The night was punctuated by a pair of wrestlers staying undefeated, while Billy Miller came up with the biggest win of his young career. The redshirt freshman won a 3-1 decision over eighth-ranked Riley Shaw, the defending EWL champion, at heavyweight.
The match got underway at 165 lbs., with Casey Fuller remaining undefeated with an 8-3 decision over Nathan Wynkoop. Fuller moved to 16-0 as he jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, and after a Wynkoop escape in the second period, Fuller put the match away in the third with four more points.
Patrick Jennings gave Edinboro a 7-0 lead one of only two wins by bonus points. The redshirt senior improved to 15-6 with a 9-1 major decision over Gabe Stark at 174 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Jennings went up 6-0 after two periods to take control of the match.
Cleveland State would answer with wins in the next two bouts, knotting the team score at 7-7. Jacob Worthington won a 16-6 major decision over Chris Laird (3-12) at 184 lbs., and Sam Wheeler picked up his CSU-leading 16th win (16-3) with a 10-4 decision over Warren Bosch (4-4) at 197 lbs.
In the feature match of the evening, Miller upset Shaw, 3-1, to hand the CSU senior his first loss of the year. Shaw took a 1-0 lead into the third period thanks to a second period escape. Miller knotted it with an escape, then picked up the winning takedown following a review. The redshirt freshman boosted his record to 14-2 while Shaw is now 12-1.
Miller's win gave Edinboro the lead for good, and another redshirt freshman, Sean Russell, gave the Fighting Scots with the only fall of the night. He parlayed an early takedown into a pin at 2:34 over John Martin at 125 lbs. Russell is now 13-3.
Anthony Rivera (4-3) would drop a 3-2 decision in his debut in the lineup at 133 lbs. to Alfredo Gray. That would be the last loss for the Fighting Scots, as they ran off three straight wins, all by true freshmen.
Nate Hagan would grab a 2-1 lead after one period and hand Michael Carlone a 5-3 defeat at 141 lbs. Hagan is now 13-10.
Patricio Lugo joined Fuller as an undefeated wrestler as the freshman won a 9-3 decision over Nick Montgomery (9-3) at 149 lbs. Lugo jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, and boosted it to 8-2 after two periods, He is now 17-0.
Spencer Nagy wrapped up the match with a 9-6 decision over John Vaughn. Nagy fell behind 2-1 after one period. However, he dominated in the second period to move ahead 6-2. He tied Lugo for the team lead in wins with a 17-8 record.
The Cleveland State dual ends the 2015 portion of Edinboro's schedule. The Fighting Scots are back in action on January 1-2, competing in the Southern Scuffle.
Results:
165 lbs. - Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) 8-3
174 lbs. - Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) 9-1
184 lbs. - Jacob Worthington (CSU) maj. dec. Chris Laird (EU) 16-6
197 lbs. - Sam Wheeler (CSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 10-4
Hwt. - Billy Miller (EU) dec. #8 Riley Shaw (CSU) 3-1
125 lbs. - Sean Russell (EU) fall over John Martin (CSU) 2:34
133 lbs. - Alfredo Gray (CSU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 3-2
141 lbs. - Nate Hagan (EU) dec. Michael Carlone (CSU) 5-3
149 lbs. - Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) 9-3
157 lbs. - Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. John Vaughn (CSU) 9-6
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