

The 11
th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers used three falls and a pair of technical falls to open the PSAC portion of its schedule with an impressive 41-6 victory at East Stroudsburg, Wednesday evening. The Mountain Cats, who won nine of the 10 bouts, improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the PSAC.
At 125 lbs.,
Trevon Gray got the Mountain Cats off to a 4-0 start with a 12-0 major decision over Josh Jaisonowicz, but East Stroudsburg quickly took the lead when Kelvin Rodriguez-Molina pinned
Byron Daubert at 5:18 in the 133-lb. bout.
However, that lead didn't last long. Tenth-ranked
Caleb Morris answered by pinning Jack Dardia at 1:58 at 141 lbs., before No. 2
Jacob Ealy dealt Eric Falleni an 8-1 setback at 149 lbs. to start a streak of eight straight wins by the Mountain Cats to finish the match.
Pitt-Johnstown never looked back. A 7-2 win by fourth-ranked
Nate Smith over Bryce Parenti and 12
th-ranked
Dillon Keane's 7-2 decision over Luke Ciampa at 165 lbs. increased the lead to 19-6.
Alex Weber then sealed the victory at 174 lbs. for the Mountain Cats when he pinned Robert Burke :26 into the second period to put the match out of reach at 25-6 with three bouts remaining.
Pitt-Johnstown finished strong. No. 12
Brock Biddle recorded his fourth technical fall of the season, 16-0 at 4:24 over Josh Leidig at 184 lbs. and
Dakoda Rodgers won a 17-0 technical fall at 4:54 over Ajay Hiller at 197 lbs..
The Mountain Cats closed out the match in fine fashion when No. 11
Oggie Atwood pinned Thomas Flood at 4:10 to set the final at 41-6.
East Stroudsburg is now 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC.
The Mountain Cats will break for the Thanksgiving Holiday the return to the Sports Center to host the Mountain Cat Quad with Fairmont State (WV), King (TN), and Lake Erie (OH) on Dec. 3 starting at 10 a.m.
At East Stroudsburg University 11/16/22
125 lbs.
Trevon Gray (UPJ) Major Decision Josh Jasionowicz (ESU) 12-0
4-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Kelvin Rodriguez-Molina (ESU) Fall
Byron Daubert (UPJ) 5:18
6-4 ESU
141 lbs.
#10 Caleb Morris (UPJ) Fall Jack Dardia (WSU) 1:58
10-6 UPJ
149 lbs.
#2 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Decision Eric Falleni (ESU) 8-2
13-6 UPJ
157 lbs.
#4 Nate Smith (UPJ) Decision Bryce Parenti (ESU) 7-2
16-6 UPJ
165 lbs.
#12 Dillon Keane (UPJ) Decision Luke Ciampa (ESU) 7-2
19-6 UPJ
174 lbs.
Alex Weber (UPJ) Fall Robert Burke (ESU) 3:24
25-6 UPJ
184 lbs.
#12 Brock Biddle (UPJ) Technical Fall Josh Leidig (ESU) 16-0 (4:24)
30-6 UPJ
197 lbs.
Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Technical Fall Ajay Hiller (ESU) 17-0 (4:54)
35-6 UPJ
285 lbs.
#11 Oggie Atwood (UPJ) Fall Thomas Flood (ESU) 4:10
41-6 UPJ