LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men's wrestling team opened its home and 2025-26 Mid-American Conference (MAC) schedule in style, with a 30-10 victory over visiting Clarion in front of a packed crowd at Thomas Fieldhouse on Friday night.
 
Lock Haven improved to 2-1 (1-0 MAC) on the young season, while Clarion falls to 0-1 (0-1 MAC).
 
On the night, The Haven finished with one pin, two tech falls and two major decisions.
 
After dropping back-to-back matches to open the night, No. 22 Wyatt Henson (141) and No. 28 Lucas Kapusta (149) flipped the momentum with a pair of tech falls to give the Bald Eagles a 10-3 lead.
 
Henson ignited the Bald Eagle crowd with a dominating 21-5 (5:14) tech fall over Scott Johnson, before Kapusta followed suite with a 21-4 (4:52) tech fall over Matthew Smith.
 
The Haven won its third consecutive bout after Nick Stampoulos (157) earned a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Wesley Barnes.
 
Clarion responded with a 7-3 decision at 165 to trim the Lock Haven lead to 13-10 with four weights to go.
 
However, No. 32 Avery Bassett (174) immediately brought The Haven crowd back to their feet with a fall over Gabe Lilly at 1:58, moving the Bald Eagles advantage to 19-10.
 
The Bald Eagles continued to roll at 184 pounds, as redshirt freshman Sam Gautreau (184) earned a 16-12 come-from-behind decision over Adrian Gacek, after securing three takedowns in the final period.
 
No. 32 Tucker Hogan (197) and Kade Sottolano (HWT) wrapped up the Bald Eagle win with a pair of major decisions, 12-3 and 16-4.
 
Friday was the program's annual White Out, Youth Night and Roger Cook Memorial Scholarship recognition ($45,000 raised).
 
Bout-by-Bout Results / Team Score by Bout
Final: Lock Haven 30 – Clarion 10
125: Travis Clawson (Clarion) maj. dec. Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven), 16-7 | Clarion 4-0
133: Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec.  No. 33 Gable Strickland (Lock Haven), 8-2 | Clarion 7-0
141: No. 22 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech fall Scott Johnson (Clarion) 21-5 (TF; 5:14) | Clarion 7-5
149: No. 28 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) tech fall Matthew Smith (Clarion) 21-4 (TF; 4:52) | Lock Haven 10-7
157: Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec. Wesley Barnes (Clarion) 4-2 | Lock Haven 13-7
165: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) dec. Ousamane Duncanson (Lock Haven) 7-3 | Lock Haven 13-10
174: No. 32 Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) fall Gabe Lilly (Clarion) (Fall; 1:58) | Lock Haven 19-10
184: Sam Gautreau (Lock Haven) dec. Adrian Gacek (Clarion) 16-12 | Lock Haven 22-10
197: No. 32 Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) maj. dec. Ethan Wiant (Clarion) 12-3 | Lock Haven 26-10
285: Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) major dec. Lucas Thomas (Clarion) 16-4 | Lock Haven 30-10 (Final)
 
*Individual Ranking = InterMat (Dec. 2)
 
Records:
Lock Haven (2-1, 1-0 MAC)
Clarion (0-1, 0-1 MAC)
 
Attendance: 1,009
 
Up Next:
Lock Haven returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 18 (6 p.m.) and will travel to Wisconsin for a non-conference match.