Baldwin Wallace Falls to 14th-Ranked Ohio Northern, 25-18

Posted: Feb 12, 2011

BEREA, OHIO -- The 14th-ranked Ohio Northern University wrestling team defeated host and Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin Wallace University, 25-18, today (Saturday, February 12, 2011) in the first of two OAC matches in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center. The Yellow Jackets will host Muskingum University tonight at 6:00 p.m. in a rescheduled match from February 1.

With the loss, BW, now 10-8 overall and 3-1 in the OAC, ended a seven-match winning streak. With its victory, the Polar Bears improve to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in the OAC and are now one-half match ahead of BW in the OAC Standings.

Despite the loss, BW was led by a pair of pins from senior 197-pounder Tristan Stoll (Milan/ Edison) and285-pounder Ryan Jones (Uniontown/ Lake). Stoll,who has now won his last two OAC matches by pin, pinned Ohio Northern's Matt Alexander at the1:03 mark and Jones pinned Justin Southwick in 1:23.

Also for the Jackets, senior 174-pounder Andrew Scavuzzo (Cuyahoga Falls/ Woodridge) defeated Luke Miller, the defending NCAA Division III National Champion at 157 pounds, by a decision of 5-1, and senior 133-pnder Phillip Payne (Woodmere/Orange) also won by decision, 7-3, over Jeremy Jones.

Following its match tonight versus Muskingum, the BW grapplers are back in action next Tuesday when they travel to Alliance, Ohio to face eighth-ranked University of Mount Union in the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex at 7:30 p.m.

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#14 Ohio Northern 25, Baldwin Wallace 18

125 lbs: Jerry Pasquale (ONU) dec. Jeremy Dombrady (BW), 5-1

133 lbs: Phil Payne (BW) dec. Jeremy Jones (ONU), 7-3

141 lbs: J.P. Hoopes (ONU) pinned Grant Steward (BW), 2:24

149 lbs: Kenneth Hoopes (ONU) major dec. Andrew Taylor (BW), 14-2

157 lbs: Mick Letcher (ONU) dec. Korey Leonhard (BW), 8-4

165 lbs: Dylon Gregg (ONU) wins by forfeit

174 lbs: Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) dec. Luke Miller (ONU), 5-1

184 lbs: Kyle Raber (ONU) dec. Joe Georgian (BW), 9-7

197 lbs: Tristan Stoll (BW) pinned Matt Alexander (ONU), 1:03

285 lbs: Ryan Jones (BW) pinned Justin Southwick (ONU), 1:23