Wrestling Hosts Defiance Sunday in Erie Hall

Wrestling Hosts Defiance Sunday in Erie Hall

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team will host the Defiance Yellow Jackets in a dual-match on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Erie Hall. 

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions return to the mat for the first time in nearly a month
* On December 8, Behrend hosted Brockport and fell 41-9
* Jake Paulson (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Levko Higgins (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) were the two winners against the
Golden Eagles
* Paulson picked up his third pin of the season in 6:05 at the 184 weight class
* Paulson is 8-0 in dual matches, while Higgins is 7-1 on the season
* Saturday's match is the second to last home contest for the Lions

Defiance News & Notes

* The Yellow Jackets dropped their first dual-match of the season before the holidays
* Defiance fell 29-18 to Manchester
* Rosendo Beltran (125), Seth Beard (133), Raymier Henderson (141) and Hunter McNutt (184) were winners
against Manchester
* Beltran and Henderson pinned their opponents in the dual match

Probable Behrend Lineup

125 – Michael Binni
133 – N/A
141 – Seth Cowan
149 – Jake Ognibene/Cole Ruffo
157 – Tyler Speraw
165 – Joe Houston
174 – Sam Tubbs
184 – Jake Paulson/Levko Higgins
197 – Jake Paulson/Levko Higgins
HWT – Jake Kelly


Probable Defiance Lineup

125 – Rosendo Beltran
133 – Dominic Newton/Seth Beard
141 – Raymier Hickerson
149 – Noah Saunders
157 – Cortez Bradley
165 – Tyler Houston
174 – Jacob Legge/ Mason Morris
184 – Hunter Mcnutt
197 – Jesse Guzman
285 – Rigo Villa