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[ Monday, Jan. 28, 2002 ]

Indiana sees double in loss to Lions

Collegian Staff Writer

Some teams have a span of wrestlers that are dubbed murders row, Penn State is forming one their own, twins row.

Wrestling
Penn State 29
Indiana 9

Penn State (4-6) trailed Indiana (6-5) 9-6, before the two sets of twins took to the mats, and grabbed control in the dual match Sunday at Rec Hall. The foursome of No. 10 Josh Moore, Scott Moore, Jason Woodall and James Woodall racked up 16 points en route to a victory, 26-9.

Penn State coach Troy Sunderland was pleased with his team's performance and happy with the win.

"The win was something we needed after a good break," he said. "We are now looking toward our next Big Ten dual, but today's win was a much needed one."

Josh Moore got everything started with major decision victory and his 31st of the season, over J.P. Stanley, 15-3. Moore was aggressive from the opening of the match until the final horn sounded, and the Nittany Lions did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the afternoon. Scott Moore then gained a fall in 4:26, and pumped his fist emphatically, after pinning No. 8 Coyte Cooper (10-4).

Jason Woodall, 149 pounds, won by decision, 16-11, after a very aggressive last 30 seconds of the bout. In the closing moments of the match he recorded a couple of takedowns and earned a riding time advantage point.

"I knew I was good enough to hang," Jason Woodall said. "Then in the third period I was able to score more points and takedowns."

Two PIAA state champions squared off when freshman James Woodall and Rocky Mantella met at 157 pounds. Woodall found himself in the toughest of the four bouts, and stalling violation warning in the first period turned out critical in the third period. After exchanging takedowns and escapes the score was tied at four. With under a minute left Mantella was called for his second stalling violation rewarding Woodall with a point and the win.

"James continued moving forwards and fighting, and that's what got him the violation and the win," Sunderland said. "James' technique has really improved."

The highly anticipated 184-pound bout between No. 1 Viktor Sveda (20-3) and No. 14 Mark Becks (19-4) lived up to the hype for two periods. Sveda recorded a controversial takedown on Becks as the second period ended grabbing the lead, 7-6. Becks, who's knee has been bothering him recently, went down grabbing his knee and did not look the same in the final two minutes. Sveda scored all the points recorded in the third period and won the match, 11-6.

The Lions hope this win will translate over the remainder of the Big Ten season and into post season.

"We didn't win by only a point or two," James Woodall said. "It could've been a lot closer if one or two matches went the other way. We were making a statement by beating them by the margin that we did."

The quartet will be together for a while with the Moore twins having three years of eligibility left and the Woodall brothers are only freshmen.

"It's (The foursome) definitely gonna be something to deal with," Scott Moore said. "It will get to a point when all four of us are unbeatable. And we still have two or three years left together."


PHOTO: Adam Harvey
Penn State wrestler Pete Melnick gets thrown around during the Indiana match.
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