


The 11
th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers won eight of the 10 bouts, including falls from No. 2
Jacob Ealy,
Dillon Keane (165 lbs.), and No. 3
Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.), to deal ninth-ranked UNC Pembroke a 38-8 setback in Saturday's second round of the Mountain Cat Duals in the Sports Center. The win put Pitt-Johnstown at 7-2.
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Pitt-Johnstown got off to a quick start with a 16-0 technical fall at 2:20 from No. 12
Trevon Gray over Joey Bruscino at 125 lbs., and
Byron Daubert's 7-5 win over Logan Robinson at 133 lbs.
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UNC Pembroke got a reversal as time expired in the third period from Avery Buonocore to secure an 11-10 win over
Mason Myers at 141 lbs., but at 149 lbs., Ealy took just 20 second to pin Joshua Feliz to push the Mountain Cats' lead out to 14-3.
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Cooper Warshel dealt Michael Lowery at 17-4 major decision loss at 157 lbs., and Keane pinned William Lowery at 4:44 at 165 lbs. to increase it to 24-3.
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A 17-2 technical fall win from second-ranked Scott Joll at 174 lbs. cut the Braves' deficit to 24-8, but
Noah Gnibus used a riding time point to hold off Christopher Dickey, 2-1, at 184 lbs. and seventh-ranked
Dakoda Rodgers dealt Garrett Steele a 2-0 loss at 197 lbs.
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Vance then wrapped-it up the Pitt-Johnstown victory by pinning Massimo Sullivan a 1:53 at 285 lbs.
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#9 UNC Pembroke at #11 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/06/24
125 lbs. Â
#12 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Technical Fall Joey Bruscino (UNCP) 16-0 (2:20)Â
5-0 UPJ
133 lbs.Â
Byron Daubert (UPJ) Decision Logan Robinson (UNCP) 7-5Â
8-0 UPJ
141 lbs. Avery Buonocore (UNCP) DecisionÂ
Mason Myers (UPJ)Â 11-10Â
8-3 UPJ
149 lbs. #2 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Fall Joshua Feliz :20Â
14-3 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Major Decision Michael Lowery (UNCP) 17-4Â
18-3 UPJ
165 lbs. Dillon Keane (UPJ) Fall William Lowery (UNCP) 4:44Â
24-3 UPJ
174 lbs. #2 Scott Joll (UNCP) Technical Fall
 Tony Salopek (UPJ) 17-2 (7:00)Â
24-8 UPJ
184 lbs. Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Decision Christopher Dickey (UNCP) 2-1Â
27-8 UPJ
197 lbs.Â
#7 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Decision Garrett Steele (UNC) 2-0Â
30-8 UPJ
285 lbs.Â
#3 Isaiah Vance (UPJ)  Fall Massimo Sullivan (UNC)) 1:53Â
36-8 UPJ
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