"We came out with a lot more hustle this afternoon," said Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel. "Last night we were lacking in terms of hustle, but we came back and went after it this afternoon. Pittsburgh is a good team, but to win eight bouts against them is good for us."
The dual started at heavyweight, with Weibel giving the Mountain Hawks the early advantage, connecting on one of his patented throws to earn a first period fall over Zach Sheaffer.
Pitt tied the dual when Brad Gentzle locked in a cradle to pin senior Patrick Berger in 31 seconds, before Lehigh went on a roll winning five straight bouts to take control of the dual. Freshman Seth Ciasulli started the run, scoring a second period reversal-three point near fall combination to upset eighth ranked Drew Headlee 7-4. After Matt Ciasulli won a 10-2 major decision at 141, Trevor Chinn was able to get back on the winning track, hitting a four point move in the final seconds to defeat Joey Ecklof at 149.
Nakasone put forth a workmanlike effort, racking up seven takedowns in a 17-5 win over Dave Kapetanovich. Freshman Mike Galante closed the run with a 7-2 win over Sean Richmond.
The Panthers picked up their only other win at 174 with fourth ranked Keith Gavin earning a 10-1 major decision over David Helfrich, but Lehigh freshman David Craig and senior Matt Cassidy secured wins by decision to pull Lehigh back to .500 heading into the holiday break.
The Mountain Hawks will take the next couple of weeks off for final exams and will return to the mats on Friday, December 29 when Lehigh travels to Greensboro, N.C. to compete in the two-day Southern Scuffle, hosted by UNC-Greensboro at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center.
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