HAMPTON, Va. – The 16^th-ranked Edinboro wrestling team opened action at the Virginia Duals with a 25-10 win over Army on Friday morning at the Hampton Coliseum.  The third-seeded Fighting Scots won seven of ten bouts to improve to 5-1, while the Cadets fell to 2-3.  Edinboro will face sixth-seeded Old Dominion, a 26-9 winner over The Citadel in the first round, in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m.
 
A.J. Schopp posted the lone fall for the Fighting Scots, as he pinned Jordan Thome at 4:33 in his 133 lb. match.  The fourth-ranked sophomore is now 18-2 and has 11 falls.
 
Kory Mines opened the dual with a 9-0 major decision over Hunter Wood, snapping a three-match losing streak in the process.  The sophomore is now 12-9.
 
Edinboro would start the match with five straight wins to jump out to a commanding 19-0 lead.   After Schopp made it 10-0, Mitchell Port, ranked fifth at 141 lbs., edged Connor Hanafee, 5-3, to improve to 18-3. 
 
Dave Habat followed with a 4-0 upset over 15^th-ranked Daniel Young at 149 lbs.  He is now 17-5.  Michael DePalma, continuing to get acclimated to his move up to 157 lbs., made it 19-0 with a 5-3 decision over Brian Harvey, improving to 18-6.
 
Johnny Greisheimer returned to the lineup after missing the Buffalo dual with an injury.  Unfortunately, the junior would suffer a 13-8 loss to Paul Hancock at 165 lbs.  He is now 11-7. 
 
That started a string of three wins in four matches for Army.  At 174 lbs., 20^th-ranked Cole Gracey disposed of Patrick Jennings, 7-1, as the redshirt freshman fell to 10-14 with his seventh straight loss.  The Cadets would also prevail at 197 lbs., with Bryce Barnes handing Warren Bosch (10-9) a 16-5 defeat.
 
In between at 184 lbs., Vince Pickett continued his impressive freshman campaign as he won a 4-2 decision in sudden victory over Travis Mallo.  Pickett is now 16-8.
 
Ernest James closed out the match with a 2-0 decision over Stephen Snyder, improving to 15-6.



#16 EDINBORO 25, ARMY 10
Virginia Duals
Friday, January 11, 2013
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
 
                                                                                                                                    EU-A
125      Kory Mines (EU) maj. dec. Hunter Wood (A), 9-0                                   4-0
133      #4 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Jordan Thome (A), 4:33                        10-0
141      #5 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Connor Hanafee (A), 5-3                            13-0
149      Dave Habat (EU) dec. #15 Daniel Young (A), 4-0                                 16-0
157      Michael DePalma (EU) dec. Brian Harvey (A), 5-3                               19-0
165      Paul Hancock (A) dec. Johnny Greisheimer (EU), 13-8                      19-3
174      #20 Cole Gracey (A) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 7-1                          19-6
184      Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Travis Mallo (A), 4-2 sv                                     22-6  
197      Bryce Barnes (A) maj. dec. Warren Bosch (EU), 16-5                         22-10
HWT   Ernest James (EU) dec. Stephen Snyder (A), 2-0                                 25-10
 
Records:          Edinboro                     5-1
                           Army                            2-3