Lehigh 24 Pittsburgh 9
Pitt Wrestling Falls To No. 17 Lehigh, 24-9
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt wrestling team (2-1) dropped its first dual match of the year with a 24-9 loss to No. 17 Lehigh on the road.
The Panthers’ Tyler Nauman got the scoring started for Pitt after Lehigh jumped out to a 7-0 lead with a big 5-3 decision over 18th-ranked Seth Ciasulli at 141. Nauman (Middletown, Pa./Middletown) remains undefeated on the season with an 8-0 record, including 3-0 in dual matches.
Pitt closed the gap to 9-6 following the 149-pound match when Eric Albright (York, Pa./New Lion Area/Virginia) earned a 3-2 decision over Brian Tanen of Lehigh to make it two straight decisions for the Panthers. The Mountain Hawks pulled away though, stringing together four straight decisions to take a commanding 21-6 lead. Sophomore Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley) claimed a 3-1 sudden victory win over Joe Kennedy at 197, bringing the score to 21-9 in favor of the home team.
In the heavyweight division, junior Ryan Tomei (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) dropped his first match of the season to sixth-ranked Zach Rey, 3-2, in the final match of the day.
Pitt returns to action Nov. 22 for the Sprawl and Brawl Duals in Binghamton, N.Y.
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
Score/Time |
|
|
125 |
John McDonald (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Chris Kochinsky (Pitt) |
12-5 |
|
133 |
Matt Fisk (Lehigh) |
Fall |
Zach Grove (Pitt) |
5:41 |
|
141 |
Tyler Nauman (Pitt) |
dec. |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
5-3 |
|
149 |
Eric Albright (Pitt) |
dec. |
Brian Tanen (Lehigh) |
3-2 |
|
157 |
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Mark Powell (Pitt) |
6-3 |
|
165 |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Karl DiCiantis (Pitt) |
8-5 |
|
174 |
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) |
dec. |
David Sullivan (Pitt) |
3-1 |
|
184 |
David Craig (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) |
6-3 |
|
197 |
Matt Wilps (Pitt) |
dec. |
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) |
3-1, s.v. |
|
285 |
Zach Rey (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Ryan Tomei (Pitt) |
3-2 |
Attendance – 1,434
Referee – Jeff Cook