The 11^th-ranked Mountain Cats wrestlers fell behind after two bouts, but rallied with five straight wins, including a pair of falls and Corey Falleroni's decision over 12^th-ranked Logan Grass at 149 lbs,. to claim their third straight PSAC Dual Meet Championships with a 32-10 victory over Mercyhurst University, Friday night in the Sports Center.
 
Prior to the match, Pitt-Johnstown recognized this year's seniors…Sam Holandez (133 lbs.), Cole Landowski (149 lbs.), Cody Law (157 lbs.), Tyler Reinhart (174 lbs.) and D.J. Sims (285 lbs.).
 
Brendan Howard's 7-3 decision over region No. 4 Eric Bartos to open the match at 125 lbs., gave the Mountain Cats an quick lead, but Mercyhurst answered right back when Alexis Soriano pinned Sam Holandez at 1:19.
 
Pitt-Johnstown then began to take control.  At 141 lbs., fourth-ranked Chris Eddins dealt Region No. 6 Kevin Kinyua a 9-0 major decision loss, and Falleroni upset national qualifier and 12^th-ranked Logan Grass, 4-2, at 149 lbs.
 
The Mountain Cats then got a fall at 1:22 from second-ranked Cody Law at 157 lbs. to push the lead into double figures midway through the match, before Devin Austin's 14-4 major decision over Gavin Wilkerson at 165 lbs. made it 20-6.
 
Another Pitt-Johnstown fall, this one by Steve Edwards over Trevor Johnson at 2:41 put the Mountain Cats in front 26-6 and seal the program's third consecutive PSAC Dual Meet title.
 
Mercyhurst snapped Pitt-Johnstown's win streak at five when Dakota DesLauriers secured a 12-4 major decision over Alex Delp at 184 lbs.
 
However, Pitt-Johnstown closed it out with an 8-2 win by No. 7 Levi Niebauer over No. 10 Wes Phipps at 197 lbs., and D.J. Sims' took advantage of four back points late in the first overtime to defeat Jacob Robb, 5-1, and set the final at 32-10.
 
With the loss, the Lakers fell to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will host the 2018 Super Region I Tournament on February 23 -24 in the Sports Center, before traveling to Cedar Rapids, IA for the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championships on March 9-10.