Saturday, November 12
Bethlehem, Pa.
12:00 PM
Lehigh University
6
vs
25
Oklahoma State
Photo by: Olivia Link
Taylor's Fall Lifts Lehigh Past Oklahoma, Gives Mountain Hawks Saturday Split
11/12/2022 6:22:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Deferred first-year heavyweight Nathan Taylor delivered a second period pin against 17th-ranked Josh Heindselman to secure a 24-17 victory for No. 14 Lehigh against Oklahoma Saturday at the Journeymen WrangleMania at Liberty High School's Memorial Gymnasium. The Mountain Hawks trailed 17-9 after seven bouts but Taylor's fall capped a run of three straight bonus point wins to give Lehigh the come-from-behind victory.
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Graduate student Tate Samuelson (184) and sophomore Michael Beard (197) won by major decision and technical fall, respectively, to put Lehigh up 18-17 heading into the final bout. The win over the Sooners provided a bounce back for the Mountain Hawks, who fell to No. 11 Oklahoma State 25-6 earlier Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall.
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Saturday's split leaves Lehigh at 3-1 in duals after two weekends of competition.
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Things started well against the Sooners as Lehigh took a 6-0 lead after two bouts. After pushing seventh-ranked Trevor Mastrogiovanni of Oklahoma State to overtime earlier in the day, first-year Carter Bailey came through with a ranked win, knocking off Joey Prata 5-4 at 125. Bailey scored a first period reversal and was tough on top, earning a stalling point and riding time to go along with a third period escape.
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Sophomore Connor McGonagle followed with a 4-0 win over Wyatt Henson at 133 to put Lehigh up 6-0.
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Oklahoma (1-1) came back with back-to-back falls to take an 11-6 lead. Sophomore Malyke Hines led Mosha Schwartz 4-2 in the second period when he was reversed to his back. The Sooners were deducted a team point following the win. Mitch Moore then followed with a first-period pin against sophomore Manzona Bryant IV to extend the Sooners' lead.
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Senior Josh Humphreys defeated Jacob Butler to bring Lehigh within 11-9, but a pair of overtime victories staked the Sooners to a 17-9 lead. At 165 Gerrit Nijenhuis scored a takedown in sudden victory to top Brian Meyer 3-1 and then at 174, Darrien Roberts was a 2-1 tiebreaker winner over Jake Logan.
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Samuelson started the comeback with an 8-0 major decision over Grayden Penner and Beard put Lehigh in front with a dominant 16-1, second period technical fall over Seth Seago.
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Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Taylor scored a takedown on Heindselman and took him to his back for the match-winning fall.
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Earlier Saturday, Lehigh couldn't get past Oklahoma State (1-0) as the Cowboys won two matches in sudden victory and three others by just one or two points. Lehigh's wins came from Beard, who opened the dual with a 10-7 decision over Luke Surber, and Humphreys, who led early and then had to hold off Kaden Gfeller 7-6 at 157. The Cowboys won eight of 10 bouts with the only bonus points of the dual coming from second ranked Daton Fix against McGonagle at 133.
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Taylor's fall against Oklahoma provided a solid bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Konner Doucet earlier in the day.
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The Mountain Hawks will take to the road for the first time next weekend as they travel to No. 18 Pittsburgh. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday from Fitzgerald Field House, with streaming coverage on ACC Network Extra.
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The 2022-23 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 11 Oklahoma State 25, No. 14 Lehigh 6
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Luke Surber (OSU) 10-7
285 – Konner Doucet (OSU) dec. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 2-1
125 – Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 4-2, sv
133 – Daton Fix (OSU) major dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 15-5
141 – Carter Young (OSU) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 10-6
149 – Victor Voinovich (OSU) dec. Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 15-13, sv
157 – Josh Humpohreys (Lehigh) dec. Kaden Gfeller (OSU) 7-6
165 – Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-0
174 – Dustin Plott (OSU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 5-4
184 – Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 4-2
Attendance – 1,594
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No. 14 Lehigh 24, Oklahoma 17*
125 – Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec. Joey Prata (OU) 5-4
133 – Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Wyatt Henson (OU) 5-0
141 – Mosha Schwartz (OU) Fall Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 3:36
149 – Mitch Moore (OU) Fall Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 1:45
157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Butler (OU) 6-4
165 – Gerrit Nijenhuis (OU) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-1, sv
174 – Darrien Roberts (OU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 2-1, tb
184 – Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) major dec. Grayden Penner (OU) 8-0
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Seth Seago (OU) 16-1, 3:38
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) Fall Josh Heindselman (OU) 4:18
* - Oklahoma was deducted a team point at 141
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Graduate student Tate Samuelson (184) and sophomore Michael Beard (197) won by major decision and technical fall, respectively, to put Lehigh up 18-17 heading into the final bout. The win over the Sooners provided a bounce back for the Mountain Hawks, who fell to No. 11 Oklahoma State 25-6 earlier Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall.
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Saturday's split leaves Lehigh at 3-1 in duals after two weekends of competition.
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Things started well against the Sooners as Lehigh took a 6-0 lead after two bouts. After pushing seventh-ranked Trevor Mastrogiovanni of Oklahoma State to overtime earlier in the day, first-year Carter Bailey came through with a ranked win, knocking off Joey Prata 5-4 at 125. Bailey scored a first period reversal and was tough on top, earning a stalling point and riding time to go along with a third period escape.
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Sophomore Connor McGonagle followed with a 4-0 win over Wyatt Henson at 133 to put Lehigh up 6-0.
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Oklahoma (1-1) came back with back-to-back falls to take an 11-6 lead. Sophomore Malyke Hines led Mosha Schwartz 4-2 in the second period when he was reversed to his back. The Sooners were deducted a team point following the win. Mitch Moore then followed with a first-period pin against sophomore Manzona Bryant IV to extend the Sooners' lead.
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Senior Josh Humphreys defeated Jacob Butler to bring Lehigh within 11-9, but a pair of overtime victories staked the Sooners to a 17-9 lead. At 165 Gerrit Nijenhuis scored a takedown in sudden victory to top Brian Meyer 3-1 and then at 174, Darrien Roberts was a 2-1 tiebreaker winner over Jake Logan.
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Samuelson started the comeback with an 8-0 major decision over Grayden Penner and Beard put Lehigh in front with a dominant 16-1, second period technical fall over Seth Seago.
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Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Taylor scored a takedown on Heindselman and took him to his back for the match-winning fall.
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Earlier Saturday, Lehigh couldn't get past Oklahoma State (1-0) as the Cowboys won two matches in sudden victory and three others by just one or two points. Lehigh's wins came from Beard, who opened the dual with a 10-7 decision over Luke Surber, and Humphreys, who led early and then had to hold off Kaden Gfeller 7-6 at 157. The Cowboys won eight of 10 bouts with the only bonus points of the dual coming from second ranked Daton Fix against McGonagle at 133.
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Taylor's fall against Oklahoma provided a solid bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Konner Doucet earlier in the day.
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The Mountain Hawks will take to the road for the first time next weekend as they travel to No. 18 Pittsburgh. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday from Fitzgerald Field House, with streaming coverage on ACC Network Extra.
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The 2022-23 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 11 Oklahoma State 25, No. 14 Lehigh 6
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Luke Surber (OSU) 10-7
285 – Konner Doucet (OSU) dec. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 2-1
125 – Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 4-2, sv
133 – Daton Fix (OSU) major dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 15-5
141 – Carter Young (OSU) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 10-6
149 – Victor Voinovich (OSU) dec. Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 15-13, sv
157 – Josh Humpohreys (Lehigh) dec. Kaden Gfeller (OSU) 7-6
165 – Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-0
174 – Dustin Plott (OSU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 5-4
184 – Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 4-2
Attendance – 1,594
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No. 14 Lehigh 24, Oklahoma 17*
125 – Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec. Joey Prata (OU) 5-4
133 – Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Wyatt Henson (OU) 5-0
141 – Mosha Schwartz (OU) Fall Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 3:36
149 – Mitch Moore (OU) Fall Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 1:45
157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Butler (OU) 6-4
165 – Gerrit Nijenhuis (OU) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-1, sv
174 – Darrien Roberts (OU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 2-1, tb
184 – Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) major dec. Grayden Penner (OU) 8-0
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Seth Seago (OU) 16-1, 3:38
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) Fall Josh Heindselman (OU) 4:18
* - Oklahoma was deducted a team point at 141
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