Wheeling, W.Va. – The Wheeling Jesuit University Wrestling program continued its 2014-15 schedule with a dual match against Seton Hill University on Saturday night in the McDonough Center.  Wheeling Jesuit snapped Seton Hill's six-match winning streak in a 16-14 thriller on the mat.
 
The Griffins took a 3-0 lead out of the gate with Mike Soria winning 6-3 in the 125 pound match.  Jesuit's Nolan Whitely and Preston Bowshier took the next two matches at 133 and 141 to put Jesuit ahead 6-3.  The Griffins' Ty Lydic tied the match at 6-6 with a win in the 149 pound weight class.  WJU's Dominick Nania won 8-6 at 157 and Anthony Smith won a major decision, 15-5, at the 165 pound weight class.  The two victories put Jesuit ahead 13-5 with four matches remaining.   Seton Hill's Brett Smith earned a 6-4 decision win at 174 pounds.  SHU's Christian Boscoe made it two matches in a row for the Griffins, winning the 184 pound match 12-7.  The Wheeling Jesuit lead was cut to 13-11 with just two matches remaining.  At 197, Morris Lawson put Seton Hill back on top 14-13 with a 6-3 decision win.  With all the marbles on the line, Wheeling Jesuit Heavyweight Corey Siegfried electrified the crowd with a 2-1 OT decision win that captured the match for the Cardinals, 16-14.
 
When people speak of team victories they often do not understand what that really means.  There were a lot of factors that came together Saturday evening for Wheeling Jesuit to take home a hard fought victory.  Here are a few of the variables that added up to a Jesuit win:
 

• Bowshier sealed the win with a takedown with :01 on the clock.
• Nania scored a 5 pointer in the last 10 seconds of the match to secure hisvictory.  Nania has now won 10 of his last 12 matches.
• For the second year in a row the WJU dual meet with Seton Hill came down to the heavyweight match and Siegfried sealed the win.

 
"At this point of the year we're looking for our guys to wrestle hard and be very consistent at what is giving them their best opportunity to win at a high level. Tonight was encouraging and at the same time a great resource for us to use as we prepare for the regional tournament in two weeks.  Seton Hill battled hard and it was a great back and forth match that Corey finished off for us," stated Head Coach Sean Doyle.
 
Impressive is the fact that a program that has only been in existence for two years has posted double digit win totals.  The victory improves Jesuit Wrestling's overall record to 10-4 on the season. The loss drops Seton Hill's record to 11-5 on the year.
 
Jesuit Wrestling will finish up its regular season schedule when it travels to Erie, Pa. on Wednesday February 18^th for a 7pm dual match against Gannon University.
 
The following is a detail of the dual match between Wheeling Jesuit University and Seton Hill University on Feb. 14, 2015:
 
Final Score - Wheeling Jesuit 16  Seton Hill 14
 
125- Mike Soria (Seton Hill) dec Dustin Warner (Wheeling Jesuit) 6-3
133- Nolan Whitely (Wheeling Jesuit) dec Collin Dees (Seton Hill) 5-2
141- Preston Bowshier (Wheeling Jesuit) dec Pat Owens (Seton Hill) 3-1
149- Ty Lydic (Seton Hill) dec Skyler Terrell (Wheeling Jesuit) 3-2
157- Dominick Nania (Wheeling Jesuit) dec Zach Voytek (Seton Hill) 8-6
165- Anthony Smith (Wheeling Jesuit) maj. dec Garrett Schultz (Seton Hill) 15-5
174- Brett Smith (Seton Hill) dec Dean Meyer (Wheeling Jesuit) 6-4
184- Christian Boscoe (Seton Hill) dec Ryan Winslow (Wheeling Jesuit) 12-7
197- Morris Lawson (Seton Hill) dec Maxwell Lacey (Wheeling Jesuit) 7-3
285- Corey Siegfried (Wheeling Jesuit) dec Alex Soutiere (Seton Hill) 2-1