Pitt-Johnstown broke open a four-point match with three straight wins, including a major decision from Tyler Reinhart at 165 lbs., on its way to a 20-12 PSAC victory over East Stroudsburg University in Tuesday's 2014-15 home opener in the Sports Center.  The Mountain Cats improved to 2-1 overall and evened their record in the PSAC at 1-1.
 
Pitt-Johnstown got off and running with an 11-4 decision by Evan Link at 125 lbs., but East Stroudsburg came right back to tie it at 133 lbs. when Marius Kola used a stalling point and a takedown with under 10 seconds remaining to defeat Jim Harrison, 4-3.
 
Returning National Qualifier Sam Hanau got the Mountain Cats back on track.  Hanau got an early first- period takedown and finished with 6:21 of riding time in a 9-0 major decision over Eric Januszkiewicz.
 
Eighth-ranked Cole Landowski held off Ryan Todoro, 5-4, at 149 lbs. to increase the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 10-3, before the Warriors cut it to four with Joey Kratochvil's 7-3 victory over Steve Edwards in the 157-lb. bout.
 
However, the Mountain Cats took control.  Tyler Reinhart remained unbeaten with a 14-3 major decision over Joey Fogle at 165 lbs., and John Blankenship shut out Dan Ingulli, 5-0, at 174 lbs. to push the Pitt-Johnstown lead out to 17-6.
 
Pitt-Johnstown sealed the victory at 184 lbs.  Adam Nickelson trailed by one with less than a minute left in regulation, but got three back points and went on the defeat Luke DeLuise, 8-4 to extend it to 20-6 with just two bouts left.
 
East Stroudsburg finished with a pair of decision wins at 197 and 285 lbs. to set the final score at 20-12.
 
With the loss, the Warriors slipped to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown closes out the first semester at the 2014 PSAC Championships in Bloomsburg on December 6.  After breaking for the holiday season, Pitt-Johnstown will travel to the Franklin & Marshall Open on January 3, before hosting Ashland (OH) on January 9 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
125 lbs.  Evan Link (UPJ)  Decision  Connor Maliff (ESU)  11-4  3-0 UPJ
133 lbs.  Marius Kola (ESU)  Decision  Jim Harrison (UPJ)  4-2  3-3 TIE
141 lbs.  Sam Hanau (UPJ)  Major Decision  Eric Januszkiewicz (ESU)  9-0  7-3 UPJ
149 lbs.  #8 Cole Landowski (UPJ)  Decision  Ryan Todoro (ESU)  5-4  10-3 UPJ
157 lbs.  Joey Kratochvil (ESU)  Decision  Steve Edwards (UPJ)  7-4  10-6 UPJ
165 lbs.  Tyler Reinhart (UPJ)  Major Decision  Joey Fogle (ESU)  14-3  14-6 UPJ
174 lbs.  John Blankenship (UPJ)  Decision  Dan Ingulli (ESU)  5-0  17-6 UPJ
184 lbs.  Adam Nickelson (UPJ)  Decision  Luke DeLuise (ESU)  8-4  20-6 UPJ
197 lbs.  Tyler Richardson (ESU)  Decision  Nikos Garafola (UPJ)  6-2  20-9 UPJ
285 lbs.  Tyson Searer (ESU)  Decision  D.J. Sims (UPJ)  8-5  20-12 UPJ