Greensburg, PA- Seton Hill hosted Washington and Jefferson in their first dual match of the season on Thursday evening.  The Griffins defeated the Presidents by the score of 23-12 to improve to 1-0 on the dual match season. 
 
The match started with the heavyweight bout.  Alex Soutiere was defeated by Yamil Cristobal-Perez in overtime by the score of 6-5 to give W&J a 3-0 lead.  Seton Hill took the lead back 6-3 in the 125 pound match as Mike Soria continued his hot wrestling with a pinfall in the sixth minute of the match.  W&J tied the match at 6 in the 133 pounds as Jacob Spearman defeated Colin Dees by the score of 7-3.  SHU took a 10-6 lead in the match with a 11-3 major decision victory by Pat Owens at 141 pounds.  The Griffins extended their lead to 13-6 at the 149 pound weight class with a 4-3 decision victory by Tanner Druck.
 
Zach Voytek increased the Griffins lead in the match to 16-6 with a 1-0 decision at 157 pounds.  The Presidents trimmed the lead to 16-9 with a 5-3 overtime win by Nick Carr over Ryan Walters at 165 pounds.  Brett Smith secured a major decision victory (14-0) at 174 pounds to increase the Griffins lead to 20-9.  Dalton Rosta picked up a 7-6 decision on riding time at 184 pounds to increase the Griffins lead to 23-9.  Washington and Jefferson won the last match of the evening by a 2-1 score to complete the evening. 
 
Seton Hill will compete in the Mount Union Invitational this Saturday, November 15th.