“It was a much better performance from our guys,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We did a better job hand fighting and we controlled the center much better than in our last dual against Virginia Tech.”
Ciasulli dominated Zach Kulczycki from the top position in their match-up at 141. After an early takedown, Ciasulli used his power half to crank Kulczycki over twice for two three-point near falls, before turning him once more for the fall in 1:57. Two bouts later Tanen, who was filling in up a weight class at 157 for the injured Sean Bilodeau, led Max Lewin 8-3 in the second period before slapping on a cradle and securing the fall in 4:41.
Tanen’s pin gave Lehigh a 19-3 lead at the halfway point in the dual.
At 125, junior Mitch Berger filled in for sophomore John McDonald and scored the first takedown against Greg Einfrank, but three reversals, two takedowns and a two-point near fall allowed Einfrank to rally for a 13-6 decision.
From there, Lehigh went on to win seven straight bouts, started by an 11-0 major decision by senior Matt Fisk over Cort Choate at 133. In between the falls from Ciasulli and Tanen was a 5-0 decision by freshman Joey Napoli over Phil Marano at 149.
Lehigh ran its string of consecutive wins to seven with back-to-back 10-4 decisions at 165 and 174. At 165 sophomore Brandon Hatchett was gunning for a major against Jeff Lemmer, but gave up a late reversal. At 174, freshman Robert Hamlin returned to the lineup beating Ziad Kharbush with four takedowns plus an escape and riding time.
In a featured bout at 197, sophomore Joe Kennedy avenged a loss to Branden Stearns last season by racking up a 17-2 technical fall in 7:00. Kennedy came out of a scramble with a takedown and three-point near fall in the first period, added two three-point near falls on tilts in the second period and picked up two more takedowns in the third to put Lehigh up 30-6.
“It was good to see guys go out and add to leads” explained Santoro. “Last week we gave up a lot of points at the end of periods and the end of matches. Today we didn’t worry about the score we just focused on keeping the pressure on and continuing to score points.”
With the dual in hand, Santoro was able to allow two senior reserves compete in the dual. At 184, Manuel Schubert controlled the pace but a first period takedown gave Bran Crudden a 3-2 victory, while at heavyweight Justin Allen subbed for Zach Rey and won a 4-1 decision over Tyler Cowman.
The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up their New England swing on Sunday when they travel to Harvard to face the Crimson at 1 p.m. The match can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with coverage beginning at 12:45.
Results:
125: Greg Einfrank (B) dec. Mitch Berger (L) 13-6; Brown leads 3-0
133: Matt Fisk (L) maj dec. Cort Choate (B) 11-0; Lehigh leads 4-3
141: Seth Ciasulli (L) pin Zach Kulczycki (B) 2:37; Lehigh leads 10-3
149: Joey Napoli (L) dec. Phil Marano (B) 5-0; Lehigh leads 13-3
157: Brian Tanen (L) pin Max Lewin (B) 4:41; Lehigh leads 19-3
165: Brandon Hatchett (L) dec. Jeff Lemmer (B) 10-4; Lehigh leads 22-3
174: Robert Hamlin (L) dec. Ziad Kharbush (B) 10-4; Lehigh leads 25-3
184: Bran Crudden (B) dec. Manuel Schubert (L) 3-2; Lehigh leads 25-6
197: Joe Kennedu (L) tech fall Branden Stearns (B) 17-2; Lehigh leads 30-6
285: Justin Allen (L) dec. Tyler Cowman (B) 4-1; Lehigh wins 33-6
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