The Griffin wrestling team made the short trip to Johnstown, PA for their final dual match of the season. Seton Hill dropped a 38-9 decison to the fifth ranked team in the region Mountain Cats. SHU falls to 7-12 on the season. UPJ took the first three matches to jump out to a 13-0 lead.
Nick Nichols then got the Griffins on the scoreboard with a pin with 13 seconds remaining in his 149 pound match.
Brett Smith then followed with a 4-3 decision at 157 pounds to cut the UPJ lead to 13-9. That was the final match the Griffins would win as UPJ closed out the match with five victories. The Griffins will take part in the NCAA Division II Super Regional I the weekend of February 22nd.
Match by Match Results
125 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Major Decision Steve Smith (SHU) 12-3 4-0 UPJ
133 lbs. #8 Dave Fogle (UPJ) Fall Trey Constable (SHU) 3:47 10-0 UPJ
141 lbs. #7 Dave Cawley (UPJ) Decision A.J. Fisher (SHU) 6-2 13-0 UPJ
149 lbs. Nick Nichols (SHU) Fall Tyler Chesney (UPJ 6:47 13-6 UPJ
157 lbs. Brett Smith (SHU) Decision Joel Paolo (UPJ) 4-3 13-9 UPJ
165 lbs. Keith Ryan (UPJ) Decision Randall Wagner (SHU) 4-0 16-9 UPJ
174 lbs. Gary Lantz (UPJ) Major Decision Tyler Mohlenrich (SHU) 12-1 20-9 UPJ
184 lbs. #6 Travis McKillop (UPJ) Fall Dylan Bushby (SHU) 2:41 26-9 UPJ
197 lbs. Nikos Garafola (UPJ) Fall Tyler Dombroski (SHU) 4:25 32-9 UPJ
HWT. Josh Duplin (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 38-9 UPJ