Pitt got off to a great start, winning the first three matches all by decisions. Brad Gentzle (Easton, Pa./Easton) won the 125-pound bout over Clarion's Patrick Feeley, 5-4. At 133 pounds, true freshman Jimmy Conroy (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) stepped into the lineup to win a close 7-6 decision over Clarion's Sal Lascari. And at 141 pounds, Joe Ciampoli (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) won a 5-2 decision over Clarion's Greg Lewis.
The Golden Eagles were able to score four team points at 149 pounds when their Hadley Harrison defeated Pitt's Mark Generalovich (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson), 11-1. The Panthers came back at 157 pounds though as Matt Kocher (State College, Pa./State College) earned his seventh pin of the season with a fall over Lucas Christopher at the 5:25 mark. He is now seventh among Pitt's career pin leaders.
At 165 pounds, Pitt kept the momentum going as Sean Richmond (Emmaus, Pa./Easton) won a 5-3 decision over Clarion's Mario Morelli. Pitt's Keith Gavin (Factoryville, Pa./Lackwanna Trail) recorded a fall at 174 pounds, bringing down Scott Joseph at the 1:34 mark. At 184 pounds, Kyle Deliere (Cecil, Pa./Canon-McMillan) defeated Clarion's Dominic Ross, 9-2.
The Panthers had their third bout with bonus points at 197 pounds as Eric Cassidy (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) won a 12-2 major decision. And in the last match of the night, Zach Sheaffer (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) won a 6-3 decision against A.J. Brooks. Clarion was deducted a team point during that match, and the Panthers clinched the win, 34-3.
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