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Mountain Cats Celebrate Winterfest Weekend With 44-0 PSAC Win Over Seton Hill

Johnstown, PA

1/26/2024 8:36:00 PM

After welcoming back alumni and friends to kick-off Winterfest Weekend, Head Coach Pat Pecora's 11th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrsetlers did not disappoint the large crowd in the Sports Center.  Mason Myers (141 lbs.) and third-ranked Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.) each won by fall, and No. 3 Jacob Ealy (149 lbs.) and Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.) won by technical fall to lead the Mountain Cats to a convincing, 44-0, PSAC victory over Seton Hill.  Pitt-Johnstown improved to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
 
Trevon's 16-4 major decision win over William Burgess to open the match at 125 lbs. got things going for Pitt-Johnstown.
 
At 133 lbs. Byron Daubert dealt Seton Hill's Kyle Burkholder a 9-4 loss, and Myers pinned Jacob Gardner 2:30 into the opening period at 141 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a 13-0 lead.
 
Pitt-Johnstown kept it rolling with Ealy's, 17-1, technical fall victory as time expired in the first period, before Cooper Warshel won by injury default at 5:22 over Christian Hirak to push it out to 24-0 midway through the match.
 
Following an 8-2 decision by Dillon Keane at 165 lbs. and 7-1 win by Tony Salopek at 174 lbs., Gnibus picked-up the Mountain Cats' second technical of the evening when he defeated Riley O'Mara, 15-0 at 4:09 to build the lead to 35-0.
 
Pitt-Johnstown closed it out with fifth-ranked Dakoda Rodgers' 6-3 win over Brendan Finnerty at 197 lbs. and Vance's 12th win by fall of the year.  Vance pinned Lucas Allen at 2:11 to set the final at 44-0.
 
With the loss, the Griffins slipped to 5-7 overall and 1-3 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown travels to PSAC road matches at Kutztown, Mercyhurst, and Gannon, before returning home to celebrate Senior Night with a conference match against Shippensburg on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
Seton Hill at #11 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/26/24
125 lbs.  Trevon Gray (UPJ)  Major Decision  William Burgess (SHU)  16-4  4-0 UPJ
133 lbs.  Byron Daubert (UPJ)  Decision  Kyle Burkholder (SHU)  9-4 UPJ
141 lbs.  Mason Myers (UPJ)  Fall  Jacob Gardner (SHU)  2:30  13-0 UPJ
149 lbs.  #3 Jacob Ealy (UPJ)  Technical Fall  Nolan Daerr (SHU)  17-1 (3:00)  18-0 UPJ
157 lbs.  Cooper Warshel (UPJ)  Injury Default  Christian Hirak (SHU)  5:22  24-0 UPJ
165 lbs.  Dillon Keane (UPJ)  Decision  Collin Hearn (SHU)  8-2  27-0 UPJ
174 lbsTony Salopek (UPJ)  Decision  Kane Kettering (SHU)  7-1  30-0 UPJ
184 lbs.  Noah Gnibus (UPJ)  Technical Fall  Riley O'Mara (SHU)  15-0 (4:09)  35-0 UPJ
197 lbs.  #5 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ)  Decision  Brendan Finnerty (SHU)  6-3  38-0 UPJ
285 lbs.  #3 Isaiah Vance (UPJ)  Fall  Lucas Allen (SHU)  2:11  44-0 UPJ

 
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