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EAST STROUDSBURG – Freshman Gerhardt Reiter pinned Scranton's A.J. Sortino (2:04) in the final bout to give the East Stroudsburg University wrestling team a 26-24 victory over the Royals on Tuesday inside Koehler Fieldhouse.
 
Reiter, wrestling at 133, needed at least five points to give ESU (1-0) its first dual victory of the season after Scranton (4-5) took a 24-20 lead with a win at 125. Reiter improved his overall record to 6-4 on the season and recorded his third fall in the process.
 
ESU started the night by notching a pair of victories at 141 and 149 to take an 11-0 advantage over the Royals. Junior Colby Ems delivered an 18-3 tech. fall (3:10) against Scranton's Brandon Altieri to give the Warriors a 5-0 lead.
 
Junior Pierre Liciaga recorded a pin (2:37) at 149 against Alexander Tillman of the Royals to give ESU a double-digit advantage in its first dual of the season. Scranton would come storming back, trimming the deficit to 11-9. The Royals tallied six points via a medical forfeit at 157 and followed by adding three more points in a 7-3 decision at 165.
 
The Warriors would gain some momentum back as junior Richard Viruet notched a 14-11 decision at 174 against Scranton's Aidan McNally to make it 14-9 ESU. Viruet improved to 9-1 overall on the season with the victory. Redshirt junior Mike Raccioppi gave ESU a 20-9 lead in the dual thanks to a fall (1:01) against the Royals' William Fauerbach. The pin was Raccioppi's third of the season.
 
Scranton tallied victories in each of the next three bouts as Keegan Connelly recorded a tech. fall (7:00) against ESU freshman Cameron Kates at 285 to knot the score 20-20. Matthew Murawski followed with a 16-6 major decision at 125 that gave the Royals a four-point edge with just one bout remaining.
 
In the final bout, Reiter fought-back against Scranton's Sortino to pin his counterpart at the 2:04 mark and give ESU a 26-24 victory in the dual. The Royals had won the previous two matches in the head-to-head matchup between the two sides.

The Warriors return to the mat on Dec. 1 as ESU travels to Gannon to open PSAC action with a dual matchup against the Golden Knights beginning at 1 p.m.
 
 
ESU 26, Scranton 24
141 – Colby Ems (ESU) tech. fall Brandon Altieri, 18-3 (3:10); ESU leads 5-0
149 – Pierre Liciaga (ESU) pinned Alexander Tillman, 2:37; ESU leads 11-0
157 – T.J. Conlon (Scran.) over Ciovel Cuevas, m. forfeit; ESU leads 11-6
165 – Kevin Merle (Scran.) dec. Collin Stevens, 7-3; ESU leads 11-9
174 – Richard Viruet (ESU) dec. Aidan McNally, 14-11; ESU leads 14-9
184 – Mike Raccioppi (ESU) pinned William Fauerbach, 1:01; ESU leads 20-9
197 – Dan D'Agostini (Scran.) tech. fall Ivan Mendoza, 15-0 (6:09); ESU leads 20-15
285 – Keegan Connelly (Scran.) tech. fall Cameron Kates, 20-5 (7:00); dual tied 20-20
125 – Matthew Murawski (Scran.) maj. dec. Jared Altan, 16-6; Scran. leads 24-20
133 – Gerhardt Reiter (ESU) pinned A.J. Sortino, 2:04; ESU wins 26-24