Cornell @ Lehigh

Lehigh nipped Cornell 17-16 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on January 13, 2024, a one-point dual meet decision at Lehigh University. The margin came down to a pair of bonus-point results that swung the team race in opposite directions.

At 133 pounds, Ryan Crookham delivered the biggest blow for Lehigh, putting up a 19-4 technical fall that earned five team points and gave the home side a critical cushion. That dominant performance was the clearest single scoring swing of the night and provided Lehigh with the bonus that ultimately separated the teams.

Cornell answered with a major at 165 where Julian Ramirez beat Jake Logan 11-3, picking up four team points and pulling the visitors within a point. Ramirez’s major was a crucial push for Cornell and kept the dual alive through the later matches, but it fell just short of overturning Lehigh’s advantage.

With Crookham’s five-point tech fall and Ramirez’s four-point major accounting for nine of the meet’s 33 combined points, bonus scoring proved decisive in a tight dual. Neither side could create a larger margin, and Lehigh held on for the 17-16 victory.