EDINBORO, Pa. – Wrestling for the first time at home since December 19, the 25th-ranked  Edinboro wrestling team treated the McComb Fieldhouse fans to their 22nd straight Eastern Wrestling League victory, a 28-9 triumph over Lock Haven on Friday night. The victory gives the Fighting Scots a tie for the EWL regular season crown, as they improve to 5-0 in the conference and 7-4 overall. They have won seven of their last eight duals. Lock Haven fell to 6-8 overall and 3-2 in EWL action.
 
Edinboro won seven of the ten bouts, with five by bonus points, while defeating the Bald Eagles for the 15th straight time. The match got underway with back-to-back major decisions, as ninth-ranked Sean Russell won 10-2 over Jake Field (13-12) at 125 lbs., and Korbin Myers, ranked 18th at 133 lbs., won 12-3 over DJ Fehlman (21-8).
 
Russell used a pair of first period takedowns for a 4-1 lead, and boosted the lead to 8-1 after two periods, adding another takedown. A stalling point and riding time accounted for the final points as the redshirt sophomore improved to 26-5.
 
Myers led 2-1 after one period, and built a 6-2 lead after two periods on the strength of a reversal and takedown. He would add two more takedowns in the third period to improve to 25-8.
 
Edinboro's Nate Hagan appeared to have the 141 lb. match won, holding a 3-2 lead over Lewis Williams (6-18) with just seconds remaining. But he was called for a second stalling warning in the final five seconds to tie the match, and Williams scored the winning takedown with six seconds left for a 5-3 decision in sudden victory. Hagan is now 12-8.
 
The Fighting Scots would run off wins in the next five matches to build a commanding 28-3 lead. Patricio Lugo dominated his 149 lb. match with Kyle Shoop in a rematch of the PSAC finals. The sophomore won 19-5 in December, and this time he won by technical fall 20-4 at 6:49. Ranked tenth, Lugo improved to 24-6 while registering seven takedowns, along with four nearfall points in the second period. Shoop is now 26-13.
 
Chase Delande followed with an 18-4 major decision over Jonathan Ross (6-8) at 157 lbs., boosting his record to 17-13 in the process. The redshirt senior had just one takedown in the match, but added a pair of reversals and tilted Ross on three occasions for a total of ten points.
 
Austin Matthews, ranked 17th at 165 lbs., held off Jared Siegrist (18-17) for a 12-10 decision. Matthews led 6-2 after the first period following a takedown and four nearfall points. The second period ended at 7-4 in favor of Matthews, and an early escape and takedown in the third gave him a 10-4 lead before a reversal and two takedowns by Siegrist tightened the match. Matthews is now 13-5.
 
Another wild match followed at 174 lbs., as Ty Schoffstall (15-7) and Adam Mackie (18-12) went back and forth before Schoffstall prevailed, 15-11. He held a narrow 5-4 lead after one period thanks to a pair of takedowns, and was up 9-7 after two thanks to a reversal, one of four in the match by the two wrestlers. An escape and takedown made it 12-7 midway through the third period, and Schoffstall would add his fourth takedown with just under 20 seconds remaining to clinch the win.
 
Dakota Geer continued his outstanding freshman campaign with a 19-0 technical fall at 3:54 over Gavin Caprio (7-15) at 184 lbs. Ranked 18th, Geer improved to 24-6 with a dominant performance. He would tilt Caprio on four occasions for four nearfall points each time.
 
Lock Haven would close out the match with a pair of tight decisions. At 197 lbs., Dylan Reynolds (11-14) dropped a 2-1 decision to Tristan Sponseller (25-6). The match ended without a takedown, as Sponseller scored on a second period escape and a stalling point following a double stalling warning. Reynolds picked up a riding time point.
 
The highlight match of the night came at heavyweight, pitting 11th-ranked Billy Miller against 14th-ranked Thomas Haines. For the second time this year, Haines claimed a 4-3 decision, the first coming in the PSAC championship match.
 
A Miller takedown and Haines escape made it 2-1 after one period.  Haines grabbed a 3-2 lead with a reversal 30 seconds into the second period, with Miller making it 3-3 with an escape with just under a minute left. The winning point for Haines came courtesy of a 1:43 advantage in riding time, as he rode out Miller in the third period. Miller is now 24-9, while Haines improved to 28-4.
 
Edinboro will return to the McComb Fieldhouse mat next Friday, February 3, hosting number one ranked Oklahoma State. The match gets underway at 7 p.m.
   
125 -- #9 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. Jake Field (LHU), 10-2                                                                        
133 – #18 Korbin Myers (EU) maj. dec. DJ Fehlman (LHU), 12-3                                                 
141 – Lewis Williams (LHU) dec. Nate Hagan (EU), 5-3 sv                                                                            
149 -- #10 Patricio Lugo (EU) tech. fall Kyle Shoop (LHU), 20-4 (6:49)                                      
157 – Chase Delande (EU) maj. dec. Jonathan Ross (LHU), 18-4                                                 
165 – #17 Austin Matthews (EU) dec. Jared Siegrist (LHU), 12-10                                                           
174 – Ty Schoffstall (EU) dec. Adam Mackie (LHU), 15-11                                                                             
184 -- #18 Dakota Geer (EU) tech. fall Gavin Caprio (LHU), 19-0 (3:54)                               
197 – Tristan Sponseller (LHU) dec. Dylan Reynolds (EU), 2-1                                                      
Hwt. -- #14 Thomas Haines (LHU) dec. #11 Billy Miller (EU), 4-3                                                
 
RECORDS: Edinboro 7-4, 5-0 EWL; Lock Haven 6-8, 3-2 EWL