Behrend Wrestling Hosts Thiel on Senior Night
The Penn State Behrend wrestling team will honor the five seniors before taking on Thiel in non-conference action in the Junker Center Friday night at 7 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team will honor the five seniors before taking on Thiel in non-conference action in the Junker Center Friday night at 7 p.m.
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Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend will recognize seniors Zane Anderson, Ryan Gildersleeve, Mitch Headley, Andrew Maser and Kyle Trim before the match
* The Lions hosted St. John Fisher on Saturday and then competed at the JCC Open on Sunday
* Behrend fell 26-11 to the Cardinals in dual-meet action
* Cole Neil (St. Marys, PA/Saint Marys) put the Lions on the board with an 18-12 decision over Trevor Bishop at 141 with an 18-12 decision for three points
* At 149, Steffan Lynch (North East, PA/North East) gave Behrend a lead with a 16-0 technical fall vs. Justin Coiteux
* Nolan Fenton (Kersey, PA/Saint Marys) was the final winner for the Lions, earning a 15-8 decision over former nationally-ranked Braydon Vandenberg at 197
* Fenton continues to pace the team in the win column and pin column with 18 and 10, respectively
* Rudy Brown (Burgettstown, PA/Burgettstown) is the lone wrestler undefeated in dual meets with a 12-0 mark
* Brown also has a 14-2 overall record with five falls, four major decisions and two technical falls
Thiel News & Notes
* The Tomcats are coming off a 39-14 win over Hiram on Wednesday to even their record at 2-2
* Thiel also defeated W&J 30-14, while falling to Pitt-Bradford and Waynesburg in dual-meet action
* The Tomcats tallied four falls in the win over the Terriers
* Joey King logged his fourth pin of the season vs. Hiram and improved his overall record to 12-2 at 197
* King also leads the team with five technical falls
* EJ McCarthy, wrestling at 125, has three pins and is 6-8 on the season
Behrend Probable Starters
125: Zach Dellinger
133: Isaac Meyers
141: Cole Neil
149: Jake Brown/Steffan Lynch
157: Rudy Brown
165: Hunter Savitz/Sully Allen
174: Konnor Tubin
184: Ryan Gildersleeve
197: Nolan Fenton
285: Matt Caldwell
Thiel Probable Starters
125: EJ McCarthy
133: Dreyvin Livingston
141: Chase Kyler/Austin Parker
149: Jacob Potts
157: Landon Mead
165: N/A
174: Anthony Joiner
184: L. Groover/D. Simpkins
197: Joey King
285: Seth Phillips