Higgins, Paulson Keep Winning; Lions Defeat Alfred State

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team went 1-2 on the day, defeating Alfred State and then falling to Division II West Liberty and Washington & Jefferson in a quad match held in Erie Hall on Saturday afternoon.

Scores: Penn State Behrend 54, Alfred State 0; Washington & Jefferson 44, Penn State Behrend 12l; West Liberty 39, Penn State Behrend 6

Record: Penn State Behrend (2-10)

Key Moments:

* Behrend picked up their second dual-match victory of the season
* Sophomore Levko Higgins (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra Area) won three times on the day, getting two pins and a decision win
* Sophomore Jake Paulson (Erie, PA/McDowell) continues to keep an unblemished record in dual-meet action, picking up a pair of wins on the day
* Against W&J, Pualson pinned Marty Shulik in 2:04 and Higgins followed with a pin over Kyle Beard in 1:14
* Paulson defeated Isiah Myers of West Liberty in overtime, earning a takedown with 20 seconds left for a 3-1 decision

Penn State Behrend 54, Alfred State 0

125 – Michael Binni (PSB) won by forfeit (6-0)
133 – N/A
141 – Seth Cowan (PSB) won by forfeit (12-0)
149 – Cole Ruffo (PSB won by forfeit (18-0)
157 –Jake Ognibene (PSB) won by forfeit (24-0)
165 –Tyler Speraw (PSB) won by forfeit (30-0)
174 – Sam Tubbs (PSB) won by forfeit (36-0)
184 – Jacob Paulson (PSB) won by forfeit (42-0)
197 – Joe Houston (PSB) won by forfeit (48-0)
HWT – Levko Higgins (PSB) pinned Mitchell Lattuca (A), 6:48 (54-0)

Washington & Jefferson 44, Penn State Behrend 12

125 – Manny Dovshek (WJ) pinned Michael Binni (PSB), 2:41 (6-0)
133 – Vinnie Catania (WJ) won by forfeit (12-0)
141 – Vinny Palm (WJ) pinned Seth Cowan (PSB), 0:51 (18-0)
149 – Micheal Heinl (WJ) tech. fall Cole Ruffo, 17-1 (23-0)
157 – Zach Schrott (WJ) dec. Jake Ognibene (PSB), 8-2 (26-0)
165 – Jared Walker (WJ) pinned Tyler Speraw (PSB), 2:36 (32-0)
174 – Alex Miller (WJ) pinned Sam Tubbs (PSB), 0:26 (38-0)
184 – Jacob Paulson (PSB) pinned Marty Shulik (WJ), 2:04 (38-6)
197 – Levko Higgins (PSB) pinned Kyle Beard (WJ), 1:14 (38-12)
HWT – Jake Walker (WJ) won by forfeit (44-12)

West Liberty 39, Penn State Behrend 6

125 – Corey Secrist (WL) maj. dec. Michael Binni (PSB), 12-1 (4-0)\
133 – Steven Slack (WL) won by forfeit (10-0)
141 – DeAndre Reed (WL) pinned Seth Cowan (PSB), 0:17 (16-0)
149 – Miles Mazik (WL) tech. fall Cole Ruffo (PSB), 18-1 (21-0)
157 – Josh Cornell (WL) maj. dec. Jake Ognibene (PSB), 14-4 (25-0)
165 – Owen Zeiders (WL) maj. dec. Tyler Speraw (PSB), 9-5 (28-0)
174 – Chance Morgan (WL) tech. fall Sam Tubbs (PSB), 16-0 (33-0)
184 – Jacob Paulson (PSB) dec. Isiah Myers (WL), 3-1 (OT) (33-3)
197 – Levko Higgins (PSB) dec. Austin Loew (WL), 7-4 (33-6)
HWT – Francesco Borsellino (WL) won by forfeit (39-6)