Penn State 50 Lock Haven 0

Bald Eagles downed by #5 Penn State Defending National Champions take down Haven in 37th meeting between the two local wrestling-rich programs

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team (3-3) fell to fifth-ranked and defending National Champion Penn State (4-1) 50-0 today in a non-conference match. The Nittany Lions lineup today featured all, but one nationally ranked wrestler including a pair ranked atop their weight classes. Penn State earned bonus points in all, but one match and the Nittany Lions recorded four pins on the way to the win. PSU set the tone with a pin at 125, but senior John Trumbetti (Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph’s Regional) looked poised to put LHU back on track. Trumbetti, a former National Qualifier dropped a hard-fought 6-3 decision to Derek Reber at 133.

Lock Haven will host the Mat Town Invitational on Thursday, December 29. The Haven will play host to Pitt, Drexel, Old Dominion, Michigan, Kent State, Bloomsburg, Columbia, Sacred Heart, VMI and Franklin and Marshall.

Individual Bout-by-Bout Results:
125: #13 Nico Megaludis (PSU) pinned Bobby Rehm (LHU) 4:02
133: Derek Reber (PSU) dec. John Trumbetti (LHU) 6-3
141: Bryan Pearsall (PSU) pinned #14 Matt Bonson (LHU) 4:22
149: #1 Frank Molinaro (PSU) pinned Owen Wilkinson (LHU) 2:31
157: #10 Dylan Alton (PSU) major dec. Aaron Fry (LHU) 19-8
165: #1 David Taylor (PSU) tech fall Seth Creasy (LHU) 21-5 (4:21)
174: Matt Brown (PSU) tech fall Aaron McKinney (LHU) 19-4 (4:47)
184: #5 Quentin Wright (PSU) tech fall Zach Heffner (LHU) 17-2 (7:00)
197: #10 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) major dec. Matt Parlier (LHU) 13-4
285: #8 Cameron Wade (PSU) pinned Harry Turner (LHU) 3:53

Final Score 50-0
#5 Penn State (4-1)Lock Haven (3-3)
Attendance: 1,094