WEST LIBERTY 25 MERCYHURST 13
ERIE, Pa. - No. 12 West Liberty State scored a pair of pins in the middle weights to break open a close dual and take a 25-13 final from No. 11 Mercyhurst at the MAC.
The Lakers fell behind 10-0 entering the bout at 149, but and Andy Lamancusa notched back-to-back wins to cut it to 10-7. Zanetta, wrestling up a weight, notched an impressive 15-3 win over Joey Hagedorn to get Mercyhurst on the board. Lamancusa followed with a 6-1 decision at 157 over Brad Steinbach.
After the Hilltoppers notched a pin at 165, No. 4 Zack Schafer and No. 6 Tommy Clark squared off at 174. In a see-saw bout, the two wrestlers battled back and forth. Schafer fell behind 6-3 before taking the lead, but Clark scored the 9-8 final to put West Liberty ahead 19-7.
West Liberty scored another win by fall at 184, before the Lakers claimed decisions in the final two bouts. Trevor Gallo notched a 9-2 win at 197 and Kenny Bluska scored a flurry of late points to capture a 5-1 victory at heavyweight.
125
Lucas Huffman (WL) DEC. over Payne Lint (MC)
6-3
0-3
133
Matt Mossor (WL) MD over Braxdon Scaletta (MC)
16-2
0-7
141
Doug Surra (WL) DEC over Leonard Calhoun (MC)
3-1 (OT)
0-10
149
J.J. Zanetta (MC) MD over Joey Hagedorn (WL)
15-3
4-10
157
Andy Lamancusa (MC) DEC over Justin Goneau (WL)
7-1
7-10
165
Brad Steinbach (WL) WBF over Hudson Harrison (MC)
2:25
7-16
174
Tommy Clark (WL) DEC over Zack Schafer (MC)
9-8
7-19
184
Chris Gibbs (WL) WBF over Gerred Tolson (MC)
2:42
7-25
197
Trevor Gallo (MC) DEC over Chad Snider (WL)
9-2
10-25
Hwt
Kenny Bluska (MC) DEC over Joey McGee (WL)
5-2
13-25
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