JOHNSTOWN – Pitt-Johnstown won all 10 bouts, including five match-ups of regionally-ranked wrestlers in Division II's Super Region One, to post a 42-0 win over East Stroudsburg University on Wednesday night in western Pennsylvania.
The Mountain Cats, ranked No. 9 in Division II and No. 1 in the region, won all five of the regionally-ranked match-ups by decision, including three by a single point. They also recorded three wins by fall and picked up a forfeit victory at 125. ESU entered the match ranked No. 4 in the region and No. 18 in the country.
At 133, freshman
Jordan Toledo (Region #6) dropped his first career dual by a 9-3 decision against Ryan Link (Region #1), who is ranked No. 6 nationally. David Cawley (Region #6) knocked off redshirt junior
Adam Hluschak (DII #4, Region #1) with a 9-4 decision, and UPJ followed with pins from Nathan Link (Region #5) at 149 and Joe Harper at 157.
The string of one-point setbacks began at 165, where Gary Lantz (Region #6) posted a 6-5 win over redshirt junior
Thad Frick (Region #5). Steve Makin (Region #4) won by a 4-3 score over redshirt senior
Jeff Jacobs (Region #5) at 174, and A.J. Brentzel (Region #2) won a 5-4 decision against redshirt freshman
Brendan McKeown (Region #4) at 184.
At 197, Petros Georgilas had a 6-3 victory over junior
James Gonzalez, and No. 6 Chris Dempsey (Region #1), a returning All-American, had a first period pin of sophomore
Will Weaver at 285 to finish the night. Weaver took his first dual loss of the season after a pair of wins to open the year.
ESU will take a 1-2 dual record into the Bloomsburg Duals on Sunday. The Warriors will wrestle three Division squads in Buffalo, Drexel and the host Huskies.
UPJ 42, ESU 0
125 – David Fogle (UPJ) won by forfeit
133 – No. 6 Ryan Link (UPJ) dec.
Jordan Toledo, 9-3
141 – David Cawley (UPJ) dec. No. 4
Adam Hluschak, 9-4
149 – Nathan Link (UPJ) pinned
Tyler Wilton, 4:21
157 – Joe Harper (UPJ) pinned
Luke Grassi, 3:51
165 – Gary Lantz (UPJ) dec.
Thad Frick, 6-5
174 – Steve Makin (UPJ) dec.
Jeff Jacobs, 4-3
184 – A.J. Brentzel (UPJ) dec.
Brendan McKeown, 5-4
197 – Petros Georgilas (UPJ) dec.
James Gonzalez, 6-3
285 – No. 6 Chris Dempsey (UPJ) pinned
Will Weaver, 1:21