BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts and the Bald Eagles dominated Bloomsburg University on the way to a 31-3 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) win.
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Lock Haven (6-12, 3-3 EWL) won the first six bouts of the night and picked up bonus points in a pair of matches on the way to the lopsided win that snapped a 10-match losing streak to the Huskies.
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Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy), No. 33
Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco),
Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), No. 24
Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco),
Elias Biddle (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run),
Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny),
Adam Mackie (Bechtelsville, Pa./Brandywine Heights),
Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) and
Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) all won for LHU.
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With the win, Lock Haven picked up its sixth win of the season and moved to 3-3 in EWL action. The third league-win marks Lock Haven's most EWL wins since the Bald Eagles were 3-3 during the 2004-05 season.
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Highlighting the win was Neff's major decision at 149 and a pin from Mackie, who was filling in at 184 pounds for
Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) tonight. Mackie needed just 52 seconds to drop Bloom's Brad Miccio.
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Garcia will enter tomorrow's match – his final match at home with 99 career wins, as he looks to become the 16
th LHU wrestler to win 100 or more matches for a career.
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Bloomsburg's (0-11, 0-6 EWL) only win of the night came at 174 pounds.
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The Bald Eagles will turn right around and hit the mats at home tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 20) at 7 p.m. when LHU hosts Grand Canyon in The Haven's 2014-15 regular season-finale. Tomorrow marks Senior Night (
Fred Garcia,
Elias Biddle &
Ty Albright), Military Appreciation Night and there will be a special LHU Wrestling National Champion Poster presentation. Festivities will begin at 6:45 p.m.
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Lock Haven 31 – Bloomsburg 3125:
Jake Field (LHU) dec. Jon Haas (BU) 3-1 | Lock Haven leads 3-0
133: #33
Ronnie Perry (LHU) dec. Andy Schutz (BU) 6-2 | Lock Haven leads 6-0
141:
Bobby Rehm (LHU) dec. Tanner Cahill (BU) 8-6 SV | Lock Haven leads 9-0
149: #24
Dan Neff (LHU) major dec. Kevin Laubach (BU) 13-4 | Lock Haven leads 13-0
157:
Elias Biddle (LHU) dec. Matt Hammerstone (BU) 9-4 | Lock Haven leads 16-0
165:
Aaron McKinney (LHU) dec. Kurt Meske (BU) 4-0 | Lock Haven leads 19-0
174: Auston Hummel (BU) dec.
Tyler Wood (LHU) 7-1 | Lock Haven leads 19-3
184:
Adam Mackie (LHU) pinned Brad Miccio (BU) 0:52 | Lock Haven leads 25-3
197:
Phil Sprenkle (LHU) dec. Michael Mirra (BU) 4-0 | Lock Haven leads 28-3
285:
Brad Emerick (LHU) dec. Dominic (BU) 7-2 | Lock Haven wins 31-3
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Lock Haven (6-12, 3-3 EWL)
Bloomsburg (0-11, 0-6 EWL)
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Match Notes:Yesterday the NCAA released its first RPI rankings of the 2014-15 season and five Bald Eagles were listed, including
Ronnie Perry (#29, 133),
Dan Neff (#26, 149),
Aaron McKinney (#28, 165),
Fred Garcia (#26, 184) and
Phil Sprenkle (#33, 197) … Garcia was the only Bald Eagle ranked in last week's (2
nd edition) of the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings ... Three Bald Eagles were ranked this week by Wrestling Report, including
Ronnie Perry (#33, 133),
Dan Neff (#24, 149) and
Fred Garcia (#26, 184).
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