LHU men’s wrestling edged by No. 25 Indiana, Appalachian State
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BETHLEHEM -- The Lock Haven (0-2) men’s wrestling team took part in a pair of duals to open the weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Duals and the Bald Eagles came up short in both affairs at Wranglemania.
Lock Haven fell in the opener to No. 25 Indiana by a 24-14 score and was upended in the nightcap by a 20-12 tally against Appalachian State.
Curtis Nelson got the day started on the right foot for the Bald Eagles with a hard-fought 7-3 decision victory over Gavin Jendreas at 125 pounds to put Lock Haven up by a 3-0 score.
Indiana’s ranked wrestlers in the middle weights handed the Hoosiers a 24-3 lead before the Bald Eagles surged to take the final three bouts of the dual.
Cole Bartram picked up takedowns in the first and second periods and added riding time to cruise to a 9-2 victory over Orlando Cruz at 184 pounds.
In the penultimate bout against the Hoosiers at 197 pounds, Tucker Hogan used three takedowns and six near-fall points to post a tech fall of Gatano Console in 5:26 to trim the Indiana lead to 24-11 as the match headed to the final bout.
At 285 pounds, Luke Sottolano scored a takedown in the second period and added an escape point in the third to notch a hard-fought 5-4 victory to wrap up the first dual of the day.
In action against Appalachian State, the Bald Eagles picked up the biggest win of the day at 141 pounds from the efforts of Hunter Gould. Gould chose bottom to start the third period and escaped with 1:24 to go to even the match up at a 1-1 score. The redshirt sophomore scored a takedown 10 seconds later to take a 4-1 lead en route to a 4-2 victory over 33rd-ranked Aldo Hernandez.
Gould’s victory at 141 pounds came on the heels of a thrilling 8-5 sudden victory triumph for Patrick O’Keefe over Joe Fongaro at 133 pounds. O’Keefe escaped in the final second of the third period to send the match to sudden victory at a 5-5 deadlock and scored the takedown with 53 ticks to go in the extra session to tie the dual at 3-3 .
Lucas Kapusta picked up a split on the day with a 5-2 decision victory at 149 pounds. The 16th-ranked wrestler in the nation used a first-period takedown and escape points in the second and third periods to defeat Brayden Fahrback and put the Bald Eagles in front by a 9-3 tally in the match.
No. 28 Nick Stampoulos edged Bentley Sly by a 6-3 score at 165 pounds to put the Bald Eagles back in front by a 12-8 margin.
The Mountaineers took the final four bouts of the evening to upend the Bald Eagles by a 20-12 score.
No. 25 Indiana 24, Lock Haven 14
125: Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven) dec. Gavin Jendreas, 7-3. 133: No. 19 Jackson Blum (Indiana) major dec. Patrick O’Keefe, 15-4. 141: Joey Buttler (Indiana) major dec. Hunter Gould, 14-3. 149: No. 20 Tom Crook (Indiana) dec. No. 16 Lucas Kapusta, 8-2. 157: No. 16 Kai Owen (Indiana) major dec. Chase Burke, 14-1. 165: No. 21 Ty Lillard (Indiana) tech fall No. 28 Nick Stampoulos, 16-1 (6:43). 174: Chris Crawford (Indiana) major dec. Connor Wetzel, 12-4. 184: Cole Bartram (Lock Haven) dec. Orlando Cruz, 9-2. 197: Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) tech fall Gatano Console, 15-0 (5:26). 285: Luke Sottolano (Lock Haven) dec. Nick Pavlechko, 5-4.
Appalachian State 20, Lock Haven 12
125: Cooper Foster (App State) dec. Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven), 10-4. 133: Patrick O’Keefe (Lock Haven) dec. Joe Fongaro 8-5 (SV). 141: Hunter Gould (Lock Haven) dec. No. 33 Aldo Hernandez, 4-2. 149: No. 16 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec. Brayden Fahrbach, 5-2. 157: No. 31 Kaden Keiser (App State) tech fall Jonny O’Brien, 27-11 (6:38). 165: No. 28 Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec. Bentley Sly, 6-3. 174: Colt Campbell (App State) dec. Connor Wetzel, 7-4 (SV). 184: No. 22 Tomas Brooker (App State) dec. Cole Bartram, 10-7 (SV). 197: Logan Eller (App State) dec. Tucker Hogan, 2-0. 285: No. 23 Stephan Monchery (App State) dec. Kade Sottolano, 5-0.