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Mercyhurst Edged By Cross-Town Rival Gannon

Mercyhurst Athletics – Wrestling Edged By Cross-Town Rival Gannon ERIE, Pa. — The Mercyhurst wrestling team suffered a 19-18 loss to cross-town rival Gannon in PSAC action on Wednesday at the Hammermill Center. Alexis Soriano (133), Kevin Kinyua (157), Logan Grass (165), Trever Begin (184) and Jacob Robb (285) had individual wins for the Lakers. Through the first four matches, Mercyhurst trailed 13-3 with its only three points coming from Soriano’s 3-1 sudden victory over Austin Hertel in a matchup of regionally-ranked competitors. Soriano is No. 2 in the region while Hertel is No. 4. Kinyua added a 10-9 decision win against nationally-ranked George McGuire, who is fifth at 157. Kinyua, rated No. 4 in the region, knocked off the top-ranked grappler in his weight class, to close the Laker deficit to 13-6. Grass, who is ranked fifth in the NCAA at 165, pulled MU within 13-11 with an 18-0 technical-fall win over Connor Day. After that, the teams alternated decisions — Gannon at 174, Mercyhurst at 184 and Gannon at 197. Begin had his win over Anthony Williamson, 4-2. Rest of the story at https://hurstathletics.com/news/2019/2/13/wrestling-edged-by-cross-town-rival-gannon.aspx?mc_cid=def1e3ad05&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

February 15, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized