With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-8 overall and 0-2 in the OAC and next compete on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15-16, when they travel to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to compete at the annual Budd Whitehall Duals. With the win, Muskingum improves to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the OAC.
For the Yellow Jackets, junior Tyler Erwin (Westerville/ Watkins Memorial) won by a 21-3 technical decision at 125 pounds. Junior Phil Payne (Orange Village/ Orange) picked up an 8-7 decision at 133 to move to 10-3 overall for the year and junior Korey Leonhard (Kinsman/ Pymatuning Valley) earned a 17-3 major decision at 157. BW also got forfeit wins from senior 141-pounder Eric Schubert (Oberlin) and sophomore heavyweightRyan Jones (Uniontown/ Lake).
Following the Whitehall Duals at Lycoming College, BW is back in action next Tuesday, Jan. 19 when it travels to Tiffin to face Heidelberg University in an OAC dual match at 7:30 p.m. The next home match is on Tuesday, Jan. 26 versus OAC arch-rival Mount Union College in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center in Berea at 7:30 p.m.
Media and fans are reminded that the 24th Annual John Summa Memorial Tournament will take place on Saturday, February 6 in the Higgins Center Fieldhouse at 10:00 a.m.
Also, don't forget to catch Yellow Jacket men's basketball action at home tomorrow night (Wednesday, Jan. 13) when BW, 9-5 overall and 4-3 in the OAC, hosts OAC rival Ohio Northern University in the Ursprung Gym at 7:30 p.m.
FINAL SCORE: Muskingum -- 25, Baldwin Wallace, 24
125 lbs: Tyler Erwin (BW) tech fall Shawn Feistamel (MU), 21-3
133 lbs: Phil Payne (BW) dec. Chip Halko (MU), 8-7
141 lbs: Eric Schubert (BW) win by forfeit
149 lbs: Kenny Poland (MU) dec. Grant Steward (BW), 13-6
157 lbs: Korey Leonhard (BW) maj. dec. Ralph Geesey (MU), 17-3
165 lbs: Adam Harris (MU) pinned Mike Hosta (BW), 4:27
174 lbs: Jacob Getto (MU) win by forfeit
184 lbs: Danny Dunn (MU) maj. dec. Cody Quick (BW), 11-0
197 lbs: Zach Campbell (MU) win by forfeit
285 lbs: Ryan Jones (BW) wins by forfeit
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