Fenton, Keep Post Pins to Propel Wrestling Past St. Vincent
The Penn State Behrend wrestling team earned a 24-19 come-from-behind victory over St. Vincent in their home opener on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team earned a 24-19 come-from-behind victory over St. Vincent in their home opener on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.
Final Score: Behrend 24, St. Vincent 19
Key Moments:
* Down by seven with two bouts remaining, the Lions tallied two wins by pinfall in the first period to defeat the Bearcats
* Wrestling at 197, Nolan Fenton (Kersey, PA/Saint Marys) registered his team-leading seventh pin to get the Lions within one
* Fenton took down Collin Keller in 1:03 to remain undefeated on the season at 9-0
* In the final bout at heavyweight, Abraham Keep (Girard, PA/Girard) only needed 31 seconds to take down Brad Miller for the five-point victory
* Early in the match, the Bearcats grabbed a 9-0 lead with a technical fall and a major decision
* Cole Neil (St. Marys, PA/Saint Marys) got the first win for the Lions at 141, pinning Liam Flanigan in 2:43
* It marked the third pin of the season for Neil
* After 141, the teams traded wins until the final two matches
* St. Vincent won the first two of the meet and Behrend won the final two
* Rudy Brown (Burgettstown, PA/Burgettstown) and Konnor Tubin (Pewaukee, WI/Pewaukee) managed to get a decision wins at 157 and 174, respectively
* Brown and Tubin's helped the Lions close the gap at 16-12
* The heroics of Fenton and Keep gave Behrend the slightest edge for the win
* The victory marks the third dual win of the season and second consecutive over the Bearcats
Behrend 24, St. Vincent 19
125: Ryan Klingensmith (SVC) over Matt Tucci (BEHR) (TF 19-0 3:55)
133: Kyle McCollum (SVC) over Zach Dellinger (BEHR) (MD 20-7)
141: Cole Neil (BEHR) over Liam Flanigan (SVC) (Fall 2:43)
149: Tyler Debnar (SVC) over Jake Brown (BEHR) (Dec 11-4)
157: Rudy Brown (BEHR) over Logan Bechtold (SVC) (Dec 12-8)
165: Chase Brandebura (SVC) over Martin Ohlsson (BEHR) (MD 18-7)
174: Konnor Tubin (BEHR) over Charlie Mesich (SVC) (Dec 8-5)
184: Nathan Barkley (SVC) over Ryan Gildersleeve (BEHR) (Dec 10-3)
197: Nolan Fenton (BEHR) over Collin Keller (SVC) (Fall 1:03)
285: Abraham Keep (BEHR) over Brad Miller (SVC) (Fall 0:31)
Next Up:
* Behrend returns to action on Saturday against Pitt-Bradford and Hiram in a home tri-match. Wrestling begins at 5 p.m.