Lehigh announces 2021 wrestling schedule
12/17/2020 12:18:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh wrestling team has been waiting for a long time to return to the mats and the three-time defending EIWA champion Mountain Hawks now have a schedule that provides the framework for the brown and white to resume competition in 2021.
The 2021 slate features eight confirmed dual meets, including six inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Six of the eight confirmed duals will be against EIWA opponents. There is the possibility of a ninth dual against an EIWA opponent if the schools can find a mutually agreeable date.
Lehigh will make its return to action on Saturday, Jan. 2 when the Mountain Hawks host Hofstra. The Mountain Hawks last wrestled the Pride in the 2014-15 season opener, a dual won by Lehigh 27-9.
The following two weekends will feature both of Lehigh's road duals for 2021: a visit to in-state foe Pittsburgh on Jan. 9 and a trip to Navy on Jan. 16.
The remainder of the dual schedule will be contested at home. Lehigh will host Drexel on Sunday, Jan. 24 and then will welcome Binghamton to Grace Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30.
February begins with a visit from Army West Point on Feb. 6 before Rider comes to town the following afternoon.
The dual season concludes with a Feb. 14 home date with Bucknell.
The 117th EIWA Championships will be held a week earlier than normal in 2021 and will likely be contested in a one-day format at a neutral site on Friday, Feb. 26. Cornell was originally scheduled to host the 2021 conference tournament but the Big Red and other EIWA members from the Ivy League will not be competing this season, nor will EIWA member Franklin & Marshall.
The NCAA Championships remain as originally scheduled, for Enterprise Center in St. Louis, March 18-20.
Due to current public health guidelines in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding large venues and limits on gathering sizes, spectators will not be permitted for Lehigh wrestling matches inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh Athletics is excited to announce that wrestling Fan Cutouts will be available for purchase, presented by PSECU. These Fan Cutouts will be available soon.
There will however be plenty of ways to follow the Mountain Hawks on the mats beginning in January. Lehigh Athletics is continuing its longtime partnership with Service Electric Cable TV, the area's largest cable provider. All six home duals are currently slated to be televised locally on the recently-rebranded Service Electric Network (SEN). For fans outside the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh is partnering with its website provider SIDEARM Sports to offer FREE streaming video of all six home duals on Lehighsports.com via Mountain Hawks All-Access. To access streaming video for Lehigh wrestling duals visit Lehighsports.com/watch.
Audio coverage for select duals will once again be available on Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 and 94.7 FM Allentown and LVFoxSports.com with the broadcast schedule still to be determined.
As is the case with just about everything in 2020, competition and broadcast schedules are subject to change.
The three-time defending EIWA champion Mountain Hawks return six of their EIWA Tournament entrants from a year ago. Lehigh went 12-3 in duals last year and qualified nine wrestlers for the NCAA Championships before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the national tournament.
Like Lehigh Wrestling on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
The 2021 slate features eight confirmed dual meets, including six inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Six of the eight confirmed duals will be against EIWA opponents. There is the possibility of a ninth dual against an EIWA opponent if the schools can find a mutually agreeable date.
Lehigh will make its return to action on Saturday, Jan. 2 when the Mountain Hawks host Hofstra. The Mountain Hawks last wrestled the Pride in the 2014-15 season opener, a dual won by Lehigh 27-9.
The following two weekends will feature both of Lehigh's road duals for 2021: a visit to in-state foe Pittsburgh on Jan. 9 and a trip to Navy on Jan. 16.
The remainder of the dual schedule will be contested at home. Lehigh will host Drexel on Sunday, Jan. 24 and then will welcome Binghamton to Grace Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30.
February begins with a visit from Army West Point on Feb. 6 before Rider comes to town the following afternoon.
The dual season concludes with a Feb. 14 home date with Bucknell.
The 117th EIWA Championships will be held a week earlier than normal in 2021 and will likely be contested in a one-day format at a neutral site on Friday, Feb. 26. Cornell was originally scheduled to host the 2021 conference tournament but the Big Red and other EIWA members from the Ivy League will not be competing this season, nor will EIWA member Franklin & Marshall.
The NCAA Championships remain as originally scheduled, for Enterprise Center in St. Louis, March 18-20.
Due to current public health guidelines in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding large venues and limits on gathering sizes, spectators will not be permitted for Lehigh wrestling matches inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh Athletics is excited to announce that wrestling Fan Cutouts will be available for purchase, presented by PSECU. These Fan Cutouts will be available soon.
There will however be plenty of ways to follow the Mountain Hawks on the mats beginning in January. Lehigh Athletics is continuing its longtime partnership with Service Electric Cable TV, the area's largest cable provider. All six home duals are currently slated to be televised locally on the recently-rebranded Service Electric Network (SEN). For fans outside the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh is partnering with its website provider SIDEARM Sports to offer FREE streaming video of all six home duals on Lehighsports.com via Mountain Hawks All-Access. To access streaming video for Lehigh wrestling duals visit Lehighsports.com/watch.
Audio coverage for select duals will once again be available on Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 and 94.7 FM Allentown and LVFoxSports.com with the broadcast schedule still to be determined.
As is the case with just about everything in 2020, competition and broadcast schedules are subject to change.
The three-time defending EIWA champion Mountain Hawks return six of their EIWA Tournament entrants from a year ago. Lehigh went 12-3 in duals last year and qualified nine wrestlers for the NCAA Championships before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the national tournament.
Like Lehigh Wrestling on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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