ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team dropped a 40-9 decision to Case Western and then fell to Division II Gannon 42-4 in their home finale on Friday night.
Match One:
Final Score: Case Western 40, Penn State Behrend 9
Location: Erie, Pa. | Junker Center
Key Moments:
* The Lions won a pair of bouts in the match
* Peyton Hearn (Conneaut, PA/Conneaut) and Ryan Gildersleeve (DuBois, PA/DuBois) were victorious at 149 and 184, respectively
* Hearn tallied his 19th overall win and eighth dual-meet victory with a 4-2 decision over Calvin Cai
* Gildersleeve tallied six points on a forfeit to make it 29-9, before the Spartans tallied 11 points in the final two bouts for the final margin, 40-9
Case Western 40, Behrend 9
125: Edward Alizio (CWRU) over Mitch Headley (PSB) (Fall 0:34)
133: Jacob Gregg (CWRU) over Cole Neil (PSB) (Dec 7-4)
141: Art Martinez (CWRU) over Jake Brown (PSB) (TF 17-1 3:13)
149: Peyton Hearn (PSB) over Calvin Cai (CWRU) (Dec 4-2)
157: Thomas Wagner (CWRU) over Martin Ohlsson (PSB) (TF 16-0 3:47)
165: Mitchell Arch (CWRU) over Justin Hockenberger (PSB) (MD 17-5)
174: Simon Bishop (CWRU) over Matthew Melchior (PSB) (Fall 4:03)
184: Ryan Gildersleeve (PSB) over (CWRU) (For.)
197: Aidan Gassel (CWRU) over Nolan Fenton (PSB) (TF 21-5 3:22)
285: Keith Heineman (CWRU) over Eric Morales (PSB) (Fall 4:19)
Match Two:
Final Score: Gannon 42, Penn State Behrend 4
Location: Erie, Pa. | Junker Center
Key Moments:
* Matthew Caldwell (Wheatfield, NY/Starpoint) registered the four points at 197 for Behrend
* Caldwell, who did not compete against Case Western, earned his first major decision of the season
* Caldwell defeated Eddie Farrell 14-2 to register his 12th overall win
* Hearn dropped a close 4-2 decision at 149 to Carson Filer for his first dual loss of the season
Gannon 33, Behrend 15
125: Hunter Robison (GU) over (PSB) (For.)
133: Luke Mentzer (GU) over Cole Neil (PSB) (Dec 14-8)
141: Parker Loera (GU) over Jake Brown (PSB) (MD 11-2)
149: Carson Filer (GU) over Peyton Hearn (PSB) (Dec 4-2)
157: Hayden Butterfield (GU) over Martin Ohlsson (PSB) (TF 19-3 3:47)
165: Isaiah Mohmed (GU) over (PSB) (For.)
174: Caleb Butterfield (GU) over Ryan Gildersleeve (PSB) (MD 16-3)
184: Andrija Ivanovic (GU) over Matthew Melchior (PSB) (TF 19-1 2:24)
197: Matthew Caldwell (PSB) over Eddie Farrell (GU) (MD 14-2)
285: Eli Reese (GU) over Eric Morales (PSB) (Fall 1:46)
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Tuesday for a dual match at Thiel. Wrestling begins at 7 p.m.
