The fourth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team closed out the first semester and made it two wins over Top-10-ranked opponents in a week with a 28-13 victory over No. 10 West Liberty (WV) University, Saturday afternoon in the Sports Center.  Two-time defending National Champion Chris Eddins (149 lbs.) broke open a four-point match with a second period fall to help the Mountain Cats improve to 10-2.
 
Last Saturday, Pitt-Johnstown traveled to seventh-ranked Ashland (OH) and dealt the Eagles a 19-12 loss.
 
Pitt-Johnstown got off to a quick start.  Seventh-ranked Brendan Howard defeated Corey Secrist 6-2 at 125 lbs., and Matt Siszka scored a 10-2 major decision over Jett Pattison at 133 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a 7-0 lead.
 
In a match-up of nationally-ranked wrestlers at 141 lbs., West Liberty's third-ranked Darius Bunch erased a 3-1 first period deficit to get the Hilltoppers on the scoreboard with an 8-4 decision over No. 12 Jacob Ealy.
 
Pitt-Johnstown responded with top-ranked Eddin's fall at 3:58 over Jamie Ward in the 149-lb. bout, before Nate Smith dealt Blake Miller a 4-0 shutout loss at 157 lbs. to increase the lead to 16-3.
 
The Mountain Cats continued to pour it on.  Two-time all-American and third-ranked Devin Austin won a 12-2 major decision over Chase Morgan at 165 lbs., and fourth-ranked Brock Biddle's 17-2 technical fall at 4:32 over Chance Morgan at 174 lbs. pushed the lead to 25-3 and guaranteed a Pitt-Johnstown victory.
 
The Hilltoppers won two of the final three bouts to set the final at 28-13.  Sandwiched around a 10-5 win by Pitt-Johnstown's Alex Delp at 197 lbs., the Hilltoppers got an 11-3 major decision win by Zane Lanham over Emorson Wentz at 184 lbs., and a first period pin from Francesco Borsellino in the bout at 285 lbs.
 
With the loss, the Hilltoppers fell to 4-5 on the year.
 
The Mountain Cats will break for the holiday season before competing in the 2020 NCAA Division II National Duals in Louisville, KY on January 10-11.  Pitt-Johnstown will host its next match on February 7 against Mercyhurst at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.