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Cleveland State Wrestling Upends Lock Haven on the Road, 22-19

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Cleveland State (6-7, 3-3) fought for a hard-earned 22-19 victory over Lock Haven (6-11, 3-4) on Friday night.

The Bald Eagles took the early 3-0 lead as Ben Aranda fell to No. 21 Anthony Noto, 4-2, at 125-pounds. The Vikings quickly answered as Nick Molchak pinned No. 32 Gable Strickland in 2:02 to take a 6-3 advantage.

Lock Haven responded with a major decision at 141-pounds and a technical fall at 149-pounds, reclaiming a 12-6 lead.

Marcus Robinson secured an 8-2 decision at 157-pounds and a sudden victory takedown by Tate Geiser at 165-pounds evened the match at 12-12.

The Bald Eagles claimed the 174-pound match by a 1-0 decision and a major decision at 184-pounds put the home team ahead, 19-12.

No. 31 Ben Smith started the final comeback with a 15-3 major decision at 197-pounds, as the Green and White now trailed 19-16. With the match on the line, No. 21 Daniel Bucknavich pinned his opponent in 6:15 to give Cleveland State the 22-19 road victory.

The Vikings get back on the mat tomorrow at 1 p.m. against Bloomsburg.

Cleveland State 22, Lock Haven 19
125: No. 18 Anthony Noto (LHU) DEC Ben Aranda (CSU), 4-2 | LHU leads 3-0
133: Nick Molchak (CSU) FALL No. 32 Gable Strickland (LHU), 2:02 | CSU leads 6-3
141: No. 16 Wyatt Henson (LHU) MD Dylan Layton (CSU), 20-8 | LHU leads 7-6
149: Nick Stonecheck (LHU) TF Ethan Mitchell (CSU), 19-0 | LHU leads 12-6
157: Marcus Robinson (CSU) DEC Connor Eck (LHU), 8-2 | LHU leads 12-9
165: Tate Geiser (CSU) DEC Eric Alderfer (LHU), 4-1 SV | Tied 12-12
174: Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU) DEC DeAndre Nassar (CSU), 1-0 | LHU leads 15-12
184: Colin Fegley (LHU) MD Joey Lyons (CSU), 12-4 | LHU leads 19-12
197: No. 31 Ben Smith (CSU) MD Cael Black (LHU), 15-3 | LHU leads 19-16
285: No. 21 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Ethan Miller (LHU), 6:15 | CSU leads 22-19

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Players Mentioned

Ben Aranda

Ben Aranda

Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Bucknavich

Daniel Bucknavich

Redshirt Junior
Tate Geiser

Tate Geiser

Sophomore
Dylan Layton

Dylan Layton

Sophomore
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Sophomore
Ethan Mitchell

Ethan Mitchell

Freshman
Nick Molchak

Nick Molchak

Sophomore
DeAndre Nassar

DeAndre Nassar

Redshirt Senior
Marcus Robinson

Marcus Robinson

Redshirt Senior
Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Ben Aranda

Ben Aranda

Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Bucknavich

Daniel Bucknavich

Redshirt Junior
Tate Geiser

Tate Geiser

Sophomore
Dylan Layton

Dylan Layton

Sophomore
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Sophomore
Ethan Mitchell

Ethan Mitchell

Freshman
Nick Molchak

Nick Molchak

Sophomore
DeAndre Nassar

DeAndre Nassar

Redshirt Senior
Marcus Robinson

Marcus Robinson

Redshirt Senior
Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Redshirt Senior
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