PAINESVILLE, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College wrestling team lost, 44-5, today (Saturday, January 14, 2012) to host and NCAA Division II Lake Erie College in a dual match.

The Yellow Jackets are now 1-2 overall and next competes on Tuesday, Jan. 17 when it hosts Ohio Athletic Conference and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University at 7:30 p.m. in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasim in the Lou Higgins Center in Berea.  With its win, Lake Erie is now 6-5 overall.

The Yellow Jackets were led by freshman 141-pounder Nick Ramsey (Cleveland/ Lakewood) who won with a technical fall over Kevin Brunner of Lake Erie by a score of 17-2.

Following its match versus JCU, B-W will then travel to Alma, Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 21 to compete at the Alma College Open Tournament at 9:00 a.m..

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FINAL SCORE:     Lake Erie -- 44, Baldwin-Wallace --  5

125 pounds: Justin Toth (LEC) dec. Jeremy Dombrady (B-W), 7-1; 133 — Ian Ross (LEC) dec. Andrew Taylor (B-W), 10-8; 141 — Nick Ramsey (B-W) won by technical fall over Kevin Brunner (LEC), 17-2 (xxxx); 149 — Mitchell Porter (LEC) major decision over Sam McIntosh (B-W), 11-2 ; 157 — Natthan Ball (LEC) major decision over Alex Cahill (B-W), 12-4 ; 165 —Dylan Zivcic (LEC), won  by forfeit; 174 — Jared Merritt(LEC), WBF; 184 — Tim Straus(LEC), WBF ; 197 — Michael Vitale (LEC), WBF; 285 — Robert Zappitelli pinned Addison Carbone (B-W), 3:55.