Pitt-Bradford Wrestling Defeats Behrend Lions

ERIE, Pa. – The Pitt-Bradford wrestling team registered four wins by pinfall and two by major decisions to collect a 44-6 win over Penn State Behrend on Thursday night.

Final Score: Pitt-Bradford 44, Penn State Behrend 6
Location: Erie, Pa. | Junker Center  

Key Moments:

* The Panthers took a 3-0 lead after the first match at 125
* Jose Ortiz (New York City, NY/Inwood Academy for Leadership) gave the Lions a 6-3 lead with a forfeit victory at 133
* Pitt-Bradford recorded three straight falls to take a 21-6 lead
* At 157, Andrew Maser (Cranberry Township, PA/Harmony) had a 6-2 advantage with less than a minute in the third period, before falling to Farhid Negahban in the final 30 seconds
* The Panthers then tallied back-to-back major decisions, before winning the final three bouts

Pitt-Bradford 44, Penn State Behrend 6

125: Ja`Shad Bumpers (BRAD) over Mitch Headley (BEHR), (Dec., 5-0)
133: Jose Ortiz (BEHR) over (BRAD), (For.)
141: Darren Christian Jr. (BRAD) over Zach Dellinger (BEHR), (Fall, 1:50)
149: Raymond Worsen jr (BRAD) over Hunter Savitz (BEHR), (Fall, 0:59)
157: Farhid Negahban (BRAD) over Andrew Maser (BEHR), (Fall, 6:39)
165: Kyle Keefe (BRAD) over Justin Cornelius (BEHR), (MD, 20-12)
174: Dennis Slovick (BRAD) over Tyler Speraw (BEHR), (MD, 10-2)
184: Colton Geitler (BRAD) over Dylan Barber (BEHR), (Fall, 6:07)
197: Nathan Powley (BRAD) over (BEHR), (For.)
285: Cameron Carter-Green (BRAD) over Kyle Trim (BEHR), (Dec., 3-2)