Mercyhurst Wrestling Named Inaugural PSAC Dual Champion
Erie, Pa. – With a 26-9 victory over Gannon University on Wednesday night at the Hammermill Center in Erie, the Mercyhurst wrestling team is the inaugural PSAC D-II Dual Champion.
In the match against Gannon, Mercyhurst won back-to-back decisions to open the match at 125 and 133. The Lakers also took major decisions at 149 and 174, while winning decisions at 165 and 197. The Lakers earned their final six points of the night due to a medical forfeit. See below for full results.
The Dual Championship marks the first time in conference history that a Division II Dual Champion has been named amongst the six participating D-II programs. The PSAC also supports four NCAA Division I programs. Individual champions at each weight class as well as a team champion, Edinboro, were named in early December 2012 at the PSAC Individual Championship hosted by Kutztown University.
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The Lakers finish their dual season against PSAC members with a perfect 5-0 record. The Lakers handled East Stroudsburg, at home, back on December 15 by a 42-3 margin. Mercyhurst then won matches on back-to-back days in early January over Millersville (26-18) and Shippensburg (30-13) before upsetting then-No. 7 Kutztown, at home, 23-16 on January 19.
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Match Results:
125 Willie Bohince (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Matthew Turek (Gannon) 5-4
133 Dylan D`Urso (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Jose Matos (Gannon) 8-2
141 Adam Weinell (Gannon) won by decision over Nick Hannan (Mercyhurst) 3-0
149 Michael Griffith (Mercyhurst) won by major decision over Michael Krysiak (Gannon) 15-2
157 Sean Floor (Gannon) won by decision over Tyler Berger (Mercyhurst) 1-0
165 Clint Schaefer (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Adam Greenman (Gannon) 3-0
174 Angelo Bortoluzzi (Mercyhurst) won by major decision over Jermaine Easter (Gannon) 10-1
184 Zack Zelcs (Gannon) won by decision over Eric Lundgren (Mercyhurst) 6-2
197 Brian Beattie (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Kristopher Rahn (Gannon) 7-4
285 Jeff Pollard (Mercyhurst) won by medical forfeit over Charles Lear (Gannon)