LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men’s wrestling team (6-11) faced off against Cleveland State (6-7) on Friday, Feb. 16. Lock Haven jumped out to a 19-12 lead with two matches remaining but a major decision and pin by Cleveland State earned them the 22-19 victory.
“I think for the most part we competed pretty hard,” Lock Haven head coach Scott Moore said. “We had some good wins and scored a lot of points. Big win at 174 and Stonecheck and Henson coming out and wrestling well. Noto looked good in his return. Big upset at 133, but we just have to regroup and get ready for Edinboro.”
At 125, Anthony Noto won via decision (5-2) over Ben Aranda. This was Noto’s first victory since their dual against Rider back on Jan. 26.
“I had a good talk with my coaches,” Noto mentioned. “I know when I wrestle to the best of my ability I can beat anybody in the country.”
At 133, Nick Molchak pulled off the upset victory over Gable Strickland, winning by fall (2:02).
Lock Haven recorded victories at 141 and 149 from Wyatt Henson and Nick Stonecheck, respectively. Henson won via a 20-8 major decision victory over Dylan Layton. Stonecheck recorded a tech fall victory (15-0, 2:13) over Ethan Mitchell. Twelve of Stonecheck’s 15 points came via near-fall.
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Cleveland State won the next two matches by decision to tie the dual 12-12. Marcus Robinson defeated Connor Eck 8-2 at 157. Tate Geiser won over Eric Alderfer 4-1 in overtime after getting a takedown at 165.
Tyler Stoltzfus put Lock Haven back on top at 174 with a 1-0 decision victory over DeAndrew Nassar thanks to a third-period escape.
At 184, Colin Fegley won by major decision (12-4) over Joey Lyons giving the Bald Eagles the lead with two matches remaining.
Cleveland State won the remaining matches at 197 and 285 to secure the win. Ben Smith defeated Cael Black by major decision (15-3). Daniel Bucknavich pinned Ethan Miller (6:15).
UP NEXT:
Lock Haven will travel to Edinboro for their final dual of the season on Saturday, Feb. 17. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
