Taylor’s Fall Lifts Lehigh Past Oklahoma, Gives Mountain Hawks Saturday Split

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Deferred first-year heavyweight Nathan Taylor delivered a second interval pin in opposition to Seventeenth-ranked Josh Heindselman to safe a 24-17 victory for No. 14 Lehigh in opposition to Oklahoma Saturday on the Journeymen WrangleMania at Liberty High School’s Memorial Gymnasium. The Mountain Hawks trailed 17-9 after seven bouts however Taylor’s fall capped a run of three straight bonus level wins to provide Lehigh the come-from-behind victory.
 
Graduate scholar Tate Samuelson (184) and sophomore Michael Beard (197) received by main choice and technical fall, respectively, to place Lehigh up 18-17 heading into the ultimate bout. The win over the Sooners supplied a bounce again for the Mountain Hawks, who fell to No. 11 Oklahoma State 25-6 earlier Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall.
 
Saturday’s cut up leaves Lehigh at 3-1 in duals after two weekends of competitors.
 
Things began nicely in opposition to the Sooners as Lehigh took a 6-0 lead after two bouts. After pushing seventh-ranked Trevor Mastrogiovanni of Oklahoma State to extra time earlier within the day, first-year Carter Bailey got here by way of with a ranked win, knocking off Joey Prata 5-4 at 125. Bailey scored a primary interval reversal and was powerful on prime, incomes a stalling level and using time to go together with a 3rd interval escape.
 
Sophomore Connor McGonagle adopted with a 4-0 win over Wyatt Henson at 133 to place Lehigh up 6-0.
 
Oklahoma (1-1) got here again with back-to-back falls to take an 11-6 lead. Sophomore Malyke Hines led Mosha Schwartz 4-2 within the second interval when he was reversed to his again. The Sooners have been deducted a crew level following the win. Mitch Moore then adopted with a first-period pin in opposition to sophomore Manzona Bryant IV to increase the Sooners’ lead.
 
Senior Josh Humphreys defeated Jacob Butler to deliver Lehigh inside 11-9, however a pair of extra time victories staked the Sooners to a 17-9 lead. At 165 Gerrit Nijenhuis scored a takedown in sudden victory to prime Brian Meyer 3-1 after which at 174, Darrien Roberts was a 2-1 tiebreaker winner over Jake Logan.
 
Samuelson began the comeback with an 8-0 main choice over Grayden Penner and Beard put Lehigh in entrance with a dominant 16-1, second interval technical fall over Seth Seago.
 
Trailing 1-0 within the second interval, Taylor scored a takedown on Heindselman and took him to his again for the match-winning fall.
 
Earlier Saturday, Lehigh could not get previous Oklahoma State (1-0) because the Cowboys received two matches in sudden victory and three others by only one or two factors. Lehigh’s wins got here from Beard, who opened the twin with a 10-7 choice over Luke Surber, and Humphreys, who led early after which needed to maintain off Kaden Gfeller 7-6 at 157. The Cowboys received eight of 10 bouts with the one bonus factors of the twin coming from second ranked Daton Fix in opposition to McGonagle at 133.
 
Taylor’s fall in opposition to Oklahoma supplied a strong bounce again from a 2-1 loss to Konner Doucet earlier within the day.
 
The Mountain Hawks will take to the street for the primary time subsequent weekend as they journey to No. 18 Pittsburgh. The match is ready for a 7 p.m. begin on Saturday from Fitzgerald Field House, with streaming protection on ACC Network Extra.
 
The 2022-23 Lehigh wrestling season is offered by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
 
No. 11 Oklahoma State 25, No. 14 Lehigh 6
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Luke Surber (OSU) 10-7
285 – Konner Doucet (OSU) dec. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 2-1
125 – Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 4-2, sv
133 – Daton Fix (OSU) main dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 15-5
141 – Carter Young (OSU) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 10-6
149 – Victor Voinovich (OSU) dec. Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 15-13, sv
157 – Josh Humpohreys (Lehigh) dec. Kaden Gfeller (OSU) 7-6
165 – Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-0
174 – Dustin Plott (OSU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 5-4
184 – Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 4-2
Attendance – 1,594
 
No. 14 Lehigh 24, Oklahoma 17*
125 – Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec. Joey Prata (OU) 5-4
133 – Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Wyatt Henson (OU) 5-0
141 – Mosha Schwartz (OU) Fall Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 3:36
149 – Mitch Moore (OU) Fall Manzona Bryant IV (Lehigh) 1:45
157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Butler (OU) 6-4
165 – Gerrit Nijenhuis (OU) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-1, sv
174 – Darrien Roberts (OU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 2-1, tb
184 – Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) main dec. Grayden Penner (OU) 8-0
197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Seth Seago (OU) 16-1, 3:38
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) Fall Josh Heindselman (OU) 4:18
* – Oklahoma was deducted a crew level at 141
 
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