The win was LHU's third straight over Bloomsburg and pushed Lock Haven to 2-1 in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action.
Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy), Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco), Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) and Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Ohio State) all won for the Bald Eagles, who picked up their second straight dual win.
LHU is back to .500 on the season and sits at 3-3 overall.
Field got the Bald Eagles rolling with a hard-fought 9-6 win at 125 pounds. Field took Bloomsburg's Willy Girard down three times in the first period and led 6-2 after one period. Field controlled the second period as well despite an escape point from Girard and led 6-3 after two. Both wrestlers managed to score third-period takedowns, but Field held on for the 9-6 decision, which put Lock Haven up 3-0.
Bloomsburg tied the match at 3-3 after Matt Noble posted a victory at 133. Noble edged Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) 5-3 in a tightly-contested bout. Lewis, a Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania native was competing in dual action for the first time since November 20.
At 141, Perry, who is ranked as high as No. 13 in some national polls, pulled ranked on Bloomsburg's Grant Bond in a dominating tech fall victory. Perry led 6-0 after one period and extended it to a 9-0 lead after two. Perry's dominance continued in the third and his tech fall put Lock Haven back in front, 8-3.
The win was Perry's 11th straight.
At 149, Shoop grinded out a 6-3 decision over Kevin Laubach. The two were tied 3-3 after two periods, but Shoop gained the upper hand with a quick third period takedown, before tacking on a riding-time point in the 6-3 win. Shoop's win extended the LHU lead to 11-3.
After two straight LHU wins at 141 and 149, Bloomsburg got back on the board with a win at 157. Brendon Colbert slipped by Kyle Hammond (Nottingham, Pa./Solanco) 3-1, winning on a third-period takedown.
At 165, Siegrist turned it up a notch in the third and picked up a big win and valuable team points. His 10-0 major decision put the Bald Eagles up 15-6. Siegrist led 1-0 after two periods thanks to an escape in the second. He started the third on top and quickly went to work, racking up eight near-fall points in all.
The Huskies added a win at 174 after Trevor Allard downed Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin) 7-3. Allard tallied three takedowns.
Bloomsburg made it two straight after Kyle Murphy downed Adam Mackie (Bechtelsville, Pa./Brandywine Heights) 3-1 at 184 pounds. Despite Bloomsburg wins at 174 and 184, LHU held a 15-12 lead after eight bouts.
A Huskie forfeit at 197 put Lock Haven up 21-12 heading into the final bout.
At 285, Haines put it away in thrilling fashion. He led 6-0 after the first period, but quickly put his former high school teammate Bo Spiller on this back in the second and worked toward a pin, one he would get with 36 seconds left in the second.
It marked the eighth straight win for Haines and his fourth pin in the last five bouts.
The Bald Eagles are set to host the Lock Haven Classic on Thursday, December 29 at 9:30 a.m. More information is available at www.GoLHU.com.
Results:
125: Jake Field (LHU) dec. Willy Girard (BU) 9-6; LHU leads 3-0
133: Matt Noble (BU) dec. Lewis Williams (LHU) 5-3; Tied 3-3
141: Ronnie Perry (LHU) tech fall Grant Bond (BU) 15-0 (7:00); LHU leads 8-3
149: Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Kevin Laubach (BU) 6-3; LHU leads 11-3
157: Brendon Colbert (BU) dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 3-1; LHU leads 11-6
165: Jared Siegrist (LHU) major dec. Reid Stanley (BU) 10-0; LHU leads 15-6
174: Trevor Allard (BU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 7-3; LHU leads 15-9
184: Kyler Murphy (BU) dec. Adam Mackie (LHU) 3-1; LHU leads 15-12
197: Tristan Sponseller (LHU) wins by forfeit; LHU leads 21-12
295: Thomas Haines (LHU) pinned Bo Spiller (BU) 4:24: LHU wins 27-12
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