Tuesday, December 20
New Orleans, La.
4:00 PM (ET)
Lehigh University
12
vs
23
Ohio State
Photo by: Sam Janicki
No. 19 Lehigh Drops Final Match in New Orleans to No. 3 Ohio State
12/20/2022 6:35:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
NEW ORLEANS – No. 19 Lehigh closed out action at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals with a 23-12 loss to No. 3 Ohio State Tuesday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks won four bouts against the Buckeyes, but Ohio State posted a pair of bonus point wins and benefitted from a forfeit to claim third place in the red pool.
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Senior Josh Humphreys completed a 3-0 event with a victory for the Mountain Hawks, who fall to 4-5 on the dual season.
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The dual began with first-year Carter Bailey winning a 6-0 decision over Andre Gonzales at 125. Bailey escaped in the second period and rode out the third, adding a late four point near fall to stake Lehigh to a 3-0 lead.
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With sophomore Connor McGonagle and senior Jaret Lane both banged up following Monday's duals, the Mountain Hawks had to forfeit 133. Ohio State (6-1) then won the next three bouts to take a 16-3 lead.
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The Buckeyes' Dylan D'Emilio won a 3-1 decision over Malyke Hines at 141 and third-ranked Sammy Sasso won a 10-2 major over Max Brignola at 149.
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Lehigh then shuffled its lineup, sending Manzona Bryant IV out against Gavin Brown at 157, but Brown led 2-1 after one period and went on to a 6-3 victory, adding two near fall points late before a Bryant reversal right before the final buzzer.
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Humphreys moved up to 165 and defeated Isaac Wilcox 5-3. Wilcox was subbing for the injured and nationally-ranked Carson Kharchla. Humphreys conceded a takedown in the first period but scored a takedown early in the second and then rode out to lead 3-2 after two. An early escape in the third plus riding time advantage secured the 5-3 decision.
Ohio State's top 10-ranked wrestlers at 174 and 184 secured wins to put the Buckeyes up 23-6 as Ethan Smith won a 13-4 major over Jake Logan and Kaleb Romero defeated Tate Samuelson 10-4.
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Sophomore Michael Beard collected Lehigh's third win of the dual and his second in three bouts against ranked opponents in New Orleans with a 5-3 decision over Gavin Hoffman at 197. Beard scored takedowns in each of the first two periods and added a second period escape.
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In the final bout of the dual, first-year heavyweight Nathan Taylor defeated Mike Misita 6-2. Taylor gave up the first takedown but came back with a reversal and then added a second period escape and third period takedown plus riding time.
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The Mountain Hawks will be off from dual competition until the weekend of Jan. 14-15 when they hit the road to face Cornell and Binghamton. The Jan. 14 Cornell dual will mark the 100th meeting in Lehigh's third most contested series (Penn State, Navy).
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The 2022-23 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 3 Ohio State 23, No. 19 Lehigh 12
125 – Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec. Andre Gonzales (OSU) 6-0
133 – Nic Bouzakis (OSU) wins by forfeit
141 – Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 3-1
149 – Sammy Sasso (OSU) major dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 10-2
157 – Gavin Brown (OSU) dec. Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 6-3
165 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) 5-3
174 – Ethan Smith (OSU) major dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 13-4
184 – Kaleb Romero (OSU) dec. Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 10-4
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) 5-3
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Mike Misita (OSU) 6-2
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Senior Josh Humphreys completed a 3-0 event with a victory for the Mountain Hawks, who fall to 4-5 on the dual season.
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The dual began with first-year Carter Bailey winning a 6-0 decision over Andre Gonzales at 125. Bailey escaped in the second period and rode out the third, adding a late four point near fall to stake Lehigh to a 3-0 lead.
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With sophomore Connor McGonagle and senior Jaret Lane both banged up following Monday's duals, the Mountain Hawks had to forfeit 133. Ohio State (6-1) then won the next three bouts to take a 16-3 lead.
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The Buckeyes' Dylan D'Emilio won a 3-1 decision over Malyke Hines at 141 and third-ranked Sammy Sasso won a 10-2 major over Max Brignola at 149.
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Lehigh then shuffled its lineup, sending Manzona Bryant IV out against Gavin Brown at 157, but Brown led 2-1 after one period and went on to a 6-3 victory, adding two near fall points late before a Bryant reversal right before the final buzzer.
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Humphreys moved up to 165 and defeated Isaac Wilcox 5-3. Wilcox was subbing for the injured and nationally-ranked Carson Kharchla. Humphreys conceded a takedown in the first period but scored a takedown early in the second and then rode out to lead 3-2 after two. An early escape in the third plus riding time advantage secured the 5-3 decision.
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Ohio State's top 10-ranked wrestlers at 174 and 184 secured wins to put the Buckeyes up 23-6 as Ethan Smith won a 13-4 major over Jake Logan and Kaleb Romero defeated Tate Samuelson 10-4.
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Sophomore Michael Beard collected Lehigh's third win of the dual and his second in three bouts against ranked opponents in New Orleans with a 5-3 decision over Gavin Hoffman at 197. Beard scored takedowns in each of the first two periods and added a second period escape.
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In the final bout of the dual, first-year heavyweight Nathan Taylor defeated Mike Misita 6-2. Taylor gave up the first takedown but came back with a reversal and then added a second period escape and third period takedown plus riding time.
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The Mountain Hawks will be off from dual competition until the weekend of Jan. 14-15 when they hit the road to face Cornell and Binghamton. The Jan. 14 Cornell dual will mark the 100th meeting in Lehigh's third most contested series (Penn State, Navy).
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The 2022-23 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 3 Ohio State 23, No. 19 Lehigh 12
125 – Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec. Andre Gonzales (OSU) 6-0
133 – Nic Bouzakis (OSU) wins by forfeit
141 – Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 3-1
149 – Sammy Sasso (OSU) major dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 10-2
157 – Gavin Brown (OSU) dec. Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 6-3
165 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) 5-3
174 – Ethan Smith (OSU) major dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 13-4
184 – Kaleb Romero (OSU) dec. Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 10-4
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) 5-3
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Mike Misita (OSU) 6-2
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