HIRAM, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team secured two victories at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Quad Meet hosted by Hiram Saturday afternoon.
Final Score: Alfred St. 27, Penn State Behrend 15
Key Moments:
* The Pioneers narrowly defeated Behrend to kick off the action in Hiram
* Jake Brown (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg), Peyton Hearn (Conneaut Lake, PA/Conneaut), Martin Ohlsson (Westfield, NY/Westfield Academy), and Lane Dellaquila (Saint Marys, PA/Elk County Catholic) recorded four consecutive bout wins at 141, 149, 157, and 165 for the Lions against Alfred St.
* Brown secured a technical fall (20-4) in seven minutes, while Ohlsson notched a major decision (15-5) and Hearn and Dellaquila recorded decision wins, 12-7 and 5-3
* At 174, Justin Hockenberger (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) was narrowly defeated by George Racz (Dec 12-9)
* Alfred St. tallied victories in the final three bouts of the opening match to take the team win by a score of 27-15
Final Score: Penn State Behrend 53, Hiram 6
Key Moments:
* The Lions registered victories at nine of the 10 weight classes, which included six pinfalls against the hosts for their first team win of the afternoon, 53-6
* Brown, Ohlsson, Dellaquila, Zach Dellinger (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville), and Matthew Caldwell (Wheatfield, NY/Starpoint) all tallied pins for Behrend
* Freshman Nolan Fenton (Kersey, PA/Saint Marys) picked up his first collegiate victory at 197 with a pin in 43 seconds, one second ahead of Ohlsson's pin (44 seconds) for the fastest fall delivered by a Lion on Saturday
* Hearn notched his second technical fall of the afternoon (19-3) in 4:44 of his match against Ashton Kauf, while Cole Neil (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys) and Matthew Melchior (Lawrence Township, NJ/Lawrence) nabbed forfeit wins
Final Score: Penn State Behrend 32, Pitt-Bradford 24
Key Moments:
* Behrend registered its second victory of the conference duals with a 32-24 win over the Panthers
* Hearn and Dellaquila finished off the day by picking up their team-high third victories with an injury forfeit and a pinfall in 1:09
* Dellinger (Dec 12-6), Neil (TF 17-2 3:41), and Fenton (For.) earned their second victories of the meet for Behrend
* Sophomore transfer Ja'Shad Bumpers (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) notched his first victory as a Lion with a forfeit at 133
Alfred St. 27, Behrend 15
125: Mason Drew (ASC) over Zach Dellinger (PSB) (Fall 5:33)
133: Elijah Moshenek (ASC) over Cole Neil (PSB) (Dec 8-1)
141: Jake Brown (PSB) over Jayden Norris (ASC) (TF 20-4 7:00)
149: Peyton Hearn (PSB) over Benjamin Lloyd (ASC) (Dec 12-7)
157: Martin Ohlsson (PSB) over Benjamin Rivera (ASC) (MD 15-5)
165: Lane Dellaquila (PSB) over Justin Smith (ASC) (Dec 5-3)
174: George Racz (ASC) over Justin Hockenberger (PSB) (Dec 12-9)
184: Brent Perry (ASC) over Matthew Melchior (PSB) (Fall 1:44)
197: Sean Malenfant (ASC) over Matthew Caldwell (PSB) (Dec 10-3)
285: Nick Barrett (ASC) over Eric Morales (PSB) (Fall 4:28)
Behrend 53, Hiram 6
125: Zach Dellinger (PSB) over Ian Fuentes (HC) (Fall 2:24)
133: Cole Neil (PSB) over Unknown (For.)
141: Jake Brown (PSB) over Grayson Smith (HC) (Fall 1:22)
149: Peyton Hearn (PSB) over Ashton Kauf (HC) (TF 19-3 4:44)
157: Martin Ohlsson (PSB) over Jayce Dietrich (HC) (Fall 0:44)
165: Lane Dellaquila (PSB) over Seth Holt (HC) (Fall 5:25)
174: Jimmy Thomas (HC) over Justin Hockenberger (PSB) (Fall 3:43)
184: Matthew Melchior (PSB) over Unknown (For.)
197: Nolan Fenton (PSB) over Zach Harper (HC) (Fall 0:43)
285: Matthew Caldwell (PSB) over Edward Powers (HC) (Fall 4:10)
Behrend 32, Pitt-Bradford 24
125: Zach Dellinger (PSB) over Jacob Rodgers (UPB) (Dec 12-6)
133: Jashad Bumpers (PSB) over Unknown (For.)
141: Cole Neil (PSB) over Mamady Traore (UPB) (TF 17-2 3:41)
149: Peyton Hearn (PSB) over Nikolas Fegert (UPB) (Inj. 1:31)
157: Ray Worsen (UPB) over Jake Brown (PSB) (Fall 2:51)
165: Lane Dellaquila (PSB) over Farhid Negahban (UPB) (Fall 1:09)
174: Dennis Slovick (UPB) over Justin Hockenberger (PSB) (Fall 2:22)
184: Colton Gietler (UPB) over Matthew Melchior (PSB) (Fall 2:44)
197: Nolan Fenton (PSB) over Unknown (For.)
285: Gavin Thompson (UPB) over Matthew Caldwell (PSB) (Fall 1:39)
Up Next:
* Behrend will head to Rochester, N.Y. to take on St. John Fisher on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
