No. 4 Cardinals edge out Lake Erie, 26-24
January 21, 2019
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (Jan. 21) - Despite missing multiple nationally ranked individuals, the No. 4 Wheeling Jesuit University wrestling team went on the road and defeated Lake Erie College 26-24 in a dual Monday afternoon. The contest was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was postponed due to the weather.
The Cardinals improve to 13-3 overall in duals this season and establish a new program-record for dual wins in a single-season. The 2016-17 squad finished 12-6 overall in duals.
"It was a good win tonight," Head Coach Danny Irwin said. "It has been a tough four days between Mercyhurst Friday and the dual today. The team had to work through adversity between the dual being postponed, holding weight and some van issues today that threw off our routine. All involved held themselves accountable and it's nice to see it pay off."
With the dual tied at 15-15, the Cardinals got crucial bonus points from sophomore Connor Craig (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) and junior Greg Brusco (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) at 174 and 184, respectively. Craig notched a technical fall, while Brusco earned a fall at 4:51 to make the score 26-15.
"Excited to have Brusco competing again" Irwin added. "He is an absolute warrior and it showed tonight knocking off one of the best 84 pounders in the country. Others might be surprised to see that, but no one in our family is!"
"It was a great first match back and the team wrestled good," Brusco said. "Excited to see what the rest of the season has for us."
Lake Erie drew closer on the final tally with a decision and a fall in the final two bouts, but the damage was done and the Cardinals secured their 12th dual win of the season.
The Cardinals return home to the McDonough Center on Saturday morning for the West Virginia Collegiate Open. The event will feature five schools from West Virginia in a multi-mat bracket-style event.
No. 4 Wheeling Jesuit 26, Lake Erie 24
125 Frankie Bonura (Wheeling Jesuit) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
133 Forrest Glogouski (Lake Erie) over Alex Godinez (Wheeling Jesuit) (Fall 3:52) 6 0
141 Jared Donahue (Wheeling Jesuit) over Andrew Lieb (Lake Erie) (Fall 5:39) 0 6
149 Christian Rivera (Wheeling Jesuit) over Alexander Lieb (Lake Erie) (Dec 6-4) 0 3
157 Nick Boggs (Lake Erie) over Dylan Taylor (Wheeling Jesuit) (Dec 11-6) 3 0
165 Sean O`Hearon (Lake Erie) over Brice Harkness (Wheeling Jesuit) (Fall 6:32) 6 0
174 Connor Craig (Wheeling Jesuit) over Tylor Orrison (Lake Erie) (TF 17-2 3:47) 0 5
184 Greg Brusco (Wheeling Jesuit) over Jesse Palser (Lake Erie) (Fall 4:51) 0 6
197 Chris Droege (Lake Erie) over Chase Logan (Wheeling Jesuit) (Dec 2-1) 3 0
285 Evan Loughman (Lake Erie) over Devan Uzelak (Wheeling Jesuit) (Fall 0:54) 6 0
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