#8 Wrestlers Earn, 23-13, Road Win at #11 Ashland 02/01/08...Head Coach Pat Pecora's #8-ranked Mountain Cat wrestling team opened up a 12-0 lead en route to an impressive, 23-13, win at #11 Ashland (OH) University, Friday night. Pitt Johnstown, which improved to 13-5, won six of the ten bouts, including a technical fall by #2 Mike Corcetti (Export, Pa.) at 184 lbs. Derrek Bosso (125 lbs.) (Pequea, Pa.) opened the match with a tight, 4-3, win over Brandon Davis, and Brandon Reasy (New Enterprise, Pa.), the nation's #1-ranked wrestler at 133 lbs., won by forfeit. The Mountain Cats increased the lead to 12-0 with #7 Shane Valko's (Windber, Pa.), 5-3, decision over Kyle Karanga at 141 lbs. The Eagles battled their way back into the match with back-to-back wins at 149 lbs. and 157 lbs. Marcus Gordon scored a 12-4 major decision over Ryan McIntyre (Claysburg, Pa.) at 149 lbs., and #4 Muhammad Abdur-Rahman defeated Mazen Kholi (Allentown, Pa.), 7-2, at 157 lbs. to cut the Mountain Cat lead to, 12-7. However, Pitt Johnstown responded with three straight victories to seal the match. Kyle Keane (165 lbs.) (Clearfield, Pa.) and Albert Miles (174 lbs.) (Canonsburg, Pa.) both won by decision, and Corcetti scored a technical fall over Jordan Job at 6:00 to give the Mountain Cats a, 23-7, lead. With the match out of reach, Ashland's #3-ranked Josh Ohl won a 7-2 decision over Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) at 197 lbs., before the Eagles' Ray Kent set the final score at, 23-13, with a 3-2 win over Nathan Tomporoski (Natrona Heights, Pa.) at heavyweight. With the loss, Ashland dropped to 7-7 on the season. The Mountain Cats wrap-up a weekend trip to Ohio at #15 University of Findlay (OH) on 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.
#8 PITT JOHNSTOWN AT #11 ASHLAND (OH) UNIVERSITY #8 PITT JOHNSTOWN 23 #11 ASHLAND (OH) UNIVERSITY 13 125 lbs. - Derrek Bosso (UPJ) Decision Brandon Davis (AU) 4-3 3-0 133 lbs. - #1 Brandon Reasy (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 9-0 141 lbs. - #7 Shane Valko (UPJ) Decision Kyle Kananga (AU) 5-3 12-0 149 lbs. - Marcus Gordon (AU) Major Decision Ryan McIntyre (UPJ) 12-4 12-4 157 lbs. - #4 Muhammad Abdur-Rahman (AU) Decision Mazen Kholi (UPJ) 7-2 12-7 165 lbs. - Kyle Keane (UPJ) Decision Tony Bradberry (AU) 10-4 15-7 174 lbs. - #7 Albert Miles (UPJ) Decision Justin Ferguson (AU) 7-6 18-7 184 lbs. - #2 Mike Corcetti (UPJ) Technical Fall Jordan Job (AU) 6:00 23-7 197 lbs. - #3 Josh Ohl (AU) Decision Patrick Walsh (UPJ) 7-2 23-10 HWT. - Ray Kent (AU) Decision Nathan Tomporoski (UPJ) 3-2 23-13
