Friday, January 19
Bethlehem, Pa.
7:00 PM
Lehigh University
24
vs
14
Penn
Photo by: Holly Fasching
No. 17 Lehigh Takes Down Penn For Third Straight Dual Win
1/19/2024 10:07:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Trailing 14-13 with two bouts remaining, bonus point wins from junior Michael Beard and sophomore Nathan Taylor lifted No. 17 Lehigh to a 24-14 win over Penn Friday night at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Take Down Cancer Night presented by Red Robin in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Beard pinned Martin Cosgrove in the second period to give Lehigh the lead for good before Taylor closed out the Mountain Hawks' third straight dual win with a technical fall over John Stout.
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The Mountain Hawks won six bouts from the Quakers to improve to 3-3 on the dual season.
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"Penn is a well-coached team. It's always a battle because they're a well-coached program," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "It's always a battle. We look forward to the competition. Our last two guys came through and they've continued doing that. We're getting closer. We'd like to get seven or eight wins in a dual or even nine or 10, but facing great competition that's going to happen sometimes."
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Lehigh led 10-5 at intermission and 13-5 after six bouts before a pin and a decision temporarily put Penn back in front with two bouts remaining.
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Beard built a 15-5 lead behind five takedowns before using a cement job to bring Cosgrove to his back for the fall in 3:47. The fall was Beard's second of the season as he moved to 17-1 at 197.
Taylor broke open a 7-1 match with 12 third period points, securing the 19-4 technical fall in 6:48 to end the dual.
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The first three bouts of the night were all one-takedown affairs, with two of the three being decided in sudden victory.
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Penn (1-3) claimed the opening bout of the night as Max Gallagher won a 4-1 sudden victory decision over sophomore Sheldon Seymour at 125.
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Top-ranked Ryan Crookham then faced a tough test in No. 10 Michael Colaiocco at 133. Tied 1-1 in the third period, Crookham finally secured the lone takedown of the bout in a 4-2 decision to tie the dual at 3-3. Crookham improved to 12-0 on the season.
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Junior Malyke Hines then gave Lehigh its first lead, scoring a takedown 23 seconds into sudden victory to defeat CJ Composto 4-1 in a battle of ranked wrestlers at 141. The victory was Hines' second of the season over Composto.
"We hand-fought well but they do such a great job controlling your hand," Santoro said. "We knew that going in. We just have to make better adjustments during the match."
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Deferred first-year Owen Reinsel made his season dual debut at 149 and delivered a 12-2 major decision over Andy Troczynski to put the Mountain Hawks up 10-3. Reinsel emerged from a lengthy early scramble with a takedown and two near fall points and added two more sets of two point near falls to lead 9-0 after one. A second period takedown put Reinsel up 12-0 after two before Troczynski scored his only two points in the final period on stalling calls.
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"Owen did a great job," Santoro said. "He was excited to be out there. That first scramble was amazing and then he got some turns. I'm really happy for him."
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The Quakers' Lucas Revano won the first period takedown battle over junior Max Brignola 2-1 and claimed an 8-6 decision at 157, avenging a loss to Brignola earlier this season. Penn was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the bout as Lehigh led 10-5 at the midway point.
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Coming out of the break, junior Jake Logan picked up his first dual win of the season, scoring a takedown in the first period and two in the second in a 10-7 win over Kaya Sement at 165.
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Penn claimed the next two bouts with seventh-ranked Nick Incontrera pinning sophomore Connor Herceg in the first period at 174 and Maximus Hale winning a 4-0 decision over Jack Wilt at 184. Herceg did score the first takedown in his bout and trailed 4-3 at the time of the fall.
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Lehigh's victory snapped a two-match winning streak for Penn in the series. The Brown and White now leads the all-time series 49-12-1.
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The Mountain Hawks are back at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Saturday to host No. 18 Navy on Salute to Service, presented by Weis Markets. Match time is set for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com.
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The 2023-24 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 17 Lehigh 24, Penn 14
125 – Max Gallagher (Penn) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 4-1, sv
133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 4-2
141 – Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. CJ Composto (Penn) 4-1, sv
149 – Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) major dec. Andy Troczynski (Penn) 12-2
157 – Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 8-6*
165 – Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Kaya Sement (Penn) 10-7
174 – Nick Incontrera (Penn) Fall Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2:36
184 – Maximus Hale (Penn) dec. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-0
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) Fall Martin Cosgrove (Penn) 3:47
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) tech fall John Stout (Penn) 19-4, 6:48
Attendance – 1,411
* - Penn was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the bout at 157
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Beard pinned Martin Cosgrove in the second period to give Lehigh the lead for good before Taylor closed out the Mountain Hawks' third straight dual win with a technical fall over John Stout.
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The Mountain Hawks won six bouts from the Quakers to improve to 3-3 on the dual season.
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"Penn is a well-coached team. It's always a battle because they're a well-coached program," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "It's always a battle. We look forward to the competition. Our last two guys came through and they've continued doing that. We're getting closer. We'd like to get seven or eight wins in a dual or even nine or 10, but facing great competition that's going to happen sometimes."
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Lehigh led 10-5 at intermission and 13-5 after six bouts before a pin and a decision temporarily put Penn back in front with two bouts remaining.
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Beard built a 15-5 lead behind five takedowns before using a cement job to bring Cosgrove to his back for the fall in 3:47. The fall was Beard's second of the season as he moved to 17-1 at 197.
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Taylor broke open a 7-1 match with 12 third period points, securing the 19-4 technical fall in 6:48 to end the dual.
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The first three bouts of the night were all one-takedown affairs, with two of the three being decided in sudden victory.
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Penn (1-3) claimed the opening bout of the night as Max Gallagher won a 4-1 sudden victory decision over sophomore Sheldon Seymour at 125.
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Top-ranked Ryan Crookham then faced a tough test in No. 10 Michael Colaiocco at 133. Tied 1-1 in the third period, Crookham finally secured the lone takedown of the bout in a 4-2 decision to tie the dual at 3-3. Crookham improved to 12-0 on the season.
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Junior Malyke Hines then gave Lehigh its first lead, scoring a takedown 23 seconds into sudden victory to defeat CJ Composto 4-1 in a battle of ranked wrestlers at 141. The victory was Hines' second of the season over Composto.
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"We hand-fought well but they do such a great job controlling your hand," Santoro said. "We knew that going in. We just have to make better adjustments during the match."
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Deferred first-year Owen Reinsel made his season dual debut at 149 and delivered a 12-2 major decision over Andy Troczynski to put the Mountain Hawks up 10-3. Reinsel emerged from a lengthy early scramble with a takedown and two near fall points and added two more sets of two point near falls to lead 9-0 after one. A second period takedown put Reinsel up 12-0 after two before Troczynski scored his only two points in the final period on stalling calls.
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"Owen did a great job," Santoro said. "He was excited to be out there. That first scramble was amazing and then he got some turns. I'm really happy for him."
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The Quakers' Lucas Revano won the first period takedown battle over junior Max Brignola 2-1 and claimed an 8-6 decision at 157, avenging a loss to Brignola earlier this season. Penn was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the bout as Lehigh led 10-5 at the midway point.
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Coming out of the break, junior Jake Logan picked up his first dual win of the season, scoring a takedown in the first period and two in the second in a 10-7 win over Kaya Sement at 165.
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Penn claimed the next two bouts with seventh-ranked Nick Incontrera pinning sophomore Connor Herceg in the first period at 174 and Maximus Hale winning a 4-0 decision over Jack Wilt at 184. Herceg did score the first takedown in his bout and trailed 4-3 at the time of the fall.
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Lehigh's victory snapped a two-match winning streak for Penn in the series. The Brown and White now leads the all-time series 49-12-1.
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The Mountain Hawks are back at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Saturday to host No. 18 Navy on Salute to Service, presented by Weis Markets. Match time is set for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com.
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The 2023-24 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 17 Lehigh 24, Penn 14
125 – Max Gallagher (Penn) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 4-1, sv
133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 4-2
141 – Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. CJ Composto (Penn) 4-1, sv
149 – Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) major dec. Andy Troczynski (Penn) 12-2
157 – Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 8-6*
165 – Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Kaya Sement (Penn) 10-7
174 – Nick Incontrera (Penn) Fall Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2:36
184 – Maximus Hale (Penn) dec. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-0
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) Fall Martin Cosgrove (Penn) 3:47
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) tech fall John Stout (Penn) 19-4, 6:48
Attendance – 1,411
* - Penn was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the bout at 157
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