LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – No. 14 Messiah wrestling took part in the inaugural Bald Eagle Duals today, and they dropped two different matches– in opposing fashion– to two different opponents of higher NCAA divisions. Host Division 1 Lock Haven ran away from Messiah 34-6, and NCAA Division II Wheeling Jesuit edged the Falcons by a single point by way of a major decision in the final bout.
The decisions moved the Falcons to 4-4 on the season.
Against host Lock Haven– who entered the weekend ranked No. 17 in Division I– No. 10
Hunter Harris (133) fought off a late effort by DJ Fehlman to win 12-11, but the Bald Eagles won seven of the first eight bouts to build a 31-6 lead. No. 4
Kyle Koser also earned a one-point decision (5-4) over Tristan Sponseller at 197.
Messiah's attempt to split today's duals started well when, against Wheeling Jesuit,
Hunter Harris collected his 13th pin of the season to put the Falcons up 12-0. Two bouts later
Stephen Maloney (149) earned a major decision over Daniel Romero to give Messiah their largest lead of the afternoon, 16-3.
But Wheeling then turned a 13-point deficit into a five-point lead with three-straight wins by tech fall, pin, and tech fall.
No. 7
Derek Beitz (184) and No. 4
Kyle Koser (197) put Messiah back up with back-to-back decisions, but Terrance Fanning came up with a match-clinching 13-5 major decision at heavyweight to give the Cardinals a 23-22 win.
Messiah will now be off until the end of the month when they return to Lock Haven to compete in the annual Lock Haven Invitational.
Lock Haven 34 – Messiah 6
125: Luke Werner (LHU) major dec.
Sean Redington (MC) 15-7; LHU leads 4-0
133: #10
Hunter Harris (MC) dec. DJ Fehlman (LHU) 12-11; LHU leads 4-3
141: Kyle Shoop (LHU) tech fall
Nick Nunez (MC) 17-2, 6:44; LHU leads 9-3
149: #13 Ronnie Perry (LHU) tech fall
Stephen Maloney (MC) 26-11; LHU leads 14-3
157: Jonathan Ross (LHU) dec.
Lee Cassel (MC) 7-0; LHU leads 17-3
165: #8 Chance Marsteller (LHU) pinned
Kevin Diehl (MC) 1:18; LHU leads 23-3
174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) tech fall
David Stevens (MC) 24-6, 6:50: LHU leads 28-3
184: Trey Hartsock (LHU) dec. #9
Derek Beitz (MC) 11-8; LHU leads 31-3
197: #4
Kyle Koser (MC) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 5-4: LHU leads 31-6
285: Derek Dragon (LHU) dec.
Dan Kiser (MC) 8-4; Lock Haven wins 34-6
Wheeling Jesuit 23 – Messiah 22
125:
Sean Redington (MC) Forfeit Victory; MC leads 6-0
133:
Hunter Harris (MC) pinned Jaylen Hill (WHJ), 4:32; MC leads 12-0
141: Tyler Warner (WHJ) dec
Nick Nunez (MES) 6-2; MC leads 12-3
149:
Stephen Maloney (MC) major dec. Daniel Romero (WHJ)11-2; MC leads 16-3
157: Connor Craig (WHJ) tech fall
Lee Cassel (MC), 6:38; MC leads 16-8
165: Keegan Driscoll (WHJ) pinned
Brian Shermeyer (MC), 5:44; MC leads 16-14
174: Justice Avery (WHJ) tec fall
David Stevens (MC) 16-0; WHJ leads 19-16
184:
Derek Beitz (MC) dec Adam Pasivk (WHJ) 8-4; Match tied 19-19
197:
Kyle Koser (MC) dec Sawyer Leppla 4-3; MC leads 22-19
285: Terrance Fanning (WHJ) major dec
Jared Schell (MC) 13-5; WHJ wins 23-22
