Feb. 7, 2007

CLARION, Pa. - The Pitt wrestling team earned its second EWL conference win of the season tonight when it picked up a 34-3 victory over Clarion. The Panthers (7-5, 2-2 EWL) had two falls against the Golden Eagles (7-10, 0-4 EWL) and won nine of the ten matches.

Pitt got off to a great start, winning the first three matches all by decisions. Brad Gentzle (Easton, Pa./Easton) won the 125-pound bout over Clarion's Patrick Feeley, 5-4. At 133 pounds, true freshman Jimmy Conroy (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) stepped into the lineup to win a close 7-6 decision over Clarion's Sal Lascari. And at 141 pounds, Joe Ciampoli (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) won a 5-2 decision over Clarion's Greg Lewis.

The Golden Eagles were able to score four team points at 149 pounds when their Hadley Harrison defeated Pitt's Mark Generalovich (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson), 11-1. The Panthers came back at 157 pounds though as Matt Kocher (State College, Pa./State College) earned his seventh pin of the season with a fall over Lucas Christopher at the 5:25 mark. He is now seventh among Pitt's career pin leaders.

At 165 pounds, Pitt kept the momentum going as Sean Richmond (Emmaus, Pa./Easton) won a 5-3 decision over Clarion's Mario Morelli. Pitt's Keith Gavin (Factoryville, Pa./Lackwanna Trail) recorded a fall at 174 pounds, bringing down Scott Joseph at the 1:34 mark. At 184 pounds, Kyle Deliere (Cecil, Pa./Canon-McMillan) defeated Clarion's Dominic Ross, 9-2.

The Panthers had their third bout with bonus points at 197 pounds as Eric Cassidy (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) won a 12-2 major decision. And in the last match of the night, Zach Sheaffer (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) won a 6-3 decision against A.J. Brooks. Clarion was deducted a team point during that match, and the Panthers clinched the win, 34-3.

Pitt 34, Clarion 3
125: Brad Gentzle (P) dec. Patrick Feeley (C), 5-4                   [3-0, Pitt]
133: Jimmy Conroy (P) dec. Sal Lascari (C), 7-6                      [6-0, Pitt]
141: Joe Ciampoli (P) dec. Greg Lewis (C), 5-2                        [9-0, Pitt]
149: Hadley Harrison (C) maj. dec. Mark Generalovich (P), 11-1  [9-4, Pitt]
157: Matt Kocher (P) WBF Lucas Christopher (C), 5:25             [15-4, Pitt]
165: Sean Richmond (P) WBF Mario Morelli (C), 5-3                  [18-4, Pitt]
174: Keith Gavin (P) WBF Scott Joseph (C), 1:34                     [24-4, Pitt]
184: Kyle Deliere (P) dec. Dominic Ross (C), 9-2                      [27-4, Pitt]
197: Eric Cassidy (P) maj. dec. Dixon Jordan (C), 12-2              [31-4, Pitt]
HWT: Zach Sheaffer (P) dec. A.J. Brooks (C), 6-3                    [34-4, Pitt]
Clarion deducted one team point                                           [34-3, Pitt]