No. 14 Lehigh stormed out to a 16-0 lead but No. 10 Oklahoma stormed back to win the final five bouts, including four bonus point wins as the Sooners rallied for 22-16 win over the Mountain Hawks Sunday at McCasland Field House. A late first period pin by Oklahoma’s Jordan Keller gave the Sooners momentum, before Nick Lester gave the hosts the lead with a 6-1 decision over Anthony Salupo at 149.
Locked in an 11-11 tie after six bouts, No. 14 Lehigh won the final four bouts of the evening to defeat No. 21 Central Michigan 23-11 Friday night at McGuirk Arena. Decisions by freshman Nate Brown and junior Robert Hamlin staked the Mountain Hawks to a six point lead, while senior Kadeem Samuels clinched Lehigh’s fourth straight win with a 10-4 decision at 197.
Two tough road tests await No. 15 Lehigh as the Mountain Hawks head to the Midwest for a pair of duals this weekend. Lehigh first heads to Central Michigan Friday night to face the 21st-ranked Chippewas before heading down to Oklahoma to face No. 10 Oklahoma Sunday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks have won their last three duals, including wins over Rutgers and Bucknell last weekend.
Wrestling its second dual in less than 24 hours, No. 15 Lehigh picked up its third straight dual win against an EIWA opponent, downing Bucknell 25-15 Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won five bouts plus a forfeit to junior Robert Hamlin, and posted four wins by major decision as they improved to 8-4 overall and 4-1 against EIWA opponents.
No. 15 Lehigh won seven bouts, including three bonus point victories as the Mountain Hawks downed No. 24 Rutgers 26-9 Friday night in the annual Billy Sheridan Memorial Dual at Stabler Arena. Freshman Mason Beckman and senior Zach Rey posted wins by major decision to lead the Mountain Hawks, who moved to 7-4 on the dual season, and 3-1 against EIWA opponents.