Budd Whitehill National Duals Tournament Central

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – With the score tied in the third period, sophomore Matt Bloom (Frenchtown, N.J./Delaware Valley) took advantage of an opponent misstep, scored a takedown and then a pin to lift the Lycoming College wrestling team to a 21-14 win over 25^th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to cap its run at the 2014 Budd Whitehill National Duals on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Lamade Gymnasium. The Warriors started the day with a 25-14 loss to 14^th-ranked Johnson & Wales.
 
Freshman Seth Lansberry (Klingerstown, Pa./Line Mountain) posted a perfect 4-0 record during the weekend to lead the Warriors (7-6 overall), as he notched a technical fall and a decision in Saturday's matches, improving to 21-6 on the season.
 
Messiah won its first team title at the duals, while Cortland finished second, as the Falcons posted a 21-15 win in the finals. Olivet finished third, posting a 22-13 win over Ithaca in the third-place match.
 
The Warriors took the lead against the Pointers in the 174-pound match, as senior Johnathan Secor (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) posted a 4-2 win over Dylan Diebitz to make it 12-10 before senior Greg Wetzel (Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Arlington) extended the lead with a 6-2 win over Andy Borchadt. Stevens Point fought back with a major decision at 197 pounds to make it 15-14 heading into the last match, where Bloom posted the third-period pin.
 
The Warriors kicked off the match with a win, as sophomore Jake Witmer (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) notched a 5-2 win over Joe Smith. In the 141-pound bout, as junior Caleb Willey (Towanda, Pa./Towanda) notched an 8-2 decision against Lance Fabry before Lansberry posted a 6-2 win over John Roycraft at 149.
 
In the first bout of the day, Johnson & Wales scored 15 points in the final three bouts to post the come-from-behind 25-14 win.
 
Witmer kicked off the match with a 5-2 lead and Lansberry helped the Warriors take an 8-7 lead with a 15-0 technical fall win over Gideon Yim. After a decision at 157 pounds gave the Wildcats a 10-8 lead, the Warriors won the next two bouts to take a 14-10 lead thanks to a 5-3 decision by freshman Nolan Barger (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) at 165 pounds and a 10-3 win by Secor over Dae'Sean Brown at 174.
 
However, the Wildcats got a pin at 184 from 10^th-ranked Colin Lenhardt to take the lead back and a Wildcat decision and a pin closed out the meet.
 
The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Jan. 18, when they head to they host the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships at Lamade Gym. The eight-team, three-mat tournament is set to begin at 10 a.m.
 
Match #5 Cons. Round 4: Johnson & Wales defeated Lycoming 25-14
125 - Jake Witmer (Lycoming) over Joe Smith (Johnson & Wales) Dec 5-2
133 - Nate Colicci (Johnson & Wales) over Zachary Finn (Lycoming) Dec 8-6
141 - Michael Ferinde (Johnson & Wales) over Caleb Willey (Lycoming) Maj 13-3
149 - Seth Lansberry (Lycoming) over Gideon Yim (Johnson & Wales) TF 15-0
157 - Ethan Farrell (Johnson & Wales) over Brian Watkins (Lycoming) Dec 9-3
165 - Nolan Barger (Lycoming) over Stephen Jarrell (Johnson & Wales) Dec 5-3
174 - Johnathan Secor (Lycoming) over Dae`Sean Brown (Johnson & Wales) Dec 10-3
184 - Colin Lenhardt (Johnson & Wales) over Greg Wetzel (Lycoming) Fall 1:54
197 - Contstantine Rissiotis (Johnson & Wales) over Skylar Ebner (Lycoming) Dec 5-2
285 - Jonah Aurelio (Johnson & Wales) over Nikolas Christine (Lycoming) Fall 4:39

Challenge Match: Lycoming defeated Wis.-Stevens Point 21-14
125 - Jake Witmer (Lycoming) over Ryan Osse (Wis.-Stevens Point) Dec 3-0
133 - David Granatelli (Wis.-Stevens Point) over Tanner Fasold (Lycoming) Dec 5-2
141 - Caleb Willey (Lycoming) over Lance Fabry (Wis.-Stevens Point) Dec 8-2
149 - Seth Lansberry (Lycoming) over John Roycraft (Wis.-Stevens Point) Dec 6-2
157 - Jamey Simmons (Wis.-Stevens Point) over Nolan Barger (Lycoming) Maj 10-2
165 - Logan Hermsen (Wis.-Stevens Point) over Matthew Neff (Lycoming) Dec 9-7
174 - Johnathan Secor (Lycoming) over Dylan Diebitz (Wis.-Stevens Point) Dec 4-2
184 - Greg Wetzel (Lycoming) over Andy Borchardt (Wis.-Stevens Point) Dec 6-2
197 - Dustin Wozniak (Wis.-Stevens Point) over Skylar Ebner (Lycoming) Maj 18-7
285 - Matthew Bloom (Lycoming) over Luke Hoffmann (Wis.-Stevens Point) Fall 6:41