HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 12, 2013) – The 16^th-ranked Edinboro wrestling team finished fourth at the Virginia Duals on Saturday night, dropping a 25-10 decision to ninth-ranked Central Michigan.  The loss was the second of the day for the third-seeded Fighting Scots at the Hampton Coliseum after falling to second-seeded Virginia Tech in the semifinals.  They had won twice on Friday, defeating Army and Old Dominion.  Edinboro is now 6-3 while Central Michigan, who came in as the number one seed, is now 9-3.  The Fighting Scots finished third at last year's Virginia Duals.
 
The match was tied at 10-10 after six bouts, but the Chippewas would win the final four matches to pull away.  Kory Mines, who faced his third-ranked wrestler in two days, fell by major decision to ninth-ranked Christian Cullinan at 125 lbs., 12-4.  Mines is now 12-12.
 
Edinboro would grab a 7-4 lead with wins at 133 and 141 lbs.  Fourth-ranked A.J. Schopp improved to 21-2 with an impressive 10-2 major decision over seventh-ranked Scott Sentes at 133 lbs. Mitchell Port, ranked fifth at 141 lbs., then edged Scott Mattingly, 5-1, as the sophomore improved to 21-3. 
 
After falling just shy of an upset over sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta of Virginia Tech earlier in the day, Dave Habat dropped a 3-2 decision to Donnie Corby at 149 lbs.    The loss leaves the sophomore at 18-7. 
 
Michael DePalma (18-9) suffered a 4-0 defeat to Luke Smith at 157 lbs., but Johnny Greisheimer pulled the match even at 10-10 with a 6-4 decision over Mike Ottinger at 165 lbs., boosting his record to 13-8.
 
Unfortunately, that would be the last win for the Fighting Scots, as the back end of Central Michigan's lineup featured three ranked wrestlers.  Redshirt freshman Patrick Jennings (10-17) put up a good battle against 19^th-ranked Craig Kelliher at 174 lbs. before falling 6-3.  Second-ranked Ben Bennett followed with a pin over freshman Vince Pickett at 2:50 in ythe 184 lb. match.  The loss leaves Pickett with a 17-10 record.   At 197 lbs., Jackson Lewis recorded a 6-4 decision over Warren Bosch (10-12).
 
Ernest James fell by a 1-0 decision at heavyweight to seventh-ranked Jarrod Trice, leaving the junior at 17-7.
 
Edinboro returns to action on Saturday, January 19, hosting Lock Haven in an EWL match.  It gets underway at McComb Fieldhouse at 1:00 p.m.



#9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 25, #16 EDINBORO 10
Virginia Duals – Third Place Match
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
 
                                                                                                                                    EU-CMU
125      #9 Christian Cullinan (CMU) maj. dec. Kory Mines (EU), 12-4                 0-4
133      #4 A.J. Schopp (EU) maj. dec. #7 Scott Sentes (CMU), 10-2                    4-4
141      #5 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Scott Mattingly, 5-1                                               7-4
149      Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Dave Habat (EU), 3-2                                         7-7
157      Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Michael DePalma (EU), 4-0                                  7-10
165      Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Mike Ottinger (CMU), 6-4                        10-10
174      #19 Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 6-3                      10-13
184      #2 Ben Bennett (CMU) fall over Vince Pickett (EU), 2:50                          10-19
197      Jackson Lewis (CMU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU), 6-4                                10-22
HWT   #7 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 1-0                                   10-25
 
Records:          Edinboro                     6-3
                           Central Michiga         9-3