Wisconsin @ Lock Haven

Lock Haven edged Wisconsin 26-17 in Lock Haven, Pa. on December 8, 2024, picking up a key home dual in front of the local crowd. The difference in the score came down to several bonus-point wins that tilted the meet toward the Bald Eagles.

Wisconsin’s biggest moment came at 125 pounds, where Nicolar Rivera scored a fall over Lucas Fye. That pin gave the Badgers a six-point swing and kept them competitive through the middle weights, a crucial contribution in an otherwise tough night on the road.

Lock Haven answered with a string of dominant bonus victories. At 149 pounds Lucas Kapusta closed the book with an 18-1 technical fall, and at 184 Colin Fegley followed with a 19-4 technical fall. The physicality continued at 197, where Tucker Hogan recorded a 15-0 technical fall. Those three technical falls, each worth five team points, formed the backbone of Lock Haven’s scoring and provided the margin that Wisconsin could not overcome.

In the end the Bald Eagles’ collection of bonus points proved decisive. Wisconsin’s pin kept the dual close, but the trio of technical falls by Lock Haven created a gap that held up through the remaining bouts, producing a 26-17 final.