WAYNESBURG, Pa. – Four Lycoming College wrestlers won all three of their matches to lead the team to a sweep at the Waynesburg Duals, as Lycoming opened its 2023-24 dual slate with a 35-20 win over Division II Shippensburg University, a 49-6 win over Waynesburg University and a 24-14 win over 23^rd-ranked Averett University on Saturday, Nov. 18.
 
Junior 141-pounder Cooper Gilham (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle Area), sophomore 149-pounder Kobin Karper (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), sophomore 174-pounder Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) and junior heavyweight Robbie West (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) all went 3-0 at the event to pace the Warriors (3-0 overall).
 
In the day's finale, the Warriors won six of 10 bouts against the Cougars (4-1 overall) to beat a ranked team for the first time since a 24-17 win over Castleton on Jan. 11, 2020.
 
Junior Thomas Conselyea (Landing, N.J./Roxbury) and Gilham each won with sudden-victory takedowns at 133 and 141 before Karper tacked on a major decision to give Lycoming a 10-3 lead. Averett won the next two bouts to tie it, but Crum's 15-0 tech fall of Khalil Mitchell at 174 was followed by a wild 16-15 decision by sophomore James Ellis (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) over Jacob Jiminiz. Ellis fell behind 6-1 in the first period, but followed that by scoring two takedowns in the second period to lead 15-11 heading into the final period, where he had a late escape to notch the winning point and make it 18-10. After an Averett major decision at 197, West decked Braeden Fluke in 2:26.
 
Lycoming started the day by winning six duals, all by bonus points, in a 35-20 win over Shippensburg. A pair of forfeits at 125 and 157, as well an injury default at 149, pins by Gilham and West and a tech fall from Crum made quick work of the Raiders (1-3 overall).
 
The Warriors won nine of the 10 bouts against Waynesburg (0-3 overall), earning bonus points in all nine of the wins.
 
Leading 15-0 after the first three bouts, Gilham (141), Karper (149), junior Logan Bartlett (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) (157), first-year Ethan Kolb (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) (165) and Crum (174) had a run of five straight pins to put the meet away. West also had a pin to cap the meet at 285.
 
The Warriors are back on the mat on Saturday, Dec. 2, when they head to the Ohio Northern Invitational for a 9 a.m. start.
 
Lycoming 35, Shippensburg 20
125: Kaden Majcher (LYCO) over (SHIP) (For.)
133: Gregory (Andrew) Wert (SHIP) over Thomas Conselyea (LYCO) (TF 15-0 2:14)
141: Cooper Gilham (LYCO) over Jayden Hammonds (SHIP) (Fall 4:37)
149: Kobin Karper (LYCO) over Anthony Lavish (SHIP) (Inj. 0:43)
157: Logan Bartlett (LYCO) over (SHIP) (For.)
165: Kyler Everly (SHIP) over Chase Chapman (LYCO) (Dec 8-6)
174: Eli Crum (LYCO) over Cole Lang (SHIP) (TF 15-0 3:48)
184: Owen Koch (SHIP) over James Ellis (LYCO) (Fall 4:11)
197: Trey Shoemaker (SHIP) over Gable Crebs (LYCO) (Fall 4:13)
285: Robbie West (LYCO) over Mason Wolfensberger (SHIP) (Fall 4:15)
Exhibition Matches:
133: Calvin Lederer (Shippensburg) over Jaciah Whitcomb (Lycoming) (Dec 5-1)
174: Liam Bostrom (Shippensburg) over Devon Green (Lycoming) (Dec 8-3)
 
Lycoming 49, Waynesburg 6
125: Kaden Majcher (LYCO) over Christian Michaels (WAYN) (MD 17-7)
133: Thomas Conselyea (LYCO) over (WAYN) (For.)
141: Cooper Gilham (LYCO) over Jackson Spiteri (WAYN) (TF 18-1 3:00)
149: Kobin Karper (LYCO) over Rhyan Stewart (WAYN) (Fall 2:45)
157: Logan Bartlett (LYCO) over Brayden Barbao (WAYN) (Fall 1:10)
165: Ethan Kolb (LYCO) over Nash Bloom (WAYN) (Fall 2:02)
174: Eli Crum (LYCO) over Jamarion Lewis (WAYN) (Fall 0:32)
184: Jessie Orbin (WAYN) over James Ellis (LYCO) (Fall 5:38)
197: Ivan Neal (LYCO) over Ayden Bishoff (WAYN) (MD 10-1)
285: Robbie West (LYCO) over Billy Sugden (WAYN) (Fall 1:11)
Exhibition Matches        
149: Cael Owen (Lycoming) over Adrian Letta (Waynesburg) (TF 17-2 4:42)
174: Devon Green (Lycoming) over David Fish (Waynesburg) (Fall 5:56)
285: Cayden Hooks (Lycoming) over Jaron Polk (Waynesburg) (TF 17-1 4:47)
 
Lycoming 24, #23 Averett 14
125: Mason Barrett (AVE) over Kaden Majcher (LYCO) (Dec 7-2)
133: Thomas Conselyea (LYCO) over AJ Orlando (AVE) (SV-1 12-9)
141: Cooper Gilham (LYCO) over Mauricio Reyes (AVE) (SV-1 10-7)
149: Kobin Karper (LYCO) over Carter Shupert (AVE) (MD 11-3)
157: Xavier Swanson (AVE) over Logan Bartlett (LYCO) (Dec 3-0)
165: Anthony Taylor (AVE) over Ethan Kolb (LYCO) (MD 15-4)
174: Eli Crum (LYCO) over Khalil Mitchell (AVE) (TF 15-0 1:36)
184: James Ellis (LYCO) over Jacob Jiminez (AVE) (Dec 16-15)
197: Jamar Christian (AVE) over Ivan Neal (LYCO) (MD 18-4)
285: Robbie West (LYCO) over Braeden Fluke (AVE) (Fall 2:26)