(Bethlehem, PA) Sun Devil Wrestling (4-4) picked up a 20-16 win over Lehigh Saturday night in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, earning victories up and down the lineup. The dual was highlighted by Brandon Courtney bringing his career win record to 99, Kyle Parco earning his ninth career tech fall, and Cael Valencia collecting his second consecutive dual victory. ASU is now on a two-match streak heading into Friday night’s penultimate home dual against Little Rock in Mullett Arena (7:00 p.m. AZ/ ASU Live Stream).
Photo – Will Edmonds/Sun Devil Athletics
Of Note
The dual kicked off at 165 where Tony Negron snapped a tough stretch of matches to put ASU ahead 3-0.
Cael Valencia earned his second-consecutive dual victory with a 8-6 SV-1 final over Jake Logan. Valencia, a redshirt-sophomore, is now 3-2 in dual matches.
Michael McGee extended his winning streak to five matches with his 8-6 decision over Connor McGonagle. He’s 14-2 on the season and 124-26 in his career with the victory.
Kyle Parco earned a 15-0 tech fall over Manzona Bryant, marking the ninth tech of his career. Parco has recorded at least two techs every year of his collegiate career, but hasn’t blanked an opponent since back-to-back 16-0 and 17-0 victories in December 2021 (Rudy Lopez, Northern Colorado & Michael Leandrou, Hostra).
Arizona State 20, Lehigh 16
125: Brandon Courtney (ASU) over Carter Bailey (LEH) (Dec 9-3)
133: Michael McGee (ASU) over Connor McGonagle (LEH) (Dec 8-6)
141: Malyke Hines (LEH) over Jesse Vasquez (ASU) (Dec 2-1)
149: Kyle Parco (ASU) over Manzona Bryant (LEH) (TF 15-0 5:24)
157: Max Brignola (LEH) over Max Wilner (ASU) (Dec 3-0)
165: Tony Negron (ASU) over Luca Frinzi (LEH) (Dec 5-2)
174: Cael Valencia (ASU) over Jake Logan (LEH) (SV-1 8-6)
184: Tate Samuelson (LEH) over Shay Addison (ASU) (MD 16-7)
197: Michael Beard (LEH) over Damion Schunke (ASU) (Fall 2:35)
285: Cohlton Schultz (ASU) over Nathan Taylor (LEH) (Dec 3-2).
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Will Edmonds
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