Lehigh University
No. 11 Hofstra
Mountain Hawks take down another ranked opponent
2/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
With the match starting at 125, No.12 Mario Stuart got an early takedown against No. 5 Tom Noto, but Noto fought back to get Hofstra on the board 7-5. After that, Matt Ciasulli accepted a forfeit at 133 to put Lehigh in the lead.
At 141, No. 6 Cory Cooperman took an easy 10-2 major decision over John Manarte, but Hofstra came right back at 149 with James Strouse defeating Matt Anderson 7-1. At 157, Derek Zinck returned to the mat after missing a couple weeks with a back injury, and he was successful in besting Chris Vondruska in a close 4-2 victory that saw only one takedown.
In the highest-ranked match-up of the night, top-ranked Troy Letters defeated No. 5 Ralph Everett 8-2, getting three takedowns in the process.
In the most intense wrestling of the night, No. 5 Brad Dillon squared off against Noel Thompson at 174. Dillon took an early lead with a takedown and three point near fall, but then gave it right back with rare back points of his own. With Thompson leading 7-5, Dillon executed another five-point maneuver, and reclaimed control to win 13-7.
In another very close match at 184, Travis Frick used an escape and a penalty point for his opponent stalling to beat Brad Christie 2-1. At 197, Hofstra picked up their third victory of the night as No. 5 Chris Skretkowicz shut out Matt Cassidy 8-0. In the last match of the evening, Paul Weibel defeated Dan Garay at heavyweight by a 8-3 final in overtime, getting a takedown and three point near fall to win by sudden victory. Hofstra lost a point for unsportsmanlike conduct to end the match, giving the 25-9 final score.
Lehigh will return to the mat on Saturday for their last home matches of the season against
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Tom Noto (HU) | over | Mario Stuart (LU) | 7-5 |
133 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | over | forfeit | |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | John Manarte (HU) | MD, 10-2 |
149 | James Strouse (HU) | over | Matt Anderson (LU) | 7-1 |
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | over | Chris Vondruska (HU) | 4-2 |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | over | Ralph Everett (HU) | 8-2 |
174 | Brad Dillon (LU) | over | Noel Thompson (HU) | 13-7 |
184 | Travis Frick (LU) | over | Brad Christie (HU) | 2-1 |
197 | Chris Skretkowicz (HU) | over | Matt Cassidy (LU) | MD, 8-0 |
HWT | Paul Weibel (LU) | over | Dan Garay (HU) | 8-3 |
