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Mount Union College Defeats Baldwin-Wallace College, 23-15, in Berea in the OAC

Opening Match for Each Team

BEREA, OHIO — The Baldwin-Wallace College wrestling team was defeated by Mount Union College, 23-15, tonight (Tuesday, November 29, 2005) in the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for each team at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.

With its loss, B-W falls to 4-4 overall and 0-1 in the OAC while Mount Union improves to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the OAC.

Despite the loss for the Yellow Jackets, seniors Mike Ham (Concord/ Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin), Sterling Sebek (Columbus, Ga./ Brookstone) and Brian Kmetz (Brunswick) and junior 157-pounder Gino Russo (Northfield Center/ Nordonia) each won their indvidual matches. Ham won his 125-pound match by decision Mount Union’s Adam Johnson, 6-4. Sebek won his 174-pound match against Mark Common by decision, 3-2 and Kmetz pinned Donte Wallace in his 285-pound match in a time of 2:41. Russo won his match against MUC’s Nate Eicher by decision, 8-7.

The Yellow Jackets will be back in action this Saturday, December 4 when they travel to Rochester, New York to compete at the annual Rochester Institute of Technology Tournament. Action begins at 9:00 a.m.

FOR MORE B-W SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact the B-W Sports Information Office by telephone at (440) 826-2327, by FAX at (440) 826-2329 or e-mail SID Kevin Ruple kruple@bw.edu. To contact B-W wrestling Coach Rich Fleming, please call him at (440) 826-3258, FAX him at (440) 826-2192 or e-mail him at rfleming@bw.edu.

2005 Baldwin-Wallace College
Wrestling Dual Match Results
Versus Mount Union College
in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center
Tuesday, November 29

Final Results: Baldwin-Wallace College — 15, Mt. Union -- 23

125: Ham (B-W) def. Johnson (MUC), 6-4; 133: Martin (MUC) def. Bucher (B-W), 9-2 ; 141: Laughlin (MUC def. Haber (B-W), 9-2;149: Connelly (MUC) maj. dec. Salem(B-W), 14-3; 157: Russo (B-W) def. Eicher (MUC), 8-7;165: Comer (MUC) def. Campea (B-W), 3-1; 174: Sebek (B-W) def. Common (MUC), 3-2; 184: Allerding (MUC) def. Feador (B-W), 10-1; 197: Lange (MUC) pinned Gulich (B-W), 4:34; 285: Kmetz (B-W) pinned Wallace (MUC), 2:41.

TEAM RECORDS:

Baldwin-Wallace College: 4-4 overall, 0-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference
Mount Union College: 3-1 overall, 1-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference