillon (LU) | over | Joshua Lee (NC) | WTF, 21-6 |
184 | Travis Frick (LU) | over | Mark Canty (NC) | 6-3 |
197 | Matt Cassidy (LU) | over | Venroy July (NC) | 11-4 |
HWT | Joe Sahl (LU) | over | Ryan Adams (NC) | 2-1 |
