"We're still a ways from where we want to be," said LHU head coach Rocky Bonomo. "We had a pair of true freshmen in the lineup tonight, and they both impressed me with their effort. (197-pounder) Tom Kocher really wrestled smart tonight. It was also great to see Tim (Meyers) pin a guy he's never beaten before."
One of the more exciting bouts was the last one, as senior heavyweight Tim Meyers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) squared off with Mike Davidowich. Meyers had never beaten Davidowich, including a 5-1 loss in the MU dual last season. Meyers wasted no time taking the fight to the larger man, driving him straight to his back and finishing him off on his first good shot, just 1:26 seconds into the bout.
"I knew I was in much better shape than I was last season," Meyers said. "That combined with a higher confidence level put me over the top. I knew this would be my last shot at beating him in a dual meet setup. This is sure to boost my confidence for the remainder of the season."
The day started at 125, as sophomore No. 12 Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) amassed six takedowns, eventually getting the tech fall over Jeff Schell with two seconds left. Blanc stretched his team-leading wins out to eight with the victory.
At 133, sophomore Casey Moore (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) needed a flurry of a comeback effort to top Dave Roberts 11-9. Down 6-2 after the first period and 7-4 after the second, Moore got three takedowns in the final period, the last one coming with 46 seconds left for the victory. Moore summoned every bit of energy he had left for that last takedown, as he skittered around Roberts' left side and took control for the two points.
Wrestling in the first collegiate dual of his career, freshman Shane Hyman (Coalport, Pa./Glendale) battled well with the seasoned Cody Becker, but fell 8-4. Hyman did win the final stanza 2-0.
No. 12 Joshua Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.) picked up his sixth victory of the season, topping Jarrett Hostetter 9-5.
Junior Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) dominated Nick Foley for his second major decision of the year, a 13-2 tally. Martin picked up six back points during the course of the contest.
Freshman Sobhan Namvar (Needham, Mass./Needham) followed at 165 with a 7-4 decision, picking up a takedown on Matt Veres in each of the three periods.
One of LHU's five returning national qualifiers, junior Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) earned a convincing 7-1 win over Mark Knock at 174, improving to 5-1 on the season.
Down 5-3 to Tim Rice going into the third period, Joshua Fisk (Wyalusing, Pa./Drexel University) rallied with an escape and subsequent takedown with just 30 seconds left to get the 6-5 win at 184.
Seeing action in his first dual, freshman Tom Kocher (Lancaster, Pa./ Manheim Township) topped MU's Steve Funk 10-7. The pivotal period was the second, where Kocher picked up a reversal and two back points in the final minute-and-a-half.
Meyers then got the second pin of his career for the 33-3 team win.
Bonomo, Kocher, Meyers, Blanc, Moore, Hyman, Medina, Martin, Namvar, Ponce, Fisk and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action tomorrow at the Nittany Lion Open, hosted by Penn State University.
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