Behrend Wrestling Dominates Hiram, Pitt-Bradford

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team picked up a pair of dual-meet wins, defeating Hiram 36-9 and then posting a 45-9 victory over Pitt-Bradford in the Junker Center on Saturday night.

Match One:
Score: Behrend 36, Hiram 9

Key Moments:

* Zach Dellinger (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville) picked up his first of two pins on the night, defeating Ian Fuentes in 2:23 for a quick six points at 125
* After falling in the next two bouts, Cole Neil (St. Marys, PA/Saint Marys) got the Lions three more points for a 9-6 lead thanks to an 8-4 decision over Jackson Bowers at 141
* Hiram knotted the score at 9-all with a decision win at 157
* The Lions held the Terriers scoreless in the final five bouts to post the 27-point margin
* Rudy Brown (Burgettstown, PA/Burgettstown) got his first technical fall of the season, 20-3, over Seth Holt in 3:51 at 165
* Konnor Tubin (Pewaukee, WI/Pewaukee) led the way at 174 with his second major decision to date, defeating Jimmy Thomas 14-5
* Behrend got a forfeit win at 184, before getting a pair of pins to end the match
* Matthew Caldwell (North Tonawanda, NY/Starpoint) pinned Jaden Bell in 6:11, while Samuel Kightlinger (Erie, PA/Iroquois) took down Zach Harper in 4:46, marking their third pins of the season

Match Two:
Score: Behrend 45, Pitt-Bradford 9

Key Moments:

* The Lions registered five pins in the eight matches won and took advantage of two forfeit victories
* Starting at 125, Dellinger got his second pin of the day against Cade Stern in 2:42 to give him four on the season
* Isaac Meyers (McMurray, PA/Peters Township) had a 9-7 lead in the third period at 133 before pinning Jacob Rogers with seven seconds left in the bout
* Pitt-Bradford got on the board with a forfeit win at 141 for six points
* Neil and R. Brown recorded pins in the first period at 149 and 157, respectively, and the Panthers forfeited at 165 and 174 to stretch the lead to 36-6 with three matches remaining
* After Pitt-Bradford tallied a 12-10 decision at 184, Nolan Fenton (Kersey, PA/Saint Marys) added another six points with his team-leading eighth pin
* Fenton defeated Alec Kapacs in 0:49 to improve to 10-0 on the season
* The final bout belonged to Abraham Keep (Girard, PA/Girard) at 285
* Keep managed an escape point in the third period and then earned a point for riding time to win 2-0

Next Up

* The Lions return to action on Saturday, December 7 at the RIT Invitational, beginning at 9 a.m.

Behrend 36, Hiram 9

125: Zach Dellinger (BEHR) over Ian Fuentes (Hir) (Fall 2:23)
133: Lewis deloach (Hir) over Jashad Bumpers (BEHR) (Dec 3-0)
141: Will Brodbeck (Hir) over Isaac Meyers (BEHR) (Dec 9-7)
149: Cole Neil (BEHR) over Jackson Bowers (Hir) (Dec 8-4)
157: Kaelon Lawson-West (Hir) over Colton Minerva (BEHR) (Dec 9-4)
165: Rudy Brown (BEHR) over Seth Holt (Hir) (TF 20-3 3:51)
174: Konnor Tubin (BEHR) over Jimmy Thomas (Hir) (MD 14-5)
184: Ryan Gildersleeve (BEHR) over (Hir) (For.)
197: Matthew Caldwell (BEHR) over Jaden Bell (Hir) (Fall 6:11)
285: Samuel Kightlinger (BEHR) over Zach Harper (Hir) (Fall 4:46)

Behrend 45, Pitt-Bradford 9

125: Zach Dellinger (BEHR) over Cade Stern (BRAD) (Fall 2:42)
133: Isaac Meyers (BEHR) over Jacob Rodgers (BRAD) (Fall 6:53)
141: Dylan Slovick (BRAD) over (BEHR) (For.)
149: Cole Neil (BEHR) over Mamady Treore (BRAD) (Fall 2:08)
157: Rudy Brown (BEHR) over Raymond Worsen (BRAD) (Fall 0:59)
165: Hunter Savitz (BEHR) over (BRAD) (For.)
174: Martin Ohlsson (BEHR) over (BRAD) (For.)
184: DJ Slovick (BRAD) over Konnor Tubin (BEHR) (Dec 12-10)
197: Nolan Fenton (BEHR) over Alec Kapacs (BRAD) (Fall 0:49)
285: Abraham Keep (BEHR) over Cameron Carter-Green (BRAD) (Dec 2-0)