Going undefeated on the day were No. 6 Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) and freshman Danny Lopes (Oakhurst, N.J./Ocean Township) at 3-0 and freshman Ollie Cooperwood (Hartselle, Ala./Maple Heights (Ohio)) at 2-0.
First up were the Drexel Dragons, a 16-15 victory. Blanc started a four-match win streak for the Bald Eagles with a 7-4 decision of No. 20 Steve Mytych at 125. Lopes beat Bill Martin 6-2 and Cooperwood topped James Thierren for his first collegiate dual win with a 3-2 overtime win.
Rookie Donnie Ament (Acme, Pa./Mount Pleasant) topped Kyle Bub 6-4 at 149 before Drexel went on a run. No. 14 Ryan Hluchak beat No. 15 Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) in overtime 3-1, and at 165, Billy Haydt edged freshman Landis Wright (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle) 11-10. Nick Kozar finished the three-match stretch for the Dragons with a 4-3 decision over senior Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens), making the team score 12-9 LHU.
Sophomore Tom Kocher's (Lancaster, Pa./Manhiem Township) major decision 16-5 win over Justin Terhune at 184 would prove to be the difference in the match. Freshman Jeremie Cook (Venice, Fla./Venice) would drop a tight 6-3 decision to No. 17 Jon Oplinger and classmate Mike Cook (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle) lost to Chris Cowen 5-1, but Kocher's bonus points would provide the 16-15 team win.
Next on the slate came UPJ, the No. 5 team in Division II. Blanc once again got the ball rolling with a 19-3 tech fall of Scott Morgan. Lopes decisioned Brandon Reasey 4-2, and Cooperwood beat DII No. 8 Shane Valko 4-2.
Ament picked up his second win of the day with a 5-3 decision over Mazen Kholi, while Martin rebounded with a 9-0 major over Joe Strittmatter. DII No. 3 Albert Miles beat Wright at 165, but Morgan topped DII No. 3 Eli Garshnick 6-1 to extend the team lead to 21-3.
The Division II No. 1 at 184 Mike Corcetti beat Kocher 15-6, while DII No. 5 Mike Fowler scored an early second-period pin over freshman Dustin Pine (Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan) while Jon Neese got a 7-1 decision over freshman Branden Bowden (Duncannon, Pa./Central Dauphin East) for a three-match win streak, but it wasn't enough, as LHU won 21-16.
The Bald Eagles wrapped up the day with a 32-6 win over the Warriors of East Stroudsburg. Blanc picked up his second tech fall of the day with a 18-3 decision over Matt Benedetti to start the match. The win was the 70th of Blanc's career.
Lopes picked up his team-high 20th win of the season in a 6-4 decision over Steve Gambino at 133, but sophomore Mark Armstrong (Sugar, Pa./Wyalusing) lost 13-9 to Sean Carr.
Ament's 9-7 loss to Scott Heckman brought the team score to 8-6 LHU, but the Bald Eagles ran the table on the rest of the bouts to get the team win.
Martin's pin of Kyle Heselpoth at 157 started the run, followed by Wright's 6-2 decision over Leif Ruschmeyer. Martin's victory tied him with Lopes for the team lead with 20. The pin was the 24th of his career, tying him with Mike Maney (2000-04) and Jeff Husick (1985-89) at sixth in school history.
Next, senior Michael Metzger (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) beat Shane Mallory 5-3, and sophomore Ben Hepburn (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) topped Dave Williams 6-2. Jeremie Cook picked up a forfeit win before Mike Cook won over Matt Rosner 3-2.
The Bald Eagles are back in action Friday, Dec. 29 at the Southern Scuffle Tournament.
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