No. 20 LHU Men’s Wrestling caps Davidson Duals with victory over Davidson
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The nationally-ranked Lock Haven men’s wrestling team picked up another win Friday against host Davidson to wrap up a successful two days at the Davidson Duals.
The No. 20 Bald Eagles made quick work of Davidson, downing the host school, 31-11, in their final match of the week. Lock Haven fell to Little Rock, 40-11, in the morning.
Yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 11), Lock Haven dominated both its matches, downing Gardner-Webb, 30-14, before knocking off Harvard, 20-14. The victory against Gardner-Webb marked the 75th career team victory for head coach Scott Moore.
The Bald Eagles return to Lock Haven with a 3-6 dual record, after picking up three victories over the weekend.
No. 13 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg) (141) and J.T. Hogan (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) (157) led the way for The Haven as they each finished 2-0 on the day, while also improving to 4-0 on the week.
Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton) earned a major decision victory against Davidson, improving to 3-1 on the weekend.
No. 1 Anthony Noto (Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) picked up a forfeit victory against Davidson at 125.
Nick Stonecheck (Alpharetta, Ga./Buford) (149), Connor Eck (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) (157) and Colin Fegley (Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy) (184) rounded out the group of winners for The Haven against Davison, led by a major decision from Fegley.
Match-by-Match / Bout-by-Bout Results:
No. 20 Lock Haven 11 – Little Rock 40
125: Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) forfeit Unknown (Unattached)
133: #13 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) tech fall Gable Strickland (Lock Haven), 18-3
141: Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech fall Cael Keck (Little Rock), 22-5
149: Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) tech fall Ty Linsenbigler (Lock Haven), 15-0
157: James Hogan (Lock Haven) forfeit Unknown (Unattached)
165: #27 Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) dec. Avery Bassett (Lock Haven), 10-5
174: #16 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) forfeit Unknown (Unattached)
184: Triston Wills (Little Rock) maj dec. Colin Fegley (Lock Haven), 15-2
197: #13 Stephen Little (Little Rock tech fall Cael Black (Lock Haven), 19-4
285: Josiah Hill (Little Rock) fall Ethan Miller (Lock Haven), (2:52)
No. 20 Lock Haven 31 – Davidson 11
125: No. 1 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) forfeit Unknown (Unattached) Forfeit
133: Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) major dec. John Hager (Davidson), 15-3
141: No. 13 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech fall Joshua Viarengo (Davidson), 22-6
149: Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) dec. Tyler-Xavier McKnight (Davidson), 16-9
157: Connor Eck (Lock Haven) dec. Taner Peake (Davidson), 4-3
165: James Hogan (Lock Haven) fall Ian McGehee (Davidson), (3:34)
174: Marc Koch (Davidson) dec. Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven), 8-4
184: Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) maj dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson), 10-0
197: Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) dec. Cael Black (Davidson), 7-4
285: Jake Fernicola (Davidson) maj dec. Ethan Miller (Lock Haven), 13-0
Up Next:
Lock Haven will return home to host Buffalo in MAC action on Friday, Jan. 19. The match is set for 7 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse and is the first of four duals at home during the second half of the season.
Next week’s match vs. Buffalo on Jan. 19 marks the dedication ceremony for the Ron & Jo Ann Bowes Wrestling Room. The Bald Eagles will also host a pre-match social, it’s Veterans Night with free admission for all veterans, and it is Youth Night.
The full 2023-24 Lock Haven men’s wrestling schedule is available at GoLHU.com and it includes a full list and more information on all match day promotions.
