LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team (6-5) got off to another fast start, but it wasn't enough to hold off No. 19 Army West Point, as the visitors secured the non-conference dual win, 26-9, tonight in front of a packed Thomas Fieldhouse crowd.
 
The Bald Eagles got wins from No. 15 Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), No. 32 DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) and No. 21 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) as they opened with three straight victories at 125, 133 and 141. The quick start put Lock Haven up 9-0 in the dual.
 
For Shoop, the victory marked career win No. 123, which ties him for the third-most in school history.
 
The Bald Eagles are now 6-5 overall in dual action this season. With the win, Army extended its win streak to four matches and improved to 8-2.
 
Werner – ranked No. 15 at 125 - took down Trey Chalifoux, 7-0 in a dominating match-opening effort. Werner scored a quick takedown and racked up 2:45 of riding time in the first period. He led 5-0 after two and extended it to a 7-0 win, thanks in part to over three minutes of riding time.
 
Fehlman – ranked No. 32 at 133 – downed Lane Peters 7-1 and extended the Lock Haven lead to 6-0. Fehlman led 2-0 after one, thanks to a first-period takedown. He led 4-0 after two and secured over two minutes of riding time.
 
Shoop – ranked No. 21 at 141 – won a thriller, much to the delight of the home crowd. He knocked off Corey Shire 9-7, thanks to a sudden-victory takedown. Shoop trailed 7-4 after one and 7-6 after two, but he rode out the third period and tied the bout at 7-7 at the end of regulation. Energized by the home fans, Shoop scored a quick takedown in sudden victory and put things away.
 
From there it was all Army as the Black Knights won the final seven bouts of the dual and secured the dual, 26-9.
 
At 149, No. 29 P.J. Ogunsanya edged Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte), 6-3. In a battle of two nationally-ranked foes at 157, No. 12 Markus Hartman of Army downed No. 33 Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) by major decision. Caleb Clymer (Germansville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) showed well at 165, but in the end he was edged out by No. 19 Cael McCormick, 5-2. The 174-bout also featured a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers and Army's Ben Harvey – ranked 14^th – took down No. 32 Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), 4-0 in a hard-fought thriller.
 
The Bald Eagles will return to action on Thursday, February 6 when they host Edinboro University in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division dual at 7 p.m. On Friday, February 7, Lock Haven will host Rider in MAC East action at 7 p.m.
 
#19 Army West Point at Lock Haven Bout-by-Bout Results
Saturday, January 25, 2020 // 7 p.m. // Thomas Fieldhouse (Lock Haven, Pa.)
 
Army 26 – Lock Haven 9
125: #15 Luke Werner (LHU) dec. Trey Chalifoux (ARMY) 7-0 / LHU 3-0
133: #32 DJ Fehlman (LHU) dec. Lane Peters (ARMY) 7-1 / LHU 6-0
141: #21 Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Corey Shie (ARMY) 9-7 SV / LHU 9-0
149: #29 P.J. Ogunsanya (ARMY) dec. Brock Port (LHU) 6-3 / LHU 9-3
157: #12 Markus Hartman (ARMY) major dec. #33 Alex Klucker (LHU) 10-0 / LHU 9-7
165: #19 Cael McCormick (ARMY) dec. Caleb Clymer (LHU) 5-2 / ARMY 10-9
174: #14 Ben Harvey (ARMY) dec. #32 Jared Siegrist (LHU) 4-0 / ARMY 13-9
184: #12 Noah Stewart (ARMY) tech fall Ray Bernot (LHU) 16-0 (5:40) / ARMY 18-9
197: J.T. Brown (ARMY) major dec. Parker McClellan (LHU) 8-0 / ARMY 22-9
285: #23 Ben Sullivan (ARMY) major dec. Trey Hartsock (LHU) 14-1 / FINAL, ARMY 26-9
 
*ranking = TrackWrestling.com (Jan. 20)
 
Records:
#19 Army West Point (8-2)
Lock Haven (6-5)
Attendance – 1,583
 
LHU NOTES:
Earlier this week (Thurs, Jan. 23), the Mid-American Conference (MAC) released its second edition of January rankings and the league coaches' selected Lock Haven to finish fourth at the MAC Tournament in March (March 7-8, at Northern Illinois) … Five Bald Eagles were ranked in the second MAC individual rankings for the month of January, including Luke Werner and DJ Fehlman, who were slotted at No. 2 at 125 and 133, respectively … Kyle Shoop was listed at No. 4 at 141, Jared Siegrist was ranked No. 5 at 174 and Corey Hazel rounded out the ranked LHU wrestlers (No. 4, 184) … On Friday (Jan. 25), the first edition of the NCAA Coaches' rankings were released … The final rankings will be one of the criteria used as part of the selection process to determine qualifiers and seeding for the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 19-21 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis … More information available at NCAA.com … Five Bald Eagles were ranked by in the NCAA Coaches' rankings (Jan. 24), including Werner (#15, 125), Fehlman (#28, 133), Shoop (#20, 141), Alex Klucker (#29, 157) and Siegirst (#32, 174) … Earlier this week (Jan. 22), Luke Werner was once again named the MAC East Wrestler of the Week … He was 3-0 last week in dual action … It marked the third time this season where Werner was named MAC Athlete of the Week … This week, Werner was ranked seventh in Division I tech falls.