From the official Lehigh website
Lehigh falls to No. 1 Oklahoma State at National Duals
Senior Jon Trenge
set the Lehigh
all-time wins record
in the loss to
Oklahoma State
Cleveland, OH “Another Lehigh match went down to the wire, but this time the heavyweight division was unkind to the Mountain Hawks. All-American Steve Mocco scored a pin over Tom Curl to give Oklahoma State a 20-16 victory in the semifinals of the 2005 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the CSU Convocation Center. The loss is just the fifth-ranked Mountain Hawks’ second of the season as they fall to 14-2. No. 1 Oklahoma State improves to 11-0.
The Cowboys struck first at 125 pounds. Andrew Rizzi scored the first takedown for Lehigh, but Coleman Scott put 13 unanswered points on the board en route to a 13-2 major decision. The Mountain Hawks got on the board at 133 as Matt Ciasulli used a riding time advantage to score a 3-2 decision over Nathan Morgan. Cory Cooperman then gave Lehigh the lead at 7-4 with a major decision over Daniel Frishkorn.
Lehigh coach Greg Strobel called upon freshman Dave Nakasone at 149. Nakasone gave a spirited effort, but lost a 15-10 decision to top-ranked Zack Esposito and the teams were tied at 7-7 after four bouts.
Derek Zinck put the Mountain Hawks back on top with a gritty 3-1 decision over Kevin Ward.
In a battle of top-three grapplers top-ranked Troy Letters needed two overtime periods to hold off No. 3 Johny Hendricks. Letters scored an escape in the first 30 second overtime then rode out Hendricks in the second period give Lehigh a six point advantage after six matches.
Oklahoma State stopped the LU mini-run as top-ranked Chris Pendleton scored a major decision over Travis Frick. Jack Jensen then gave the Cowboys the lead with a decision over Matt Cassidy.
It was another case of No. 1 versus No. 3 at 197, Jon Trenge erased a one-point deficit entering the third period to beat top-ranked Jake Rosholt 10-8. The win is number 121 for Trenge, making him the Mountain Hawks All-Time leader in victories. Trenge’s victory put Lehigh up a point, but Mocco’s win by fall in the final bout gave the Cowboys the victory. Oklahoma State is now 6-0 all time against the Brown and White. The Cowboys will visit Lehigh’s Stabler Arena for a rematch on February 13.
Lehigh advanced to the semifinals with a pair of convincing victories this afternoon. The Mountain Hawks took advantage of three pins and a tech fall to defeat Cal Poly 37-8 in the first round. In the quarterfinals Lehigh took nine out of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in five bouts, in a 36-3 rout over No. 14 Northern Iowa. Matt Ciasulli and Cory Cooperman each picked up a pair of bonus wins while Troy Letters picked up two pins in a combined 2:23.
With the loss, Lehigh will wrestle in the consolation semifinals tomorrow at 11:00 AM. The Mountain Hawks will face No. 10 Oklahoma, with the third or fifth place match to follow at 3:00. Top seed Oklahoma State will take on No. 2 seed Illinois in the championship match, also at 3:00.
Oklahoma State 20 Lehigh 16
Weight
Match-up
Result
Score
125
Coleman Scott (OSU)
Maj. dec.
Andrew Rizzi (LU)
13-2
133
Matt Ciasulli (LU)
Dec.
Nathan Morgan (OSU)
3-2
141
Cory Cooperman (LU)
Maj. dec.
Daniel Frishkorn (OSU)
9-1
149
Zack Esposito (OSU)
Dec.
Dave Nakasone (LU)
15-10
157
Derek Zinck (LU)
Dec.
Kevin Ward (OSU)
3-1
165
Troy Letters (LU)
Dec.
Johny Hendricks (OSU)
4-3, 2 o.t.
174
Chris Pendleton (OSU)
Maj. dec.
Travis Frick (LU)
9-1
184
Jack Jensen (OSU)
Dec.
Matt Cassidy (LU)
5-3
197
Jon Trenge (LU)
Dec.
Jake Rosholt
10-8
285
Steve Mocco (OSU)
WBF
Tom Curl
0:56
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