#5 Wrestlers Defeat #13 Gannon, 34-3 in Sports Center 01/19/08...Head Coach Pat Pecora's Mountain Cat wrestlers, ranked #5 in NCAA Division II and #1 in the East Region made another statement Saturday night in the Sports Center with a convincing, 34-3, victory over #13 and East Region #3 Gannon University. Pitt Johnstown won nine of the ten bouts, including a fall by #4 Shane Valko (Windber, Pa.) at 141 lbs. and a pair of technical falls. The Mountain Cats improved to 9-4. Junior Scott Morgan (North Huntingdon, Pa.) opened the match with a, 26-10, technical fall over Scott Baron as time expired in the third period. However, Gannon cut the lead to 5-3 when East Region #6 Corey Bowers upset #2 and East Region #1 Brandon Reasy (New Enterprise, Pa.), 6-4, at 133 lbs. Pitt Johnstown responded by winning the next eight matches. Valko pinned Kevin McElhaney at 2:58, but Pitt Johnstown was deducted one team point for bench misconduct. Adam Whetstone (149 lbs.) (Claysburg, Pa.), Mazen Kholi (157 lbs.) (Allentown, Pa.), Kyle Keane (165 lbs.) (Clearfield, Pa.) and #4 Albert Miles (Canonsburg, Pa.) all won by decision to increase to 22-3. Three-time All-American and #3 Mike Corcetti (184 lbs.) (Export, Pa.) collected his fifth technical fall win of the year. Corcetti defeated Mike Cavalier, 18-3 at 6:47. Sophomore Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) won a 15-4 major decision over Pino Scavella at 197 lbs., before senior heavyweight Zach Majocha (Upper Burrell, Pa.) closed out the match with a 4-3 victory over Frank McGrath. With the loss, Gannon fell to 4-2 on the season. The Mountain Cats travel to the East Coast Duals at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke on Friday and Saturday. Pitt Johnstown will host its next home match on Wednesday, February 13, when West Liberty State (WV) College visits the Sports Center at 7:00 p.m.
#5 PITT JOHNSTOWN VS. #13 GANNON UNIVERSITY #5 PITT JOHNSTOWN 34 #13 GANNON UNIVERSITY 3 125 lbs. - Scott Morgan (UPJ) Technical Fall Scott Baron (GU) 26-10 (7:00) 5-0 133 lbs. - Corey Bowers (GU) Decision #2 Brandon Reasy (UPJ) 6-4 5-3 141 lbs. - #6 Shane Valko (UPJ) Fall Kevin McElhaney (GU) 2:58 10-0 * 149 lbs. - Adam Whetstone (UPJ) Decision Ted Hoag (GU) 5-4 13-3 157 lbs. - Mazen Kholi (UPJ) Decision Zack McKendree (GU) 7-5 16-3 165 lbs. - Kyle Keane (UPJ) Decision Brandon Monin (GU) 6-0 19-3 174 lbs. - #4 Albert Miles (UPJ) Decision A.J. Sayles (GU) 5-3 22-3 184 lbs. - #3 Mike Corcetti (UPJ) Technical Fall Mike Cavalier (GU) 18-3 (6:47) 27-3 197 lbs. - Patrick Walsh (UPJ) Major Decision Pino Scavella (GU) 15-4 31-3 HWT. - Zach Majocha (UPJ) Decision Frank McGrath (GU) 4-3 34-3* = Pitt Johnstown Deducted One Team Point for Bench Misconduct During 141-lb. Bout
