Edinboro opened up a quick 10-0 with back-to-back technical falls from nationally-ranked lightweights Sean Russell and Korbin Myers. Russell, ranked tenth at 125 lbs. by InterMat, won a 21-6 technical fall at 4:24 over John Martin (1-9). The redshirt junior finished with eight takedowns while improving to 26-5.
Myers followed with an 18-3 technical fall at 7:00 over Andrew Coghill (6-18) at 133 lbs. Ranked 17th, the redshirt sophomore led 4-1 after the first period, but dominated the rest of the way. He finished with six takedowns along with a pair of tilts good for six points. Myers is now 24-9.
Cleveland State made things much more interesting with wins in three of the next four bouts. Evan Cheek (21-9) pinned Nate Hagan (10-18) at 2:42 in the 141 lb. match and Ryan Ford (10-15) followed with a 7-5 decision over Jensen Lorea (4-12) at 149 lbs.
The Vikings closed to 10-9 after those two wins. Andrew Shomers boosted Edinboro's lead to 15-9 with the third technical fall of the day, this one coming via a 19-0 win at 7:00 over Ryan Montgomery at 157 lbs. Shomers, a redshirt sophomore, is now 27-5 after finishing strong with a pair of four-point near falls in the third period.
CSU's George Poullas pulled the Vikings to within 15-12 with a 14-8 decision over Fritz Hoehn at 165 lbs. The freshman is now 10-12, with Hoehn at 13-13.
Redshirt senior Ty Schoffstall (19-2) would claim a wild 18-12 decision over Gabe Stark (11-13) at 174 lbs., as the Fighting Scots won the last four matches. Schoffstall fell behind early on a Stark takedown, but would lead 8-4 after one period thanks to a takedown and four back points. It was 10-8 after two periods, and Schoffstall then closed out the win with three of his five takedowns in the third period. Cleveland State was then deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the match, giving Edinboro a 21-11 lead.
Freshman Zach Ancewicz came up with a big, and long, win at 184 lbs. He battled Nick Corba (22-9) into a second sudden victory session as the two wrestled for close to ten minutes. Ancewicz would prevail 4-2 thaks to a takedown with 37 seconds remaining. The two had previously exchanged escapes in the second and third periods, plus the first tiebreaker. Ancewicz is now 11-13.
Dylan Reynolds picked up his second fall of the season to improve to 9-10 in his 197 lbs. bout. The redshirt sophomore pinned John Kelby (10-15) at 5:41. The match was tied at 4-4 early in the third period after two near fall points for Kelby, but Reynolds' reversal led to the winning pin.
Jon Spaulding stepped in for starter Billy Miller at heavyweight and posted a 12-4 major decision over Collin Kelly (4-19) at heavyweight. The freshman improved to 11-12 as he recorded four takedowns.
Edinboro now prepares to defend its EWL championship on Saturday, March 3. The Fighting Scots host the 2018 EWL Championships, with the wrestlers earning qualifying bids to the NCAA Division I National Championships.
Results:
125 - #10 Sean Russell (EU) tech. fall John Martin (CSU), 21-6 (4:24)
133 - #17 Korbin Myers (EU) tech. fall Andrew Coghill (CSU), 18-3 (7:00)
141 – Evan Cheek (CSU) fall over Nate Hagan (EU), 2:42
149 – Ryan Ford (CSU) dec. Jensen Lorea (EU), 7-5
157 - Andrew Shomers (EU) tech. fall Ryan Montgomery (CSU), 19-0 (7:00)
165 – George Poullas (CSU) dec. Fritz Hoehn (EU), 14-6
174 - Ty Schoffstall (EU) dec. Gabe Stark (CSU), 18-12*
184 - Zach Ancewicz (EU) dec. Nick Corba (CSU), 4-2 sv2
197 – Dylan Reynolds (EU) fall over John Kelby (CSU), 5:41
Hwt – Jon Spaulding (EU) maj. dec. Collin Kelly (CSU), 12-4
* Cleveland State deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following 174 lbs. match
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