Rutgers failed to repeat last year's heroics against Lehigh when heavyweight Billy Smith won the match in the night's final bout. This year the night was over early as Lehigh's wrestlers won four of the first five weight classes. In spite of a big upset by Jordan Pagano over fourth-ranked Ryan Preisch at 174 pounds, Rutgers was unable to stage a comeback and lost 23-10.
Coach Scott Goodale brought his team to Lehigh hoping to get "a signature win on the road." But Rutgers was unable to recapture their impressive 18-15 win last year at the RAC
Ninth-ranked Scott Parker gave Lehigh its second win by a top-ten wrestler as he takes care of Scott DelVecchio in a closely fought 4-2 bout.