Saturday, December 9
Pittsburgh, Pa.
01:00 PM

Lehigh University

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at
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No. 20 Pittsburgh

Lehigh bounces back with 29-10 win at Pitt

12/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Lehigh bounced back from Friday night’s loss to Penn State, winning eight of ten bouts in a 29-10 triumph over No. 20 Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon at Fitzgerald Field House. Among the Mountain Hawks’ victories were a win by fall for senior captain Paul Weibel and major decisions for seniors Matt Ciasulli and Dave Nakasone. Lehigh wraps up the opening part of its dual season at 4-4 while the Panthers fall to 2-1.

 

“We came out with a lot more hustle this afternoon,” said Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel. “Last night we were lacking in terms of hustle, but we came back and went after it this afternoon. Pittsburgh is a good team, but to win eight bouts against them is good for us.”

 

The dual started at heavyweight, with Weibel giving the Mountain Hawks the early advantage, connecting on one of his patented throws to earn a first period fall over Zach Sheaffer.

 

Pitt tied the dual when Brad Gentzle locked in a cradle to pin senior Patrick Berger in 31 seconds, before Lehigh went on a roll winning five straight bouts to take control of the dual. Freshman Seth Ciasulli started the run, scoring a second period reversal-three point near fall combination to upset eighth ranked Drew Headlee 7-4. After Matt Ciasulli won a 10-2 major decision at 141, Trevor Chinn was able to get back on the winning track, hitting a four point move in the final seconds to defeat Joey Ecklof at 149.

 

Nakasone put forth a workmanlike effort, racking up seven takedowns in a 17-5 win over Dave Kapetanovich. Freshman Mike Galante closed the run with a 7-2 win over Sean Richmond.

 

The Panthers picked up their only other win at 174 with fourth ranked Keith Gavin earning a 10-1 major decision over David Helfrich, but Lehigh freshman David Craig and senior Matt Cassidy secured wins by decision to pull Lehigh back to .500 heading into the holiday break.

 

The Mountain Hawks will take the next couple of weeks off for final exams and will return to the mats on Friday, December 29 when Lehigh travels to Greensboro, N.C. to compete in the two-day Southern Scuffle, hosted by UNC-Greensboro at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center.

 

Weight

Match-up

Result

 

Score/Time

285

Paul Weibel (LU)

WBF

Zach Sheaffer (Pitt)

2:28

125

Brad Gentzle (Pitt)

WBF

Patrick Berger (LU)

0:31

133

Seth Ciasulli (LU)

dec.

Drew Headlee (Pitt)

7-4

141

Matt Ciasulli (LU)

maj. dec.

Joe Ciampoli (Pitt)

10-2

149

Trevor Chinn (LU)

dec.

Joey Ecklof (Pitt)

8-4

157

Dave Nakasone (LU)

maj. dec.

Dave Kapetanovich (Pitt)

17-5

165

Mike Galante (LU)

dec.

Sean Richmond (Pitt)

7-2

174

Keith Gavin (Pitt)

maj. dec.

David Helfrich (LU)

10-1

184

David Craig (LU)

dec.

Mike Heist (Pitt)

6-1

197

Matt Cassidy (LU)

dec.

Eric Cassidy (Pitt)

6-3

Referee – John Hnath

 

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