KUTZTOWN – The East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team concluded the regular season by dropping a PSAC dual to #21 Kutztown, 33-12, on Thursday night inside Keystone Arena.  

The Warriors finished the season 6-5 overall and 2-5 in the PSAC while the Golden Bears went 5-2 on the year and in the conference.

Notables

• Ajay Hiller earned the Warriors' first decision of the evening as the junior produced a 5-0 victory over Kutztown's Liam Akers at 197 lbs. The East Stroudsburg native moved to 21-10 overall and 6-3 duals headed into the postseason.
   
• Reigning PSAC Wrestler of the Week and 12th-ranked Layton Schmick picked up right where he left off as the freshman used a 6-1 decision over the Golden Bear's Dustin Swanson for his 10th consecutive victory at 285 lbs. The Carlise native finished 9-1 in duals and goes to the NCAA Super Region I Championships 27-3 overall as well as ranked No. 2 in the region.
   
• Junior Patrick Noonan improved to 7-1 overall and 2-1 in duals following a forfeit victory at 149 lbs.
   
• Kutztown got its revenge over the Warriors, who defeated the Golden Bears last year in Koehler Fieldhouse for the first time since February 18, 2014, but the Warriors maintained a 28-13-1 advantage in the all-time series.

How it Happened
125 – Trent Thompson (Kutztown) over Brady Carter (ESU) (Fall 1:14)
133 – Javien DeLeon (Kutztown) over Ben Makaritis (ESU) (Fall 0:59)
141 – Jared Fulton (Kutztown) over Carlens Lapaix (ESU) (Dec 3-0)
149 – Patrick Noonan (ESU) by Forfeit
157 – No. 12 Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown) over Eric Falleni (ESU) (Dec 7-2)
165 – No. 7 Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown) over Luke Ciampa (ESU) (Maj. Dec. 15-6)
174 – Hunter Horton (Kutztown) over Robert Burke (ESU) (Tech. Fall 17-2 6:44)
184 – No. 3 Matt Weinberg (Kutztown) over Jarrett Pantuso (ESU) (Fall 1:38)
197 – Ajay Hiller (ESU) over Liam Akers (Kutztown) (Dec 5-0)
285 – No. 12 Layton Schmick (ESU) over Dustin Swanson (Kutztown) (Dec. 6-1)

Extra Matches
174 – Roman Moser (Kutztown) over Kasim Bahar (ESU) (Fall 6:55)
184 – Alex Ward (Kutztown) over Kody Edwards (ESU) (Maj. Dec. 20-8)

Up Next
ESU returns to Keystone Arena in two weeks as the Warriors begin preparation for the NCAA Super Region I Championships on Saturday, March 2. The top-three finishers in each weight class advance to the NCAA Championships on March 15 and 16 in Park City, Kansas.