LHU Pushes Cornell

Sunday Clarion Match Postponed Due to Impending Storm

lhu-matsITHACA, N.Y. – An upset-minded Bald Eagle squad pushed No. 6 Cornell, but in the end the Lock Haven University wrestling team fell, 22-13 in a hard-fought non-conference road battle.

Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda), Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), No. 28 Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) and Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) all won for Lock Haven (4-10), as the Bald Eagles pressed the action in every match against one of the top Division I wrestling programs of the last decade.

Down 5-0 in the team score after one bout, Wheeler scored a 3-2 win for LHU at 133. He hammered Bricker Dixon on top in the third, riding out the period and winning on the riding-time advantage.

Rehm made it two straight wins for Lock Haven. He majored Ryan Dunphy 15-6 and his dominating victory put Lock Haven in the lead, 7-5 after three bouts.

No. 32 Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) nearly made it three straight wins for the Bald Eagles, but he was edged 3-2 on a riding-time point by No. 8 Chris Villalonga. Neff led 2-1 after one period on the bout’s only takedown.

Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) nearly pulled an upset at 197, but he was edged 7-6 by No. 11 Jace Bennett on riding time.

Emerick closed the night with a 6-0 win at 285.

Cornell’s (12-1) four straight wins from 149 to 174 paved the way for the victory.

Tomorrow’s (Sunday, Feb. 1) match at home at home vs. Clarion has been postponed because of the impending weather forecast. A makeup date and time will be announced on Monday.

(6) Cornell 22 – Lock Haven 13

125: #2 Nahshon Garrett (CU) tech fall Jake Field (LHU) 17-0 | CU leads 5-0

133: Cody Wheeler (LHU) dec. Bricker Dixon (CU) 3-2 | CU leads 5-3

141: Bobby Rehm (LHU) major dec. Ryan Dunphy (CU) 15-6 | LHU leads 7-5

149: #8 Chris Villalonga (CU) dec. #32 Dan Neff (LHU) 3-2 | CU leads 8-7

157: Craig Eifert (CU) major dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 13-0 | CU leads 12-7

165: Jesse Shanaman (CU) dec. Dillon Gavlock (LHU) 6-2 | CU leads 15-7

174: Duke Pickett (CU) major dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 13-2 | CU leads 19-7

184: #28 Fred Garcia (LHU) dec. Billy George (CU) 3-0 | CU leads 19-10

197: #11 Jace Bennett (CU) dec. Phil Sprenkle (LHU) 7-6 | CU leads 22-10

285 Brad Emerick (LHU) dec. George Famutimi (CU) 6-0 | CU wins 22-13

Lock Haven (4-10)

Cornell (12-1)

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