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Griffins End East Coast Duals with 2-2 Record

The Griffin wrestling team took part in the East Coast Duals this weekend in Newberry, SC and finished the event with a 2-2 record. The event is being hosted by Newberry College.

SHU opened the duals with a 21-12 loss to UNC Pembroke on Friday evening. Kenny Trumbetta got the Griffins on the scoreboard with a 9-4 decision victory at 125 lbs. Dallas Evans also picked up a 6-3 decision win at 141 lbs. The Griffins earned their final two wins of the match with decision victories by Dan Matthews and Nick Padezan.

The Griffins evened their record at the duals with a 23-16 victory over Anderson (SC) in their first of three matches on Saturday afternoon. Kenny Trumbetta again gave the Griffins a early lead with a 9-0 major decision. Josh Testa, Dallas Evans and Kurt McCamley each followed that win with decision victories to give SHU the early advantage. After dropping the match at 157 lbs, Logan Downes recorded another major decision victory at 165 lbs. Dan Matthews picked up the Griffins first pinfall of the event with a pinfall at the 3:43 mark of his match to close out the Griffin scoring.

The Griffins improved to 2-1 with a 25-21 victory over Saint Andrew's Presbyterian in their second match on Saturday. Kenny Trumbetta, wrestling at 125 lb, picked up a win by technical fall at the 7:00 mark. After losing the next match, Dallas Evans, at 141 lb, picked up a win by pinfall 6:49 into the match. After dropping the next 2 matches, the Griffins took control and earned victories in the next 3. Logan Downes, at 165 lb, got the ball rolling as he earned a win by pinfall 1:16 into the match. Quade Miller, at 174 lb, and Dan Matthews, at 184 lb, each picked up victories by major decision. Althought, SHU fell in the final two matches, they were able to keep the lead and pick up the win 25-21.

With their last match on Saturday, the Griffins had the pleasure of taking on #2 ranked Newberry College. Unfortunately, SHU did not fare too well against the host team. Seton Hill dropped the decision 36-3. Picking up the lone win for SHU was Logan Downes, at 165 lb.

Overall, SHU went 2-2 on the weekend at the East Coast Duals. Next up, the Griffins will travel to Washington & Jefferson this upcoming Friday. Match time is set for 7:00 PM.
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