Wrestling Falls to Alfred State in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. – The Alfred State wrestling team won six out of the 10 bouts to defeat Penn State Behrend 31-13 in their home opener on Saturday night in the Junker Center.

Final Score: Alfred State 31, Penn State Behrend 13

Location: Erie, Pa. | Junker Center

Key Moments:

* The Lions won three of the first five bouts
* Behrend only fell behind on forfeits at 125 and 141 for a small 12-10 deficit
* The Pioneers won the next four straight bouts to pull ahead 31-10 with heavyweight left
* Sophomore Michael Binni (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) picked up his team-leading 11^th win at 133
* Binni never trailed in his match, defeating Jesse Pitoni by a decision score of 8-7

* James Kramer (Falconer, NY/Falconer Central) snapped a three-match losing streak with a 7-2 decision at the 149 weight class
* Nicholas Saeger (Falconer, NY/Falconer Central) got the Lions within two points with a major decision win
* Saeger posted a 13-2 victory over Cale Bartosch at 157
* Nathan Barcaskey (Moon Township, PA/Moon) made his debut for the first time with Behrend at 285
* Barcaskey broke a 8-all tie in the third period with a takedown to earn a 10-9 victory over Jacob DeWall for three points

Bout-By-Bout Results:

125: Brian Hedding (ASC) over (PSB) (For.) 
133: Michael Binni (PSB) over Jesse Pitoni (ASC), (Dec 8-7)
141: Paul Knapp (ASC) over (PSB) (For.) 
149: James Kramer (PSB) over Owen Kissell (ASC), (Dec 7-2) 
157: Nicholas Saeger (PSB) over Cale Bartosch (ASC), (MD 13-2) 
165: Anthony Miraglia (ASC) over Alex Barnett (PSB), (Dec 10-5) 
174: Blake Ilges (ASC) over Joshua McCall (PSB), (MD 10-2) 
184: Alijah Carter (ASC) over Brian Himes (PSB), (Fall 1:07) 
197: Harry Nice (ASC) over Jatin Chaudhary (PSB), (Fall 2:17) 
285: Nathan Barcaskey (PSB) over Jacob DeWall (ASC), (Dec 10-9)

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions return to action after the New Year on Wednesday, January 15 at Pitt-Bradford. Match begins at 7 p.m.