Steve Edwards' pin at 157 lbs. broke open a one-point match and got the 18^th-ranked Mountain Cat wrestlers rolling to a 23-13 PSAC Victory at Gannon on Wednesday.  Pitt-Johnstown improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC... (Full Results)
 
Second-ranked Matt Turek put Gannon out to an early 4-0 lead with a 12-3 major decision over Evan Link at 125 lbs., but two straight wins by Pitt-Johnstown put the Mountain Cats in front.  Corey Bush defeated Aaron Smith 7-4 at 133 lbs., and sixth-ranked Sam Hanau followed with a 7-2 decision over Adam Weinell at 141 lbs. to give Pitt-Johnstown the lead, 7-4.
 
Gannon regained the lead by one with a decision victory at 149 lbs., but Edwards came up big for the Mountain Cats.  Edwards, who trailed the entire match, came back and pinned Garrett Smith with just two seconds remaining in the third period.  That put the Mountain Cats back in front for good.
 
A 13-1 major decision by seventh-ranked Tyler Reinhart over Casey pace at 165 lbs., and a 10-2 major decision by John Blankenship over Adam Greenman at 174 lbs. made it 20-7.
 
The Golden Knichts picked up close wins at both 184 lbs. and 197 lbs., but Zac Bennett closed out the Pitt-Johnstown victory by dealing Nick Budd an 8-1 loss at 285 lbs. and set the final at 23-13.
 
With the loss, the Golden Knights slipped to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will host a non-conference match against Alderson-Broaddus (WV) on Friday and a PSAC match against Seton Hill on Wednesday, before traveling to Millersville for another conference match on January 24.  both home matches will start at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
125 lbs.  #2 Matt Turek (GU)  Major Decision  Evan Link (UPJ)  12-3  4-0 GU
133 lbs.  Corey Bush (UPJ)  Decision  Aaron Smith (GU)  7-4  4-3 GU
141 lbs.  #6 Sam Hanau (UPJ)  Decision  Adam Weinell (GU)  7-2  6-4 UPJ
149 lbs.  Eric Lewandowski (GU)  Decision  Cole Landowski (UPJ)  8-1  7-6 GU
157 lbs.  Steve Edwards (UPJ)  Fall  Garrett Smith (G)  6:58  12-7 UPJ
165 lbs.  #7 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ)  Major Decision  Casey Pace (GU)  13-1  16-7 UPJ
174 lbs.  John Blankenship (UPJ)  Major Decision  Adam Greenman (GU)  10-2  20-7 UPJ
184 lbs.  Zack Zelcs (GU)  Decision  Adam Nickelson (UPJ)  5-2  20-10 UPJ
197 lbs.  Iorenzo Maddox (GU)  Decision  Forest Tuttle (UPJ)  5-3  20-13 UPJ
285 lbs.  Zac Bennett (UPJ)  Decision  Nick Budd (GU)  8-1  23-13 UPJ