LYCOMING WRESTLING DEFEATS DELAWARE VALLEY IN DECISIVE FASHION

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Lycoming College wrestling team hosted Delaware Valley College, Friday evening, in what is traditionally one of the fiercest rivalry matches on the schedule. This year, however, the Warriors got on a roll and never looked back defeating the Aggies 31-9. Lycoming improves to 14-4 overall on the season while Delaware Valley falls to 4-4.

Jeremy Adams (So./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield) got things started for the Warriors at 157 pounds with a 10-3 decision over Joe Jones. Delaware Valley came right back with a decision at 165 to tie score when Jason Shivak defeated Grant Brindle (Fr./Pine Grove, PA; Pine Grove) 11-5. The Aggies then appeared to grab all the momentum when Josh Housekeeper pinned defending MAC champion Andy Hull (So./Mill Hall, PA; Bald Eagle Nittany) at 174 to give his team a 9-3 advantage.

The true momentum shift, however, came at 184 pounds where Jeff Tierney (Jr./Blairstown, NJ; North Warren Regional) handed Andy Povenski his first loss of the season in a 9-6 decision. Povenski had entered the match ranked second in the nation at 184 pounds and as the defending MAC champion at that weight.

“Tierney’s win was huge for us,” said Lycoming Head Coach Roger Crebs. “After the pin at 174 we sort of had the wind knocked out of us, but Tierney’s effort put us right back in the match.”

The Warriors took advantage of the stunning upset by recording pins at the next two weight classes to take an 18-9 lead. Jon Neve (Jr./Norristown, PA; Germantown Academy) got the fall at 197, pinning Mika Miller 1:37 into the second period. Wes Keen (So./Avis, PA; Jersey Shore) followed with a second period pin of Jamie Kleinle in the heavyweight bout.

Lycoming closed the door on Delaware Valley by winning all four of the lightweight bouts. T.J. Hunsberger (Fr./Moon Township, PA; Moon) recorded a 10-3 decision over Mike Weston at 125. Mike Waldron (So./Williamsport, PA; Loyalsock) added another decision at 133 with a 13-8 win over B.J. Wise. At 141 Andy Squires (Fr./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield) topped Bobby Feiger 5-3, and Corey Mowery (Fr./Montgomery, PA; Montgomery) closed out the match with an 8-1 decision over Jeremy Messinger at 149.

“We wrestled phenomenally tonight,” said Crebs. “After the trip to Ohio where we couldn’t win any of the close bouts, we come home and not only win the close ones but pick up bonus points in the other bouts. I didn’t expect us to win by this wide of a margin, but all our guys just wrestled great. It’s a great win for us and it was nice to get it at home after being away for awhile.”

Lycoming 31, Delaware Valley 9