LYCOMING WRESTLERS DEFEAT KING’S

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Lycoming College wrestling team traveled to King’s College, Friday evening for a Middle Atlantic Conference dual match. The Warriors won seven-of-ten bouts to post a 29-15 victory over the Monarchs. Lycoming, ranked 19^th in the nation, improve to 10-5 overall, while King’s falls to 5-8.

The Warriors picked up their first victory at 133 pounds, where Kyle Hopkins (Fr./Milton, Del.; Cape Henlopen) recorded a 7-0 decision over John Houssock. Eric Snyder (Jr./New Columbia, Pa.; Milton) then gave Lycoming a 9-6 lead by pinning Jeremy Ackerman at 141 pounds in just 94 seconds.

At 149 pounds, Jeremy Adams (Sr./Clearfield, Pa.; Clearfield) won an overtime decision versus Jim Morgan and Jason Smith (Fr./Hughesville, Pa.; Hughesville) followed with a win-by-fall at 157 pounds versus Drew Duhaut. The four consecutive victories opened up an 18-6 advantage for the Warriors midway through the match.

After the Monarchs picked up a decision at 165 pounds, Eric Miller (Fr./Muncy, Pa.; Montgomery) got the three points back for Lycoming with a 10-4 decision at 174 pounds. Lance Wilt (Fr./Lamar, Pa.; Central Mountain) added a major decision at 184 pounds, defeating Mike O’Hara 11-1.

At 197 pounds, King’s Jason Reilly recorded a pin to pull his team within 25-15, but Tommy Snyder (So./New Columbia, Pa.; Milton) closed out the match with a 9-1 major decision over Jim Bishop at heavyweight.

The Warriors are right back in action on Saturday afternoon, when they travel to Delaware Valley College for a showdown of nationally ranked programs.

Lycoming  29, King’s  15
125 – Mitch Marcks (K) wbf Sean Cullen; 0:41
133 – Kyle Hopkins (L) dec. John Houssock; 7-0
141 – Eric Snyder (L) wbf Jeremy Ackerman; 1:34
149 – Jeremy Adams (L) dec. Jim Morgan; 3-3 (overtime criteria – time advantage)
157 – Jason Smith (L) wbf Drew Duhaut; 3:14
165 – Joe Arnone (K) dec. Heath Oberlin; 4-2
174 – Eric Miller (L) dec. Zach Dietrich; 10-4
184 – Lance Wilt (L) maj. dec. Mike O’Hara; 11-1
197 – Jason Reilly (K) wbf John Battaglia; 4:48
285 – Tommy Snyder (L) maj. dec. Jim Bishop; 9-1