The dual began at heavyweight, where Nittany Lion senior Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.) faced Lock Haven senior Tim Meyers. Edwards scored the first take down :35 into the bout and quickly turned the takedown into three back points and a 5-1 lead. Edwards took Meyers down two more times in the first period and entered the second up 9-2 with a 1:49 riding time edge. Meyers chose down to begin the second period but could not escape Edwards' strong work up top. Edwards nearly pinned Meyers as the period ended, the Nittany Lion senior was up 12-2 with a 3:49 riding time edge entering the third. Edwards chose down to begin the final period and quickly escaped. Continuing to work for bonus points via a technical fall or pin, Edwards continued to dominate the match until a takedown and three back points gave Edwards an 18-2 technical fall at 6:29. The victory put Penn State up 5-0 and improved Edwards' record to 10-2.
At 125, Nittany Lion freshman Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) faced off with Bald Eagle Obe Blanc, who entered the dual ranked No. 17 nationally. Pataky notched the first takedown of the bout :40 in and added two back points, then three more back points to go up 7-0 before Blanc needed injury time to break the furious Pataky flurry. Pataky would ride Blanc out and lead 7-0 heading into the second. Blanc chose neutral to start the second but was quickly taken down by Pataky and add two more back points for an 11-0 lead and over three minutes worth of riding time heading into the final period. Pataky chose down to begin the third and quickly escaped. Pataky notched another take down with :50 left and found himself working towards a stunning technical fall of the ranked Bald Eagle. Working hard on top with a guaranteed riding time point, Pataky finished on top and notched an outstanding upset win in fine fashion, a 16-0 technical fall at 7:00. Penn State was up 10-0 and Pataky improved to 12-6.
Freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), ranked No. 10 in the nation, faced Lock Haven sophomore Casey Moore at 133. Moore scored the first takedown of the match at the 2:10 mark but would get reversed quickly by Strayer. Strayer would cut Moore loose and take him down to go up 4-3. The second period began with Moore choosing down. Strayer would work up top long enough to get a solid riding time edge before Moore would escape. Another Strayer takedown would send the bout into the third period with Strayer holding a slim 6-5 lead but amassing a 2:05 riding time edge. The Nittany Lion freshman would take down to start the third and quickly escape to a 7-5 lead. Moore would challenge down the stretch, but Pataky would counter and post a takedown as time wound down and finish with a 10-5 win. The victory put the Nittany Lions up 13-10 and improved Strayer's mark to 14-1.
12th-ranked DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) took the mat for Penn State against Lock Haven's Brian Ellis. Driscoll quickly posted a takedown and three back points before posting another takedown at the 1:03 mark. The pin put Penn State up 19-0 and improved Driscoll's record to 10-4.
At 149, Nittany Lion reserve Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y.) got the call for 10th-ranked James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.), who had a graduate course conflict. Lapham faced Lock Haven's Clint Shirk. Lapham scored the first takedown less than a minute into the bout. Shirk would escape to cut the Penn State lead to 2-1. With :10 left in the first period, Shirk would score a takedown to secure a slim 3-2 lead over Lapham entering the second. The Nittany Lion freshman chose down to begin the second but could not break Shirk's hold up top. Shirk would turn Lapham for three back points and a 6-2 lead, all the while building up a large riding time edge. Lapham would not escape in the period and found himself down 6-2 to begin the third. Shirk chose top to begin the third and, after riding Lapham for nearly two minutes, secure three back points as the bout ended to secure a 10-2 major decision and help Lock Haven avoid the shut out.
In the night's premier bout, Nittany Lion Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) faced Lock Haven's Seth Martin in a battle of nationally ranked 157-pounders. Galloway, ranked No. 14, scored the first take down just :20 in. Martin, ranked No. 20, would quickly escape to cut Galloway's lead to 2-1. Martin chose down to begin the second and would escape in short order to tie the score. Galloway would take Martin down a minute into the second, using quick feet to work around behind the Bald Eagle to retake a 4-3 lead (after a Martin escape). Leading 4-3 entering the third, Galloway chose down to begin the third and quickly escape to increase his lead to 5-3. Martin would tie the bout with a takedown, tying the match at 5-5 with :40 left. Galloway escaped to a 6-5 lead with just :24 left and would hold on for a thrilling and hard-fought 6-5 win. The victory would up Penn State's lead to 22-4 and improve Galloway's record to 9-7.
Penn State true freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), making his debut in the national rankings at No. 10, faced Lock Haven's Rory McCoy at 165. Erwin took McCoy down for the first points of the bout and would turn that takedown into three back points and a 5-0 lead. Erwin would turn McCoy again for three and continue his hold on top. Erwin would head into the second with an 8-0 lead and 2:17 worth of riding time. Erwin chose down to begin the second period and quickly reversed McCoy. Continuing to work for a pin, Erwin turned McCoy again before McCoy escaped. Up 13-1, Erwin notched another takedown and turned it into a technical fall with three more back points, winning 19-1 at 4:39. Erwin improved his mark to 18-4 while upping the Nittany Lion lead to 27-4.
Junior Nittany Lion James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.), ranked No. 11 nationally, squared off against Lock Haven junior Carlos Ponce at 174. The duo battled evenly through the bouts first period until Yonushonis scored an important take down with just seconds left to take a 2-0 lead into the second. Yonushonis chose down to begin period two and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He followed that up with a lightening-quick take down to go up 5-0. Ponce would escape to cut the Yonushonis lead to 5-1 and then take him down to cut the lead to just two, 5-3. Yonushonis would notch an important escape with :14 left and entered the third period with a 6-3 lead. Ponce chose down to begin the third and escaped in short order. Yonushonis would pad his lead with a takedown before cutting Ponce free. Leading 8-5 with a minute to wrestler, Yonushonis would ice the bout with another take down. The Nittany Lion junior would post a 10-6 win to up the Lion lead to 30-4 and improve his record to 13-3.
Penn State's Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.), ranked No. 1 in the country at 184, squared off against Lock Haven junior Derrick Morgan. Bradley measured his opponent for the first minute before taking Morgan down at the 1:50 mark for a 2-0 lead. Bradley would work up :33 seconds worth of riding time before Morgan escaped and quickly take down the Bald Eagle again to go up 4-1. Bradley continued to dominate the first period and took a 6-2 lead into the second period with 1:11 riding time. Morgan began the second period in the down position and escaped :30 into the period. Fully in control throughout the bout, Bradley turned a Morgan shot into two points of his own with a fine counter move. The Nittany Lion senior rode Morgan out and took an 8-3 lead into the final period. Bradley chose down to begin the third and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. A riding time point gave Bradley a strong 10-3 win over Morgan, upping his mark to 3-0 and dropping Morgan to 13-7.
The night's final bout featured Nittany Lion reserve A.J. Cummins (Lititz, Pa.) at 197, filling in for the resting No. 7 Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.). Cummins got the first takedown of the night against Lock Haven's Tom Kocher halfway through the first period. Kocher would nearly score after a takedown, but Cummins used his quickness to avoid giving up the points and took a 2-1 lead into the second period. Kocher chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Kocher would fight off a Cummins shot to notch a takedown of his own, taking a 4-2 lead with :56 to go in the second and rode Cummins out. Down 4-2, Cummins chose neutral to begin the final period of the night but was taken down with 1:10 left. Leading 6-2, Lock Haven's Kocher continued to set the pace up top, working up a solid riding time edge and not allowing Cummins an escape attempt. Kocher posted the 7-2 win to drop Cummins to 4-1. The win did not, however, dampen the effect of a convincing 33-7 Penn State victory.
Penn State improves to 8-2 with the win while Lock Haven falls to 3-7. The Nittany Lions improve to 28-4 all-time vs. the Bald Eagles. Penn State has now won five straight duals, four over ranked teams, by a combined score of 137-40 (winning 38 of 50 bouts). The Nittany Lions will be off until hosting No. 16 Michigan State on Friday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. The match will be telecast live on WPSU-TV and replayed at various times by CSTV. Two days later, Penn State hosts No. 2 Minnesota in a 1 p.m. tilt in Rec Hall. The dual will be a CSTV national telecast. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the BJC Ticket Center or by calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens.
#10 Penn State 33, Lock Haven 7
January 11, 2006 – Thomas Fieldhouse – Lock Haven, Pa.
HWT: Joel Edwards PSU tech. fall Tim Meyers LHU, 18-2 (6:29) 5-0
125: Brad Pataky PSU tech. fall #17 Obe Blanc LHU, 16-0 (7:00) 10-0
133: #10 Jake Strayer PSU def. Casey Moore LHU, 10-4 13-0
141: #12 DeWitt Driscoll PSU WBF Brian Ellis LHU (1:03) 19-0
149: Clint Shirk LHU maj. dec. Jason Lapham PSU, 10-2 19-4
157: #14 Nathan Galloway PSU def. #20 Seth Martin LHU, 6-5 22-4
165: #10 David Erwin PSU tech. fall Rory McCoy LHU, 19-1 (4:39)` 27-4
174: #11 James Yonushonis PSU def. Carlos Ponce LHU, 10-6 30-4
184: #1 Eric Bradley PSU def. Derrick Morgan LHU, 10-3 33-4
197: Tom Kocher LHU def. A.J. Cummins PSU, 7-2 33-7
Records: Penn State 8-2, Lock Haven 3-7 Up Next for PSU: Home vs. No. 16 Michigan State, Friday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.
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