EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team was within striking distance of #11 Gannon as the Warriors trailed 12-10, however the Golden Knights produced four straight falls down the stretch to pull away, 36-10, on Saturday morning inside Koehler Fieldhouse.
Taking on a nationally ranked foe for the second time in less than 24 hours, the Warriors fall to 3-6 on the season and 0-4 in the conference, while the Golden Knights pick up their third straight victory to put their record at 7-5 overall and 4-1 in the PSAC.
Notables
- The Warriors took an early lead through the first two bouts as freshman Brady Carter held on for a 6-5 decision over Gannon's Jose Diaz at 125 pounds to put ESU ahead 3-0
- Junior transfer Cameron Enriquez turned in an impressive performance at 133 pounds as the Stroudsburg native posted a 10- major decision against Chase McLaughlin to push the Warriors' lead to 7-0
- After Gannon jumped in front 12-7, sophomore Luke Ciampa got the Warriors back in track with a 3-1 decision over the Golden Knight's Ethan Richner to make the score 12-10
- The Golden Knights flexed their muscles in the second half of the dual, using four consecutive pins at 174, 194, 197 and 285 to take down the Warriors
- Headed into the month of February, Carter holds a 9-3 overall record, Enriquez sits at 2-1 and Ciampa moves to an impressive 19-3
How it Happened
125: Brady Carter (ESU) over Jose Diaz (GU) (Dec 6-5) (ESU, 3-0)
133: Cameron Enriquez (ESU) over Chase McLaughlin (GU) (MD 10-1) (ESU, 7-0)
141: Jimmy Ryan (GU) over
Jack Dardia (ESU) (TF 17-0 3:38 7-3) (ESU, 7-5)
149: #2 Nick Young (GU) over
Brian Lombardi (ESU) (MD 16-2) (GU, 9-7)
157: #8 Dom Means (GU) over
Bryce Parenti (ESU) (Dec 8-1) (GU, 12-7)
165: Luke Ciampa (ESU) over Ethan Richner (GU) (Dec 3-1) (GU, 12-10)
174: Cole Casilio (GU) over
Robert Burke (ESU) (Fall 2:53) (GU, 18-10)
184: Cole Hivnor (GU) over
Josh Leidig (ESU) (Fall 2:04) (GU, 24-10)
197: #11 Joel Leise (GU) over
Ajay Hiller (ESU) (Fall 1:19) (GU, 30-10)
285: Eli Reese (GU) over
Thomas Flood (ESU) (Fall 1:44) (GU, 36-10)
Up Next
ESU hits the road for the final time during the regular season as the Warriors travel to Shippensburg on Wednesday to battle the Raiders in a PSAC dual
