ITHACA, N.Y. --- In a battle of top-25 teams, No. 22 Lycoming College fell to No. 4 Ithaca College 37-7 on Thursday, Nov. 19. Senior Chris Dahlheimer and sophomore Russell Korbul each picked up their fifth wins of the season.
Lycoming is now 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference, while Ithaca is now 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in the ECWC.
At 165 pounds, Dahlheimer (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), ranked No. 4 in the Brute-Adidas Coaches Poll, picked up an 11-0 major decision over the Bombers’ Derek Brenon, giving Lycoming its first four points of the match.
Two bouts later, Korbul (Ashbury, N.J./North Hunterdon) earned a 4-0 victory over Tom Heckman at 197 pounds, giving Lycoming its final three points of the evening. 184-pounder Troy Hayre (Falls Church, Va./McLean) was edged by a close 3-0 margin.
The Warriors are in action again on Sunday, Nov. 22 when they head to Columbus, Ohio for the 2009 Buckeye Duals. Lycoming will face Mount Union College first, beginning at 10 a.m.
#4 ITHACA 37, #22 Lycoming 7
125: #5 Jon Gregory (IC) major dec. Walker Faison, 12-3
133: Seth Ecker (IC) major dec. Andrew Lewis, 17-3
141: Jeremy Stierly (IC) major dec. Jonathan Quiggle
149: #2 Blaine Woszczak (IC) major dec. Isaiah Britton, 11-1
157: #8 Willie Horwath (IC) pinned Colton Eyer, 6:48
165: #4 Christopher Dahlheimer (LC) major dec. Derek Brenon, 11-0
174: #4 David Priest (IC) pinned Kyle Crouthamel, 2:57
184: Chris Carabello (IC) dec. Troy Hayre, 3-0
197: Russel Korbul (LC) dec. Tom Heckman, 4-0
285: Matt Mahon (IC) pinned Zach Eckstrom, 0:41