Behrend Wrestling Hosts Tri-Match Saturday Night
The Penn State Behrend wrestling team will battle Hiram and Pitt-Bradford in a tri-match on Saturday night in the Junker Center. First match begins at 5 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team will battle Hiram and Pitt-Bradford in a tri-match on Saturday night in the Junker Center. First match begins at 5 p.m.
Schedule/Coverage
Penn State Behrend vs. Hiram (Live Stats | Video), 5 p.m.
Hiram vs. Pitt-Bradford (Video), 6:30 p.m.
Penn State Behrend vs. Pitt-Bradford (Live Stats | Video), 8 p.m.
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are coming off a come-from-behind victory over St. Vincent 24-19 in non-conference dual-meet action on Wednesday night
* Each team registered five wins in the match
* St. Vincent tallied the first two wins but the Lions earned the final two wins to make the difference
* Down by seven with two bouts remaining, Behrend 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 overall victory
* In addition to Fenton, Keep is also undefeated on the season with a 5-0 overall record to go with three pins
Hiram News & Notes
* The Terriers open dual-meet action against the Lions
* Hiram has competed at the Mt. Union and W&J Invites
* The Terriers placed ninth at Mt. Union and 13th at W&J
* Jackson Bowers (149) advanced to the quarterfinals at W&J with a pair of wins, but falling to Behrend's Jake Brown 15-1 in the quarterfinals
* At 165, Seth Holt advanced to the semifinals and tallied a 4-1 record
* Both Holt and Bowers have been named to the PAC Honor Roll for their early-season success on the mat
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* Pitt-Bradford is 2-5 in dual-meet action this season
* The Panthers posted a 2-3 record at the Electric City Duals on Sunday
* Pitt-Bradford picked up wins against Rowan (42-6) and Keystone (32-15)
* Sophomore Gavin Thompson was named the AMCC Wrestler of the Week
* Thompson won all three matches at the Electric City Duals, registering two wins and one decision victory
* The heavyweight was named to the All-AMCC Second Team a year ago
* Cameron Carter-Green, a junior heavyweight, leads the team with seven wins and four pins