#24 EDINBORO AT #10 LEHIGH
MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- Lehigh
- Opponent: Lehigh (1-0, 0-0 EIWA)
- When: Friday, November 17, 2017
- Where: Bethlehem, Pa.
- Arena: Leeman-Turner Arena
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. Lehigh
- All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 9-6
- Last Meeting: 2016-17 – Lehigh 20, Edinboro 13
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THE LINEUPS
EDINBORO Fighting Scots (2-0, 0-0 EWL)
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2017-18 |
Career |
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| Wt. |
Name |
Yr. |
Record |
Record |
Hometown/High School |
| 125 |
#8/#8 Sean Russell |
R-Jr. |
2-0 |
67-17 |
Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills |
| 133 |
#11/NR Korbin Myers |
R-So. |
2-0 |
32-12 |
Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs |
| 141 |
Nate Hagan |
Jr. |
0-2 |
28-29 |
Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic |
| 149 |
Peter Pappas |
Fr. |
2-0 |
2-0 |
Plainview, N.Y./Plainview |
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Jensen Lorea |
R-Jr. |
0-2 |
10-16 |
Charleston, W.Va./George Washington |
| 157 |
Andrew Shomers |
R-So. |
2-0 |
20-5 |
Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter |
| 165 |
#9/NR Austin Matthews |
R-Sr. |
0-0 |
41-15 |
Greenville, Pa./Reynolds |
| 174 |
Fritz Hoehn |
R-So. |
2-0 |
21-9 |
North Andover, Mass./North Andover |
| 184 |
Dylan Reynolds |
R-So. |
2-0 |
16-19 |
Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown |
| 197 |
Aaron Paddock |
R-Fr. |
0-2 |
0-2 |
Warsaw, N.Y./Warsaw |
LEHIGH Mountain Hawks (1-0, 0-0 EIWA)
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2017-18 |
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| Wt. |
Name |
Yr. |
Record |
Hometown/High School |
| 125 |
#4/#4 Darian Cruz |
Sr. |
4-0 |
Allentown, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic |
| 133 |
#3/#3 Scott Parker |
R-Jr. |
4-0 |
Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge |
| 141 |
Luke Karam |
R-Fr. |
2-2 |
Bath, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic |
| 149 |
Cortlandt Schuyler |
R-Jr. |
2-2 |
Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Twp. |
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Jon Mele |
Sr. |
2-2 |
Berkley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston |
| 157 |
NR/#19 Ian Brown |
R-Jr. |
4-0 |
Hanover, Pa./Hanover |
| 165 |
#18/17 Cole Walter |
R-So. |
2-1 |
Millmont, Pa./Mifflinburg |
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Gordon Wolf |
R-Jr. |
3-1 |
Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrence |
| 174 |
#9/#6 Jordan Kutler |
R-Jr. |
4-0 |
Sparta, N.J./Blair Academy |
| 184 |
#6/#7 Ryan Preisch |
R-Jr. |
4-0 |
New Columbia, Pa./Milton Area |
| 197 |
#19/#19 Chris Weiler |
R-Fr. |
3-1 |
Biglerville, Pa./Wyoming Seminary |
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RANKINGS: InterMat/Flowrestling
THE COACHES
EDINBORO --
Tim Flynn (Penn State '86) is in his 21st season as the helm of the Fighting Scots. He has elevated the Edinboro program to one of the best in the country, compiling a 215-90-5 record. Edinboro has had 14 top-20 finishes and five in the top ten at the NCAA Division I National Championships during his tenure. That includes the two best finishes in school history in 2014 and 2015. The Fighting Scots made the podium for the first time at Nationals with a third place showing three years ago, and in 2014 they were fifth. He has produced three national champions and 38 All-Americans. All told, Flynn has been named the EWL Coach of the Year seven times and the PSAC Coach of the Year 14 times. Four years ago, Flynn captured nearly every Coach of the Year award, including being named the NWCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, WIN's Dan Gable Coach of the Year, and was InterMat's Co-Coach of the Year along with Minnesota's J Robinson. Flynn was inducted into the Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame in October.
LEHIGH -- Pat Santoro (Pittsburgh '92) is in his 10th season as the Lawrence White Head Coach of Wrestling at Lehigh. A three-time EIWA Coach of the Year, he has produced one NCAA champion and 20 All-Americans while leading the Mountain Hawks to a 123-41-1 record. A year ago, Lehigh finished with a 10-4 record and was 7-1 in the EIWA. The Mountain Hawks would go on to finish second at the EIWA Championships and place 12th at the NCAA Division I National Championships. Two Mountain Hawks earned All-American honors.
MATCH STORYLINES
- The Edinboro wrestling team picked up a pair of wins to open the 2017-18 season two weeks ago while hosting the Fighting Scot Duals. The Fighting Scots started off with a 34-9 win over Cal State Bakersfield and turned around and recorded a 30-10 win over Bucknell.
- Lehigh comes in with a 1-0 record and is the first ranked opponent Edinboro faces this year. The Fighting Scots will travel to Oklahoma State (#3), Lehigh (#10), Oklahoma (#19), and Rider (#23) while hosting Virginia Tech (#9). West Virginia, Cal State Bakersfield and Bucknell are all among "others reveiving votes" in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Top 25 poll.
- Edinboro finished last season at 9-6, winning their sixth-straight PSAC Championship and 19th in program history. The Fighting Scots also won their third EWL title in the past four years and 15th under head coach Tim Flynn. Edinboro returns seven starters from the EWL championship lineup including a school-record six champions.
- Redshirt junior Sean Russell leads the returners. The Lawrenceville, Ga. native earned All-American honors last season after finishing seventh at the NCAA Division I Championships. Other returning starters include redshirt sophomore Korbin Myers (133), junior Nate Hagan (141), redshirt senior Austin Matthews (165), redshirt senior Ty Schoffstall (174), sophomore Dakota Geer (184), redshirt sophomore Dylan Reynolds (184), and redshirt junior Billy Miller (Hwt.).
- The Fighting Scots return six national qualifiers from last year's team. Russell went 5-2 at 125lbs., finishing seventh and earning All-American honors. Myers and Geer both went 2-2, making the consolation third round. Myers, Schoffstall, and Miller all picked up a win at the championships.
- The Fighting Scot starting lineup features a trio ranked wrestlers in a variety of rankings. Russell ranks eighth by oth InterMat, FloWrestling and TheOpenMat at 125 lbs. He is also ranked ninth by both Amateur Wrestling News and WIN magazine. At 165 lbs., Matthews is ranked ninth by InterMat while ranking 10th by TheOpenMat. WIN magazine and Amateur Wrestling News has him ranked 12th and 14th, respectively.
- Lehigh defeated Bucknell in their season opener for the second straight season. The Mountain Hawks won 36-2, winning nine matches. Lehigh has won its last four dual match season openers. They finished 10-4 overall last year and 7-1 in the EIWA.
- Lehigh returns two All-Americans to their lineup. Defending national champion Darian Cruz returns at 125 lbs while Scott Parker is in the lineup at 133 lbs. Cruz is a two-time All-American, finishing seventh in 2015. He went 31-2 last season with six pins, five major decisions, and four technical falls. A year ago, Parker went 20-5 on his way to an eighth place finish at Nationals, with five major decision, three pins and three technical falls.
- The Mountain Hawks have eight ranked wrestlers, highlighted by Cruz and Parker sitting at #4 in their respective weight classes. Ryan Priesch is ranked sixth at 184 lbs. by InterMat.while Jordan Kutler sits at ninth at 174 lbs. Cole Walter and Jordan Wood round out the ranked wrestlers for Lehigh. Wood (Hwt.) and Walter (165 lbs.) are ranked 12th and 17th, respectively by FloWrestling. Ian Brown makes his first appearance in a national poll, ranking 19th at 157 lbs. by Flow Wrestling.
- The Edinboro-Lehigh match will feature a trio matches between ranked opponents. Russell, ranked eighth, will face off against fourth ranked Cruz at 125 lbs. while #11 Myers will take on third ranked Parker at 133 lbs. Matthes, #9 at 157 lbs., will face off against #19 Brown. The Russell/Cruz match will be the fifth time the two have faced each other. Cruz has won all four previous meetings over Russell. The past two meetings needing extra time to decide a winner. In their lone match last year, Cruz defeated Russell, 6-3. This will also mark the second meeting in as many years between Parker and Myers. Last season, Parker picked up the 4-1 decision over Myers. Ninth ranked Billy Miller and 12th ranked Jordan Wood would have been the fourth ranked match, but due to recent injury, Miller's spot is being taken by Jon Spaulding.
- Edinboro is back in action after Thanksgiving traveling to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1-2. They will then host the PSAC Championships on December 9 at McComb Fieldhouse.
THE LEHIGH SERIES
EDINBORO LEADS?9-6
The Fighting Scots will travel to Lehigh for the second time in three seasons. The Mountain Hawks came away with a 20-13 win over Edinboro last season inside McComb Fieldhouse. Six of the matchups have come at a neutral site.
LAST MEETING
2016-17: #11 LEHIGH 20, EDINBORO 13
Edinboro hosted the Mountain Hawks inside McComb Fieldhouse for the first time since 1995. Lehigh came away with six wins. The Fighting Scots came back from a 10-0 defecit winning four of the last seven matches. Austin Matthews and Billy Miller each earned victories over ranked Mountain Hawk wrestlers.
#11 LEHIGH 20, EDINBORO 13
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Edinboro, Pa.
125 #4 Darian Cruz (LU) dec. #16 Sean Russell (EU) 6-3 tb
133 #18 Scott Parker (LU) dec. Korbin Myers (EU) 4-1
141 #5 Randy Cruz (LU) maj. dec. Ozzy Lugo (EU) 8-0
149 #13 Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. #11 Laike Gardner (LU) 4-0
157 #15 Jordan Kutler (LU) maj. dec. Chase Delande (EU) 8-0
165 #15 Austin Matthews (EU) maj. dec. Drew Longo (LU) 11-3
174 #20 Ryan Preisch (LU) dec. Ty Schoffstall (EU) 12-5
184 Dakota Geer (EU) dec. Ryan Gentile (LU) 3-2
197 Ben Haas (LU) dec. Dylan Reynolds (EU) 4-2
Hwt. #17 Billy Miller (EU) dec. #10 Doug Vollaro 4-2 sv2
