LHU Downs Hofstra, Goes 1-2 at Northeast Duals
TROY, N.Y. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team went 1-2 today at the 2015 Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals in Troy, New York.
The Bald Eagles opened the day with a 41-0 loss to No. 10 Nebraska, but Lock Haven responded with a hard-fought 24-12 victory over Hofstra. In LHU’s third and final dual of the day, the Bald Eagles were edged 17-16 by Buffalo in a one-point thriller.
Leading the way for Lock Haven today was 125-pounder Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) and 197-pounder Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown), as both went 2-1 on the day.
In the win over Hofstra, Lock Haven won six of 10 bouts.
Along with Field and Sprenkle, LHU got wins from Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda), Cody Cordes (Edwardsville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) and Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs).
Field put LHU on the board early and Rehm won by forfeit, as the Bald Eagles jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Leading 15-9 after seven bouts, Lock Haven put it away with back-to-back bonus point wins, thanks to a Sponseller major decision at 184 and a Sprenkle tech fall at 197.
Lock Haven and Buffalo split five matches apiece in a thriller, but a pair of major decisions proved the difference for Buffalo in the narrow-victory.
LHU got victories from Field, No. 12 Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco), Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny), Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin) and Sprenkle. Lock Haven led 16-14 after nine bouts, but Buffalo tacked on a victory in the final bout of the dual at 285.
Lock Haven is now 1-3 on the season.
Lock Haven is set for a pair of dual matches next Saturday, November 21 at home, as the Bald Eagles host Purdue (12:30 p.m.) and Shippensburg (2 p.m.) Purdue and Shippensburg will also wrestle at 10:30 a.m. Live online coverage will be provided on therecord-online.
On Sunday, November 22, LHU will host the annual Mat Town Open Tournament (9:30 a.m.).
#10 Nebraska 41 – Lock Haven 0
125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. David Sheesley (LHU) 12-1
133: Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. Bobby Rehm (LHU) 11-7
141: #7 Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. #12 Dan Neff (LHU) 8-1
149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 16-2
157: Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU) 10-5
165: #5 Austin Wilson (NEB) major dec. Cody Cordes (LHU) 13-2
174: Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Travis Moyer (LHU) 14-4
184: #10 TJ Dudley (NEB) pinned Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 5:56
197: #9 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) major dec. Phil Sprenkle (LHU) 14-5
285: Collin Jensen (NEB) won by forfeit
Lock Haven 24 – Hofstra 12
125: Jake Field (LHU) dec. Bryan Damon (HOFS) 2-1
133: Bobby Rehm (LHU) won by forfeit
141: #15 Jamel Hudson (HOFS) dec. #12 Dan Neff (LHU) 9-2
149: Cody Wheeler (LHU) dec. Aaron Hartman (HOFS) 5-2
157: Jahlanie Callender (HOFS) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU) 3-1
165: Cody Cordes (LHU) dec. Bobby Fehr (HOFS) 11-5
174: Frank Affronti (HOFS) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 3-0
184: Tristan Sponseller (LHU) major dec. Cory Damiana (HOFS) 14-5
197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) tech fall Omar Haddad (HOFS) 4:16
285: Michael Hughes (HOFS) dec. Brad Emerick (LHU) 4-0
Buffalo 17 – Lock Haven 16
125: Jake Field (LHU) dec. Kyle Akins (BUFF) 6-2
133: Bryan Landtry (BUFF) dec. Bobby Rehm (LHU) 7-4
141: Dan Neff (LHU) dec. Brandon Lapi (BUFF) 9-4
149: Colt Cotton (BUFF) major dec. Cody Wheeler (LHU) 8-0
157: Aaron McKinney (LHU) major dec. Tim Schaefer (BUFF) 9-1
165: Tyler Rill (BUFF) major dec. Cody Cordes (LHU) 17-7
174: Tyler Wood (LHU) dec. Austin Weiger (BUFF) 8-3
184: Joe Ariola (BUFF) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 8-6
197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) dec. James Benjamin (BUFF) 8-7
285: Jake Gunning (BUFF) dec. Brad Emerick (LHU) 5-0
