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No. 16 Mountain Cat Wrestlers Roll to Three Victories at Kutztown Duals

Kutztown, PA

1/8/2022 2:08:00 PM

Biddle_Brock.jpgAfter breaking for the holiday season, the 16th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers were back in action and improved to 6-0 on the season with a trio of lopsided victories at Saturday's 2022 Kutztown University Duals.  Led by third-ranked Brock Biddle's three technical falls at 174 lbs., the Mountain Cats combined to defeat Queens (NC) University, Glenville State (WV) College, and No. 24 American International (MA) College By a combined score of 119-17.
 
Pitt-Johnstown took the opener against Queens, 42-6, before downing Glenville State, 31-8, and American International, 46-3.
 
         Mason Myers (133 lbs.), No. 6 Jacob Ealy (149 lbs.), Nate Smith (157 lbs.), No. 10 Dillon Keane (165 lbs.), Biddle (174 lbs.), Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.), and Oggie Atwood (285 lbs.) all went 3-0 for the Mountain Cats
 
         After a decision loss to begin the opener against Queens, Pitt-Johnstown bounced back to win the next six bouts, all with extra points, to build a 33-3 lead.  The Mountain Cats took advantage of falls from Myers (133 lbs.), Ealy (149 lbs.), and 10th-ranked Keane (165 lbs.), and Biddle's 16-0 technical fall at 3:51 over Stephon Haliburton in the 174-lb bout.
         At 141 lbs., Bryon Daubert picked up his first collegiate dual meet win with a 10-0 major decision over Nico D'Amico, and Smith won by forfeit at 157 lbs.
         Queens cut it to 33-6 when No. 7 Noah Curreri held off Gage Arnold, 3-1, at 184 lbs., but Rodgers secured a 5-2 win at 197 lbs. and Atwood pinned Joshua Voelkel at 4:27 in the 285-lb. bout that closed out the 42-6 victory.
         With the loss, Queens fell to 1-7.
 
          In the 31-8 win over Glenville State, an 8-2 decision by Matt Siszka over Brady Layman at 125 lbs. and Myers' 6-2 win over Alec Fulwider gave the Mountain Cats a quick 6-0 lead.
         The Pioneers made it 6-4 with a major decision win at 141 lbs., but Pitt-Johnstown won the next four bouts to break it open.
         Ealy's 17-1 technical fall at 3:49 over Gavin Quiocho at 149 and Smith's 6-3 decision at 157 lbs. pushed it out to 14-4.
         Keane won by forfeit at 165 lbs., and Biddle earned his sixth tech fall win of the year and second of the day.  Biddle dealt Hunter DeLong a 16-0 loss at 5:20 to make it 25-4.
         Glenville state got four of those points back with Cole Houser's major decision victory at 184 lbs., before Rodgers took down sixth-ranked Jordan Williams as time expired in the third period to pick-up a 6-4 upset win at 197 lbs. and Atwood ended it with a 6-2 decision at 285 lbs. for the Mountain Cats.
         Glenville State slipped to 14-5.
 
         The Mountain Cats ended the day with a 46-3 victory over American International.  A forfeit win by Siszka (125 lbs.) and Myers' 6-2 decision at 133 lbs. put Pitt-Johnstown on top, 6-0.
         The Yellowjackets cut the deficit in half when No. 8 Sean Johnson got a point for riding time in a 2-1 win over Caleb Morris at 141 lbs.
         That was as close as it would get.  Ealy won by forfeit at 149 lbs. and Smith secured an 8-5 decision over No. 7 JoJo Gonzalez to increase it to 18-3
         The Mountain Cats got a forfeit win at 165 lbs. from Keane and Biddle defeated Alfred MacNeil 15-0 at 4:05 to record his third technical fall of the day.
         Pitt-Johnstown continued to pour it on with Alex Weber's fall at 3:12 over Tommy Caracciolo and Rodger's 16-0 tech fall at 3:48, before Atwood pinned Alphonse Ferrintino at 3:27 to end it at 46-3.
         American International is now 1-5.
           
Pitt-Johnstown returns home to host Seton Hill for a PSAC match on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before visiting Fairmont State (WV) University for a non-conference match on January 21.
 
vs. Queens (NC) University – 01/08/22
125 lbs.  Melvin Rubio (QU)  Decision  Matt Siszka (UPJ)  6-2  3-0 QU
133 lbs.  Mason Myers (UPJ)  Fall  Griffen Gonzales (QU)  :50  6-3 UPJ
141 lbs.  Byron Daubert (UPJ)  Major Decision  Nico D'Amico (QU)  10-0  10-3 UPJ
149 lbs.  #6 Jacob Ealy (UPJ)  Fall  Lucas Comroe (QU)  :35  16-3 UPJ
157 lbs.  Nate Smith (UPJ)  Won By Forfeit  22-3 UPJ
165 lbs.  #10 Dillon Keane (UPJ)  Fall  Jay Skalecki (QU)  4:40  28-3 UPJ
174 lbs.  #3 Brock Biddle (UPJ)  Tech Fall  Stephon Haliburton (QU)  16-0 (3:51)  33-3 UPJ
184 lbs.  #7 Noah Curreri (QU)  Decision  Gage Arnold (UPJ)  3-1  33-6 UPJ
197 lbs.  Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ)  Decision  Austin Watkins (QU)  5-2  36-3 UPJ
285 lbs.  Oggie Atwood (UPJ)  Fall  Joshua Voelkel (QU)  4:27  42-6 UPJ
 
vs. Glenville State (WV) College – 01/08/22
125 lbs.  Matt Siszka (UPJ)  Decision  Brady Layman (GSC)  8-2  3-0 UPJ
133 lbs.  Mason Myers (UPJ)  Decision  Alec Fulwider (GSC)  6-2  6-0 UPJ
141 lbs.  Ethan Hardy (GSC)  Major Decision  Byron Daubert (UPJ)  9-1  6-4 UPJ
149 lbs.  #6 Jacob Ealy (UPJ)  Tech Fall  Gavin Quiocho (GSC)  17-1 (3:49)  11-4 UPJ
157 lbs.  Nate Smith (UPJ)  Decision  Tristan Pugh (GSC)  6-3  14-4 UPJ
165 lbs.  #10 Dillon Keane (UPJ)  Won By Forfeit  20-4 UPJ
174 lbs.  #3 Brock Biddle (UPJ)  Tech Fall  Hunter DeLong (GSC)  16-0 (5:20)  25-4 UPJ
184 lbs.  Cole Houser (GSC)  Major Decision  Gage Arnold (UPJ)  16-4  25-8 UPJ
197 lbs.  Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ)  Decision #6 Jordan Williams (GSC)  6-4  28-8 UPJ
285 lbs.  Oggie Atwood (UPJ)  Decision  Gavin Shamblin (GSC)  6-2  31-8 UPJ
 
vs. #24 American International (MA) College – 01/08/22
125 lbs.  Matt Siszka (UPJ)  Won By Forfeit  6-0 UPJ
133 lbs.  Mason Myers (UPJ)  Decision  Aaron Morocho (AIC)  6-2  9-0 UPJ
141 lbs.  #8 Sean Johnson (AIC)  Decision  Caleb Morris (UPJ)  2-1  9-3 UPJ
149 lbs.  #6 Jacob Ealy (UPJ)  Won By Forfeit  15-3 UPJ
157 lbs.  Nate Smith (UPJ)  Decision  #7 JoJo Gonzalez (AIC)  8-5  18-3 UPJ
165 lbs.  #10 Dillon Keane (UPJ)  Won By Forfeit  24-3 UPJ
174 lbs.  #3 Brock Biddle (UPJ)  Tech Fall  Alfred MacNeil (AIC)  15-0 (4:05)  29-3 UPJ
184 lbs.  Alex Weber (UPJ)  Fall  Tommy Caracciolo (AIC)  3:12  35-3 UPJ
197 lbs.  Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ)  Tech Fall  Justin Osler (AIC)  16-0 (3:48)  40-3 UPJ
285 lbs.  Oggie Atwood (UPJ)  Fall  Alphonse Ferrentino (AIC)  3:27  46-3 UPJ
 
 
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