MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- #23 Lock Haven
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. #23 Lock Haven
- All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 23-8
- Last Meeting: 2017-18 – #25 Edinboro 28, Lock Haven 9
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MATCH STORYLINES
- Edinboro started a new EWL win streak after picking up wins over Clarion and Lock Haven last week. Against the Golden Eagles, the Fighting Scots scored bonus points in six of the 10 matches en route to the 30-6 win on the road. George Mason visited McComb Fieldhouse the next night with Edinboro coming away with the 41-0 shutout over the Patriots. It was the first shutout for the Fighting Scots since a 47-0 win over VMI last season.
- The Fighting Scots (5-3, 3-1 EWL) will first travel this week to Lock Haven on Thursday, February 1 before returning home and hosting the Edinboro Open on Saturday, February 3 in the Zafirovski Dome. The Bald Eagles are 10-2 on the season and are 2-1 in the EWL. The Fighting Scots losses on the season have all came to nationally-ranked opponents (#10 Lehigh, #10 Virginia Tech, #19 Rider).
- The dual against Clarion took place in the Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Center Auditorium. The Fighting Scots got things started quickly with #11 Sean Russell earning the techinical fall over Gavin Park at 125lbs., 24-9, before #16 Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) recorded the major decision over Roshaun Cooley, 16-4. Fritz Hoehn (165 lbs.) earned Edinboro's second technical fall of the night against Mac Tanner, 18-3 with eight seconds left in the match. Aaron Paddock picked up a major decision over Edgar Ruano, 15-4, at 197 lbs. Nate Hagan (141 lbs.), Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.), Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.), and Billy Miller (285 lbs.) also picked up decision wins over the Golden Eagles.
- Edinboro recorded their first shutout of the 2017-18 season against George Mason, 41-0. It was the first shutout since the Fighting Scots won 47-0 over Virginia Military Institute last season. #11 Sean Russell (125 lbs.) needed only 3:12 to pick up the pin over Talha Farooq to start the match. Edinboro would earn technical falls in three of the next five matches (#16 Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.), and Fritz Hoehn (165 lbs.)) to extend their lead. Nate Hagan (141 lbs.) and Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.) both recorded major decisions over the Patriots. Jensen Lorea (149 lbs.), Zach Ancewicz (184 lbs.), Dylan Reynolds (197 lbs.) and #14 Billy Miller (285 lbs.) all had decision wins.
- Edinboro opened the season going 2-0 hosting the Fighting Scot Duals versus Cal State-Bakersfield and Bucknell. The Fighting Scots won eight of ten bouts against Cal State-Bakersfield in the 34-9 win, picking up bonus points in five matches. Sean Russell opened up with a 20-4 technical fall at 6:00 over Sergio Mendez at 125 lbs. Peter Pappas impressed in his first collegiate match with 16-4 major decision at 149 lbs. over Kalani Tonge. Fritz Hoehn pinned 15th-ranked Lorenzo De La Riva at 2:39. Ty Schoffstall won by major decision at 174 lbs. with a 15-4 win over Bryan Battisto. Billy Miller, wrapped up the win with a fall at 4:47 over Jarrod Snyder at heavyweight. The Fighting Scots once again won eight matches in the 30-10 win against Bucknell. Miller made it two-for-two with falls with a second period pin of Eric Chakonis at 4:34. Hoehn finished his big day with a technical fall over Joey Schiele by a score of 16-0 at 4:48. Andrew Shomers won by major decision over Mitch Hartman, 12-0.
- Lock Haven comes in with a 10-2 overall record and 1-1 in the EWL after splitting their duals last weekend. They started off with a 22-12 loss at Rider with No. 8 Chance Marsteller upseting previously unbeaten No. 4 Chad Walsh in a 8-4 decision at 165 lbs. Marsteller won the PSAC title earlier this season and is currently 32-1 on the year. Against Columbia, the Bald Eagles won four of the final five matches to come from behind and win, 21-19. Both teams won five matches, but Lock Haven used technical falls as 165 and 141 lbs. to go along with major decisions at 125, 133, and 157 lbs. to win. The dual started at 165 lbs.
- The Edinboro lineup features four nationally-ranked wrestlers by InterMat and TheOpenMat. Sean Russell ranks 11th at 125 lbs. by InterMat and WIN Magazine while ranking 12th by TheOpenMat and 14th by FloWrestling. Korbin Myers ranks 13th by TheOpenMat and 16th by InterMat, FloWrestling, and WIN Magazine at 133 lbs. Billy Miller ranks 12th by TheOpenMat while ranking 14th by InterMat, Amaetur Wrestling News and WIN Magazine, and 18th by FloWrestling at 285 lbs. Meanwhile, Austin Matthews (165 lbs.) is ranked 17th by WIN Magazine.
- Edinboro will host the Edinboro Open on Saturday, February 3. The tournament will take place inside the Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome on campus.
THE EDINBORO LINEUP
EDINBORO Fighting Scots (5-3, 3-1 EWL)
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2017-18 |
Career |
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Record |
Record |
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| 125 |
#11/14 Sean Russell |
R-Jr. |
22-4 |
87-21 |
Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills |
| 133 |
#17/18 Korbin Myers |
R-So. |
20-8 |
50-20 |
Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs |
| 141 |
Nate Hagan |
Jr. |
10-13 |
38-40 |
Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic |
| 149 |
Jensen Lorea |
R-Jr. |
4-7 |
14-21 |
Charleston, WVa./George Washington |
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Matthew Dowler |
R-Fr. |
7-6 |
7-6 |
Old Saybrook, Conn./St. Bernard |
| 157 |
Andrew Shomers |
R-So. |
22-5 |
40-10 |
Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter |
| 165 |
Fritz Hoehn |
R-So. |
12-9 |
31-18 |
North Andover, Mass./North Andover |
| 174 |
Ty Schoffstall |
R-Sr. |
11-1 |
63-22 |
Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley |
| 184 |
Zach Ancewicz |
Fr. |
9-11 |
9-11 |
Greenlawn, N.Y./John Glenn |
| 197 |
Dylan Reynolds |
R-So. |
7-8 |
21-27 |
Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown |
| Hwt |
#14/18 Billy Miller |
R-Jr. |
11-3 |
72-25 |
Perry, Ohio/Perry |
RANKINGS: InterMat/FloWrestling
HEAD COACH
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 220-93-5 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.
