The NWCA No. 15-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team opened its home dual meet schedule with a 26-17 win over No. 13 West Liberty on Friday's lumni Night in the Sports Center.

West Liberty (0-3) jumped out to a 6-0 lead when No. 2 Logan Davis pinned Tyson Cook in 4:47 at 125 pounds. Anthony Mucci answered at 133 with a 20-3 technical fall over Thomas Lobliner in 5:38, cutting the Hilltoppers' lead to 6-5.

Pitt-Johnstown (1-0) took its first lead at 141 when Brady Baker edged Blake Reihner, 4-1, in sudden victory. Gideon Bracken then added to the margin with an 8-0 major decision over Cooper Smith at 149, making it 12-6. West Liberty's Jayden Jett narrowly got past Isaiah Pisano, 8-6, at 157 to make it 12-9.

No. 6 Trent Hoover restored the cushion at 165, pinning Bodie Morgan in 2:10 to stretch the lead to 18-9. Gabe Blissenbach picked up a 5-4 decision over Gavyn Beck at 174 to close the gap to 18-12.

The best match of the night came at 184, where No. 7 Ty Morrison, a 2026 NCAA All-American, faced No. 9 Oliver Byerly. Morrison earned a 4-2 decision to push the Mountain Cats' lead to 21-12. Aiden Hight then put the dual out of reach at 197 with a 21-5 technical fall over Devin Kendrex in 3:11, giving Pitt-Johnstown a 26-12 lead and the win. No. 5 Parker Bentley closed the night with a 17-2 technical fall over Ethan Osburn at 285 in 6:20 to account for the final margin.

Along with Morrison, Baker, Hoover and No. 3-ranked Brad Morrison are all returning NCAA National Qualifiers for the Mountain Cats.

Pitt-Johnstown continues its season on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at No. 12 Ashland (OH) University at 6:30 p.m. The Mountain Cats then head to the Shippensburg Duals on Saturday, Dec. 5, where they are schduld to take on Fairmont State (W.Va.) at 10 a.m., East Stroudsburg at 11:30 a.m., and Bridgeport (Conn.) at 1 p.m.
 

Bout-by-Bout Summary

125 lbs. No. 2 Logan Davis (WLU) Fall Tyson Cook (UPJ) 4:47 6-0 WLU
133 lbs. Anthony Mucci (UPJ) Technical Fall Thomas Lobliner (WLU) 20-3 (5:38) 6-5 WLU
141 lbs. Brady Baker (UPJ) Decision Blake Reihner (WLU) 4-1 SV 8-6 UPJ
149 lbs. Gideon Bracken (UPJ) Major Decision Cooper Smith (WLU) 8-0 12-6 UPJ
157 lbs. Jayden Jett (WLU) Decision Isaiah Pisano (UPJ) 8-6 12-9 UPJ
165 lbs. No. 6 Trent Hoover (UPJ) Fall Bodie Morgan (WLU) 2:10 18-9 UPJ
174 lbs. Gabe Blissenbach (WLU) Decision Gavyn Beck (UPJ) 5-4 18-12 UPJ
184 lbs. No. 7 Ty Morrison (UPJ) Decision No. 9 Oliver Byerly (WLU) 4-2 21-12 UPJ
197 lbs. Aiden Hight (UPJ) Technical Fall Devin Kendrex (WLU) 21-5 (3:11) 26-12 UPJ
285 lbs. No. 5 Parker Bentley (WLU) Technical Fall Ethan Osburn (UPJ) 17-2 (6:20) 26-17 UPJ