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Virginia knocks off Lehigh 27-9 at Virginia Duals
1/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
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The swing bout in the dual was a multi-overtime battle between sophomore Mike Galante of Lehigh and freshman Michael Chaires of
After falling behind 9-0, junior Trevor Chinn mustered Lehigh’s first win of the match, riding out the second period and then escaping early in the third to defeat Shawn Harris 2-0 at 149. Chinn was undefeated in four bouts this weekend. Senior Dave Nakasone pulled Lehigh within three points with a 3-2 win over Drew DiPasquale at 157. Sophomore Justin Allen had the Mountain Hawks third and final win, a 4-1 decision over John Danilkowicz at heavyweight.
“We were just off a step,” said Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel. “They were hot as a team and we weren’t. There were a lot of close matches, but we came up short in a few of them.”
Earlier in the day, Lehigh defeated Rider 21-11 to remain alive in the consolation bracket.
“I was pleased with the performance against Rider,” Strobel said. “We wrestled well, and really hustled, and even the bouts we didn’t win a few of them were very close.”
The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Saturday January 19 when they put their 3-0 EIWA dual record on the line against No. 22 Navy. The match gets underway at 7 p.m. from Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased by calling 610-7LU-GAME or by visiting the Lehigh ticket office, located in Grace Hall.
|
Weight |
Matchup |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
Ross Gitomer (UVa) |
dec. |
Kellen Aura (Lehigh) |
11-4 |
|
133 |
Eric Albright (UVa) |
dec. |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
7-4 |
|
141 |
Nick Nelson (UVa) |
dec. |
Jeff Santo (Lehigh) |
6-2 |
|
149 |
Trevor Chinn (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Shawn Harris (UVa) |
2-0 |
|
157 |
Dave Nakasone (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Drew DiPasquale (UVa) |
3-2 |
|
165 |
Michael Chaires (UVa) |
dec. |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
3-2, t.b.2 |
|
174 |
Chris Henrich (UVa) |
dec. |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
3-0 |
|
184 |
Rocco Caponi (UVa) |
Fall |
Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) |
2:45 |
|
197 |
Brent Jones (UVa) |
Fall |
Alex Iacocca (Lehigh) |
2:36 |
|
285 |
Justin Allen (Lehigh) |
dec. |
John Danilkowicz (UVa) |
4-1 |
