Lehigh University
No. 25 Pittsburgh
Mountain Hawks too much for No. 25 Pittsburgh
1/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Pittsburgh,
Lehigh got off to a fast start as Andrew Rizzi scored a technical fall over Zach Bowman and then No. 10 Matt Ciasulli picked up a major decision over Drew Headlee at 133. Lehigh extended its lead to 12-0 when third ranked Cory Cooperman won a 7-3 decision over Pitt’s No. 5 Ronald Tarquinio.
Each team had a wrestler not make weight, so forfeits were awarded to the Panthers at 149 and the Mountain Hawks at 157.
Mountain Hawk grapplers won seven of eight contested bouts on the afternoon. It was a homecoming for Lehigh’s Troy Letters and Matt Cassidy, who are both from the
The Mountain Hawks will return to the mat on Tuesday as they head to the Big Apple for a showdown against yet another nationally ranked opponent. Lehigh will face No. 13 Missouri at the famous New York Athletic Club in
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
125 | Andrew Rizzi (LU) | WTF | Zach Bowman (PITT) | 5:49, 15-0 |
133 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | Maj. Dec. | Drew Headlee (PITT) | 10-0 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | Dec. | Ronald Tarquinio (PITT) | 7-3 |
149 | Matt Kocher (PITT) | WFF | ||
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | WFF | ||
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | Maj. Dec. | Justin Nestor (PITT) | 17-6 |
174 | Travis Frick (LU) | Dec. | Zachariah Doll (PITT) | 3-2 |
184 | Matt Cassidy (LU) | WBF | Eric Cassidy (PITT) | 4:01 |
197 | Dave Helfrich (LU) | Dec. | Lou Thomas (PITT) | 6-1 |
285 | Zach Sheaffer (PITT) | WBF | Paul Weibel (LU) | 2:14 |
