Lehigh University
No. 4 Oklahoma
Mountain Hawks and Sooners grapple to 18-18 tie
12/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
“The guys really wanted to come out and prove themselves after last night,” said head coach Greg Strobel. “There weren’t a lot of close matches, they scored big when they had the advantage and we seemed to when we had the advantage.”
“It’s a shame they changed the rules,” Strobel added jokingly afterwards.
The match started with three bouts that ended in bonus points. OU’s second ranked Sam Hazewinkel earned a 18-6 major decision over Lehigh’s Matt Fisk. Then Santo came out and gave the Mountain Hawks the lead, as he scored a takedown, a three-point near fall and a two-point near fall to open up a first period lead, before wrapping up the technical fall with a takedown with 52 seconds remaining in the third period.
Lehigh evened the match at eight as redshirt freshman Trevor Chinn scored a two point takedown and two point near fall late in the third period to upset fourth ranked Matt Storniolo 7-4.
The Mountain Hawks won the next three bouts to build a 18-8 lead in the dual, as Derek Zinck, Troy Letters and Travis Frick all bounced back from upset losses the night before with victories, Letters’ win a 13-1 major decision over Jerome Featherstone at 165.
Lehigh nearly won the match at 184 as David Helfrich took No. 10 Justin Dyer to sudden victory. Dyer however, was able to score the winning takedown off a scramble for the 3-1 win, and after the Sooners took the final two bouts of the evening, the match ended in a tie.
The Mountain Hawks will have several weeks off from competition for the holidays and final exams. Lehigh will kick-off the second half of its season on Thursday, December 29 when the Mountain Hawks will travel to
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score |
|
125 |
Sam Hazewinkel (OU) |
maj. dec. |
Matt Fisk (LU) |
18-6 |
|
133 |
Jeff Santo (LU) |
tech. fall. |
Trey Blakely (OU) |
18-2, 6:08 |
|
141 |
Teyon Ware (OU) |
maj. dec. |
Cory Cooperman (LU) |
13-2 |
|
149 |
Trevor Chinn (LU) |
dec. |
Matt Storniolo (OU) |
7-4 |
|
157 |
Derek Zinck (LU) |
dec. |
Will Rowe (OU) |
9-4 |
|
165 |
Troy Letters (LU) |
maj. dec. |
Jerome Featherstone (OU) |
13-1 |
|
174 |
Travis Frick (LU) |
dec. |
Wes Roberts (OU) |
5-4 |
|
184 |
Justin Dyer (OU) |
dec. |
David Helfrich (LU) |
3-1 s.v. |
|
197 |
Joel Flaggert (OU) |
dec. |
Paul Weibel (LU) |
14-5 |
|
285 |
Jake Hager (OU) |
dec. |
Tom Curl (LU) |
6-2 |
Photo © 2005, Lehigh Athletics, Jeff Nolan
