Wrestling Falls Short at Pitt-Bradford

BRADFORD, Pa. – The Pitt-Bradford wrestling team edged Penn State Behrend, breaking a tiebreaker based on criteria to post a 28-27 victory on Wednesday night.

Final Score: Pitt-Bradford 28, Penn State Behrend 27

Location: Bradford, Pa. | KOA Arena

Key Moments:

* After a tied match (27-all), the Panthers won on more six-point decisions with a 4-3 difference from the Lions
* Behrend took a 12-0 lead with a pair of forfeits at 125 and 133
* Pitt-Bradford closed the gap at 12-9 with the next two wins; one by forfeit at 141 and a 7-2 decision at 149
* Jake Ognibene (Washington, PA/Chartiers-Houston), in his first match of the season, tallied an 11-3 major decision over Trenton Wills at 157 to make it 16-9
* The Panthers won the next three out of five bouts to comeback and tie the match
* Alex Barnett (Warren, PA/Eisenhower) and Brandon Miller (Hermitage, PA/Hickory) picked up the final wins for Behrend
* Barnett won by forfeit at 174 and Miller recorded his first technical fall win of the season (17-0) at 197

Bout-By-Bout Results:

125: Wilson Ruiz (PSB) over (UPB) (For.) 
133: Michael Binni (PSB) over (UPB) (For.) 
141: Colton Davis (UPB) over (PSB) (For.) 
149: Elijah Hernandez  (UPB) over Cole Ruffo (PSB), D, 7-2  
157: Jake Ognibene (PSB) over Trenton Wills (UPB), MD, 11-3
165: Nate Powley (UPB) over Josh McCall (PSB), F, 5:38
174: Alex Barnett (PSB) over (UPB) (For.)
184: Derek Ridgeway (UPB) over Brian Himes (PSB), F, 0:43
197: Brandon Miller (PSB) over Jason Reyes (UPB), 17-0
285: Mitch Dowd (UPB) over (PSB), (For.)

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Friday against Thiel in Erie Hall. Wrestling begins at 7 p.m.