OVERVIEW
No. 6 Lindenwood wrestling defeated No. 23 Newman by a 36-7 final on Friday night in Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
 
No. 3 Carlos Jacquez started off the night with a quick pin in 23 seconds to give the Lions a 6-0 lead.  Tanner Hitchcock added three points, while No. 8 Danny Swan picked up a 10-2 major decision at 141 pounds to make it a 13-0 advantage.  Nate Trepanier nearly pulled the upset over No. 2 Tyler Mies, but Trepanier surrendered a couple of points late in the four-point loss.
 
No. 7 Kyle Jolas built on the lead with his decision victory at 165 pounds.  No. 9 Colton Clingenpeel dominated his opponent with a 16-1 tech fall, and Miles Nuessle got the late call to start which resulted in a pin at 1:37 of his 197-pound bout.  Tage McNutt capped off the night with a late takedown in the final seconds to secure a 7-4 decision victory.
 
RESULTS
125 – No. 3 Carlos Jacquez def Jake Patch | Fall :28
133 – Tanner Hitchcock def Tyler Lawley | Dec 11-4
141 – No. 8 Danny Swan def Baylor Smith | Maj 10-2 (Swan ranked in 133-pound class)
149 – No. 4 Gavin Londoff def Open | FF
157 – No. 2 Tyler Mies def Nate Trepanier | Dec 7-3
165 – No. 7 Kyle Jolas def Noah Perkins | Dec 7-3
174 – Nate Panagakis def Jorge Guerrero | Maj 15-1
184 – No. 9 Colton Clingenpeel def Ivan Balavage | TF 16-1
197 – Miles Nuessle def Sage Eckman | Fall 1:37
285 – Tage McNutt def Thor Balavage | Dec. 7-4
 
UP NEXT
The Lions will hit the road on Wednesday to take on No. 5 McKendree in Lebanon, Ill. at 7 p.m.