Lehigh University
EIWA Championships
Record-setting day for Lehigh grapplers at EIWAs
3/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Philadelphia, PA – Saturday’s wrestling at the EIWA Championships went about as well as Lehigh could have expected. The Mountain Hawks set a new school record, sending nine wrestlers into the semifinals on Sunday. The team dominated in nearly every bout, claiming bonus points in 16 of 19 victories through the first two rounds. Lehigh also holds the team lead, as they continue to shoot for their third straight EIWA title.
Mario Stuart led off for Lehigh, defeating American’s Matt Pelligrino and Andy Henry of Army both by tech falls. Matt Ciasulli was up next at 133, and was one of two Lehigh wrestlers to get two pins on the day. Ciasulli took down Eric Levine (American) in
After a bye through the first round, top seed Cory Cooperman at 141 scored an impressive 15-0 tech fall shutout over Patrick Simpson from Army.
At 149, Matt Anderson started out the day with only his second pin on the year (
Derek Zinck took a bye in the first round at 157, then defeated Michael Carbonaro from Navy 9-3 to stay on track for a repeat EIWA crown. At 165, returning champion Troy Letters wasted very little time getting started, as he pinned Dwayne Hash-Barberis of American in
Brad Dillon was the other Lehigh wrestler with a pair of falls, pinning Adam Santee (Brown) in
At 197, Matt Cassidy moved into the semis thanks to a major decision 14-3 win over Brown’s Peter Mosely and then eeked out a 5-4 defeat of Todd Wisman of Army, the closest win for the Mountain Hawks on the day.
Paul Weibel was the only Lehigh wrestler to move to the consolation bracket after the first round, losing 9-0 to the top seed Matt Feast from
“We did exactly what we came here to do today,” said Lehigh head coach
Overall, Lehigh holds a 14.5 point lead going into the final day of wrestling, and is on track to take the school’s third consecutive EIWA team title. Host Penn is currently in second, with Cornell just behind them.
The EIWA semifinal matches begin on Sunday at
Team Standings
1. | Lehigh | 78 |
2. | Penn | 63.5 |
3. | Cornell | 59 |
4. | 40 | |
5. | Navy | 37 |
6. | Army | 34 |
7. | Harvard | 27 |
8. | Brown | 20 |
9. | 12.5 | |
9. | 12.5 | |
11. | 8 | |
12. | Franklin and Marshall | 6.5 |
13. | American | 2.5 |
First Round Matches
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Mario Stuart (LU) | over | Matt Pelligrino (American) | WTF, 21-5 ( |
133 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | over | Eric Levine (American) | W |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | bye | |
149 | Matt Anderson (LU) | over | Matt Piselli ( | W |
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | over | bye | |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | over | Dwayne Hash-Barberis (AU) | W |
174 | Brad Dillon (LU) | over | Adam Santee (Brown) | W |
184 | Travis Frick (LU) | over | bye | |
197 | Matt Cassidy (LU) | over | Peter Mosely (Brown) | MD, 14-3 |
HWT | Matt Feast (Penn) | over | Paul Weibel (LU) | MD, 9-0 |
Quarterfinal Matches
Weight | Matchup | Result | Score | |
125 | Mario Stuart (LU) | over | Andy Henry (Army) | WTF, 19-4 |
133 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | over | Steve Sutton ( | W |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | over | Patrick Simpson (Army) | WTF, 15-0 |
149 | Matt Anderson (LU) | over | John Cox (Navy) | 9-6 |
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | over | Michael Carbonaro (Navy) | 9-3 |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | over | Keith Smith (ESU) | WTF, 22-7 |
174 | Brad Dillon (LU) | over | Sven Hafermeister ( | W |
184 | Travis Frick (LU) | over | PJ Jones (Harvard) | injury default |
197 | Matt Cassidy (LU) | over | Todd Wisman (Army) | 5-4 |
Consolations
HWT | Paul Weibel (LU) | over | Bart Seeman ( | W |
HWT | Paul Weibel (LU) | over | Matt Bogumil (Cornell) | 8-7 |
