No. 8 Lehigh bests Lock Haven, advances to finals
Posted: November 13, 2005
STATE COLLEGE,
Pa. – No. 8 Lehigh advanced to the finals of the Pennsylvania State Dual Championships with a 32-3 win over Lock Haven at Rec Hall. The Mountain Hawks dropped the match’s opening bout, but reeled off victories in the next nine matches to advance to the championship dual for the second straight year. Lehigh will now face No. 12 Penn State in the finals; the second straight year the Mountain Hawks and Nittany Lions will do battle for the championship.
Sophomore Patrick Berger started things off at 125 for the Mountain Hawks, but came out on the short end of a 6-3 decision against the Bald Eagles’ Obenson Blanc. Junior John Stout brought the Mountain Hawks even, scoring two takedowns, a reversal and three near fall points in a 10-4 win over Casey Moore. Cory Cooperman then gave Lehigh the lead with a 7-4 win over Clinton Shirk at 141.
Junior Matt Ciasulli extended Lehigh’s lead with a 5-2 win over Joshua Medina at 149. Derek Zinck then made it four tight decisions in a row, with a two point victory over Seth Martin.
Troy Letters finally provided some bonus points for the Brown and White with a first period pin of Brock Jardine, to put Lehigh up 18-3 after six bouts. Travis Frick then added four more to clinch the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a 14-5 major decision over Derrick Morgan. David Helfrich also contributed a bonus win with a major over Josh Fisk, who happens to be the older brother of Lehigh freshman Matt Fisk.
Junior Paul Weibel made his first start of the season at 197 and won a 10-3 decision over Troy Charles. Sophomore Dan Murrer wrapped things up for Lehigh, scoring four takedowns and a reversal in a 10-6 win over Tim Meyers.
The Championship dual between Lehigh and Penn State gets underway at 2:00 pm from Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State.
Weight | Match-up | Result | | Score |
125 | Obenson Blanc (LH) | Dec. | Patrick Berger (LU) | 6-3 |
133 | John Stout (LU) | Dec. | Casey Moore (LH) | 10-4 |
141 | Cory Cooperman (LU) | Dec. | Clinton Shirk (LH) | 7-4 |
149 | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | Dec. | Joshua Medina (LH) | 5-2 |
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | Dec. | Seth Martin (LH) | 5-3 |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | WBF | Brock Jardine (LH) | 2:13 |
174 | Travis Frick (LU) | maj. dec. | Derrick Morgan (LH) | 14-5 |
184 | David Helfrich (LU) | maj. dec. | Josh Fisk (LH) | 12-2 |
197 | Paul Weibel (LU) | Dec. | Troy Charles (LH) | 10-3 |
285 | Dan Murrer (LU) | Dec. | Tim Meyers (LH) | 10-6 |
Photo © 2005, Lehigh Athletics, Jeff Nolan