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Vikings With Two EWL Matches in Pennsylvania Over the Weekend

Vikings With Two EWL Matches in Pennsylvania Over the Weekend
Posted: Feb 03, 2012

Feb. 3, 2012

Contact: Tim Ertle

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CLEVELAND STATE PROBABLES:
125 - Ben Willeford (So. - Baton Rouge, La.)
133 - Nick Flannery (So. - Framingham, Mass.)
141 - Josh Palivoda (Sr. - Raymond, Ohio)
149 - Lawrence Cavello (Sr. - Willard, Ohio) OR Mike Mencini (Jr. - Twinsburg, Ohio)
157 - Tanner Lemon (Fr. - Canton, Ohio) OR Brandon Sommers (So. - Macedonia, Ohio)
165 - Corey Carlo (Jr. - Fairview Park, Ohio)
174 - Aric Thurn (Jr. - Clyde, Ohio) OR Koort Leyrer (So. - Holt, Mich.)
184 - Corbin Boone (So. - Holt, Mich.) OR Robert Blankenship (Fr. - Plain City, Ohio)
197 - Nick Anthony (Jr. - Fairborn, Ohio)
285 - Garry Yarborogh (Fr. - Garfield Heights, Ohio)

SETTING THE SCENE: Cleveland State (6-10, 0-2 EWL) will make a trip through Pennsylvania this weekend for a pair of Eastern Wrestling League matches. On Friday (Feb. 3), CSU will take on Lock Haven (3-8, 0-3 EWL) at 7:00 p.m. before visiting Bloomsburg (14-5, 1-2 EWL) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 4). Both CSU and BU will be competing on short rest as the Huskies host Clarion on Friday.

WHERE TO FIND IT: On Friday, fans can watch the action live for free through "HAVENc@st" - available through GoLHU.com. Saturday's match will be covered through TrackWrestling.com via the Bloomsburg athletics website, BUHuskies.com.

THE SERIES: The Vikings have come up short against Lock Haven in four straight meetings and the Bald Eagles lead the all-time series 23-10, including a 21-18 victory last season. Heading into the match on Saturday - the 33rd meeting with Bloomsburg - the Huskies hold a 19-10-3 lead in the series. Bloomsburg has won eight consecutive meetings.

LAST TIME ON THE MAT: CSU dropped its second EWL match of the season, 40-0 to No. 20 Edinboro on Saturday (Jan. 28).

LOCK HAVEN PROBABLES:
125: Bobby Rehm (Fr., 23-14)
133: John Trumbetti (Sr., 5-17)
141: Matt Bonson (Sr., 14-7) OR Jonathon Childress (R-So., 3-4)
149: Owen Wilkinson (Sr., 21-11) OR William Randt (Jr., 5-7)
157: Aaron Fry (So., 8-9)
165: Seth Creasy (Sr., 12-10) OR Dylan Caprio (So., 4-6)
174: Aaron McKinney (Fr., 5-20)
184: Fred Garcia (So., 12-9) OR Zach Heffner (Fr., 6-13)
197: Matt Parlier (Jr., 4-15)
285: Harry Turner (R-Jr., 19-15)

BLOOMSBURG PROBABLES:
125: Sean Boylan (So., 15-14) OR Elliot Zackowski (R-Fr., 6-7)
133: Nick Wilcox (So., 20-13) OR Craig Barker (So., 10-9)
141: Derek Shingara (So., 19-11)
149: Bryce Busler (Jr., 21-7)
157: Frank Hickman (R-Jr., 24-3)
165: Kevin Hartnett (R-So., 19-10) OR Chris Smith (R-So., 15-13)
174: Mike Dessino (Jr., 23-8)
184: Sam Shirey (R-So., 17-15)
197: Richard Perry (R-So., 25-9)
285: Zac Walsh (R-Sr., 18-12)

TOUGH TESTS: The 10 teams that have defeated CSU have a combined record of 99-51 (.660) in duals, and the Vikings have only lost to two teams with a record below .500: 6-7 Northern Illinois and 9-14 Campbell. Included in that group are No. 9 Pitt (11-1), T-No. 14 Kent State (10-4), No. 21 Edinboro (8-2) and No. 25 Old Dominion (11-8), all of whom are ranked in the latest top-25 poll with Chattanooga (11-3) the first team left out of the poll. Eastern Michigan (13-5) is No. 15 in the Mid-Major poll, followed by No. 20 Appalachian State (9-3) and T-No. 21 Chattanooga. Bloomsburg and Clarion, both of whom still remain on the schedule, are 11th and 25th, respectively, in the Mid-Major poll.

PIN IT TO WIN IT: With five dual meet pins, 133-pounder Nick Flannery is one off the current school record shared by Tony DiGiovanni (1973-74, 1975-76) and Tim Payne (1978-79). The CSU sophomore has eight pins on the season, six shy of Matt Ghaffari's school record of 14 in 1983-84.

BUSY WEEK IN THE EWL: In addition to the two Eastern Wrestling League duals that Cleveland State (0-2) is involved in this weekend, there will be two more league matches taking place in the next few days. Clarion (0-3) is at Bloomsburg (1-2) on Friday night and West Virginia (2-1) hosts Pittsburgh (4-0) on Saturday. Clarion has a non-league match on Saturday at Ohio.

UP NEXT: The Vikings will go on the road for their final dual of the season at Clarion next Saturday (Feb. 11) at 1:00 p.m. before the regular season concludes with a home match against West Virginia on Feb. 19 when seniors Lawrence Cavello and Josh Palivoda will be honored on Senior Day.

The head coach: Ben Stehura (Lock Haven '00)
At Cleveland State: 15-53 (four years) ... Overall: 41-103-1 (eight years)

THE STEHURA FILE: Ben Stehura is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Viking wrestling program, and has recruited a talented group of young wrestlers that expect to make noise in the Eastern Wrestling League this year. Stehura has a history of developing young talent, as he has coached seven NCAA qualifiers, three NCAA All-Americans and two Olympic alternates over the past seven years. Stehura joined CSU in 2008 after building a successful program at Limestone in Gaffney, S.C. The first head coach in Limestone's history, Stehura took the team from three wins his first year to 13 in 2007-2008. Stehura will use his experience with coaching a young program to lead the Vikings during the 2011-12 season, working to improve in EWL competition and continuing the history and tradition of CSU wrestling.