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DeKALB, Ill. - The Lock Haven men's wrestling team (6-10, 3-3 MAC) picked up bonus points in two of four individual victories Friday, but host Northern Illinois University (12-2, 6-1 MAC) was able to take down the Bald Eagles, 22-15, in the Mid-American Conference clash.
In all, Lock Haven won four bouts thanks to the efforts of Gable Strickland, Wyatt Henson, Eric Alderfer and Tyler Stoltzfus.
Strickland won by decision at 133 pounds and Henson posted another impressive tech fall at 141. Alderfer won by major decision at 165 and Stoltzfus added a win at 174. Strickland, ranked No. 29 nationally, grinded out an important 5-4 victory at 133. Strickland's win tied the dual at 3-3 after Logan Sallot was edged out 9-5 by No. 33 Blake West at 125 in a hard-fought battle to open the night.
Henson, who is ranked 13th in the nation and leads Division I in tech falls, added to his season total with his 14 tech. The Bald Eagle rolled by Jacob Brya 22-6 in just 3:27, and it put Lock Haven in the lead. For Henson, it marked his 30th win of the season and his 14 tech falls are the third-most ever in a single season at Lock Haven.
Northern Illinois pushed into the lead with bonus points at 149 and 157, but the Bald Eagles responded in a big way thanks to Alderfer and Stoltzfus.
Alderfer majored Tommy Bennett at 165, 12-1, and Stoltzfus downed Ricardo Salinas, 11-4, at 174
The back-to-back wins put Lock Haven up 15-13, but NIU closed the dual with three straight victories to clinch the dual.