
Second-ranked
Jacob Ealy recorded one of three Pitt-Johnstown pins to notch his 99
th career victory as the 11
th-ranked Mountain Cats closed out Saturday's duals in the Sports Center with a 29-13 win over 16
th-ranked Grand Valley State (MI). Pitt-Johnstown, which went 3-0, improved to 8-2 on the season.
Grand Valley State got decision wins from eighth-ranked Aaron Lucio at 125 lbs., and Collin Twigg at 133 lbs. to open up a 6-0 lead, but the Mountain Cats stormed back.
At 141 lbs.,
Mason Myers pinned Jak Keller 1:12 into the first period to tie it, and Ealy followed by pinning Eran Marx at 1:16 at 149 lbs. to put Pitt-Johnstown in front, 12-6.
Copper Washel's 18-1 technical fall at 5:54 over Caden Jacobs at 157 lbs., and a 5-0 win from
Dillon Keane over Trammel Robinson at 165 lbs., extended it to 20-6.
The Lakers got a 10-0 major decision win at 174 lbs. from third-ranked Josh Kenney to make it 20-10, but
Noah Gnibus' 4-1 win at 184 lbs. quickly got three of those points back for the Mountain Cats.
After 13
th-ranked Wyatt Miller defeated Pitt-Johnstown's seventh-ranked
Dakoda Rodgers, 6-2, at 197 lbs., the Mountain Cats closed it out when third-ranked
Isaiah Vance pinned Owen Hawley in just 36 second to.
The Mountain Cats will host a PSAC match against 14th-ranked Millersville on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before competing in the Shippensburg Duals on Jan. 20.
#16 Grand Valley State (MI) at #11 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/06/24
125 lbs. #8 Aaron Lucio (GVS) Decision
#12 Trevon Gray (UPJ) 7-2
3-0 GVS
133 lbs. Collin Twigg (GVS) Decision
Byron Daubert (UPJ) 10-8
6-0 GVS
141 lbs. Mason Myers (UPJ) Fall Jak Keller (GVS) 1:12
6-6 TIE
149 lbs. #2 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Fall Eran Marx (GVS) 1:16
12-6 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Technical Fall Caden Jacobs (GVS) 18-1 (5:54)
17-6 UPJ
165 lbs. Dillon Keane (UPJ) Decision Trammel Robinson (GVS) 5-0
20-6 UPJ
174 lbs. #3 Josh Kenney (GVS) Major Decision
Tony Salopek (UPJ) 10-0
20-10 UPJ
184 lbs. Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Decision Seth Konyenbelt (GVS) 4-1
23-10 UPJ
197 lbs. #13 Wyatt Miller
#7 Decision
Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) 6-2
23-13 UPJ
285 lbs. #3 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Fall Owen Hawley (GVS) :36
29-13 UPJ