Penn State boxer Mory Diane had a shot at Reggie Smith of the United States Military Academy at the Lock Haven Invitational on Saturday.

The fight would be featured on the tournament's main card and was one of the most anticipated matches of the day, where Penn State went 3-3 in the event.

Through the first two rounds, it seemed as if Diane was dominating, and at the end of the fight most of the crowd was confident that Diane had won. Much to everyone's shock, however, it was announced that Smith had won.

Everything throughout the fight indicated it was Diane's decision. He was peppering Smith with strong flurries and slipping Smith's attacks as well.

After the fight, a dejected Smith trudged back to his corner and hung his head, while Diane triumphantly raised his hands. When the announcer relayed the judges' decision, it seemed as if all parties were shocked.

According to the team, Smith even told Diane after the fight that Diane had won. Also, a referee who had not judged the fight told Penn State coach Ed Davis that Diane had won and he did not care what anyone else said.

Despite all of this, Diane was not in bad spirits. It was clear that he had really won that bout.

"I will definitely see him again this year, and probably at regionals because they are at Army this year," he said.

The fact that Smith was the defending boxing champion certainly could have had a lot to do with his
victory, according to Davis.

"In boxing, that's what they call home cooking. But we came out of this one all right. Three-and-three is pretty good for the first match, especially when some of those losses were iffy," Davis said.

Another one of those 'iffy' losses was endured by Shane Lynch. It seemed that he had won the fight, and if the bout were judged by who won each round, Lynch would have won. Unfortunately for Lynch, collegiate boxing is scored by the number of punches landed throughout the entire fight, so which fighter won each round is inconsequential.

"I just got tired at the end for some reason. I went in there feeling good and I got the nerves out right away," Lynch said, "but something about me just got tired at the end."

Lynch said he will make some changes in his strategy going into next weekend's invitational in Maryland.

"I had good technique, so I will just work on cardio this week to try and go longer," Lynch said.

One of the biggest hits of the fight came from Penn State's Joe McDonald, who delivered one of the only two knockdowns of the tournament, which spanned more than eight hours and featured more than 100 fighters.

McDonald went on to win, riding the coattails of his thunderous blow. Knockdowns are relatively hard to come by in collegiate boxing, and McDonald delivered his in the second round.

In the remaining fights, Ian McGroarty and Jake Winowich also won, while Anthony Liotta lost fighting a weight class up, at 145 pounds, in this fight as opposed to his usual 139 class.

McGroarty's fight was close, as he fought a boxer with a quirky style. The fighter came out as a southpaw, but changed stances in the middle of the fight.

As his name was called to start the fight, McGroarty did a little wind up dance much to the delight of the crowd, especially the other Penn State fighters.

"I just do little things like that to relax myself before the fight," McGroarty said.

During the fight, however, McGroarty's opponent was not as relaxed. He constantly was talking to McGroarty and the crowd during the fight, telling them to 'shut up' every time they would cheer for his opponent.

"That was fine with me," said McGroarty. "I will let them talk, because if they are talking it means they are not concentrating on what they need to be concentrating on."