Duquesne 32, Davidson 12

Pitt-Johnstown 34, Davidson 10

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- In its final two regular-season matches before the Southern Conference Championships, the Davidson wrestling team dropped two contests on the road, falling to Duquesne, 32-12, before finishing the afternoon off with a 34-10 loss to Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday afternoon at the Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne. Davidson closed out the regular season at 6-12, while Duquesne improved to 13-11 overall and UPJ moved to 4-4 against Division I teams and 21-5-1 overall.

 

In the Wildcats first match against Duquesne, freshman Ben Altman gave them a quick 3-0 lead with a 7-1 decision at 125 pounds over Brett Skonieczny.

 

Davidson then got a pin by senior Jim Avola when he picked up a pin in 38 seconds over Jayk Cobbs at 141 pounds and the Wildcats had a four-point advantage at 9-5.

 

It would be the short lived though as the Dukes rattled off three straight wins, two of them pins, at 149, 157 and 165 pounds to regain the lead at 20-9.

 

Senior Marcus Boyd gave Davidson its final three points with a 10-6 decision over Scott Black at 174 before the Wildcats fell 32-12 to Duquesne.

 

Davidson's last match of the afternoon saw it earn only three wins in dropping a 34-10 decision to the Mountain Cats of Pitt-Johnstown.

 

Like his previous match, Altman started the contest off with a win by the decision of 7-4 over Scott Morgan to give Davidson a slim 3-0 lead.

 

Five straight UPJ wins gave the Mountain Cats a commanding 25-3 lead, before Boyd ended the streak with a major decision, 17-6, win over Robert Sakmar at

174 pounds. Mike Waters then earned the Wildcats last win with a 12-11 decision over Patrick Walsh at 197 pounds for the final score of 34-10.

 

Davidson now gears up for the SoCon Championships, which are on Saturday, Mar. 3 in Raleigh, N.C..

 

 

Duquesne 32, Davidson 12

 

125 ? Ben Altman (DAV) dec. Brett Skonieczny, 7-1 (DAV 3-0)

133 ? Brad Cipriani (DUQ) tech fall Chris Panfili, 17-2 (DUQ 5-3)

141 ? Jim Avola (DAV) pinned Jayk Cobbs, 0:38 (DAV 9-5)

149 ? Brandon Baldini (DUQ) pinned Scott Matthews, 2:12 (DUQ 11-9)

157 ? Cody Midlam (DUQ) pinned Ben Thompson, 2:29 (DUQ 17-9)

165 ? Rob Dempsey (DUQ) dec. Trebor Clavette (DAV), 12-10 (DUQ 20-9)

174 ? Marcus Boyd (DAV) dec. Scott Black, 10-6 (DUQ 20-12)

184 ? Jared Ricotta (DUQ) dec. Sam O?Hair, 6-1 (DUQ 23-12)

197 ? Tim Frank (DUQ) dec. Mike Waters (DAV), 6-2 (DUQ 26-12) HWT ? DUQ wins by forfeit, Duquesne 32-12

 

Pitt-Johnstown 34, Davidson 10

 

125 ? Ben Altman (DAV) dec. Scott Morgan, 7-4 (DAV 3-0)

133 ? Brandon Reasy (UPJ) pinned Chris Panfili, 0:29 (UPJ 6-3)

141 ? Shane Valko (UPJ) dec. Jim Avola (DAV), 16-14 OT (UPJ 9-3)

149 ? Adam Whetstone major dec. Scott Matthews, 9-1 (UPJ 13-3)

157 ? UPJ wins by forfeit, (UPJ 19-3)

165 ? Kyle Keane (UPJ) pinned Trebor Clavette (DAV), 4:16 (UPJ 25-3)

174 ? Marcus Boyd (DAV) major dec. Robert Sakmar, 17-6 (UPJ 25-7)

184 ? Mike Corcetti (UPJ) dec. Sam O?Hair, 9-5 (UPJ 28-7)

197 ? Mike Waters (DAV) dec. Patrick Walsh, 712-11 (UPJ 28-10) HWT ? UPJ wins by forfeit, Pitt-Johnstown 34-10

 

 

 

UNCG 30, Duke 13

DURHAM, NC ? The UNC Greensboro wrestling squad came from behind to defeat the Duke Blue Devils, 30-13, on Saturday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

 

Duke took an early 9-0 lead after recording a fall victory in 4:10 at 157 lbs. and a 8-5 decision at 165 lbs. Joe Lowe responded with a 17-8 major decision over Duke’s John Barone to close the gap 9-4 in favor of the Blue Devils. The senior from Davie, FL improved to a perfect 13-0 in dual matches and is 21-5 overall.

 

The Spartans came even closer to the Blue Devils after Kane Smith took the

10-3 decision over Dan Fox at 184 lbs. Freshman Nick Clark put UNCG up for good after the Cohocton, NY product tallied his team leading eighth fall victory over Duke’s Patrick Keenum in 5:36 at 197 lbs. Junior Joe Sheffield extended the Spartan lead after he recorded the 16-6 major decision over Mike Tunick, putting UNCG up 17-9.

 

Jeff Hedges earned the 9-1 major decision at 125 lbs. over Kellan McKeon and freshman Mitchell Johnson followed with another major decision to add to the Spartan lead. Junior Chris Bencivenga grabbed the 24-7 technical fall over Philip Wightman at 141 lbs. before Duke’s Daniel Shvartsman took the 16-8 major decision at 149 lbs. in the final match of the night.

 

UNCG plays host to Liberty on February 21 for the final home match of the year. The Spartans will pay tribute to their three seniors beginning at 7 pm.

 

 

UNCG ? 30, Duke - 13

 

157 ? Addison Nuding (DUKE) def. Nathan Berryman (UNCG) by fall; 4:10

165 ? Aaron Glover (DUKE) def. Mark Ring (UNCG) by decision; 8-5

174 ? Joe Lowe (UNCG) def. John Barone (DUKE) by major decision; 17-8

184 ? Kane Smith (UNCG) def. Dan Fox (DUKE) decision; 10-3

197 ? Nick Clark (UNCG) def. Patrick Keenum (DUKE) by fall; 5:26

285 ? Joe Sheffield (UNCG) def. Mike Tunick (DUKE) by major decision; 16-6

125 ? Jeff Hedges (UNCG) def. Kellan McKeon (DUKE) by major decision; 9-1

133 ? Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) def. Christopher Thuman (DUKE) by major decision; 10-0

141 ? Chris Bencivenga (UNCG) def. Philip Wightman (DUKE) by technical fall; 24-7

149 ? Daniel Shvartsman (DUKE) def. Marcus Hannah (UNCG) by major decision;

16-8