ALFRED, N.Y. – Six Lycoming College wrestlers earned bonus points, including three freshmen winning by pin, to lead it to its 10
th win of the season with a 44-0 rout of Alfred State in an Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference dual at the Orvis Activities Center on Thursday night, Jan. 30.
The Warriors (10-7 overall) reached 10 dual meet wins for the first time since 2011 and pitched its third shutout of the season.
Freshman
Seth Lansberry (Klingerstown, Pa./Line Mountain) picked up his 28
th win of the year with a pin of Cody Marriott at the 3:25 mark in the 149-pound match. Freshman
Nolan Barger (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) won his 22
nd match in the 157-pound match, putting Codie Nichols to the mat at the 6:04 mark and
Skylar Ebner (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) capped the freshman run with a pin of Matthew Sowers in 42 seconds in the 197-pound bout.
Senior
Zack Finn (East Rochester, N.Y./East Rochester) picked up a 9-1 major decision against Jason Charlette at 133 pounds and sophomore
Matt Neff (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) also won with an 11-1 major decision against Josh Lord at 174.
Lycoming also won four bouts by decision, as sophomore
Jake Witmer (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) (125), junior
Brian Watkins (Bear Gap, Pa./Southern Columbia) (165), senior
Greg Wetzel (Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Arlington) and junior
Matt Bloom (Frenchtown, N.J./Delaware Valley) (285) each picked up wins.
Alfred State fell to 2-8 overall.
The Warriors get back on the mat on Sunday, Feb. 2, when they head to King's (Pa.) for a 2 p.m. dual meet.
Lycoming (LYCO) 44.0 Alfred State College (ASC) 0.0
125 Jake Witmer, LYCO, dec. Austin Keough, ASC, 7-1
133 Zachary Finn, LYCO, maj. dec. Jason Charlette, ASC, 9-1
141 Caleb Willey, LYCO, forf.
149 Seth Lansberry, LYCO, pinned Cody Marriott, ASC, 3:25
157 Nolan Barger, LYCO, pinned Codie Nichols, ASC, 6:04
165 Brian Watkins, LYCO, dec. Konnor Kremer, ASC, 9-4
174 Matthew Neff, LYCO, maj. dec. Josh Lord, ASC, 11-1
184 Greg Wetzel, LYCO, dec. Conner Fox, ASC, 11-8
197 Skylar Ebner, LYCO, pinned Matthew Sowers, ASC, 0:42
285 Matthew Bloom, LYCO, dec. Quasar Hampton, ASC, 3-0