Wrestling: Ohio Northern (1-2 Overall, 0-2 OAC) at Washington & Lee (Va.) Duals

Monday, December 18, 2017, 9 am - Warner/Doremus Complex, Lexington, Va.

Monday's Matchup: The Polar Bears will compete in the Washington & Lee Duals after a non-conference road tilt at Manchester (Ind.) on Friday, Dec. 8 ... The Washington & Lee duals mark the final wrestling meet for the Polar Bears in 2017 ... Northern is coming off a 28-16 victory at Manchester (Ind.) ... At 125 pounds, sophomore Seth Transue got the Polar Bears off to a quick start with an 8-4 decision ... After Manchester won at 133, 141 and 149 pound weight classes, ONU stopped the streak at 157 pounds when senior Gavin Nelson won by major decision 15-2 ... ONU was down 13-7 at the midway point of the dual ... Senior Seth Meyer continued the roll at 165 pounds, as he won his match by a major decision 12-1 to draw the team score to 13-11 ... Freshman Jacob Thompson gave the Polar Bears the lead back when he pinned his opponent in 3:48 at 174 pounds ... At 184 pounds, Alex Bair won by technical fall 17-2 in the first period ... In the final bout of the night, sophomore heavyweight Nate Barcaskey pinned his opponent in 2:35 ... Thus far this season, Barcaskey leads the Polar Bears with a 14-2 record and is tied for first on the team with four pins ... Sophomore Seth Transue is second with a 10-6 record and is tied for third on the team with three pins ... Freshman Cash Thompson is tied for third with a 10-7 record and also has four pins.

ONU Statistical Leaders:

ONU head coach Ron Beaschler: Beaschler in his 27th season at ONU with a 310-217-4 record, a winning percentage of .588 ... He is the all-time winningest coach in ONU history and has the longest tenure as head wrestling coach at ONU ... He was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Hall of Fame in 2008 ... He was named OAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 2012 and 2013.