No. 10-ranked Lehigh University wrestlers can't handle No. 5 Penn State University

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

A full house of 5,584 fans at Stabler Arena saw No. 5-ranked Penn State win six of the first seven bouts and roll to a 24-12 win over No. 10-ranked Lehigh University in the 100th meeting of the two wrestling powers.

The Nittany Lions, who lead the series 63-34-3, dominated the lightweights to establish an insurmountable early lead over the Mountain Hawks (5-3).

Lehigh's No. 1-ranked 184-pounder Robert Hamlin took the night's marquee matchup, though, when he dominated No. 3-ranke Quentin Wright on his feet, posting three takedowns in a 8-3 decision that avenged a 5-2 loss to the Nittany Lion in the national final last March in Philadelphia.

At 133 pounds, Lehigh freshman Chris Dinnien made the most of his Stabler debut, scoring seven first-period points and holding on for a 10-7 decision over PSU junior Derek Reber.

The hosts also got decisions from seniors Joe Kennedy (197) and Zach Rey (285).


No. 5 Penn State 24, No. 10 Lehigh 12


125: Fr. No. 10 Nico Megaludis (6-1), P, d. Fr. Mason Beckman (8-3), 4-0
133: Fr. Chris Dinnien (2-6), L, d. Jr. Derek Reber (2-3), 10-7
141: Jr. Bryan Pearsall (3-2), P, md. Fr. Jim Carucci (2-7), 12-2
149: Sr. No. 1 Frank Molinaro (9-0), P, md. Fr. Anthony Salupo (8-4), 14-3
157: R-Fr. No. 10 Dylan Alton (6-2), P, md. Sr. Sean Bilodeau (4-1), 10-1
165: So. No. 1 David Taylor (7-0), P, d. Sr. No. 5 Brandon Hatchett (11-2), 8-5
174: So. No. 2 Ed Ruth (9-0), P, inj. def. Fr. Nate Brown (8-4), 5:00
184: Jr. No. 1 Robert Hamlin (10-0), L, d. Jr. No. 3 Quentin Wright (6-2), 8-3
197: Sr. No. 8 Joe Kennedy (10-2), L, d. Jr. Justin Ortega (13-4), 2-0
285: Sr. No. 2 Zach Rey (6-1), L, d. Sr. No. 5 Cameron Wade (7-1), 3-2

Records: Lehigh 5-3; Penn State 2-1
Referee: Jake Llewellyn

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