Lehigh University
No. 11 Cornell
Fifth ranked Lehigh rallies past No. 11 Cornell
1/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
After dropping the first two bouts of the night, the Mountain Hawks got on the scoreboard at 141 when Cory Cooperman picked up a convincing 8-2 win over Cornell’s Jordan Lee. That decision cut the Big Red’s lead in half at 6-3.
Trailing 9-3 entering the bout at 157, Lehigh’s Derek Zinck rolled to a 17-8 major decision over Cornell’s John Cholish to make the score 9-7. Zinck’s victory was one of three straight for Lehigh, as Troy Letters (165) and Travis Frick (174) also picked up wins as the Mountain Hawks went ahead for good.
Cornell picked up a win at 184, but Lehigh won the final two bouts to seal the win.
“I was pleased with the way we wrestled as a group tonight,” said Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel following the victory.
When asked about two fill-ins, Strobel explained he was more than satisfied with their effort, despite the setbacks. “I thought Dave [Helfrich] and [David] Nakasone wrestled very well tonight,” he pointed out.
There is no rest for Lehigh, as the Mountain Hawks are right back in action Saturday night against another top 25 squad. No. 5 Lehigh will visit No. 20 Navy on Saturday night. That match will get underway at 7:00 from Alumni Hall in
Lehigh 20, Cornell 12
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
125 | Mike Mormile (C) | dec. | Andrew Rizzi (L) | 12-6 |
133 | Travis Lee (C) | dec. | Matt Ciasulli (L) | 5-1 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (L) | dec. | Jordan Lee (C) | 8-2 |
149 | Dustin Manotti (C) | dec. | David Nakasone (L) | 10-4 |
157 | Derek Zinck (L) | maj. dec. | John Cholish (C) | 17-8 |
165 | Troy Letters (L) | dec. | Joey Hooker (C) | 7-2 |
174 | Travis Frick (L) | dec. | Joe Mazzurco (C) | 6-3 |
184 | Tyler Baier (C) | dec. | Dave Helfrich (L) | 6-0 |
197 | Jon Trenge (L) | maj. dec. | Jerry Rinaldi (C) | 10-2 |
285 | Paul Weibel (L) | dec. | Matt Bogumil (C) | 7-3 |
Referee – Joe Bartell Attendance – 2,008
