GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College wrestling team earned a 50-6 non-conference win over the Pitt Bradford Panthers Wednesday evening at Beeghly Gymnasium.
Jason Baker (New Alexandria, Pa. /Derry Area) scored Thiel's first non-forfeited points of the match with a 17-1 technical fall over Trenton Wills at 149 pounds. At 165,
Austin Bonacci (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin) earned an 8-3 decision win over Nate Powley.
Dylan Proper (Titusville, Pa./Maplewood), who was coming off a third-place finish at the Baldwin Wallace Invitational on Nov. 23, pinned Derek Ridgeway in 21 seconds to pick up the win at 184 pounds. In a 285-pound exhibition match,
James Kimbrough (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell), who finished sixth at the Baldwin Wallace Invitational, pinned Matthew Ristau in 1:22.
The Tomcats, who are 2-1 in duals on the season, will compete in the Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational on Saturday.
Wrestling Results
Dec. 4, 2019
at Thiel College
Greenville, Pa.
Beeghly Gymnasium
Thiel 50, Pitt Bradford 6
125 – Sabedra (T) won by forfeit [T 6-0]
133 – Alberts (T) won by forfeit [T 12-0]
141 – Martz (T) won by forfeit [T 18-0]
149 – Baker (T) tech. fall Wills, 17-1 (3:39) [T 23-0]
157 – Longerman (T) won by forfeit [T 29-0]
165 – Bonacci (T) dec. Powley, 8-3 [T 32-0]
174 – Prebble (T) won by forfeit [T 38-0]
184 – Proper (T) pinned Ridgeway, 0:21 [T 44-0]
197 – McCurdy (T) won by forfeit [T 50-0]
285 – Dowd (UPB) pinned VanVliet, 5:56 [T 50-6]
285 (exhibition) – Kimbrough (T) pinned Ristau, 1:22
