NORFOLK, Va. – Host Old Dominion (4-7, 1-0 MAC East) won seven of 10 bouts on the night and downed the Lock Haven University wrestling team (5-4, 1-2 MAC East), 28-7, tonight on the road in Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division dual action.
The Bald Eagles got wins from No. 15
Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), No. 29
DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) and No. 31
Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central).
Lock Haven got out to a quick start, thanks to back-to-back wins from Werner (125) and Fehlman (133).
Werner – ranked No. 15 – downed No. 18 Killian Cardinale, 4-2, at 125 and Fehlman – ranked No. 29 – won a thriller over Shannon Hanna, 5-4 (TB-1). The two early wins put LHU up 6-0.
At 141, No. 23 Sa'Derian Perry edged No. 19
Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), 5-4, in a top-25 battle. Perry's win cut the team score to 6-3 and Old Dominion took its first lead at 9-6 after a pin at 149.
Siegrist posted a win at 174 which slowed the ODU momentum after the hosts won four straight bouts. Siegrist – ranked No. 31 – downed Alex Cramer, 6-0.
Tomorrow (Sat, Jan. 18) Lock Haven will cap the three match road trip with a MAC East dual at George Mason (12 p.m.).
Old Dominion 28 – Lock Haven 7
125: #15
Luke Werner (LHU) dec. #18 Killian Cardinale (ODU) 4-2 / LHU 3-0
133: #29
DJ Fehlman (LHU) dec. Shannon Hanna (ODU) 5-4 (TB-1) / LHU 6-0
141: #23 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) dec. #19
Kyle Shoop (LHU) 5-4 / LHU 6-3
149: Kenan Carter (ODU) pinned
Austin Wilson (LHU) 4:04 / ODU 9-6
157: #16 Larry Early (ODU) dec. #30
Alex Klucker (LHU) 4-1 / ODU 12-6
165: Shane Jones (ODU) major dec.
Austin Bell (LHU) 8-0 / ODU 16-6
174: #31
Jared Siegrist (LHU) dec. Alex Cramer (ODU) 6-0 / ODU 16-9
184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec.
Ray Bernot (LHU) 7-2 / ODU 19-9
197: Tim Young (ODU) dec.
Parker McClellan (LHU) 2-1 / ODU 22-7
(*LHU deducted two team points)
285: Will Hilliard (ODU) won by forfeit / FINAL, ODU 28-7
*rankings = TrackWrestling.com (Jan. 14).