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Princeton Stuns #8 Lehigh For First Series Win Since 1968 & First Top-10 Win This Century

Chris Ayres understands the mystique of Leeman-Turner Arena better than most. He’s won there as a wrestler, and he’s lost there as a coach. Yet there he stood, with the biggest win of his 13-year coaching career in the balance, at total ease while his guy trailed.

Minutes after classmate Dale Tiongson pulled out a victory he’ll remember for a lifetime, Brucki put the finishing touches on Princeton’s biggest team win in decades. The7th-ranked 197-pounder remained undefeated with a 7-4 win over 15th-ranked Jake Jakobsen to clinch Princeton’s first road win ever at Lehigh.
It was also the first Princeton victory in this series since 1968 (Lehigh leads it 54-6-1 at this point), and it was the first Top-10 win since Ayres came from the Mountain Hawks coaching staff to try and build something special at Princeton.
“I was proud of every single guy,” Ayres said afterwards. “Even when we lost, we wrestled our best matches. Quincy Monday was great. Marshall Keller was great. They just all wrestled like men.
“I live for these moments where the program makes the big jump,” Ayres added. “I think about everybody who has put time, effort and finances into this program. I’ve always felt like I had a great support group, and I feel like I work for them. It’s an amazing moment for sure.”   Rest of the results and story at https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/11/30/wrestling-princeton-stuns-8-lehigh-for-first-series-win-since-1968-first-top-10-win-this-century.aspx?mc_cid=c2a2f476be&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 3, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized