Leading 17-6 with three bouts remaining, Nickelson, a red-shirt freshman, pinned Danny Doyle at 1:26 to give Pitt-Johnstown an insurmountable lead.
The Mountain Cats started strong. Evan Link opened the match with an 11-3 major decision over Zach Brown at 125 lbs, and red-shirt freshman Jim Harrison and freshman Malachi Krenzelak followed with decision wins to give Pitt-Johnstown a 10-0 advantage.
West Liberty answered to cut it to 10-6 with two straight decisions. Former Mountain Cat Joel Paolo upset eighth-ranked Cole Landowski, 3-2, at 149 lbs., and Art Hobley won a 6-5 decision over true freshman Steve Edwards at 157 lbs.
However, a major decision by red-shirt freshman Tyler Reinhart at 165 lbs. and a 4-0 win by John Blankenship at 174 lbs. increased the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 17-6.
Following Nickelson's pin at 184 lbs., Nikos Garafola defeated Nate Dawson 9-5 to build it to 26-9.
The Hilltoppers set the final at 26-9 when Aaron Silveri held off Mountain Cat red-shirt freshman D.J. Sims for a 6-3 win in sudden victory.
The Mountain Cats travel to 13th-ranked Kutztown University on Friday, before making their 2014-15 home debut against East Stroudsburg University on November 25 at 7 p.m. in the sports Center.
Results:
125 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Major Decision Zach Brown (WLU) 11-3 4-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Jim Harrison (UPJ) Decision Joe Wagstaff (WLU) 2-0 7-0 UPJ
141 lbs. Malachi Krenzelak (UPJ) Decision Cole Nace (WLU) 9-7 10-0 UPJ
149 lbs. Joel Paolo (WLU) Decision #8 Cole Landowski (UPJ) 3-2 10-3 UPJ
157 lbs. Art Hobley (WLU) Decision Steve Edwards (UPJ) 6-5 10-6 UPJ
165 lbs. Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Major Decision DeMadre Turner (WLU) 12-2 14-6 UPJ
174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Decision Jordan Nolan (WLU) 4-0 17-6 UPJ
184 lbs. Adam Nickelson (UPJ) Fall Danny Doyle (WLU) 1:26 23-6 UPJ
197 lbs. Nikos Garafola (UPJ) Decision Nate Dawson (WLU) 9-5 26-6 UPJ
285 lbs. Aaron Silveri Decision D.J. Sims (UPJ) 6-3 SV1 26-9 UPJ
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