Army Picks Up Two Point Loss to Lehigh on the Road, 18-16

Saturday, February 6

Bethlehem, PA

2 PM

Army West Point

Lehigh University

Army Picks Up Two Point Loss to Lehigh on the Road, 18-16

February 06, 2021 | Wrestling

BETHLEHEM, PA – In their 69^th overall meeting, the Army West Point wrestling team and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks squared off in a battle for points. Despite making a comeback from a 9-0 deficit, Lehigh was able to secure victories in the final two bouts for an 18-16 win.

After tough losses in the 125 and 133 slot, Lane Peters turned the tides for the Black Knights in a 4-2 decision over Connor McGonagle. Peters set the pace for P.J. Ogunsanya and Markus Hartman to follow suit, each nailing victories for a three-match streak and tying the score at nine.

Lehigh regained the lead at 165lbs but Army was able to take their largest lead of the day after the 174 and 184 bouts. Freshman Ben Pasiuk got his first collegiate victory at 174lbs, taking a dominant 20-11 major decision victory from Jake Logan. Army now with a one-point lead, Taylor Brown gave the Black Knights a little more breathing room at 184lbs, notching a 4-0 decision from Caden Wright. The Mountain Hawks picked up momentum in the final moments, taking victories at 197lbs and 285lbs to secure a team win.

How It Happened

125 | Jaret Lane (Lehigh) Fall Ryan Chauvin (Army) 2:19
133 | Mitch Polito (Lehigh) dec. Mark Montgomery (Army) 6-5
141 | Lane Peters (Army) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 4-2
149 | P.J. Ogunsanya (Army) dec. Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) 4-1
157 | Markus Hartman (Army) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 5-0
165 | Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Will Lucie (Army) 5-3
174 | Ben Pasiuk (Army) major dec. Jake Logan 20-11
184 | Taylor Brown (Army) dec. Caden Wright (Lehigh) 4-0
197 | Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) dec. J.T. Brown (Army) 7-1
285 | Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Bobby Heald (Army) 5-0

Extra matches
141 | Julian Sanchez (Army) dec. Drew Munch (Lehigh) 7-6
149 | Nate Lukez (Army) major dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 11-2
157 | Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) Fall Tanner Craig (Army) 2:34
157 | Christian Hunt (Army) dec. Nathan Haubert (Lehigh) 3-1
174 | Brad Laughlin (Army) dec. Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2-0
184 | Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army) major dec. Andrew Shedleski (Lehigh) 14-6
285 | Eli Jones (Lehigh) dec. Ben Sullivan (Army) 3-1, tb

Coach Ward's Thoughts: "We feel like we let this one slip away. We were in position to knock off a pretty good team but we just didn't do enough to go and take it from them. A few matches we had them on the ropes and just didn't score as many points as I felt like we could have. I think up and down the lineup our guys fought hard and we can learn a lot from this match. It's knowing that you walked off the mat with a little left in the tank that stings but our guys can learn that even though we competed incredibly hard, they still have more to give. And from this point in it's going to take everything we've got."

Up Next: Army will return home Friday for their final dual match of the year against conference rival Navy. The Black Knights and the Midshipmen will faceoff at 6 p.m. in Christl Arena.