Wrestling Heads to Pitt-Bradford Tonight

Wrestling Heads to Pitt-Bradford Tonight

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team hits the road to battle the Pitt-Bradford Panthers on Monday night. The dual match begins at 7 p.m.

 

Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* This is a rescheduled match from last Thursday
* The wrestlers last battled Hiram on Feb. 10
* The Lions fell to the Terriers 33-19 on senior day
* Heavyweight Joe Newara (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) and 149-pounder Cole Ruffo (Mercer, PA/Hickory) each tallied wins for Behrend
* Ruffo recorded his first major decision win this season with a 10-1 victory
* Newara posted a 2-0 decision over Devan Welch for the final points of the match

Pitt-Bradford News & Notes

* The Panthers are celebrating senior day in their final home dual match
* Pitt-Bradford has two wins on the season, defeating Behrend and Thaddeus Stevens
* The Panthers set a record for most points in a dual match with a 40-12 victory against the Bulldogs
* Farhid Negahban picked up his first collegiate victory at 149

Behrend Lineup
125 – Mitch Headley
133 – N/A
141 – N/A
149 – N/A
157 – Andrew Maser
165 – N/A
174 – Brian Himes
184 – Reno DiCesare
197 – N/A
285 – Joe Newara

Pitt-Bradford Lineup

125 – Jestin Poruban
133 – N/A
141 – Farhid Negahban
149 – Elijah Hernandez
157 – N/A
165 – Tyler Newton
174 – Victor Elias
184 – Nathan Powley
197 – Chase Proudfit
HWT – Shaquan Bagot/Matthew Ristau