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West Liberty’s Brown Punches Ticket to Nationals

February 26-27, 2016
NCAA DII Super Regional East
Mercyhurst University, Erie PA

ERIE, Pa. – West Liberty's Zach Brown earned a bid to next month's national tournament and two other Hilltopper grapplers just missed moving on Saturday afternoon as the NCAA Division II Super Region One Wrestling Championships wrapped up at Mercyhurst University.

Brown, a junior from Oak Glen High School, came up big on Saturday with a pair of overtime wins to finish fourth at 125 pounds and qualify for the NCAA Division II Nationals, set for March 11-12 in Sioux Falls, S.D.

DeMadre Turner came up just shy of giving Brown a traveling companion out west with a fifth-place finish at 165 - only the top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to nationals - while Bryce Humphreys bowed out of the 133-pound chase in the consolation quarterfinals.

Brown got off to a good start in the morning session by taking down Seton Hill's Collin Dees midway through the first overtime period of their consolation quarterfinal to advance.

That sent Brown against Wheeling Jesuit's Dustin Warner - a returning NCAA Division II All-American - in the consolation semifinals. The Hilltopper junior battled Warner to the wire and beyond before winning with an escape in the second tiebreaker.

Brown settled for a fourth-place finish and a trip to South Dakota after dropping a 15-4 major decision to Notre Dame's Jacob Goodwin in the Third Place match at 125.

Humphreys took Millersville's Alex Baider into overtime in their 133-pound consolation quarterfinal but a late flurry with back points for Baider gave the Millersville grappler a 14-5 overtime major decision.

Turner came up one win shy of earning a bid to nationals as he kept his dream alive with a takedown against Shippensburg's Mark Lentz in the first overtime period of their 165-pound consolation quarterfinal.

That set up a consolation semifinal showdown with Gannon's Nathaniel Ross and Turner came away on the short end of a 3-1 tally in a highly-competitive match.

Turner rebounded with a 4-3 decision against Alderson-Broaddus' Keith Stednitz in the Fifth Place match to end his season on a high note.

Pitt-Johnstown won the team title with 155 points with defending champion Notre Dame settling for runner-up honors with 143. Host Mercyhurst was a distant third with 109 points.

Team Scores
1. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 155.5
2. Notre Dame College (Ohio) 143.0
3. Mercyhurst University 109.0
4. Wheeling Jesuit University 85.0
5. Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania 79.5
6. Gannon University 55.5
7. Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania 52.5
8. Seton Hill University 40.0
9. East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania 33.0
10. Alderson Broaddus University 32.0
11. West Liberty University 31.5
12. Long Island University/LIU Post 29.0
13. Millersville University Of Pennsylvania 25.0
14. Ohio Valley University 4.5
15. American International College 4.0

Brackets AT THIS LINK

NCAA DII Super Regional - East Results for West Liberty University

125 - Zach Brown (4-2) placed 4th and scored 12.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 won by major decision over David Reagan (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 0-2 (MD 12-1)
Quarterfinal - Jacob Goodwin (Notre Dame College (Ohio)) 13-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 won by fall over Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus University) 12-11 (Fall 1:10)
Cons. Round 3 - Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Collin Dees (Seton Hill University) 10-13 (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 won in tie breaker - 2 over Dustin Warner (Wheeling Jesuit University) 3-2 (TB-2 2-1)
3rd Place Match - Jacob Goodwin (Notre Dame College (Ohio)) 13-8 won by major decision over Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 (MD 15-4)
4th Place Match - Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 4-2 won by rule over Dustin Warner (Wheeling Jesuit University) 3-2 (RULE)

133 - Bryce Humphreys (2-2) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Humphreys (West Liberty University) 2-2 won by tech fall over Nick Kushner (American International College) 7-18 (TF-1.5 2:50 (16-0))
Quarterfinal - Joseph Calderone (Long Island University/LIU Post) 33-8 won by decision over Bryce Humphreys (West Liberty University) 2-2 (Dec 11-9)
Cons. Round 2 - Bryce Humphreys (West Liberty University) 2-2 won by major decision over Jacob Monn (Alderson Broaddus University) 9-7 (MD 14-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Alex Baider (Millersville University Of Pennsylvania) 2-3 won in tie breaker - 1 over Bryce Humphreys (West Liberty University) 2-2 (TB-1 12-8)

141 - Anthony Craig (1-2) place is unknown and scored 0.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Karl Lightner (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 2-3 won by major decision over Anthony Craig (West Liberty University) 1-2 (MD 12-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Anthony Craig (West Liberty University) 1-2 won by decision over Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus University) 8-5 (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Ryan Bennett (Ohio Valley University) 12-9 won by decision over Anthony Craig (West Liberty University) 1-2 (Dec 11-4)

149 - Josh Cornell (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ty Lydic (Seton Hill University) 22-5 won by decision over Josh Cornell (West Liberty University) 0-2 (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Favian Williams (American International College) 5-7 won by major decision over Josh Cornell (West Liberty University) 0-2 (MD 17-6)

157 - David Schlieper (1-2) place is unknown and scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Schlieper (West Liberty University) 1-2 won by decision over Logan Shurina (Alderson Broaddus University) 12-8 (Dec 2-0)
Quarterfinal - Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame College (Ohio)) 18-3 won by major decision over David Schlieper (West Liberty University) 1-2 (MD 12-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Reyse Wallbrown (Wheeling Jesuit University) 1-2 won by decision over David Schlieper (West Liberty University) 1-2 (Dec 7-6)

165 - Demadre Turner (4-2) placed 5th and scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 won by major decision over Stewart Morris (Ohio Valley University) 2-8 (MD 9-1)
Quarterfinal - Juwan Edmond (Notre Dame College (Ohio)) 23-8 won by decision over Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 won by fall over Christopher Hunter (American International College) 8-17 (Fall 4:16)
Cons. Round 3 - Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Mark Lentz (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 2-2 (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Nathaniel Ross (Gannon University) 13-3 won by decision over Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match - Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 won by decision over Keith Stednitz (Alderson Broaddus University) 14-6 (Dec 4-3)
4th Place Match - Juwan Edmond (Notre Dame College (Ohio)) 23-8 won by rule over Demadre Turner (West Liberty University) 4-2 (RULE)

174 - Daniel Carpenter (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Matthews (Gannon University) 11-5 won by major decision over Daniel Carpenter (West Liberty University) 1-2 (MD 16-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Daniel Carpenter (West Liberty University) 1-2 won by fall over Kevin Knox (East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania) 0-2 (Fall 5:38)
Cons. Round 2 - Dan Arkow (Long Island University/LIU Post) 15-15 won by tech fall over Daniel Carpenter (West Liberty University) 1-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (21-6))

184 - Doug Sizemore (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ron King (Long Island University/LIU Post) 22-9 won by decision over Doug Sizemore (West Liberty University) 0-2 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Hunter Fenk (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 1-2 won by fall over Doug Sizemore (West Liberty University) 0-2 (Fall 3:43)

197 - Nathan Dawson (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Ramos (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 3-1 won by fall over Nathan Dawson (West Liberty University) 0-2 (Fall 3:51)
Cons. Round 1 - Nathan Dawson (West Liberty University) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Jamar Henry (Mercyhurst University) 14-17 won by decision over Nathan Dawson (West Liberty University) 0-2 (Dec 5-0)


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