Full Results

EAST STROUDSBURG – The twenty-second ranked East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team opened its 2019-20 dual schedule on Friday night against nationally-ranked No. 1 Pitt-Johnstown in a PSAC matchup. The Warriors dropped a 38-8 decision against the Mountain Cats inside Koehler Fieldhouse.
 
ESU (0-1, 0-1 PSAC) received a pair of victories from junior Marquan Payne and redshirt senior Mike Raccioppi.
 
The Mountain Cats would take a 9-0 lead in the match as Tyler Warner defeated freshman Bryce Parenti via a 6-1 decision at 133 pounds. UPJ took a 6-0 lead to start the dual as ESU forfeited the 125-pound bout.
 
Payne got ESU onto the scoreboard with a 13-7 decision against UPJ's Jacob Smith at 157 pounds. Pitt-Johnstown increased its lead in the match to 24-3 following a 9-0 victory via a major decision from Devin Austin at 165 pounds against ESU senior Pierre Liciaga.
 
Raccioppi recorded an 18-3 tech. fall victory at 174 pounds for ESU against the Mountain Cats' Brock Biddle. The victory for Raccioppi trimmed the Warriors' deficit in the match to 24-8.
 
Pitt-Johnstown closed the dual with victories at 184, 197, and 285 pounds to secure the 38-8 victory against the Warriors.
 
ESU had a total of six wrestlers that made their dual debuts on Friday (Parenti, freshman Jack Dardia, freshman Christopher McMonegal, junior Sczar Charles, freshman Clayton Green, and freshman Nick Nittoli.
 
The Warriors host the ESU Open on Sunday, Nov. 10 at Koehler Fieldhouse beginning at 9 a.m. ESU returns to the dual portion of its schedule on Nov. 20 with a matchup at the University of Scranton beginning at 7 p.m.