Wrestling: Lauer & Lebe Advance To Semifinals
December 04, 2004 12:27 AM | General
Tim Goodenow for MSNsportsNET.com
December 3, 2004
LAS VEGAS – West Virginia University wrestlers Brandon Lauer and Matt Lebe advanced to semifinal matches at the 23rd annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational held at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Lauer, the No. 2 seed at 141 pounds, notched WVU’s first win of the tournament with a fall at 4:08 over Dan Shaw of Montana State. Lauer, who has two years of eligibility remaining, raced out to a 5-0 lead after one period and led 7-1 before setting Shaw up for the pin. Lauer improved to 2-0 on the day with a win over Boise State’s Jacob Skoles, 10-4. In the quarterfinals, Lauer picked up his second fall of the day, defeating No. 7 seed Chris McCormick of Missouri at 4:32.
Fourth-seeded Matt Lebe posted an 11-3 major decision over Angelo Lago of Cal State Fullerton in his first round match. Lago scored the bout’s first takedown before Lebe tallied three takedowns and a near fall in the final four minutes for the victory. The junior Mountaineer picked up two more wins with a 4-0 decision over Cornell’s Josh Cholish and a 3-2 decision over EWL foe Chris Honring, the No. 5 seed from Clarion.
Individuals Match-by-Match
141: Brandon Lauer (3-0)
Brandon Lauer (WVU) FALL Dan Shaw (Montana State), 4:08
Brandon Lauer (WVU) DEC Jacob Skoles (Boise State), 10-4
Brandon Lauer (WVU) FALL Chris McCormick (Missouri), 4:32
149: Mike Torriero (3-1)
Mike Torriero (WVU) DEC Stephen Wolery (Ohio State), 7-6
Craig Henning (Wisconsin) FALL Mike Torriero (WVU), 7:00
Mike Torriero (WVU) DEC Orlando Perez (Oregon State), 7-5
Jeff Owens (Cal Poly) MED FOR Mike Torriero (WVU)
157: Matt Lebe (3-0)
Matt Lebe (WVU) MAJOR Angelo Lago (Cal State Fulerton), 11-3
Matt Lebe (WVU) DEC John Cholish (Cornell), 4-0
Matt Lebe (WVU) DEC Chris Horning (Clarion), 3-2
165: Zac Fryling (3-1)
Will Durkee (Virginia) DEC. Zac Fryling (WVU), 3-2
Zac Fryling (WVU) FALL Christian Arellano (Cal State Baskerfield), 1:37
Zac Fryling (WVU) DEC Risto Marttinen (Cal State Fullerton), 7-3
Zac Fryling (WVU) MAJOR Gary Dack (Wyoming), 12-3
Zac Fryling (WVU) Patrick Pitsch (Arizona State)
174: Ryan Wilman (3-1)
Joe Lowe (UNC Greensboro) DEC Ryan Wilman (WVU), 3-2 SV-2
Ryan Wilman (WVU) DEC Josh Johnston (Missouri Valley), 8-1
Ryan Wilman (WVU) MED FOR Evan Copeland (Adams State)
Ryan Wilman (WVU) MED FOR Leonel Sanchez (Cal State Fullerton)
Ryan Wilman (WVU) Steve Grayson (Oregon State)
197: Jared Villers (1-2)
Jared Villers (WVU) DEC Leo Saniuk (Brown), 9-3
Ryan Flaherty (Wisconsin) FALL Jared Villers (WVU), 3:00
Willie Breyer (Michigan) FALL Jared Villers (WVU), 4:11
285: Jeff Courtney (0-2)
Kirk Nail (Ohio State) DEC Jeff Courtney (WVU), 6-2
Scott Buhman (VMI) DEC Jeff Courtney (WVU), 5-2
