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
Team Score by Bout:
125: 6-0 PSU
133: 9-0
141: 15-0
149: 21-0
157: 25-0
165: 30-0
174: 35-0
184: 40-0
197: 44-0
285: 50-0