The Griffin wrestling program honored six of its seniors before their PSAC Dual with #17 Kutztown on Saturday evening.

Seton Hill won six of the ten matches in route to a 21-16 victory over the Golden Bears in front of an electric atmosphere.  The Griffins are now 7-5 overall and 4-2 in PSAC Duals.  Kutztown falls to 8-4 overall and 2-4 in PSAC Duals. 

The Golden Bears opened the match with a major decision win and a win by fall to take a 10-0 lead after two matches. 

Joel Cawoski started a run of five Griffin wins with a 6-1 decision win at 141 pounds.  Austin Shaw followed with a thrilling 7-6 overtime victory at 149 pounds to cut the Kutztown lead to 10-6.  Logan McKoy won a hard fought 3-2 decision at 157 pounds that trimmed the Bears lead to 10-9 midway thru the match. 

Luke Ewing was dominant on top in his 3-0 victory at 165 pounds.  Ewing was able to ride out the second and third period for the victory.  Brandon Matthews then won a wild 10-8 decision at 174 pounds.  The match was back and forth with a wild rally in the first period that resulted in 10 points.  The Griffins led 15-10 after Matthews' win. 

Kutztown then got a 11-9 decision in overtime at 184 pounds to cut the SHU lead to 15-13 with two matches remaining. 

Billy Bowlen closed out the match and secured a Griffins win with a win by fall just 1:31 into the 197 pound match.  That win put the Griffins in front 21-13. 

The final match was a battle between two ranked heavyweights.  #1 Andrew Dunn Jr was able to get a 2-1 victory in overtime over Jake Beistel in a match that had the crowd on thier feet. 

The Griffins will travel to East Stroudsburg on Tuesday evening for a PSAC Dual.