Bald Eagles host Messiah & Bloomsburg Thursday Night
LOCK HAVEN – The Lock Haven University wrestling team returns home Thursday night as the Bald Eagles host NCAA Division III power Messiah and open Eastern Wrestling League action vs. rival Bloomsburg.
LHU will get things going vs. Messiah at 5:30 p.m. It marks the first-ever meeting in dual action between the two schools. Messiah is ranked No. 7 in Division III by InterMat.com.
Messiah enters the match at 5-1 and the Falcons are coming off a 28-10 win over Shippensburg.
At 7 p.m., Lock Haven and Bloomsburg will meet for the 72nd time. With just over 60 miles separating the two Central Pennsylvania schools, the two teams have met almost every year since first competing against one another in 1939. LHU leads the all-time series 42-29-0.
Bloomsburg is 0-6 (0-2 EWL) on the season, but has controlled the series with the Bald Eagles as of late. Last season’s win by Lock Haven snapped a streak of 10 straight Bloomsburg victories. Last season, LHU dominated Bloomsburg, winning nine of 10 bouts.
The Bald Eagles are 2-5 on the season and the match with Bloomsburg marks LHU’s 2015-16 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) opener.
News, notes & storylines:
- LHU is 2-5 on the season and is coming off a 30-3 loss last Saturday vs. No. 25 West Virginia. Bobby Rehm picked up a win for Lock Haven – his 91st career win.
- No. 25 West Virginia marked Lock Haven’s fourth nationally-ranked opponent of the season.
- Penn State (#1), Nebraska (#10) & Purdue (#19) are all ranked this week; LHU has competed against each this season.
- LHU was second at the PSAC Championships held December 5.
- Bobby Rehm won the 133 pound PSAC title, becoming a three-time PSAC Champ.
- LHU and Messiah will meet for the first time ever in dual action.
- Last season vs. Bloomsburg, LHU won 31-3, winning 9 of 10 bouts, including the first 6 of the match and 2 by bonus point.
Lock Haven’s probable lineup:
125: R-So. Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) 10-10
– OR- R-Jr. David Sheesley (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg) 9-4
133: R-Sr. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) 11-6
141: So. Joe Ghione (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) 10-6
149: R-Sr. Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) 7-8
157: R-Sr. Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) 13-9
165: Fr. Cody Cordes (Edwardsville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) 10-10
174: R-Jr. Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin) 9-8
– OR – Sr. Travis Moyer (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) 1-3
184: R-Fr. Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) 12-7
– OR- Jr. Adam Mackie (Bechtelsville, Pa./Brandywine Heights) 6-4
197: Jr. Adam Mackie (Bechtelsville, Pa./Brandywine Heights) 6-4
– OR – R-So. Matt Moore (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) 8-7
285: Jr. Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) 9-10
Messiah’s probable lineup:
125: Jr. Lucas Malmberg (Marathon, N.Y./Marathon) 13-0
133: So. Hunter Harris (Juniata, Pa./Juniata) 10-5
141: So. Arty Walsh (Reading, Pa./Kutztown University) 2-1
149: Sr. Greg Kabakjian (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) 9-8
157: Jr. Larry Cannon (Mechanicsville, Md./Chopticon) 11-1
165: So. Jeff Hojnacki (Hudson, Ohio/CVCA) 15-4
174: So. Derek Beitz (Juniata, Pa/Juniata) 17-2
184: So. Ben Swarr (East Earl, Pa./Garden Spot) 12-2
197: So. Kyle Koser (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern) 17-3
285: Sr. Jason Wright (Frostburg, Md./Mountain Ridge) 14-2
Bloomsburg’s probable lineup:
125: So. Jon Haas (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield) 2-8
133: Jr. Andy Schutz (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) 10-6
141: Forfeit
149: Fr. Ryan Snow (Dexter, N.Y./General Brown) 1-6
157: R-Fr. Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./ North Hagerstown) 10-9
165: Fr. Mathew Carr (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) 3-9
174: Fr. Kyle Wojtaszek (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) 3-11
184: Fr. Casey Glunt (Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan) 0-7
197: So. Dom Carfagno (West Paterson, N.J./St. Joseph Regional) 14-9
285: Fr. Saul Wilkins (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./ G.A.R) 2-11
