Wrestling

Feb. 10, 2012

EDINBORO, Pa. - No. 20 Edinboro defeated the Spartan wrestling team, 18-15, Friday night at McComb Field House. With the dual tied at 15, Edinboro's Ernest James recorded a takedown against Mike McClure at heavyweight with just 15 seconds remaining to secure the 3-1 win and the dual victory, 18-15.

For the second straight dual, the Spartans (3-10) led 15-12 with only two matches remaining, but lost decisions in the 197-pound and heavyweight classes.

Brenan Lyon began the night with a 9-7 win over Kory Mines at 125 pounds, giving MSU a quick 3-0 lead.

The Fighting Scots (9-2) rallied to win three straight matches to take a 12-3 advantage. No. 6 A.J. Schopp started the run with a fall over Terry Turner in 1:53 at 133 pounds, then 15th-ranked Mitchell Port tallied a 6-1 decision over Brian Gibbs at 141. Dan Osterman lost a tough 4-2 decision in sudden victory overtime to No. 5 Dave Hobat in the 149-pound matchup.

No. 10 Anthony Jones halted Edinboro's momentum with a 6-3 win against Casey Fuller at 157 pounds, which began a string of four consecutive wins for Michigan State.

After sitting out Senior Day last Sunday against Ohio State with an injury, David Cheza re-entered the lineup at 165 and topped Jesse Swink, 7-2.

No. 16 Curran Jacobs won his team-leading 21st match of the season with a 7-3 triumph at 174 pounds over Chris Hrunka, tying the dual score at 12.

The Spartans took a 15-12 lead as Ian Hinton edged Vic Avery, 6-5, at 184 pounds.

But the Fighting Scots came back to take the last two matches and claim the dual. Second-ranked and undefeated Chris Honeycutt beat Nick McDiarmid, 6-2, at 197 pounds, before the decisive match at heavyweight.

After a scoreless first period, James took a 1-0 lead with an early escape in the second; however, McClure added his own escape to begin the third. With time winding down in the final period, James recorded the match-winning takedown with 15 seconds to win 3-1.

The Spartans return to action for the Edinboro Open all day Saturday. Live results will be available on trackwrestling.com.

No. 20 Edinboro 18, Michigan State 15
125: Brenan Lyon (MSU) dec. Kory Mines (EU), 9-7; MSU leads, 3-0
133: No. 6 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Terry Turner (MSU) 1:53; Edinboro leads, 6-3
141: No. 15 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Brian Gibbs (MSU), 6-1; Edinboro leads, 9-3
149: No. 5 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Dan Osterman (MSU), 4-2 SV; Edinboro leads, 12-3
157: No. 10 Anthony Jones (MSU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU), 6-3; Edinboro leads, 12-6
165: David Cheza (MSU) dec. Jesse Swink (EU), 7-2; Edinboro leads, 12-9
174: No. 16 Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-3; Tied, 12-12
184: Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Vic Avery (EU), 6-5; MSU leads, 15-12
197: No. 2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 6-2; Tied, 15-15
HWT: Ernest James (EU) dec. Mike McClure (MSU), 3-1; Edinboro wins, 18-15

Attendance: 1,314

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