Warriors Fall to MAC Rival DVC
Snyder Rolls to 21-1

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. --- Lycoming senior Tommy Snyder (New Columbia, Pa./Milton) improved his personal winning streak to 18 bouts, but it was all for naught as the #14 Warriors fell to #21 Delaware Valley College 26-9 on Wednesday evening.  The Warriors drop to 15-6-1 overall, 6-1 in MAC competition while DVC improves to 9-6, 7-0 in the league.

Two-time national qualifier Dan Hall’s marathon victory at 141 pounds got the ball rolling for the Aggies.  Delaware Valley held a 5-3 advantage after two weight classes when Hall and junior Kyle Hopkins (Milton, Del./Cape Henlopen) hit the mat. The match turned into a 9-minute, 51-second thriller as the two were tied at 3-3 after seven minutes of regulation and neither wrestler was able to record a point through a minute of overtime and a pair of 30-seconds rideouts. Another 60-second overtime began and, with just nine ticks remaining, Hall registered a takedown and two-point near-fall for a 7-3 triumph and an 8-3 Aggie lead.

Delaware Valley used the momentum from that bout and picked up decisions at the next three weight classes for 17-3 score. Jaryd Steinbacher improved to 8-11 on the year as the freshman 149-pounder took a 3-0, second-period lead and held for a 3-2 victory over junior Drew Barder (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin).

Senior Derek Crane (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) kept Lycoming in the match at 17-6 as an escape 15 seconds into the second period was the only point of the match in a 1-0 victory over Ryan Pope at 174 pounds.

Lycoming’s final points came at heavyweight as returning All-American Snyder, ranked fifth in Division III, improved to 21-1 on the year with a 6-2 decision over Kevin Orr.

2005 All-American junior Sean Cullen (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) recorded the first victory of the night for Lycoming and cut the Warrior deficit to two as the 133 pounder used two takedowns, an escape and riding time for a 6-1 victory over Justin Shorts. That led to the Hall-Hopkins thriller and the momentum-changing match of the night.

Lycoming is idle until February 18 when the Warriors travel to Elizabethtown College to take part in the 2006 MAC Championships.  Start times will be determined shortly.

Wrestling Results – February 1, 2006
DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 26, LYCOMING COLLEGE 9
125 -  Josh Proctor (DVC) tech. fall James Saxton, 6:36 (16-0)              5-0 DVC
133 - Sean Cullen (Lyc) dec. Justin Shorts, 6-1                                    5-3 DVC
141 -  Dan Hall (DVC) dec. Kyle Hopkins, 7-3 TB-2 (9:51)                      8-3 DVC
149 -  Jaryd Steinbacher (DVC) dec. Drew Barder, 3-2                          11-3 DVC
157 -  Ryan Herwig (DVC) dec. Jason Smith, 7-5                                 14-3 DVC
165 -  John Powell (DVC) dec. Grant Brindle, 10-5                                17-3 DVC
174 -  Derek Crane (Lyc) dec. Ryan Pope, 1-0                                     17-6 DVC
184 -  Mike Berlanda (DVC) dec. Matt Miller, 7-2                                  20-6 DVC
197 -  Jamall Johnson (DVC) wbf. Bryan Kopesky, 2:48                        26-6 DVC
Hwt - Tommy Snyder (Lyc) dec. Kevin Orr, 6-2                                     26-9 DVC