Rider won the first three matches to jump out to an 8-0 lead. J.R. Wert (Christianburg, VA/Christianburg) earned a 6-5 decision over Luke Werner at 125 on the strength of an official's review that gave the redshirt senior a takedown with 10 seconds remaining. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) and Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin [Rutgers]) also picked up decisions to stake Rider to the early lead.
Momentum remained with Rider as B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) pinned Alex Klucker at 157. Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) and Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) later earned decisions at 174 and 197, respectively, and Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross) earned a major decision to punctuate the victory at 285.
Quotes and Notes
"Anytime you wrestle a conference foe, it's very important to prepare properly, show up the day of and do your job. To get a win like this against a team that's ranked in the Top 20 [No. 18 in the Intermat Dual Rankings] bodes well for our kids and what they did and how they wrestled tonight."
"It speaks to the kids' intensity and how they're wrestling. They're not protecting anything. They're going and they're being aggressive. They're wrestling to win. They're not wrestling not to lose. And there's a big difference and the kids know that. We were very aggressive I thought the entire time and that speaks to the training they do and the mental approach that they have to the sport." - Head Coach John Hangey
"It was really just having fun. Coach Hangey tells me all the time - when you wrestle and you're having fun, there's no one in the nation that can beat you. But when you're not having fun and looking like you're not enjoying it, it changes the whole atmosphere and you get tired because you're overthinking. You just stop thinking and have some fun." - Redshirt senior B.J. Clagon
"My mindset was, we're up, 20-6. No pressure. Win or lose, obviously I'm trying to win. But I thought it was going to be 20-6, and I get my ankle band and I look up and it's 15-12. It got real close real quick. But I was close enough to stepping on the line that it didn't change my mindset at all."
"The coaches have done a great job of getting me ready to be where I need to be to compete at the college level, because it's a huge difference from high school. Thoughout the year, they've prepped me to get better and better for the matches upcoming." - Freshman Ethan Laird
- Rider is now 4-0 in EWL matches this season with two left to wrestle (Jan. 28 vs. Bloomsburg, Feb. 2 at Clarion).
- Every other team in the EWL has at least one loss, including one-loss teams Edinboro, Lock Haven and Cleveland State's only losses coming to the Broncs. Clarion also has one loss in conference (to Edinboro).
- The Broncs improved to 10-14 all-time against Lock Haven, including wins in each of the last eight duals dating back to the 2008-09 season.
Results:
125: J.R. Wert (Rider) dec. Luke Werner (Lock Haven), 6-5; Rider leads, 3-0
133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) dec. D.J. Fehlman (Lock Haven), 4-2; Rider leads, 6-0
141: Tyson Dippery (Rider) dec. Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven), 7-1; Rider leads, 9-0
*Unsportsmanlike conduct on Rider. 1 points deduction. Rider leads, 8-0
149: Ronald Perry (Lock Haven) dec. Gary Dinmore (Rider), 8-2; Rider leads, 8-3
157: B.J. Clagon (Rider) WBF Alex Klucker (Lock Haven), 3:55; Rider leads, 14-3
165: Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) dec. Chad Walsh (Rider), 8-4; Rider leads, 14-6
174: Dean Sherry (Rider) dec. Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven), 10-5; Rider leads, 17-6
184: Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) DQ Wayne Stinson (Rider), 6:59 Rider leads, 17-12
*Flagrant misconduct on Rider. 2 point deduction. Rider leads, 15-12
197: Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven), 9-2; Rider leads, 18-12
285: Mauro Correnti (Rider) maj. dec. Derek Dragon (Lock Haven), 18-6; Rider wins, 22-12
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