EDINBORO, Pa. – Avery Bassett won his 100^th-career match in the Lock Haven men's wrestling team's 18-12 Mid-American Conference (MAC) victory on the road at Edinboro on Thursday night.  
 
With the victory, Lock Haven improved to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the MAC, after picking up its 10^th win in the previous 11 matches.
 
Edinboro falls to 5-6 on the season and 2-2 in the conference.
 
After dropping the opener at 125 pounds, the Bald Eagles surged ahead with victories in three of the next four bouts. Gable Strickland got Lock Haven on the board with a 2-0 decision over Landon Bainey at 133, and No. 24 Wyatt Henson followed with a strong 11-5 win at 141.
 
At 157, Nick Stampoulos edged Garrett McChesney, 4-3, to cap a stretch that also included Bassett's 9-4 victory at 174 and a dominant technical fall from Sam Gautreau at 184. Gautreau sealed a 21-5 win midway through the second period at 6:15.
 
The decision for Bassett was victory number 100 for his career and team-leading 100^th on the season.
 
Tucker Hogan added a 6-2 decision at 197 to close out the Lock Haven scoring and seal the victory.
 
Edinboro's wins came at 125, 149, 165, and heavyweight.
 
The Haven lost a pair of team points from mat control at 141 and 157 pounds.
 
Up Next for Lock Haven:
The Bald Eagles are set to return to action on Sunday, Feb. 15 at home when they host the Lock Haven Open II Tournament. Action is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse. Brackets and a live result link will be available at LockHavenAthletics.com for the day's action.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results / Team Score by Bout
FINAL: Lock Haven 18 – Edinboro 12
125: Chris Vargo (EDIN) over Curtis Nelson (LH) (Dec 10-5)
133: Gable Strickland (LH) over Landon Bainey (EDIN) (Dec 2-0)
141: No. 24 Wyatt Henson (LH) over Jacob Brenneman (EDIN) (Dec 11-5)
149: Ryan Michaels (EDIN) over Hunter Gould (LH) (Dec 7-2)
157: Nick Stampoulos (LH) over Garrett McChesney (EDIN) (Dec 4-3)
165: No. 27 Ryan Burgos (EDIN) over Nick Kunstek (LH) (Dec 5-1)
174: No. 32 Avery Bassett (LH) over Tate Geiser (EDIN) (Dec 9-4)
184: Sam Gautreau (LH) over Alaa Aly (EDIN) (TF 21-5 6:15)
197: Tucker Hogan (LH) over Brody Evans (EDIN) (Dec 6-2)
285: Aden Roe (EDIN) over Kade Sottolano (LH) (Dec 4-0)
(LH Mat Control (141) -1.0) (LH Mat Control (157) -1.0)
 
NCAA Rankings Update (Feb. 12):
Earlier today (Feb. 12), the NCAA released an updated individual Coaches' Ranking and the first RPI listing of the season. Both lists are important tools used to select the field for the NCAA championship tournament. More information can be found at NCAA.com. Three Bald Eagles were ranked in the updated coaches' ranking, including Wyatt Henson (No. 24 at 141 lbs.), Lucas Kapusta (No. 23 at 149 lbs.) and Avery Bassett (No. 32 at 174 lbs.). Gable Strickland (No. 17 at 133 lbs.), Henson (No. 19), Kapusta (No. 19), Nick Stampoulos (No. 19 at 157 lbs.), Bassett (No. 22) and Kade Sottolano (No. 30 at 285 lbs.). were all listed in the RPI.