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Purple Raiders Fall To Polar Bears
Published: 01/10/2006 09:25 pm

Mount Union College's wrestling team (4-4, 1-2 OAC) lost 25-16 to visiting Ohio Northern on Tuesday, January 10 in Alliance, Ohio at the Peterson Fieldhouse.

George Comer

Ohio Northern won the first two weight classes to open up a 9-0 lead. At 141 lbs. Jimmy Laughlin improved to 3-0 in OAC matches with a 9-4 win over Jon Kunisch. Sean Connelly added another win to his team best 22 with a 15-2 win over Northern's Lance Hassell at 149. George Comer gave the Raiders a 10-9 lead after he defeated Anthony Coleman 8-4 in the 157 lbs. weight class.

Ohio Northern would win at both 165 and 174 to open up a 15-10 lead.

The Raiders would respond when Don McCraith pinned Ohio Nothern's Dusty Poore in under a minute to regain the lead at 16-15.

The Polar Bears would close out the match with wins at 197 and 285 for the victory.

Complete Results:

Ohio Northern 25 Mount Union 16

125, Ty Klofta (ONU) pin Adam Johnson, 2:53

133, Jonathan Kunisch (ONU) dec. Robbie Martin, 8-7

141, Jimmy Laughlin (MTU) dec. Jason Scarborough, 9-4

149, Sean Connelly (MTU) maj. dec. Lance Hassell, 15-2

157, George Comer (MTU) dec. Anthony Coleman, 8-4

165, Joseph Studer (ONU) dec. Mark Common, 5-3

174, Timmy Miller (ONU) dec. Nick Allerding, 6-3

184, Don McCraith (MTU) pin Dusty Poore, :54

197, Chris Bailey (ONU) maj. dec. Adam Lange, 10-2

285, Robert Lee (ONU) by injury default over Chris Hart