No. 7 Wheeling Jesuit knocks off West Liberty, 38-9
December 2, 2018
WHEELING, W.Va. (Dec. 2) - The No. 7 Wheeling Jesuit University wrestling team posted a convincing 38-9 win against West Liberty in a dual at the McDonough Center Sunday night.
The Cardinals, ranked No. 7 in the most recent National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division II Top-25 poll, improve to 3-2 overall in duals this season. Meanwhile, the Hilltoppers drop to 0-2 with losses to WJU and No. 8 Pitt.-Johnstown.
The Cardinals had a 12-0 lead in the dual with a blink of an eye. The night started with a 25-second fall by sophomore Tyler Warner (Denison, Ohio/Claymont) and a forfeit win at 141 to open up a double-digit lead.
Things slowed down at 149 and 157. Sophomore Tyler Alberts (Ellwood City, Pa./Ellwood City) earned a 6-4 decision at 149, and junior Tyler Jenkins (Byesville, Ohio/Meadowbrook) was edged in the first tiebreaker 5-3 at 157.
A major decision by senior Keegan Driscoll (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley), followed by tech falls by sophomores Connor Craig (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) and Aidan Pasiuk (Carrollton, Ohio/Carrollton) established an impressive 29-3 lead for Wheeling Jesuit with only three matches remaining.
No. 2 Terrance Fanning (Bruceton Mills, W.Va./Preston) posted a tech fall at 285 and a major decision by No. 7 Cole Laya at 125 helped seal the deal for the Cardinals against West Liberty.
The Cardinals are on the road this Saturday, December 8 when they take on Urbana in a dual at 5 p.m.
Wheeling Jesuit 38 West Liberty 9
125: #7 Cole Laya (WJU) def. Corey Secrist (WLU) MD 13-2
133: #4 Tyler Warner (WJU) def. Steven Slack (WLU) fall – 0:25
141: Jared Donahue (WJU) win by forfeit
149: Tyler Alberts (WJU) def. Josh Ridgeway (WLU) Dec. 6-4
157: Josh Cornell (WLU) def. Tyler Jenkins (WJU) Dec. 5-3 (TB1)
165: #7 Keegan Driscoll (WJU) def. Owen Zeiders (WLU) MD 12-4
174: Connor Craig (WJU) def. Chance Morgan (WLU) TF 17-1
184: Aidan Pasiuk (WJU) def. Isaiah Myers (WLU) TF 16-0
197: #9 Logan Kemp (WLU) def. Chase Logan (WJU) fall - 4:28
285: #2 Terrance Fanning (WJU) def. Francesco Borsellino (WLU) TF 18-1
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