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Wrestlers Win Sixth Straight Match and Beat Wilmington, 26-22

Wrestlers Win Sixth Straight Match and Beat Wilmington, 26-22
WILMINGTON, OHIO --  The Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team won its sixth straight dual match as the Yellow Jackets defeated Ohio Athletic Conference foe Wilmington College, 26-22, tonight (Tuesday, January 25, 2011) in the Fred Raizk Arena in Wilmington.

The Yellow Jackets, now 9-7 overall and 2-0 in the OAC, received a pin from senior 174-pounder Andrew Scavuzzo (Cuyahoga Falls/ Woodridge) and major decisions from senior 133-pounder Phil Payne (Woodmere/ Orange), 19-5 and senior 165-pounder Korey Leonhard (Kinsman/ Pymatuning Valley), 11-3. Wilmington is now 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the OAC.

In addition to PayneLeonhard and Scavuzzo, 184-pounder Joe Georgian (Eastlake/ Villa Angela-St. Joseph) and 197-pounder Tristan Stoll (Milan/ Edison) each won by forfeit to secure the win for BW.

The BW grapplers are back in action next Tuesday, February 1 when BW hosts Muskingum University in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center at 7:30 p.m.  That match will be taped and televised by SportsTime Ohio on Feb. 2 at 12:00 noon and again on Feb. 3 at both 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Fans also are reminded that the 25th Annual John Summa Memorial Tournament is on Saturday, Feb. 5 in the Fieldhouse of the Lou Higgins Center.  Action begins at 10:00 a.m.  If you are interested in volunteering to help at the Summa Tournament, please call Head Coach Rich Fleming at the College at 440-826-3258 or e-mail him at rfleming@bw.edu.

FOR MORE BW Sports Information, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu Fans can access the latest BW athletics information at www.bw.edu/athletics and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter athttp://twitter.com/bwathletics.

Baldwin Wallace 26, Wilmington 22

125 lbs: Donny Herrington (WC) decision Jeremy Dombrady (BW), 8-0

133 lbs: Phillip Payne (BW) major decision Josh Cioca (WC), 19-5; 

141 lbs:  Tim Brown (WC) decision Grant Steward (BW), 9-5

149 lbs:  Tim Dettwiller (WC) pinned Andrew Taylor (BW); 1;22

157 lbs: Tyler Baker (WC) wins by forfeit

165 lbs: Korey Leonhard (BW) major decision Rex Pitsinger (WC), 11-3

174 lbs: Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) pinned Zach McDaniel (WC), 1:50

184 lbs: Joe Georgian (BW) wins by forfeit

197 lbs: Tristan Stoll (BW) wins by forfeit

285 lbs:  Randy Swain (WC) decision Ryan Jones (BW), 7-5 OT