With a 12-9 lead heading into the 174-pound match, the Warriors (1-1 overall) took control in the 174-pound match as Thomas took a solid 11-1 lead over Jacob Reik before putting him on his back at the 2:22 mark of the first period. Hayre got his job done 24 seconds faster, earning the pin at the 1:58 mark over Brad Thomas to give Lycoming an insurmountable 24-9 lead.
Junior Stephen Hinton (Montclair, Pa./Forest Park) gave Lycoming the early lead with a 3-1 decision over Earl Eppard, but the Green Terror (0-3 overall) took the lead with a pin and a decision before 10th-ranked senior Isaiah Britton (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) posted a 6-0 decision against Sean McGarry at 149 points.
Sophomore Colton Eyer (Orangeville, Pa./Millville) tied the meet at 157 pounds by wrestling a strong match to take a 7-3 decision from Anthony Powers and sophomore Dave Smith (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) added an 8-4 win over Matt Peters to give the Warriors a 12-9 lead heading into Thomas’ match.
The Green Terror closed out the meet with eight points at 197 pounds and heavyweight.
In exhibition matches before the meet, freshman Greg Wetzel (Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Arlington) posted a decision in a 157-pound match and freshman Zach Hickernell (Richland, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) won his first collegiate match with a pin.
The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Nov. 13 when they head to Wilkes University for the John Reese Duals, where they will take on SUNY Oneonta, Wilkes, Centenary (N.J.) and Hunter. The first match will begin at 11 a.m. If the Warriors sweep the duals, 17th-year head coach Roger Crebs will win his 300th match at Lycoming, where he would join his mentor and former collegiate coach, Budd Whitehill, in the 300-win club.
Results:
125: Stephen Hinton (L) dec. Earl Eppard 3-1; (0-3)
133: Tommy Goretsas (M) pinned Terrell Nixon 0:45; (6-3)
141: Mike Tancredi (M) dec. Andrew Lewis 9-2; (9-3)
149: Isaiah Britton (L) dec. Sean McGarry 6-0; (9-6)
157: Colton Eyer (L) dec. Anthony Powers 7-3; (9-9)
165: Dave Smith (L) dec. Matt Peters 8-4; (9-12)
174: Jeff Thomas (L) pinned Jacob Reik 2:22; (9-18)
184: Troy Hayre (L) pinned Brad Thomas 1:58; (9-24)
197: Will Yeo (M) dec. Kyle Crouthamel 4-3; (12-24)
HWT: Brock Glotfelty (M) tech. fell Zach Eckstrom 16-1 (7:00). (17-24)
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