Lehigh University
No. 1 Oklahoma St
Mountain Hawks tough, but No. 1 OSU prevails 25-12
2/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Stillwater, OK – In a matchup with the defending national champions on their home turf Sunday afternoon, the Mountain Hawks gave top ranked Oklahoma State all they could handle before falling 25-12 in front of a crowd of 4,389. The score did not accurately reflect the action, as seven of the ten bouts were decided by three points or less. With the win,
The action started at 125, as Derek Stevens set the trend with a close 3-2 victory over Mario Stuart. Then at 133, Matt Ciasulli got off to a good start against two-time defending national champ Johnny Thompson with a takedown to start the first period. But Thompson came right back, reversing Ciasulli and eventually holding on for a 7-5 decision.
Cory Cooperman picked up the Mountain Hawks first victory of the afternoon at 141, riding out the entire second period against Ronnie Delk for a 3-2 victory, making it 6-3
The two featured matches of the afternoon were up next, with four undefeated wrestlers taking the mat. At 165, in a rematch of last year’s semifinals, Tyrone Lewis used a takedown and two-point near fall to hand Troy Letters his first ever dual match loss, 8-5. Following that,
At that point Lehigh trailed 19-3, but the Mountain Hawks were not nearly done fighting. Taking on defending national champion Jake Rosholt at 184, No. 11 Travis Frick used two third period takedowns to upset Rosholt 6-5 for a second Lehigh victory. Feeding off that momentum, Matt Cassidy used his familiar underhooks maneuver in the second period of his match with Rusty Blackmon, pinning Blackmon in
Lehigh head coach
With the loss, Lehigh is still one win shy of a new single-season record for dual wins. The Mountain Hawks will get their chance next weekend when they travel to
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Derek Stevens (OS) | over | Mario Stuart (LU) | 3-2 |
133 | Johnny Thompson (OS) | over | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | 7-5 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | Ronnie Delk (OS) | 3-2, RT |
149 | Zach Esposito (OS) | over | Matt Anderson (LU) | MD, 17-7 |
157 | Johny Hendricks (OS) | over | Derek Zinck (LU) | 5-2 |
165 | Tyrone Lewis (OS) | over | Troy Letters (LU) | 8-5 |
174 | Chris Pendleton (OS) | over | Brad Dillon (LU) | 7-5 |
184 | Travis Frick (LU) | over | Jake Rosholt (OS) | 6-5 |
197 | Matt Cassidy (LU) | over | Rusty Blackmon (OS) | WBF, |
HWT | Will Gruenwald (OS) | over | Paul Weibel (LU) | WBF, 1:13 |
