The No. 8 Lindenwood wrestling team went 2-1 on Friday at the NWCA Duals in Louisville, Ky. after facing stiff competition on the first day of the two-day trip.
 
The Lions lost to No. 7 Wheeling Jesuit by a 27-12 margin before bouncing back to close out the night on a high note.  In the second match, Lindenwood faced the defending third-place team from 2018 and took down Wisconsin-Parkside 19-15.  The Lions closed out the night with an 18-17 victory over No. 4 Pitt-Johnstown.
 
No. 3 Carlos Jacquez and Nate Trepanier each went 3-0 on the day as the only Lions to remain undefeated after day one.  Jacquez opened the day with a 3-1 decision victory over No. 5 Cole Laya.  Trepanier picked up a pinfall at 1:17, while No. 4 Gavin Londoff earned the only other victory in the first dual of the day.
 
Jacquez again faced a ranked opponent and handled business with an 18-5 major decision over No. 11 Joe Arroyo.  No. 10 Colton Clingenpeel snagged a 6-5 decision victory over No. 11 James Lehman to help put the Lions in position to defeat Wisconsin-Parkside.
 
In the final dual of the day, the Lions found themselves down 17-13 with two matches to go.  No. 10 Jared McKindley earned a one-point victory at 197 pounds to bring the Lions within one on the team score.  Courvoisier Morrow battled to the end with his opponent, resulting in a 3-1 sudden victory for Morrow, and the 19-17 win for Lindenwood.  The Lions were deducted one point for control mat area.
 
Dual One: No. 7 Wheeling Jesuit 27, No. 8 Lindenwood 12
125 – No. 3 Carlos Jacquez def No. 5 Cole Laya | Dec 3-1
133 – No. 3 Tyler Warner def Tanner Hitchcock | Dec 3-1
141 – Jared Donahue def Tyler Wicken | Fall :40
149 – No. 4 Gavin Londoff def Christian Rivera | Dec 5-1
157 – Nate Trepanier def Dylan Taylor | Fall 1:17
165 – No. 10 Keegan Driscoll def Kyle Jolas | Dec 4-3
174 – No. 11 Connor Craig def Sam Pennington | Fall 1:24
184 – Aidan Pasiuk def No. 10 Colton Clingenpeel | Dec 5-2
197 – Dalton Hoover def No. 11 Jared McKindley | Dec 5-2
285 – No. 2 Terrance Fanning def No. 11 Courvoisier Morrow | Dec 8-1
 
Dual Two: No. 8 Lindenwood 19, Wisconsin-Parkside 15
125 – No. 3 Carlos Jacquez def No. 11 Joe Arroyo | Maj 18-5
133 – No. 10 Airk Furseth def Tanner Hitchcock | Dec 4-1
141 – Nathan Smith def Tyler Wicken | Fall 1:27
149 – No. 4 Gavin Londoff def Pernevlon Shepperd | Dec 4-0
157 – Nate Trepanier def Christian Robertson | Dec 13-12
165 – Kyle Jolas def Shane Gantz | Dec 1-0
174 – Connor Price def Jorge Guerrero | Dec 3-1
184 – No. 10 Colton Clingenpeel def No. 11 James Lehman | Dec 6-5
197 – Job Ayala def No. 11 Jared McKindley | Dec 11-4
285 – No. 11 Courvoisier Morrow def Joseph Foret | Dec 5-0
 
Dual Three: No. 8 Lindenwood 18, No. 4 Pitt-Johnstown 17
125 – No. 3 Carlos Jacquez def Brendan Howard | Dec 11-5
133 – Tanner Hitchcock def Matthew Siszka | Maj 10-2
141 – No. 3 Joey Alessandro def Harrison Bamman | TF 17-1
149 – No. 1 Chris Eddins Jr. def No. 4 Gavin Londoff | Dec 3-0
157 – Nate Trepanier def Justin Smith | Dec 3-2
165 – Kyle Jolas def Gage Thomas | Dec 4-2
174 – Steven Edwards def Jorge Guerrero | Dec 5-0
184 – Brock Biddle def No. 10 Colton Clingenpeel | Fall 4:02
197 – No. 11 Jared McKindley def Mike Geyer | Dec 4-3
285 – No. 11 Courvoisier Morrow def Tyler Oliver | SV 3-1
 
UP NEXT
The Lions will close out the NWCA Duals on Saturday with a pair of duals in Louisville, Ky.