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Men’s Wrestling Falls to the Yellow Jackets in Berea

| By: JCUSID
Ty Daugherty

JCU won a few matches but faltered late against Baldwin Wallace

BEREA -- In a meeting of old conference rivals, Baldwin Wallace outlasted John Carroll in Berea on Friday night.

John Carroll Men's Wrestling notched a few nice wins early and ended on a victorious note, but largely struggled in the upperweights in a road dual loss.

The Blue Streaks experienced a 31-15 setback to drop to 2-3 in duals this year.

Results 

The Yellow Jackets entered as the clear favorite, ranked #8 in the latest NWCA Tournament Team rankings and #24 in the NWCA Dual Team rankings. BW also carried in a 12-match winning streak in the series.

Ty Daugherty got the Blue Streaks in the win column early with a hard-earned decision at 133. The senior scored a 4-2 decision win in strong fashion. Adom Sharpley, in the midst of a breakout freshman campaign, also notched a bigtime win at 141. The Solon native secured an 8-5 decision to knot the score at 6-6 in the early going.

Kyle Bizjak roared for the most vital win of the day for John Carroll. The Aurora native picked up a late pin at 6:25, racking up six points for the visitors from his spot at 149. At 12-6 JCU, the possibility of an upset seemed real for some fans.

But the Yellow Jackets are loaded in the backend of the lineup this year and it showed. A 15-0 tech fall loss at 157 narrowed the gap to 12-11 for BW, and the hosts only picked up steam from there.

Back-to-back losses by pin at 165 and 174 sent JCU to the brink. Wills Bronson fought to the bitter end at 184 but lost an 8-5 decision, which settled the matter. Thomas Lunt did continue his strong senior season at 285, though. His 4-1 decision victory to end the night narrowed the final margin to 31-15.

Next Up
John Carroll will finish out the season at home, save for any national qualifiers. JCU will host RIT and Mount Union on February 13, the JCU Open on February 14, and NCAA Regionals from February 27-28. 
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