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#15 Wrestlers Earn 33-8 Win at Shippensburg

Shippensburg, Pa.

After Thursday's match was postponed due to a snow storm, the 15th-ranked Mountain Cats made the trip to Shippensburg University on Sunday and won the final six bouts to break open a close match and raise their winning streak to 11 straight dual meets with a 33-8 victory.  Pitt-Johnstown improved to 13-1 overall and 5-1 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown started strong with back-to-back major decision victories.  Eighth-ranked Dave Fogle scored a 10-0 win over David Calambas at 125 lbs., and Luke Palamides shut out Dante Steffenino, 9-0, at 133 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats an 8-0 advantage.
 
Shippensburg answered wins at 141 lbs. and 149 lbs. to even the score.  Simon Rice earned a 19-2 technical fall at 4:24 over Craig Dawson, before Carl Lightner held on to defeat Cole Landowski, 7-4.
 
The Mountain Cats quickly regained control and won the next six bouts, starting with Heath Coles' 3-1 win in the first tie breaker over Mark Lentz at 157 lbs.  Gary Lantz then followed with a 16-0 technical fall at 6:32 over Colton Rebert to put Pitt-Johnstown in front, 16-8.
 
At 174 lbs., Nikos Garafola scored an 11-0 major decision over Brett Pastore, and second-ranked Travis McKillop defeated Casey Hedash 14-3 to extend it to 24-8.
 
After Zac Bennet won by forfeit at 197 lbs., Josh Duplin Josh Duplin closed out the match with a 2-0 decision over Jacob Nale at 285 lbs. to set the final at 33-8.
 
With the loss, Shippensburg dropped to 8-13 overall and 2-4 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will host eighth-ranked Mercyhurst University for Senior Night on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before hosting the 2014 Super Region I Tournament on March 1-2.
 
125 – #8 Dave Fogle (UPJ)  Major Decision  David Calambas (SU)  10-0  4-0 UPJ
133 – Luke Palamides (UPJ)  Major Decision  Dante Steffenino (SU)  9-0  8-0 UPJ
141 – Simon Rice (SU)  Technical Fall  Craig Dawson (UPJ)  19-2 (4:24)  8-5 UPJ
149 – Carl Lightner (SU)  Decision  Cole Landowski (UPJ)  7-4  8-8 TIE
157 – Heath Coles (UPJ)  Decision Mark Lentz (SU)  3-1 TB1  11-8 UPJ
165 – Gary Lantz (UPJ)  Technical Fall  Colton Rebert (SU)  16-0 (6:32)  16-8 UPJ
174 – Nikos Garafola (UPJ)  Major Decision  Brett Pastore (SU)  11-0  20-8 UPJ
184 – #2 Travis McKillop (UPJ)  Major Decision  Casey Hedash (SU)  14-3  24-8 UPJ
197 –Zac Bennett (UPJ)  Won By Forfeit  30-8 UPJ
285 – Josh Duplin (UPJ)  Decision  Jacob Nale (SU)  2-0  33-8 UPJ
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