Lehigh University
No. 17 Illinois
Lehigh edges Bison to stay alive at Virginia Duals
1/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
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In its first round consolation versus Bucknell, Lehigh split the ten bouts with the Bison. The deciding factor was number of major decisions won, and sophomore Alex Iacocca’s 15-6 major decision win over Charlie Wonsettler proved to be the deciding criteria that allowed Lehigh to advance.
After six bouts, Lehigh and Bucknell were deadlocked at nine apiece. Sophomore Seth Ciasulli led the charge with a 6-2 victory over 16th ranked David Marble at 133. Junior Trevor Chinn added a win by decision over Kevin LaValley at 149, and senior Dave Nakasone converted a takedown 24 seconds into sudden victory to defeat Brantley Hooks 3-1.
At 174, Lehigh reclaimed the lead as freshman Alex Caruso was dominant, rolling up five takedowns in a 13-6 win over Rob Waltko. The Mountain Hawks however, were docked a team point after the bout for unsportsmanlike conduct against Caruso, and led just 11-9 with three bouts remaining.
Freshman Kadeem Samuels was beaten 6-0 by Bucknell’s Shane Riccio to give the Bison a one point lead in the dual, but Iacocca answered the call on his birthday, with six takedowns including the final one in the waning seconds of the third period to secure the major.
Needing a win at heavyweight to cement the dual, sophomore Justin Allen fell 5-2 to George Hingson, creating the 15-15 tie and after review; Lehigh was declared the winner by way of fifth criteria (most major decisions).
“There’s still a lot of work to be done,” said Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel. “We’re making progress, but the mental mistakes almost cost us against Bucknell. The good news is, we got a good effort from Iacocca who gets a major on his birthday, and I’ve seen some good wrestling out of some unexpected guys; Iacocca, and even guys like Berger and Samuels who fought hard and lost close matches. Plus Ciasulli went out and beat a ranked guy in Marble that was good to see.”
Earlier in the day, Lehigh dropped nine of ten bouts to
The Mountain Hawks will wrestle Saturday morning in the second round of consolations against No. 8 seed Rider. That match begins at 10 a.m. and will be broadcast online at Lehighsports.com. A Lehigh victory would pit the Brown and White against the Oregon State-Virginia winner at 4 p.m., while a loss would eliminate the Mountain Hawks from the tournament.
|
Weight |
Matchup |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
Gabe Flores ( |
tech fall |
Kellen Aura (Lehigh) |
17-2, 5:09 |
|
133 |
Jimmy Kennedy ( |
dec. |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
3-0 |
|
141 |
Ryan Prater ( |
dec. |
Jeff Santo (Lehigh) |
12-11 |
|
149 |
Trevor Chinn (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Joey Kotowski ( |
9-4 |
|
157 |
Mike Poeta ( |
dec. |
Dave Nakasone (Lehigh) |
7-4 |
|
165 |
Roger Smith-Bergsrud ( |
dec. |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
8-6 |
|
174 |
John Dergo ( |
dec. |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
8-6 s.v. |
|
184 |
Dave Gleissner ( |
dec. |
Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) |
6-0 |
|
197 |
Patrick Bond ( |
dec. |
Alex Iacocca (Lehigh) |
12-6 |
|
285 |
John Wise ( |
dec. |
Justin Allen (Lehigh) |
7-1 |
Lehigh 16 Bucknell 15
|
Weight |
Matchup |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
Jose Matos (BU) |
dec. |
Mitch Berger (Lehigh) |
6-5 |
|
133 |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
dec. |
David Marble (BU) |
6-2 |
|
141 |
Luke Chohany (BU) |
dec. |
Jeff Santo (Lehigh) |
9-3 |
|
149 |
Trevor Chinn (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Kevin LaValley (BU) |
3-2 |
|
157 |
Dave Nakasone (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Brantley Hooks (BU) |
3-1 s.v. |
|
165 |
Andy Rendos (BU) |
dec. |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
6-0 |
|
174 |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Rob Waltko (BU) |
13-6* |
|
184 |
Shane Riccio (BU) |
dec. |
Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) |
6-0 |
|
197 |
Alex Iacocca (Lehigh) |
maj. dec. |
Charlie Wonsettler (BU) |
15-6 |
|
285 |
George Hingson (BU) |
dec. |
Justin Allen (Lehigh) |
5-2 |
* Lehigh penalized a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
