GREENSBURG, Pa. - The Mercyhurst University wresting team returns to action on Saturday, January 5, when the Lakers travel to Greensburg, Pa. to take on the Griffins of Seton Hill in a non-conference dual meet. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
The Lakers went a perfect 3-0 in dual action during the 2012 portion of the regular season. Mercyhurst defeated Ashland 20-19 on criteria to open up the dual meet season and then easily handled both East Stroudsburg, 45-3 on December 15, and Mercyhurst North East, 42-0 on December 19.
On Thursday, it was announced that Mercyhurst remained seventh in the Super Region 1 rankings and had six grapplers ranked in their respective weight classes - freshman
Willie Bohince (4th - 125 pounds), freshman
Dylan D'Urso (3rd - 133 pounds), redshirt sophomore
Nick Hannan (6th - 141 pounds), redshirt junior
Tyler Berger (6th - 157 pounds), senior
Clint Schaefer (5th - 165 pounds), and redshirt senior
Eric Lundgren (5th - 184 pounds). Today, the Lakers received votes in the latest national poll.
Seton Hill enters Saturday's action with a 4-1 record. The Griffins earned victories over Thiel, Penn State Allegheny, Mercyhurst North East, and Jamestown Community College. Seton Hill dropped its only decision on December 1 - a 23-13 decision to Lake Erie College.
Mercyhurst is 5-0 lifetime against Seton Hill, including a 38-12 victory over the Griffins on December 17 of last season during the Mercyhurst North East Quad Meet.
MERCYHURST PROBABLE STARTERS (2012-13 RECORD)
125 - freshman
Willie Bohince (13-7, 2-0 in duals)
133 - freshman
Dylan D'Urso (12-3, 2-1 in duals)
141 - freshman
Joey Miller (9-8, 1-0 in duals)
149 - sophomore
Michael Griffith (11-5, 2-0 in duals)
157 - redshirt junior
Tyler Berger (9-3, 3-0 in duals)
165 - senior
Clint Schaefer (12-3, 2-1 in duals)
174 - redshirt freshman
Angelo Bortoluzzi (11-7, 2-0 in duals)
184 - redshirt senior
Eric Lundgren (9-7, 2-1 in duals)
197 - freshman
Tyler Landfried (3-9, 1-2 in duals)
285 - redshirt senior
Jeffrey Pollard (10-5, 3-0 in duals)
