EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team closed out the regular season in impressive fashion as the Warriors earned dual victories over Seton Hill (32-21) and Sussex (47-3) on Sunday inside Koehler Fieldhouse.
The Warriors improved to 6-4 overall and 2-4 in the PSAC with one conference match remaining next Thu
Trailing 15-0 to open the dual against Seton Hill, the Warriors were victorious in six of the final seven bouts to earn a come-from-behind victory, their first over the Griffins since February 2, 2014.
Prior to today's dual, ESU honored seniors Sergio Cespedes, Eric Falleni, Justin Halbert, Anthony Hernandez, Zach Lewis, Jacob Remolina, Matthew Richardson and team manager Emily Schmitt.
Notables
- Producing wins for the Warriors against the Griffins was Patrick Noonan (149 – 17-0, 3:21), Falleni (157 – 13-1), Luke Ciampa (165 – 15-0, 3:00), Robert Burke (174 – Forfeit), Jarrett Pantuso (184 – Forfeit) and No. 12 Layton Schmick (285 – Fall)
- The Warriors picked up victories in nine of 10 bouts versus Sussex which included Jason Athey (125 – 16-3), Ben Makaritis (133 – Fall, 4:35), Carlens Lapaix (141 – 16-3), Zach Lewis (149 – Forfeit), Sergio Cespedes (165 – Forfeit), Josh Leidig (184 – 14-9), Pantuso (184 – Forfeit), Ajay Hiller (197 – Forfeit) and Schmick (285 – 0:37)
- ESU snapped an eight-match losing streak to Seton Hill as the Warriors earned their first win over the Griffins since February 2, 2014
- The Warriors defeated Sussex for the second time this season as ESU previously defeated the Skylanders back on December 1, 2023
How it Happened (ESU vs. Seton Hill)
125 – William Burgess (Seton Hill) over Brady Carter (ESU) (Maj. Dec. 15-3)
133 – Kyle Burkholder (Seton Hill) over Ben Makaritis (ESU) (Fall 1:53)
141 – Jacob Gardner (Seton Hill) over Francisco Perez-Gonzalez (ESU) (Tech. Fall 15-0)
149 – Patrick Noonan (ESU) over Nolan Daerr (Seton Hill) (Tech. Fall 17-0)
157 – Eric Falleni (ESU) over Braxton Miller (Seton Hill) (Maj. Dec 13-1)
165 – Luke Ciampa (ESU) over Colin Hearn (Seton Hill) (Tech. Fall 19-3 6:40)
174 – Robert Burke (ESU) by Forfeit
184 – Jarett Pantuso (ESU) by Forfeit
197 – Brendan Finnerty (Seton Hill) over Ajay Hiller (ESU) (Fall 5:47)
285 – No. 12 Layton Schmick (ESU) over Ethan Cain (Seton Hill) (Fall 3:56)
Extra Matches
141 – Niko Ferra (Seton Hill) over Carlens Lapaix (ESU) (Maj. Dec. 10-2)
157 – Zach Lewis (ESU) over Trevor Swartz (Seton Hill) (Fall 3:43)
285 – Matthew Richardson (ESU) over Lucas Allen (Seton Hill) (Tech. Fall 16-1 7:00)
How it Happened (ESU vs. Sussex)
125 – Jason Athey (ESU) over Roman Citro (SCCC) (Maj. Dec. 16-3)
133 – Ben Makaritis (ESU) over Seth Hagensen (SCCC) (Fall 4:35)
141 – Eli Bounds (SHIP) over Carlens Lapaix (ESU) (Maj. Dec. 11-3)
149 – Zach Lewis (ESU) by Forfeit
157 – Thaylor Sibblies (SCCC) over Jacob Remolina (Dec 11-4)
165 – Sergio Cespedes (ESU) by Forfeit
174 – Josh Leidig (ESU) over Shawn Pawlowski (SHIP) (Fall 1:33)
184 – Jarett Pantuso (ESU) by Forfeit
197 – Ajay Hiller (ESU) by Forfeit
285 – No. 12 Layton Schmick (ESU) over Shane Saulnier (SCCC) (Fall 0:37)
Extra Match
141 – Daniel Principe (ESU) over Chris Dwyer (SCCC) (Fall 2:01)
Up Next
ESU concludes the regular season on Thursday as the Warriors travel to Kutztown for a PSAC dual against the Golden Bears at 7 p.m. inside Keystone Arena
