Sunday, December 20
Norman, Okla.
1:00 PM
Lehigh University
at
Oklahoma
No. 13 Lehigh visits No. 8 Oklahoma in top 15 showdown Sunday
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In its final competition of 2015, No. 13 Lehigh visits No. 8 Oklahoma in a matchup of nationally-ranked one-loss teams Sunday at OU's McCasland Field House. The Mountain Hawks last competed on December 5, winning at Rider and Princeton to head into the break for final exams at 6-1. Oklahoma won its first five duals this season but is coming off a 37-3 loss to rival Oklahoma State in the first Bedlam dual of the season last Sunday.
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In its only dual action so far this month, Lehigh won 15 of 20 bouts in a pair of road wins over Rider and Princeton, December 5 in New Jersey. The Mountain Hawks began their day with a 26-12 win over Rider in Lawrenceville, before heading to Princeton where they handed the then-25th-ranked Tigers a 34-3 loss. Lehigh posted seven bonus point wins on the day, while its five losses came by a combined eight points. The first four wrestlers in Lehigh's lineup - Darian Cruz, Mason Beckman, Randy Cruz and Laike Gardner all went 2-0 on the day as did Nathaniel Brown. Randy Cruz led the way with a major decision win at Rider and then pinned Princeton's Jordan Laster in a rematch of the EIWA finals. Lehigh's heavyweights also went 2-0 on the day with Max Wessell picking up a major decision win at Rider and Doug Vollaro earning a victory at Princeton in his season debut.
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Lehigh has wrestlers ranked in eight of ten weight classes in the latest rankings by InterMat and the Open Mat. Nine Mountain Hawks appear in FloWrestling's rankings while seven Lehigh wrestlers are ranked by Amateur Wrestling News. Senior Nathaniel Brown is the top ranked Mountain Hawk across the board as he is ranked no lower than sixth. Lehigh wrestlers in each weight class are ranked in at least one of the four polls below. Brown, seniors Mason Beckman, John Bolich and Max Wessell, juniors Randy Cruz and Mitch Minotti, and sophomore Darian Cruz are ranked across the board.
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Beckman enters his senior senior as a two-time All-American looking to improve on back-to-back sixth place finishes at 133 at the NCAA Championships. Beckman led the Mountain Hawks with 30 victories last season and followed a suprising first round NCAA loss with five straight wins to reach the podium. The Transfer, Pa. native owns a 87-28 career record and picked up his first two victories of the season with wins at Rider and Princeton. He is now a three-time participant in the NWCA All-Star Classic, and a two-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team.
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Oklahoma started the season strong with wins in its first five duals and a fourth place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, but the eighth-ranked Sooners are looking to bounce back from a 37-3 home loss to rival Oklahoma State in the first of two Bedlam duals this season. The Sooners opened their season at the Northeast Duals with wins over Nassau Community College, Army West Point and Rutgers. Oklahoma also has defeated Northern Colorado and won at Michigan. In last week's loss to Oklahoma State, the visiting Cowboys won the first eight bouts before Brad Johnson helped avoid the shutout with a win at 197.
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Six Sooners appear in the latest InterMat rankings, led by senior Cody Brewer, the defending National Champion at 133, who is currently ranked third after losses in his last two bouts. Also ranked in the top ten for Oklahoma are heavyweight Ross Larson (No. 6) and 165-pounder Clark Glass (No. 9). Brewer finished second in Las Vegas while Larson took third and Glass fourth. Davion Jeffries (149) and Ryan Millhof (125) also placed, finishing sixth in their respective weight classes. Mark Cody is in his fifth season as Oklahoma's head coach.
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Lehigh and Oklahoma will meet for the 19th time, with the Sooners holding a 13-4-1 advantage. The Mountain Hawks do have three wins and a tie in the last five meetings. Lehigh is 2-1 against Oklahoma under Pat Santoro and is 0-5-1 in six previous duals in Norman. These two teams first met in December 1959.
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Sunday's dual gets underway at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) from McCasland Field House. The dual will be televised locally in Oklahoma and also will be televised nationally on Fox College Sports Central, which is available on Service Electric Channel 166. Audio coverage will be available on WLVR-FM (91.3) and WLVR.org beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET.
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After a short break for the Christmas holiday, Lehigh will kick off 2016 when the Mountain Hawks return to the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Last year, Lehigh competed at the Scuffle for the first time since December 2006 and finished seventh, with four place-winners, including Mason Beckman, Nathaniel Brown who both placed third in their respective weight classes. While the Mountain Hawks head to Tennessee, Beckman and Brown are expected to forego the Southern Scuffle to compete in the Midlands Championships, Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In its final competition of 2015, No. 13 Lehigh visits No. 8 Oklahoma in a matchup of nationally-ranked one-loss teams Sunday at OU's McCasland Field House. The Mountain Hawks last competed on December 5, winning at Rider and Princeton to head into the break for final exams at 6-1. Oklahoma won its first five duals this season but is coming off a 37-3 loss to rival Oklahoma State in the first Bedlam dual of the season last Sunday.
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In its only dual action so far this month, Lehigh won 15 of 20 bouts in a pair of road wins over Rider and Princeton, December 5 in New Jersey. The Mountain Hawks began their day with a 26-12 win over Rider in Lawrenceville, before heading to Princeton where they handed the then-25th-ranked Tigers a 34-3 loss. Lehigh posted seven bonus point wins on the day, while its five losses came by a combined eight points. The first four wrestlers in Lehigh's lineup - Darian Cruz, Mason Beckman, Randy Cruz and Laike Gardner all went 2-0 on the day as did Nathaniel Brown. Randy Cruz led the way with a major decision win at Rider and then pinned Princeton's Jordan Laster in a rematch of the EIWA finals. Lehigh's heavyweights also went 2-0 on the day with Max Wessell picking up a major decision win at Rider and Doug Vollaro earning a victory at Princeton in his season debut.
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Lehigh has wrestlers ranked in eight of ten weight classes in the latest rankings by InterMat and the Open Mat. Nine Mountain Hawks appear in FloWrestling's rankings while seven Lehigh wrestlers are ranked by Amateur Wrestling News. Senior Nathaniel Brown is the top ranked Mountain Hawk across the board as he is ranked no lower than sixth. Lehigh wrestlers in each weight class are ranked in at least one of the four polls below. Brown, seniors Mason Beckman, John Bolich and Max Wessell, juniors Randy Cruz and Mitch Minotti, and sophomore Darian Cruz are ranked across the board.
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Beckman enters his senior senior as a two-time All-American looking to improve on back-to-back sixth place finishes at 133 at the NCAA Championships. Beckman led the Mountain Hawks with 30 victories last season and followed a suprising first round NCAA loss with five straight wins to reach the podium. The Transfer, Pa. native owns a 87-28 career record and picked up his first two victories of the season with wins at Rider and Princeton. He is now a three-time participant in the NWCA All-Star Classic, and a two-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team.
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Oklahoma started the season strong with wins in its first five duals and a fourth place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, but the eighth-ranked Sooners are looking to bounce back from a 37-3 home loss to rival Oklahoma State in the first of two Bedlam duals this season. The Sooners opened their season at the Northeast Duals with wins over Nassau Community College, Army West Point and Rutgers. Oklahoma also has defeated Northern Colorado and won at Michigan. In last week's loss to Oklahoma State, the visiting Cowboys won the first eight bouts before Brad Johnson helped avoid the shutout with a win at 197.
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Six Sooners appear in the latest InterMat rankings, led by senior Cody Brewer, the defending National Champion at 133, who is currently ranked third after losses in his last two bouts. Also ranked in the top ten for Oklahoma are heavyweight Ross Larson (No. 6) and 165-pounder Clark Glass (No. 9). Brewer finished second in Las Vegas while Larson took third and Glass fourth. Davion Jeffries (149) and Ryan Millhof (125) also placed, finishing sixth in their respective weight classes. Mark Cody is in his fifth season as Oklahoma's head coach.
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Lehigh and Oklahoma will meet for the 19th time, with the Sooners holding a 13-4-1 advantage. The Mountain Hawks do have three wins and a tie in the last five meetings. Lehigh is 2-1 against Oklahoma under Pat Santoro and is 0-5-1 in six previous duals in Norman. These two teams first met in December 1959.
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Sunday's dual gets underway at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) from McCasland Field House. The dual will be televised locally in Oklahoma and also will be televised nationally on Fox College Sports Central, which is available on Service Electric Channel 166. Audio coverage will be available on WLVR-FM (91.3) and WLVR.org beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET.
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After a short break for the Christmas holiday, Lehigh will kick off 2016 when the Mountain Hawks return to the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Last year, Lehigh competed at the Scuffle for the first time since December 2006 and finished seventh, with four place-winners, including Mason Beckman, Nathaniel Brown who both placed third in their respective weight classes. While the Mountain Hawks head to Tennessee, Beckman and Brown are expected to forego the Southern Scuffle to compete in the Midlands Championships, Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.
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| Date: | December 20, 2015 |
| Opponent: | No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners |
| First match: | 12:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Arena: | McCasland Field House (2,000) |
| Location: | Norman, Okla. |
| Lehigh's Record: | 6-1 overall, 2-0 EIWA |
| Oklahoma's Record: | 5-1 overall, 1-1 Big 12 |
| Series: | Oklahoma leads 13-4-1 |
| Streak: | Lehigh won the most recent dual in 2013 |
| Television: | Fox College Sports Central (SE Channel 166), also Fox Sports SW-Plus and Fox Sports Oklahoma |
| Radio: | WLVR-FM (91.3) beginning at 12:45 p.m. (ET) with Steve Lomangino |
| Internet broadcast: | Audio at WLVR.org |
| Behind enemy lines: | http://www.soonersports.com/ |
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