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No. 1 Pitt-Johnstown at Rutgers Duals with Lopsided 33-6 Win Over Division I LIU-Post: Coach Pecora Gets 600th Win

Two-time defending national champion Chris Eddins and 2019 national champion Tyler Warner each won by fall to help the top-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers close out the Rutgers Quad Meet with a lopsided 33-6 over Division I Long-Island Post, Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, NJ.  The victory gave Head Coach Pat Pecora his 600th career win and lifted the Mountain Cats to 3-1 on the year. Coach Pecora, already the “winningest” Division II coach of all time, is now 16 victories shy of tying former Oregon State coach Dale Thomas’ all-time wins mark among coaches in all divisions. Pitt-Johnstown started fast and ran out to a 19-0 lead after four bouts.  Matt Siszka won an 8-2 decision at 125 lbs. and No. 1-ranked Tyler Warner pinned Michael Blando at 2:32 of the first period to give the Mountain Cats a 9-0 lead. Freshman Jacob Ealy then won a 13-3 major decision over Anthony Dushaj at 141 lbs., and Eddins pinned Chris Gomes just over a minute into the opening period to increase the lead to 19-0. After got a 9-4 decision win by Dominick Demarco over Nate Smith Smith at 157 lbs., Pitt-Johnstown answered with an 11-0 major decision by second-ranked Devin Austin at 165 lbs. Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2019/11/2/wrestling-no-1-wrestlers-close-out-rutgers-duals-with-lopsided-33-6-win-over-division-i-liu-post.aspx

November 6, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized