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#4 WRESTLERS PIN SETON HILL TO MOVE COACH PECORA TO ONE WIN OF TYING ALL-TIME RECORD

The fourth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown won the first four bouts, including falls from Jacob Ealy (141 lbs.) and Chris Eddins (149 lbs.) to build a 19-0 lead on its way to a 34-9 PSAC victory at Seton Hill, Saturday night.  The win moved Head Coach Pat Pecora to within one of tying former Oregon State Coach Dale Thomas’ 46-year-old all-time career wins record.  The Mountain Cats improved to 18-3 on the year and 4-0 in the PSAC.
Pecora now has 615 career victories, one shy of tying the all-time wins record among coaches in all divisions.  Thomas took over as the all-time wins leader in 1974 and finished his career with 616 victories.
The Mountain Cats took control early.  At 125 lbs., third-ranked Brendan Howard got things going with a 13-2 major decision over Frank Bonura, and Matt Siszka took the lead with a late second period take down on his way to making it 7-0 with a 7-3 decision over Vincent Distefanis at 133 lbs.
Back-to-back falls from Ealy at 141 lbs. and No.1-ranked Eddins at 149 lbs. increased the lead to 19-0.  Ealy pinned Tyler Kenney at 6:24, and Eddins, who earned his 97^th career win, followed with a fall at 4:08 over Joel Cawoski.
Seton Hill got on the scoreboard at 157 lbs. when Austin Shaw pinned Jacob Burgette with just 17 seconds remaining to narrow to Griffins’ deficit to 19-6 at the midway point.
However, Pitt-Johnstown never let it get any closer.  … Coach Pecora will have a chance to tie the all-time wins record in Pitt-Johnstown’s next outing at Shippensburg on Friday.  The Mountain Cats will then celebrate Alumni Weekend with a home Match against No. 11 Mercyhurst on February 7 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.

Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2020/1/25/wrestling-4-wrestlers-pin-seton-hill-to-move-coach-pecora-to-one-win-of-tying-all-Time_record.aspx

January 26, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized