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Rutgers drops swing bouts as Lehigh wins in National Duals to resume rivalry's upper hand

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Rutgers wrestling has proven it in a match decided in the final seconds of the final bout.

The problem Friday night was that Rutgers couldn't get into that do-or-die situation.

No. 11 Lehigh stole an upset and a toss-up match on the way to winning at four of the first five weight classes as No. 12 Rutgers lost, 23-10, in front of a lively crowd at 1,788-seat Leeman-Turner Arena.

The former EIWA conference rivals met for the second straight year in the NWCA National Dual Championship Series, which pits eight Big Ten teams against eight non-Big Ten teams in a college bowl-like format.