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March 19, 2017

One more TD late ices it and Darian Cruz of @LehighWrestling is the NCAA Champion at 125, beating Lizak of Minnesota 6-3! pic.twitter.com/u7XO1sRUYO

— Lehigh Sports (@LehighSports) March 19, 2017

ST. LOUIS - The battle of Lehigh Valley wrestlers in the NCAA finals went to the wrestler who stayed close to home to continue his education.

Lehigh junior Darian Cruz broke a 2-2 tie with two takedowns in the final 25 seconds of regulation to defeat Minnesota's Ethan Lizak 6-3 Saturday night at Scottrade Center. Cruz controlled the match from neutral with three takedowns and managed to avoid going underneath Lizak, whose strength is in the top position.