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The Trojans battled No. 17 William Penn University Tuesday night in a 24-23 loss. Hannibal-LaGrange spotted the Statesmen 18 points after forfeiting the 125 pound, 141 pound and 157 pound matches.
Senior Tommy Pickens (149) earned the first points for the Trojans in a 10-7 decision over Charlton Benjamin. Hannibal-LaGrange gained three points off of the decision to close the Statesmen lead to 12-3.
The Trojans were forced to forfeit the next match, giving William Penn six more points. However, sophomore Bryce Alexander (165) closed the gap to 10 for the Trojans after picking up five points in a 17-2 major decision over Anthony Martinez.
Sophomore Ian Taylor‘s 5-2 decision over Joe Sumner in the 174 pound match kept things rolling for Hannibal-LaGrange. Taylor’s three points for Hannibal-LaGrange made it 18-11 in favor of the Statesmen.
William Penn solidified its win after Kyle Soderblom pinned sophomore Nathan Downs in the fifth minute of the 184 pound match. Downs, who wrestled a weight class up Tuesday night, looked overmatched against the No. 12 wrestler in the 184 pound NAIA weight class. The six points put the Statesmen up 24-11.
The Trojans picked up the final 12 points of the dual to come within one point of the Statesmen. Sophomore Dan Capp (197) pinned Chris Diaz with 5:54 on the clock to pull the Trojans within seven before the Statesmen forfeited the heavyweight match to give the Trojans six more points.
Hannibal-LaGrange will now travel to Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 18, to compete in the Central Regional Tournament.
The Trojans battled No. 17 William Penn University Tuesday night in a 24-23 loss. Hannibal-LaGrange spotted the Statesmen 18 points after forfeiting the 125 pound, 141 pound and 157 pound matches.
Senior Tommy Pickens (149) earned the first points for the Trojans in a 10-7 decision over Charlton Benjamin. Hannibal-LaGrange gained three points off of the decision to close the Statesmen lead to 12-3.
The Trojans were forced to forfeit the next match, giving William Penn six more points. However, sophomore Bryce Alexander (165) closed the gap to 10 for the Trojans after picking up five points in a 17-2 major decision over Anthony Martinez.
Sophomore Ian Taylor‘s 5-2 decision over Joe Sumner in the 174 pound match kept things rolling for Hannibal-LaGrange. Taylor’s three points for Hannibal-LaGrange made it 18-11 in favor of the Statesmen.
William Penn solidified its win after Kyle Soderblom pinned sophomore Nathan Downs in the fifth minute of the 184 pound match. Downs, who wrestled a weight class up Tuesday night, looked overmatched against the No. 12 wrestler in the 184 pound NAIA weight class. The six points put the Statesmen up 24-11.
The Trojans picked up the final 12 points of the dual to come within one point of the Statesmen. Sophomore Dan Capp (197) pinned Chris Diaz with 5:54 on the clock to pull the Trojans within seven before the Statesmen forfeited the heavyweight match to give the Trojans six more points.
Hannibal-LaGrange will now travel to Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 18, to compete in the Central Regional Tournament.
