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No. 9 Wrestlers Roll to 32-9 PSAC Victory at Seton Hill

Greensburg, PA

1/28/2023 3:27:00 PM

The ninth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers got falls from top-ranked Jacob Ealy at 149 lbs. and Dakoda Rodgers at 197 lbs. in a 32-9 PSAC victory at Seton Hill, Saturday afternoon.  The Mountain cats improved to12-0 overall and 4-0 in the PSAC.
    
Trevon Gray's 6-3 decision over Kyle Burkholder at 125 gave the Mountain Cats the early advantage, but Seton Hill responded with a 6-0 win by William Burgess over Byron Daubert at 133 lbs. to know it at 3-3.
 
However, Pitt-Johnstown took control with four consecutive wins.  At 141 lbs., Caleb Morris dealt Nolar Daerr a 12-2 major decision loss and Ealy pinned Zach Macy at 2:34 in the 149-lb bout to make it 13-3.
 
Ninth-ranked Nate Smith followed with a 15-6 major decision over Jimmy Baxter, and No. 10 Dillon Keane scored a 16-0 first period technical fall at 2:41 to increase the Mountain Cats' lead to 22-3.
 
The Griffins got a 6-3 win from Brandon Matthews at 174 lbs. to cut it to 22-6, but the Mountain Cats finished strong with three more wins.
 
Tony Salopek picked-up a 9-1 major decision over Riley O'Mara at 184 lbs., and Rodgers pinned Nick Whittington at 1:57 at 197 lbs., before Seton Hill's John Meyers held off fifth-ranked Isaiah Vance, 7-4, at 285 lbs. to set the final at 32-9.
 
With the loss, Seton Hill fell to 4-8 overall and 0-4 in the PSAC.

Pitt-Johnstown returns home to celebrate Winterfest Weekend with a PSAC math against Kutztown on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before visiting Shippensburg for a conference match on Feb. 7.
 
No. 9 Pitt-Johnstown at Seton Hill – 01/28/23
125 lbs.  Trevon Gray (UPJ)  Decision  Kyle Burkholder (SHU)  6-3  3-0 UPJ
133 lbs.  William Burgess (SHU)  Decision  Byron Daubert (UPJ)  6-0  3-3 TIE
141 lbs.  Caleb Morris (UPJ)  Major Decision  Nolan Daerr (SHU)  12-2  7-3 UPJ
149 lbs.  #1 Jacob Ealy (UPJ)  Fall  Zach Macy (SHU)  2:34  13-3 UPJ
157 lbs.  #9 Nate Smith (UPJ)  Major Decision  Jimmy Baxter (SHU)  15-6  17-3 UPJ
165 lbs.  #10 Dillon Keane (UPJ)  Technical Fall  Colby Romjue (SHU)  16-0 (2:41)  22-3 UPJ
174 lbs.  Brandon Matthews (SHU)  Decision  Jacob Burgette (UPJ)  6-3  22-6 UPJ
184 lbs.  Tony Salopek (UPJ)  Major Decision  Riley O'Mara (SHU)  9-1  26-6 UPJ
197 lbs.  Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ)  Fall  Nick Whittington (SHU)  1:57  32-6 UPJ
285 lbs.  John Meyers (SHU)  Decision  #5 Isaiah Vance (UPJ)  7-4  32-9 UPJ
 
 
 
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