By: Lenny Reich
TIFFIN, Ohio -- Mount Union's wrestling team got pins in four of eight contested matches to beat Otterbein, 34-21 Sunday at the Ohio Athletic Conference Duals at Heidelberg University in Tiffin.
The Purple Raiders have now won two-straight OAC matches and are 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the OAC.
Errik Gerback (Alliance / Marlington) and
David Massey (Cuyahoga Falls / Woodridge) both picked up pins at 125 and 133 pounds respectively to get Mount Union out to a 12-0 lead.
Otterbein came back with a pin of its own at 141 before
Luke Hernandez (Nashport / Tri-Valley) made his return to the mat at 149 for the first time since the opening weekend of the season and got a major decision win 14-2.
The Cardinals got a win at 157 to make it 18-9 but Mount Union got a forfeit win at 165 then pins from
Alex Carrothers (Carrollton) at 174 and
George Lassnick (Painesville / Lake Catholic) at 184 to put the match away.
The Raiders have two more matches Sunday against Otterbein at 1 p.m. and Heidelberg at 3 p.m.
Mount Union 34, Otterbein 21
OAC Duals - Seiberling Gymnasium - Tiffin, Ohio
125 -
Errik Gerback (MTU) pin Chase Nelson (OTT), 1:13 -- MTU 6, OTT 0
133 -
David Massey (MTU) pin Tamas Eder (OTT), 2:44 -- MTU 12, OTT 0
141 - Joey Buckland (OTT) pin
Lukas Blaine (MTU), 4:31 -- MTU 12, OTT 6
149 -
Luke Hernandez (MTU) major decision Nathan Leko (OTT), 14-2 -- MTU 16, OTT 6
157 - Ryan Whitten (OTT) dec.
Jeff Dunfee (MTU), 3-1 -- MTU 16, OTT 9
165 -
Jesse Wright (MTU) win by forfeit -- MTU 22, OTT 9
174 -
Alex Carrothers (MTU) pin Jacob Williams (OTT), 3:51 -- MTU 28, OTT 9
184 -
George Lassnick (MTU) pin Sam Shavely (OTT), 2:46 -- MTU 34, OTT 9
197 - Jarrod Setliff (OTT) pin
Warren Gentile (MTU), 1:18 -- MTU 34, OTT 15
285 - Zac Stray (OTT) win by forfeit -- MTU 34, OTT 21
Records
Mount Union (3-5, 2-2 OAC)
Otterbein (2-8, 0-3 OAC)
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