LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – A drama-filled night came down to the bout at 285 pounds and Isaac Reid (Saltsburg, Pa./Kiski) delivered. With Lock Haven University (8-5, 3-1 MAC) trailing by three points heading into the evening's final bout, Reid posted an impressive 14-6 major decision to hand the Bald Eagles a 17-16 victory over visiting Clarion University (7-3, 3-2 MAC) on Saturday evening in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) men's wrestling dual in Thomas Fieldhouse. 

The match win was Lock Haven's second in as many nights, following a convincing victory on Friday night against George Mason University.

In the evening's opening bout at 125 pounds, 21^st-ranked Anthony Noto (Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima (NC State)) posted a 4-1 victory to give Lock Haven an early 3-0 lead in the dual meet. After a scoreless opening period of action, Noto chose bottom to start the second period and scored an escape along with a stalling point to take a 2-0 lead into the final two minutes of action. Noto tallied a takedown in the third period to take home his 23^rd win of the year by a 4-1 tally. 
Cole Manley (Altoona, Pa./Altoona (Virginia Tech)) put the Bald Eagles up by 6-0 score with a hard-fought 2-0 victory at 133 pounds. Following a scoreless opening period of action, Manley scored a second-period escape to take a 1-0 lead in the final frame. Manley rode out the third period to add a riding time advantage point to earn a 2-0 win. 
Clarion took a pair of bouts at 141 and 149 to take a 7-6 match lead after four bouts in a tightly contested dual.

At 157 pounds, No. 31 Ben Barton (Louisville, Ky./Trinity (Campbell)) handed the match lead back to Lock Haven with an impressive, 20-7 major decision victory. Barton posted a match-high eight takedowns and controlled the mat with a 2:26 riding time advantage to push the Bald Eagles up by a 10-7 margin at the intermission. 
Out of the break, 24^th-ranked Ashton Eyler (Millersburg, Ohio/Claymont High (Iowa Central CC)) ran out to a 6-2 lead after three minutes of action. Eyler added a second period escape and a third period takedown to post a 9-3 victory in the bout at 165 pounds. Following Eyler's victory, the Crimson and White owned a 13-7 lead with four bouts remaining. 
Clarion picked up with at 174 and 184 pounds to tie the match up at 13 points each and gained the lead with a tight decision victory at 197 pounds to setup the final bout of the evening with the Golden Eagles owning a 16-13 advantage. 

At 285 pounds, Reid used a pair of takedowns and an escape to lead by a 5-3 score after the opening period. Reid, the 26^th-ranked wrestler in the nation, added a stalling point in the second period to take a 6-4 advantage into the final two minutes of action. 

Staring down a match score that was looking to come down to criteria, Reid delivered an other-worldly third period. Reid put on a takedown clinic, adding two takedowns and a stalling point to take a 11-6 lead in the bout's waning seconds. With 21 ticks remaining in the bout, Reid scored his third takedown of the period and rode out the final seconds of the bout, adding a riding time point to post a 14-6 major decision victory. Reid's major decision victory handed the Lock Haven faithful - packed into Thomas Fieldhouse - a thrilling 17-16 victory. 
The Bald Eagles won the takedown battle by a 22-12 tally and posted two bonus-point victories in the win. 

Bout-by-Bout Results: 
125: #21 Anthony Noto (LHU) dec. #32 Joey Fischer (CU) / 4-1 / LHU 3-0
133: Cole Manley (LHU) dec. Alex Blake (CU) / 2-0 / LHU 6-0
141: #30 Seth Koleno (CU) dec. Gable Strickland (LHU) / 8-3 / LHU 6-3
149: #27 Brent Moore (CU) major dec. Connor Eck (LHU) / 15-4 / CU 7-6
157: #31 Ben Barton (LHU) major dec. Chanz Shearer (CU) /20-7 / LHU 10-7
165: #24 Ashton Eyler (LHU) dec. #33 Cam Pine (CU) / 9-3 / LHU 13-7
174: John Worthing (CU) dec. Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU) / 8-7 / LHU 13-10
184: Max Wohlabaugh (CU) dec. Colin Fegley (LHU) / 3-1 SV / 13-13
197: Will Feldkamp (CU) dec. Parker McClellan (LHU) / 6-5 / CU 16-13
285: #26 Isaac Reid (LHU) major dec. Ty Bagoly (CU) / 14-6 / LHU 17-16

Final Team Score: Lock Haven 17 Clarion 16
Attendance: 857

The Road Ahead: 
The Bald Eagles are back in action on January 29 when they host the Mat-Town Open. Lock Haven will be back in dual-meet action again on February 6 in a MAC dual at Rider University.