The BIC Open, one of the most low key events on the schedule for the Penn State wrestling team, could have ended with a bang.

But instead, friendship won out.

Former Nittany Lion, Olympian and NCAA champion Kerry McCoy and current Penn State All-American heavyweight Pat Cummins were seeded one and two in the heavyweight bracket respectively.

As each wrestler churned on towards the finals, an epic match of Lions greats past and present seemed inevitable.

But when push came to shove, they couldn't go through with it. It didn't seem right.

"Kerry and I are buddies, we're workout partners and he used to be my coach," Cummins said.

"There was just no point to wrestling him."

Had they met, a McCoy victory would have been likely. After all, he did win two NCAA titles, a silver medal at the World Championships and is the favorite to represent the United States in Athens in 2004.

But that's not to say it wouldn't have been close.

"I think I would have given him a match," Cummins said. "When we've wrestled in the past, we've never kept score but its always pretty close."

The fans that wanted to see the Cummins vs. McCoy matchup still got a pretty good heavyweight bout in the semifinals when Cummins beat Matt Feast of Penn 3-1 in overtime.

Cummins used a double leg takedown in overtime to beat Feast, a consensus top five heavyweight who had beaten Cummins in last season's dual meet between the Lions and Quakers.

"That was a pretty good win, I figured I would see him at some point in the tournament," Cummins said.

In addition to Cummins' run to the finals, two other bright spots came in the form of championships for Penn State.

First, at 133 pounds, senior Josh Moore continued his stellar season by rolling to another title.

Moore recorded two falls and two major decisions on his way to the championship.

The Lions' other title was a little more unexpected.

At 197 pounds Joel Edwards, coming off preseason knee surgery, won his first title at Penn State when he beat 15th ranked Marcus Schontube in the finals.

"This definitely feels better than finishing second or third," Edwards said.

"I wasn't even supposed to wrestle this weekend, I was supposed to rest my knee especially with Navy coming up. But it feels good and I'm glad I did."

Edwards' victory came off a less than perfect showing at last week's Mat Town tournament where he was bothered by a knee injury.

It can only help his confidence, knowing that he is the man at 197 this year.

"Coach (Troy) Sunderland just told me good job, way to bounce back," Edwards said.

"He never got down on me after last week. He wrestled in college and knows how hard it can be. He only gave me encouragement."