The win is the eighth-straight for the Lakers and raises their record to 16-5-1, setting the program record for season dual-meet victories and winning percentage, eclipsing the 2005-06 squad that went 15-8.
The victory also marks the 10th consecutive meet that Mercyhurst has went undefeated (9-0-1), tying the 2006-07 squad that holds the record for consecutive wins when it closed out the season winning nine straight before tying Pitt-Johnstown in the season finale.
Payne Lint kicked action off at 125 lbs, entering the third period with a 4-2 advantage before surrendering an escape point with just under a minute left. However, the senior maintained the lead and added a point for riding time for the 5-3 decision.
At 133 lbs, Michael Baxter narrowly avoided an upset after Findlay's Michael Peraino tied the match with 30 seconds remaining at 3-3 before Baxter finished with an escape to finish the Lakers second-straight decision at 5-3.
Lance Pitcel turned up the intensity in the third period and made the team score 10-0 with his 10-2 major decision over Alex Shumaker at 149 lbs before Andy Lamancusa stretched his winning streak to 12 matches with a 13-3 major decision over the Oilers Michael Lybarger.
The nation's top-ranked 165-pounder in Mercyhurst's Josh Shields entered the third period tied 2-2 with Shields answering Findlay's Justin Shannon 2-0 lead on a takedown of his own in the waning seconds of the middle stanza. Shields began the ending period down and quickly put up an escape point to make the score 3-2, which would stay as the final.
Pat Leahy came from behind in the second period to take a 4-3 lead before giving up two points to Jeff Halvelka in the final 20 seconds to enter the third with a 5-4 deficit. Halvelka took the lead once more with just under a minute remaining to make it 7-6, outlasting a rallying Leahy for Findlay's first victory of the night.
Findlay would claim the remaining three weight classes on the night, including falls by the nation's fourth-ranked Hiram Smith at 187 lbs (2:36) and Andy Zalaiskans at 197 lbs (2:40).
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