Pitt-Johnstown won nine of the 10 bouts, including falls from
Sam Hanau (141 lbs.) and
Zac Bennett (197 lbs.), in a 41-3 drubbing of Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University, Friday night in the Sports Center. The Mountain Cats, ranked 12
th in the country, made it nine straight wins and improved to 11-1.
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Dave Fogle won by forfeit to open the match and
Luke Palamides won a 9-3 decision over Scott Lopez at 133 lbs. to make it 9-0 Pitt-Johnstown.
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At 141 lbs., Hanau pinned Damon Outward at 4:00, before
Cole Landowski won a 14-4 major decision over Jonathan Barrett at 149 lbs.
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Back-to-Back technical falls at 157 and 165 lbs. built the lead to 29-0. True freshman
Heath Coles defeated Hans Rogerson 17-2 (5:57), and
Gary Lantz followed with a 16-0 (3:12) technical fall over Cody Eggers.
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Wheeling Jesuit got on the scoreboard at 174 lbs. with Sawyer Leppla's 13-6 decision over
Nikos Garafola.
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However, third-ranked
Travis McKillop scored a 9-7 win over Ryan Winslow at 184 lbs., and Bennett pinned Maxwell Lacey at 1:11 at 197 lbs. to push the Mountain Cat lead out to 38-3.
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Pitt-Johnstown closed it out and set the final at 41-3 when
Josh Duplin held off Corey Siegfried, 2-0 at 285 lbs.
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With the loss, Wheeling Jesuit fell to 3-7.
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Pitt-Johnstown will host Gannon University on February 8 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before traveling to Shippensburg University on February 13.
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125 lbs. #4
Dave Fogle (UPJ)Â Won By ForfeitÂ
6-0 UPJ
133 lbs.Â
Luke Palamides (UPJ)  Decision Scott Lopez (WLU) 9-3Â
9-0 UPJ
141 lbs.Â
Sam Hanau (UPJ)  Fall Damon Outward (WLU) 4:00Â
15-0 UPJ
149 lbs.Â
Cole Landowski (UPJ) Major Decision Jonathan Barrett (WLU) 14-4Â
19-0 UPJ
157 lbs.Â
Heath Coles (UPJ) Technical Fall Hans Rogerson (WLU) 17-2 5:57Â
24-0 UPJ
165 lbs. #8
Gary Lantz (UPJ) Technical Fall Cody Eggers (WLU) 16-0 (3:12)Â
29-0 UPJ
174 lbs. Sawyer Leppla (WLU) DecisionÂ
Nikos Garafola (UPJ)Â 13-6Â
29-3 UPJ
184 lbs. #2
Travis McKillop (UPJ) Decision Ryan Winslow (WLU) 9-7Â
32-3 UPJ
197 lbs.Â
Zac Bennett (UPJ) Fall Maxwell Lacey (WLU) 1:11Â
38-3 UPJ
285 lbs.Â
Josh Duplin (UPJ) Decision Corey Siegfried (WLU) 2-0Â
41-3 UPJ