Lehigh University
North Carolina
No. 12 Lehigh posts 2-1 mark at Northeast Duals
11/28/2009 10:15:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
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TROY, N.Y. – In its final dual action of 2009 the 12th-ranked Lehigh wrestling team posted a 2-1 record at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals Saturday at Hudson Valley Community College’s McDonough Sports Complex. Senior David Craig and sophomore Zach Rey each went 3-0 on the day to lead the Mountain Hawks, who downed North Carolina 26-10 and beat No. 7 Nebraska 18-15 before falling to No. 6 Maryland 22-12 in their final dual of the day. Lehigh finishes the month of November with a 6-2 dual record.
“There were some positives today,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We had a great first match and a great second match. We had opportunities in the third match but didn’t get it done. That’s something we’ll work on moving forward.”
Lehigh’s second dual of the day, against Nebraska, provided the most drama with the teams tied 15-15 heading to the final bout at heavyweight. Rey converted a second period takedown and went on beat the Cornhuskers’ Tucker Lane 3-2 in a battle of top-10 wrestlers to provide the winning three point margin for the Brown and White.
The Mountain Hawks raced to a 9-0 lead against the Cornhuskers on three consecutive wins by decision by sophomore John McDonald (125) and seniors Matt Fisk (133) and Seth Ciasulli (141).
At 149, true freshman Joey Napoli made his varsity dual debut and led Chris Hacker in the third period, but Napoli was taken down, cradled and pinned as Nebraska came back with six big points with the fall coming at 6:42. A 10-4 decision by top-ranked Jordan Burroughs over sophomore Sean Bilodeau tied the dual at nine halfway, and the teams alternated wins by decision, with sophomore Brandon Hatchett and senior David Craig earning wins at 165 and 184 for Lehigh and Stephen Dwyer and Craig Brester picking up wins at 174 and 197 for Nebraska, setting up the winner-take-all showdown at heavyweight.
In the final dual of Lehigh’s day things did not go as planned for the Mountain Hawks, who dropped seven matches, including four straight close decisions from 125-149. Bilodeau did his best to bring Lehigh back, taking Kyle John down and then to his back before pinning the Terrapin in 1:57 to make the score 12-6 Maryland at the halfway point.
The Terrapins earned a mild upset at 165 when Josh Asper held off senior Mike Galante 7-6 and Maryland added a win by decision from Mike Letts over freshman Robert Hamlin at 174 and a major decision from Hudson Taylor over sophomore Joe Kennedy at 197. Craig and Rey added wins by decision for Lehigh, with the sixth-ranked Rey upping his overall season record to 8-0.
Earlier in the day, Lehigh won seven of ten bouts from North Carolina, highlighted by major decision wins from McDonald and Craig and Rey’s first fall of the season, as he took down Andrew Cekuta and turned him for the pin in just 28 seconds. All three of the Tar Heels’ wins came from ranked wrestlers at 149, 157 and 165. At 174, junior Alex Caruso made his season dual debut, and downed Thomas Ferguson 6-1.
“We did some good things and some bad things today,” said Santoro. “We wrestled hard but didn’t finish the job. Losing is one thing but getting beat on mental mistakes is something we talked about.
Santoro continued, “We did a great job against Nebraska, but pretty much got pushed around in our last match. We were getting beat at the end of periods and if you do that you’re not going to reach your goals.”
The Mountain Hawks will have the next month off from competition before returning to action at the Midlands Championships, December 29 and 30 in Evanston, Ill.
Lehigh 26 North Carolina 10
|
Weight |
Matchup |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
John McDonald (Lehigh) |
maj. dec. |
Brian Bokoski (UNC) |
13-5 |
|
133 |
Matt Fisk (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Jeremy Shaw (UNC) |
6-1 |
|
141 |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Danny Lopes (UNC) |
3-1, t.b. |
|
149 |
Nick Stabile (UNC) |
dec. |
Brian Tanen (Lehigh) |
7-1 |
|
157 |
Thomas Scotton (UNC) |
maj. dec. |
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) |
11-3 |
|
165 |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Kyle Kiss (UNC) |
3-1 s.v. |
|
174 |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Thomas Ferguson (UNC) |
6-1 |
|
184 |
David Craig (Lehigh) |
maj. dec. |
Nick Tenpenny (UNC) |
10-2 |
|
197 |
Dennis Drury (UNC) |
dec. |
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) |
3-1 |
|
285 |
Zach Rey (Lehigh) |
Fall |
Andrew Cekuta (UNC) |
0:28 |
Lehigh 18 Nebraska 15
|
Weight |
Matchup |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
John McDonald (Lehigh) |
dec. |
David Klingsheim (NU) |
7-6 |
|
133 |
Matt Fisk (Lehigh) |
dec. |
C.J. Napier (NU) |
4-0 |
|
141 |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Mike Koehnlein (NU) |
6-2 |
|
149 |
Chris Hacker (NU) |
Fall |
Joey Napoli (Lehigh) |
6:42 |
|
157 |
Jordan Burroughs (NU) |
dec. |
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) |
10-4 |
|
165 |
Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Tyler Koehn (NU) |
3-2 |
|
174 |
Stephen Dwyer (NU) |
dec. |
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) |
8-4 |
|
184 |
David Craig (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) |
4-2 |
|
197 |
Craig Brester (NU) |
dec. |
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) |
10-3 |
|
285 |
Zach Rey (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Tucker Lane (Nebraska) |
3-2 |
Maryland 22 Lehigh 12
|
Weight |
Matchup |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
James Knox (Maryland) |
dec. |
John McDonald (Lehigh) |
4-0 |
|
133 |
Steve Bell (Maryland) |
dec. |
Matt Fisk (Lehigh) |
6-1 |
|
141 |
Alex Krom (Maryland) |
dec. |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
5-4 |
|
149 |
Jon Kohler (Maryland) |
dec. |
Joey Napoli (Lehigh) |
5-3 |
|
157 |
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) |
Fall |
Kyle John (Maryland) |
1:57 |
|
165 |
Josh Asper (Maryland) |
dec. |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
7-6 |
|
174 |
Mike Letts (Maryland) |
dec. |
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) |
5-3 |
|
184 |
David Craig (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Corey Peltier (Maryland) |
6-3 |
|
197 |
Hudson Taylor (Maryland) |
maj. dec. |
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) |
11-0 |
|
285 |
Zach Rey (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Patrick Gilmore (Maryland) |
3-1 |
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