LH men’s wrestling drops road clash at Clarion, 22-14
CLARION, PA – Lock Haven men’s wrestling team (2-6, 1-1 MAC) capped their weekend on the road with a Sunday Mid-American Conference (MAC) clash against Clarion University (8-3, 5-1 MAC), but fell to the hosts 22-14.
In one of the day’s most entertaining bouts, No. 6 Anthony Noto (Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima (NC State)) grinded out a close fought 5-3 decision victory. The redshirt sophomore showed his skills with a flashy reversal to help seal the opening victory of the dual.
After falling behind early, No. 33 Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton) came roaring back against Mason Prinkey and used a handful of near fall points to rack up an impressive 22-5 tech fall to hand LHU an early 8-0 lead in the team score.
The Golden Eagles got on the board with two straight wins at 141 and 149 and cut the Lock Haven lead to 8-6.
At 157, Ashton Eyler (Millersburg, Ohio/ Claymont High (Iowa Central CC)) righted the ship for Lock Haven with a tight decision victory over Trever Elflin. Eyler muscled his way to the 5-2 win to push the Bald Eagles back ahead 11-6.
Clarion bounced back immediately and rattled off four straight wins to put the dual out of reach and take a 22-11 lead.
In the afternoon’s final bout, Isaac Reid (Saltsburg, Pa./Kiski) opened his account on the season with a 5-0 win at 285 pounds. Reid notched The Haven’s fourth win of the day with a strong showing, but Clarion took home the 22-14 win.
Bout-by-Bout Results:
125: #6 Anthony Noto (LHU) dec. Joey Fischer (CU) / 5-3 / LHU 3-0
133: #33 Gable Strickland (LHU) tech falled Mason Prinkey (CU) / 22-5 / LHU 8-0
141: Seth Koleno (CU) dec. Tyler Dilley (LHU) / 6-4 / LHU 8-3
149: #33 Kyle Schickel (CU) dec. Nick Stonecheck (LHU) / 9-4 / LHU 8-6
157: Ashton Eyler (LHU) dec. Trevor Elflin (CU) / 5-2 / LHU 11-6
165: Cam Pine (CU) tech falled J.T. Hogan (LHU) / 15-0 (7:00) / Tied 11-11
174: John Worthing (CU) dec. Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU) / 15-8 / CU 14-11
184: #30 Will Feldkamp (CU) major dec. Colin Fegley / 12-2 / CU 18-11
197: Ty Bagoly (CU) major dec. Brad Morrison (LHU) / 12-0 / CU 22-11
285: Isaac Reid (LHU) dec. Austin Chapman (CU) / 5-0 / CU 22-14
Final Team Score: Clarion 22 Lock Haven 14
The Bald Eagles return to Thomas Fieldhouse on Thursday, Jan. 26 when they host Rider. That match with the Broncs is set for a 7 p.m. start.
