After Evan Rosborough upset Zac Bennett at 197 lbs. to narrow Lake Erie's deficit to 18-16 heading into the final bout of the night, Duplin used a late takedown to erase a 3-2 deficit and defeat Almonte Patrick 4-3 to give the Mountain Cats the victory.
 
The Mountain Cats started strong with fourth-ranked Dave Fogle's 17-1 technical fall over Keanu Thompson at 6:22, but Lake Erie came right back to take its first lead of the night with wins at 133 and 141 lbs.
 
At 133 lbs., Austin Gillihan defeated Luke Palamides, 13-7, before Dylan Kager scored a 14-3 major decision over Craig Dawson at 141 lbs. to put the Storm in front, 7-5.
 
Pitt-Johnstown regained the lead at 149 lbs. when Sam Hanau broke a 9-9 third-period tie with a fall over Nick Bloch at 5:35 to make it 11-7.
 
At 157 lbs., second-ranked Zach Vargo broke open a 1-0 lead after two periods on his way to defeating Mountain Cat true freshman Cole Landowski, 6-1, and getting Lake Erie to within one at 11-10.
 
Eighth-ranked Gary Lantz increased the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 14-10 with a 9-5 decision over Tyler Tesney at 165 lbs., a 4-2 win by Dylan Zivcic over Nikos Garafola at 174 lbs. narrowed it to 14-13.
 
Second-ranked Travis McKillop earned a 10-2 major decision over Chevy Farris at 184 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a five-point advantage with two bouts remaining.
 
However, Rosborough scored five points as time was about to expire to upset Bennett, 6-4, setting up Duplin's match that sealed the Mountain Cat win.
 
With the loss, Lake Erie dropped to 9-7.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will host Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University on Friday, before hosting Gannon University on Saturday, February 8.  Both matches are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
125 – #4 Dave Fogle (UPJ)  Technical Fall  Keanu Thompson (LEC)  17-1 (6:22)  5-0 UPJ
133 – Austin Gillihan (LEC)  Decision  Luke Palamides (UPJ)  13-7  5-3 UPJ
141 – Dylan Kager (LEC)  Major Decision  Craig Dawson (UPJ)  14-3  7-5 LEC
149 – Sam Hanau (UPJ)  Fall  Nick Bloch (LEC)  5:35  11-7 UPJ
157 – #2 Zach Vargo  Decision  Cole Landowski (UPJ)  6-1  11-10 UPJ
165 – #8 Gary Lantz (UPJ)  Decision  Tyler Tesney (LEC)  9-5  14-10 UPJ
174 – Dylan Zivcic (LEC)  Decision  Nikos Garafola (UPJ)  4-2  14-13 UPJ
184 – #2 Travis McKillop (UPJ)  Major Decision  Chevy Farris (LEC)  10-2  18-13 UPJ
197 – Evan Rosborough (LEC)  Decision  Zac Bennett (UPJ)  6-4  18-16 UPJ
285 – Josh Duplin (UPJ)  Decision  Almonte Patrick (LEC)  4-3  21-16 UPJ