LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University women's wrestling team (4-1) picked up a 40-5 win over No. 15 Sacred Heart University behind four pins. The Bald Eagles followed up the dominating win with another stellar victory at Thomas Fieldhouse over Delaware Valley 38-6, as head coach Ronnie Perry and the Bald Eagles continued their four-match win streak. 

Dual No. 1: Lock Haven 40, Sacred Heart 5 

The Bald Eagles picked up forfeit wins on the opening four bouts of the match to move to a 20-0 lead.

Lily Sherer got the action started with a quick pin at 131. From the whistle, Sherer controlled the action and she rolled to the decisive pin in just 27 seconds. Her win over Ayeska Zanetti marked her fourth pin on the year.

Madison Matta (Blue Ridge, Pa./Waynesboro) continued her dominance on the mat. She dominated Savannah Vanase at 136, before picking up the fall to push the LHU advantage to 30-0. Matta took control early and led 2-0 before a second period takedown turned into a pin for the Bald Eagle. Matta improved on her already impressive season, stretching her record to 8-1 behind seven pins. 

Following an LHU forfeit at 143 pounds, Lock Haven's No. 8 ranked Jessica Johnson (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) squared off against Sacred Heart's Madison Sandquist, ranked No. 7 at 143, at 155 pounds. In the matchup of the day, Johnson scored four quick points off of a takedown and an exposure. Sandquist fired back with two quick takedowns of her own and nearly had the pin, but Johnson fought off the attack for a minute straight with her shoulder behind her neck to make it to the second period.

The excitement continued into the second period as the pair traded takedowns. Sandquist picked up another exposure before Johnson was able to slip her way out of another attack. The Bald Eagle then converted a takedown into a last minute pin, keeping her undefeated season alive.

In the final bout at 191, Lacey Hums kept the thunder rolling in Thomas Fieldhouse as she usurped Sacred Heart's Jacklyn Smith by way of pin. In an electric turn of events, Hums recovered from an early takedown and exposure to score a pin and bring the match final to 40-5.

Lock Haven turned in a season-high 40 points behind four pins.

Bout by bout results: 

Lock Haven vs. No. 15 Sacred Heart 

101: Samantha Reitnour (LHU) wins on SHU forfeit / LHU 5-0 
109: Madison Packer (LHU) wins on SHU forfeit / LHU 10-0 
116: Alayna Gil (LHU) wins on SHU forfeit / LHU 15-0 
123: Mackenzie DelVecchio (LHU) wins on SHU forfeit / LHU 20-0 
130: Lily Sherer (LHU) pinned Ayeska Zanetti (SHU) (0:27) / LHU 25-0 
136: Madison Matta (LHU) pinned Savannah Vanase (SHU) (5:25) / LHU 30-0 
143: Temi Sanusi (SHU) wins on LHU forfeit / LHU 30-5 
155: #8 Jessica Johnson (LHU) pinned (#7 at 143) Madison Sanquist (SHU) (5:28) / LHU 35-5 
170: No contest 
191: Lacey Hums (LHU) pinned Jacklyn Smith (SHU) (1:26) / LHU 40-5  

Final Team Score: Lock Haven 40 Sacred Heart 5

Dual No. 2: Lock Haven 38, Delaware Valley 6

After two DVU forfeits, Alayna Gil (Gallitzin, Pa./Penn Cambria) jumped into action with a tech fall in under two minutes. She stormed out to the 10-0 lead over Ashley Cravo after a flurry of takedowns and exposures.

DVU forfeited again at 123 to move the score to 19-0, Lock Haven.

Lillian Sherer followed in Gil's footsteps with a tech fall of her own. In her rematch with Bridgette Schoultz, she rolled to the decisive 12-1 victory in the second period. Lock Haven took the 23-1 advantage in the dual score.

The two squads traded forfeits at 136 and 143. At 155, No. 8 Jessica Johnson took the mat again and dominated her way to a 40-second pin. Johnson wrapped up a 2-0 day with two more pins and moved her record to 9-0.

After a no-contest at 170, Hums picked up right where she left off in her bout at 191 and used a big first period takedown to notch her second pin of the day. After a 4-1 opening start to the match, Hums powered her way over Caira Jaynes to notch the victory in 47-seconds.

The win for LHU moved them to 4-1 on the season and extended their win streak to four matches.

Bout by Bout Results: 

Lock Haven vs. Delaware Valley 

101: Samantha Reitnour (LHU) wins on DVU forfeit / LHU 5-0 
109: Madison Packer (LHU) wins on DVU forfeit / LHU 10-0 
116: Alayna Gil (LHU) tech falled Ashley Cravo (DVU) / 10-0 (1:40) / LHU 14-0 
123: Mackenzie DelVecchio (LHU) wins on DVU forfeit / LHU 19-0 
130: Lily Sherer (LHU) tech falled Bridgette Schoultz (DVU) / 12-1 (4:12) / LHU 23-1 
136: Madison Matta (LHU) wins on DVU forfeit / LHU 28-1 143: Kat Bott (DVU) wins on LHU forfeit / LHU 28-6 
155: #8 Jessica Johnson (LHU) pinned Gigi Lee (DVU) (0:40) / LHU 33-6 
170: No contest 
191: Lacey Hums (LHU) pinned Caira Jaynes (DVU) (0:47) / LHU 38-6 

Final Team Score: Lock Haven 38 Delaware Valley 6 

Extra Matches:

143: Temi Sanusi (SHU) tech falled Kat Bott (DVU) / 14-4 (4:06)
116: Madison Packer (LHU) pinned Ashley Cravo (DVU) (1:25)
123: Jackie McGee (DVU) tech falled Mackenzie DelVecchio (LHU) / 12-2 (4:19)
116: Samantha Reitnour (LHU) pinned Ashley Cravo (DVU) (2:34)

The Road Ahead: 

The Bald Eagle's will travel to Elmira, New York on February 9, to face the team in a dual for the first time in the program's young history.