LHU wrestlers fall to Lehigh, 37-3
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University men’s wrestling team (0-2) hosted No. 22 Lehigh University (3-1) on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Fieldhouse. The Mountain Hawks came away with a 37-3 victory over the Bald Eagles.
Lock Haven surrendered a forfeit at 125 pounds before the match’s most thrilling bout at 133 pounds.
Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton) met up with No. 22 Malyke Hines. After the first period, Strickland found himself in a 6-1 hole while Hines racked up 2:45 in riding time.
In the second period, a pair of penalty points were awarded to Strickland for locked hands as the Benton, Pa. native started to carve away at the deficit. Strickland picked up a third-period escape to bridge the gap to 6-4.
Strickland picked up an escape and a takedown before Hines clawed back and escaped to bring the match back to neutral late in the matchup. From there, Strickland used a quick takedown and put Hines on his back to score the six-point move and take the lead at a 13-10 margin. Hines added a late escape and riding time bonus, but it wasn’t enough as Strickland turned in the biggest victory of his young Bald Eagles career with a 13-12 win. On Strickland’s win, Lock Haven trimmed the Lehigh lead to 6-3.
At 141 pounds, Nick Stonecheck (Alpharetta, Ga./Buford High School) fell by a 6-3 tally in a hard-fought affair. Dashawn Farber (Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth High School) fell by a 15-4 major decision at 149 pounds and No. 33 Ben Barton (Louisville, Ky./Trinity (Campbell)) was defeated by fall at the 2:07 mark in a showdown with No. 10 Josh Humphreys at 157 as Lehigh extended its lead to 19-3 at the intermission.
Out of the break, Ashton Eyler (Millersburg, Ohio/Claymont High (Iowa Central CC)) battled No. 27 Brian Meyer. Eyler used a trio of escapes, a penalty point and a riding time bonus but fell in a hard-fought 6-5 loss at 165 pounds.
Tyler Stoltzfus (Mifflinburg, Pa./Saint Joseph’s Academy) controlled the match throughout at 174 pounds but surrendered a late takedown to fall by a 5-4 tally.
Lehigh scored a pair of decisions over the final two contested bouts at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively, and No. 10 Jordan Wood won via forfeit to wrap up a 37-3 victory for the visiting Mountain Hawks.
Bout-by-bout Results:
#22 Lehigh at Lock Haven
December 4, 2021 | Thomas Fieldhouse | Lock Haven, Pa.
125 | #14 Jaret Lane (LU) win on LHU forfeit / LU 6-0
133 | Gable Strickland (LHU) dec. #22 Malyke Hines (LU) 13-12 / LU 6-3
141 | Connor McGonagle (LU) dec. Nick Stonecheck (LHU) 6-3 / LU 9-3
149 | Manzona Bryant (LU) major dec. DaShawn Farber (LHU) 15-4 / LU 13-3
157 | #10 Josh Humphreys (LU) pinned #33 Ben Barton (LHU) (2:07) / LU 19-3
165 | #27 Brian Meyer (LU) dec. Ashton Eyler (LHU) 6-5 / LU 22-3
174 | Jake Logan (LU) dec. Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU) 5-4 / LU 25-3
184 | AJ Burkhart (LU) dec. Thomas Dressler (LHU) 9-3 / LU 28-3
197 | JT Davis (LU) dec. Parker McClellan (LHU) 5-0 / LU 31-3
285 | #10 Jordan Wood (LU) win on forfeit / LU 37-3
Lock Haven is back in action on Saturday, Dec.11 when the Bald Eagles travel to Messiah for the Messiah Duals where they will tangle with Stevens and Messiah.
