Lehigh University Athletics
Lehigh set to wrap up regular seasan against No. 24 Penn
2/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Lehigh welcomes the Penn Quakers to the Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall for a dual meet in the Mountain Hawks’ final tune-up for the EIWA Championships, March 4-5 in
Lehigh is looking to go undefeated in EIWA duals for the fifth time in six seasons. The Mountain Hawks have won 21 straight duals against EIWA opponents. The last EIWA team to beat Lehigh: Penn, 21-12 at the Palestra on February 24, 2002. The Lehigh-Penn series dates back to 1912. The Mountain Hawks have won 34 of 43 meetings all-time including the last two. These two schools have met each of the last nine seasons after not having wrestled between 1956 and 1996. LU is 5-4 vs. Penn under Greg Strobel. Sunday’s match gets underway at 2:00 from Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match will be televised live in the Date: February 20, 2005 Opponent: No. 24 Penn Quakers First match: 2:00 Arena: Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall (2,138) Location: Lehigh’s record: 20-4 overall, 6-0 EIWA Penn’s record: 8-3 overall, 4-1 EIWA Series: Lehigh leads 34-7-2 Streak: Lehigh has won last two meetings TV: Service Electric 2 Sports live Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 beginning at 1:30 with Steve Lomangino and Gary Brownell Internet: www.lehighsports.com
