ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team will host the Pitt-Bradford Panthers for the last varsity athletic event in Erie Hall on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
Coverage
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are hosting Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) rival Pitt-Bradford in their home finale
* Last time out, Behrend fell to Lackawanna, Wilke and Scranton at the John Reese Duals
* Sophomore Michael Binni (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) went undefeated over the three dual matches, recording a pair of pins at the 125 weight class
* Cole Ruffo (Mercer, PA/Hickory), Alex Barnett (Warren, PA/Eisenhower) and Joshua McCall (Erie, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) also registered wins against Lackawanna
* Ruffo tallied his second pin of the season and for Barnett it was his first
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* The Panthers complete the dual-meet portion of their schedule against Behrend
* Last time out, Pitt-Bradford competed at the Jamestown Open on Jan. 26
* Elijah Hernandez won all four matches by decision for first place at the 133 weight class
* Earlier in the season, the Panthers defeated Behrend 28-27 at home
* Pitt-Bradford won on criteria to earn an extra point and break the 27-all tie for the victory
Behrend Probable Starters
125 – Wilson Ruiz
133 – Michael Binni
141 – N/A
149 – William Brown
157 – Jake Ognibene/Cole Ruffo
165 – Alex Barnett/Joshus McCall
174 – Tyler Speraw
184 – Brandon Miller
197 – Brian Himes
285 – N/A
Pitt-Bradford Probable Starters
125 – N/A
133 – Colton Davis
141 – Elijah Hernandez
149 – Trenton Wills
157 – N/A
165 – Nate Powley
174 – N/A
184 – Derek Ridgeway
197 – Jason Reyes
HWT – Mitch Dowd
