http://www.wscathletics.com/News/wrestling/2009/2/7/wrwsctopsfhsu.asp?path=wrestling#5 Mountaineers top Fort Hays State
The fifth-ranked Mountaineers went on to win seven duals on Saturday night to earn a 25-9 victory against Fort Hays State.
The Mountaineers went on to hand the Tigers their first conference loss this season. The victory improves the Mountaineers to 11-4 overall (6-0 RMAC), while the Tigers drop to 7-4 overall (4-1 RMAC).
Western jumped out to a 6-0 lead, after seniors Eddie Lopez and No. 4 Marques Bravo claimed decision victories over their FHSU opponents. Lopez won 8-4, while Bravo won 6-1.
No. 2 James Annon scored a 9-3 decision at 141 pounds to trim the Western lead to three (6-3). But Western went on to win five out of the remaining seven duals.
Chris Freije started it off, after earning a fall in the second period (4:01) against Levi Younkin.
Sophomore Kyle Francis upset No. 4 Danny Grater in a 13-7 decision to extend the Mountaineers lead, 15-3.
The Tigers battled back, as Troy Lussenhop took a 10-6 decision at 165 pounds, but No. 6 Larry Wilbanks regained the momentum as he claimed a 5-2 decision over Shawn Kunlman.
Tyler Gonzales earned the last points for the Tigers, after escaping with a 1-0 decision over Nick Ross at 184 pounds.
No. 2 Donovan McMahill took a 9-0 major decision over Ben Evans and No. 8 Charlie Alexander earned a 3-2 decision over Justin Glenn, to seal the victory for the Mountaineers.
The Mountaineers return to action at home on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. as they host New Mexico Highlands.
125 - Eddie Lopez (WSC) dec. Tommy Edgmon (FHSU), 8-4 3-0
133 - #4 Marques Bravo (WSC) dec. Travis Kuhn (FHSU), 6-1 6-0
141 - #2 James Annon (FHSU) dec. Daren Hockett (WSC), 9-3 6-3
149 - Chris Freije (WSC) def. Levi Younkin (FHSU), Fall (4:01) 12-3
157 - Kyle Francis (WSC) dec. #4 Danny Grater (FHSU), 13-7 15-3
165 - Troy Lussenhop (FHSU) dec. Skye Wells (WSC), 10-6 15-6
174 - #6 Larry Wilbanks (WSC) dec. Shawn Kuhlman (FHSU), 5-2 18-6
184 - Tyler Gonzales (FHSU) dec. Nick Ross (WSC), 1-0 18-9
197 - #2 Donovan McMahill (WSC) major dec. Ben Evans (FHSU), 9-0 22-9
HWT - #8 Charlie Alexander (WSC) dec. Justin Glenn (FHSU), 3-2 25-9
My two cents:
I thought the Tigers looked alright last night. They had a couple flat performances but some of the guys that lost were scrapin' pretty good. Edgemon was a toenail away from knocking off Lopez after getting in deep on a high C in the last 20 seconds or so. Lopez was able to clamp down on a foot and get a stale mate. Edgemon then went for broke and was taken down. I am pretty sure that the final score was 7-4...he may have topped the minute mark with riding time after that last takedown though. Kuhn hung in there with Bravo, Annon looked very good, Younkin was off, Grater was up early and appeared to quit wrestling, Lussenhop had an impressive workhorse performance. The kid he beat just beat #3 May from Kearney pretty handily the night before (like 7-1). Lussenhop has had some big wins lately and could bring home some AA honors for the Tigers if he keeps it up. Kuhlman hung in there and battled with a tough Wilbanks, Gonzales was slowed down by a short/strong opponent but still pulled out the W. Ben Evans wrestled very defensively against a tough opponent, he never turned on any offense. Glenn had his chances with a pretty tough HWT....he was in there.
The score didn't look that close, but the Tigers were in the majority of those matches. It was fun anyway.
