In the opener against the Titans, Lehigh's lightweights again put together a string of bonus points to give the Mountain Hawks an early 15-0 lead. Fisk and senior Matt Ciasulli secured wins by fall, sandwiched around a 6-4 win by decision by Seth Ciasulli over Tyler Dillashaw. Matt Ciasulli's fall against Teddy Astorga came with just two seconds remaining in the second period.
The Mountain Hawks would win just one bout the rest of the dual, as senior Dave Nakasone won a 10-4 decision over Robert Musser. Fullerton earned its first points when Morgan Atkinson scored a 5-3 sudden victory win over sophomore Trevor Chinn. The Titans won the final four contested bouts, scoring falls at 174 and heavyweight, and benefiting from a Lehigh forfeit at 197, where senior Matt Cassidy was held out with an injury.
Fisk recorded his second straight pin opening up the American bout, scoring an early takedown on Jasen Borschoff, before turning him and securing the fall in just 37 seconds. Wins by decision by both Seth and Matt Ciasulli made it 12-0 Lehigh after three bouts. Chinn needed two takedowns in the final 30 seconds to defeat Damian Swietlik 6-4 at 149. Dave Nakasone made it five in a row with a 16-7 major decision over Jimmy Peppers.
The Eagles came back with wins at 165 and 174, but the Mountain Hawks iced the dual at 184 as Craig bounced back from his earlier loss with a first period pin over Anthony Fuschino.
Against the host Sun Devils, Fisk made it three-for-three in Sunday falls as he stacked up John Espinoza for a fall in 2:28. The win was the first of three straight bonus wins as Seth Ciasulli followed with a dominating technical fall over Angel Alegre. Matt Ciasulli followed his younger brother, using a head scissors to pin Robert Galvan from the neutral position in the first period. Chinn followed with a 12-5 decision to give the Brown and White a 19-0 lead through four bouts.
Arizona State earned decisions from former NCAA runner-up Brian Stith and sophomore Alex Pavlenko at 157 and 174 respectively around a forfeit to Lehigh at 165.
Lehigh again forfeited 197, choosing not to wrestle Cassidy, who injured his knee in a morning workout; but the final two bouts went the Mountain Hawks way, as Craig and Weibel earned wins by fall to give Lehigh four wins by fall in the dual and a 26 point win over the Sun Devils.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Saturday, January 13, when they visit EIWA rival Navy. The match gets underway at 7:00 pm from Annapolis, Maryland and will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as online at lehighsports.com with streaming powered by Yahoo! Sports.
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