West Liberty, W.Va. – The No. 2 West Liberty University wrestling team improved to 7-2 on the season with a 4-0 showing at the 2023 Hilltopper Duals. The Hilltoppers won 32-of-40 matches on the day with 21 of their victories delivering bonus points. During the day the Black & Gold saw No. 1 Ty McGeary, No. 12 Khyvon Grace, and Mason Christian wrestle to 4-0 records while No. 4 Jamar Williams and No. 4 Francesco Borsellino went 3-0 against their opponents.
 
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Final Score (Dual 1): No. 2 West Liberty 40, Mount Union 9
Final Score (Dual 2): No. 2 West Liberty 28, No. 11 Millersville 9
Final Score (Dual 3): No. 2 West Liberty 42, Frostburg State 8
Final Score (Dual 4): No. 2 West Liberty 36, No. 18 Ohio Northern 11
 
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. MOUNT UNION

• Mount Union opened the first dual of the day with a win by fall for Jack Stanley, pinning Alexander Crane in 2:13 to put the Purple Raiders in front 6-0 early after the 125 pound bout.
• West Liberty took the lead for the first time with a pair of bonus point wins at 133 and 141 pounds as No. 4 Vincent Scollo defeated Nolan Frye by major decision (9-0) and No. 12 Khyvon Grace defeated Mason McCarty by tech fall (16-1).
• UMU tied the dual at nine apiece with a 13-8 win by decision for Darese Sparkman over Brock Wygle at 149 pounds.
• In his season debut, No. 4 Jamar Williams earned a 7-2 win by decision over DIII's No. 10 ranked wrestler at 157 pounds, Nick Nettleton.
• No. 9 Alec Cook tallied the second tech fall of the dual for WLU, defeating Evan Brickman 15-0 at 165 pounds.
• The Black & Gold notched back-to-back wins by fall at 174 and 184 pounds as Christian Chavez pinned Caleb Zimmerman in 2:44 and No. 1 Ty McGeary pinned Bryce McCloskey in 5:45.
• Mason Christian recorded the third tech fall of the dual for West Liberty with a 19-3 win over Nick Chaddock at 197 pounds.
• For the third consecutive match to open the season, No. 4 Francesco Borsellino ended his bout in under a minute as he won by fall over Terrance Davis in 0:47.

Match Summary		MU	WLU
125	Jack Stanley (Mount Union) over Alexander Crane (West Liberty) Fall 2:13	6.0	0
133	Vincent Scollo (West Liberty) over Nolan Frye (Mount Union) Maj 9-0	0	4.0
141	Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) over Mason McCarty (Mount Union) TF 16-1	0	5.0
149	Darese Sparkman (Mount Union) over Brock Wygle (West Liberty) Dec 13-8	3.0	0
157	Jamar Williams (West Liberty) over Nick Nettleton (Mount Union) Dec 7-2	0	3.0
165	Alec Cook (West Liberty) over Evan Brickman (Mount Union) TF 15-0	0	5.0
174	Christian Chavez (West Liberty) over Caleb Zimmerman (Mount Union) Fall 2:44	0	6.0
184	Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over Bryce McCloskey (Mount Union) Fall 5:45	0	6.0
197	Mason Christian (West Liberty) over Nick Chaddock (Mount Union) TF 19-3	0	5.0
285	Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) over Terrance Davis (Mount Union) Fall 0:47	0	6.0
Dual Meet Score		9.0	40.0

 
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. NO. 11 MILLERSVILLE

• In the 125 pound weight class, West Liberty's Alexander Crane earned a win by injury default in 6:51.
• The Hilltoppers earned back-to-back wins by decision in the 133 and 141 pound weight classes as No. 4 Vincent Scollo earned a top-5 victory, defeating No. 3 Bryce Beatty by a score of 8-1, and No. 12 Khyvon Grace earned a 7-3 win over Aidan Micheli.
• Millersville cut their deficit in half with a win by fall at 149 pounds as No. 8 Craig Cook pinned Brock Wygle in 1:46.
• No. 4 Jamar Williams earned another win by decision in his season debut as he defeated Nicholas Bennet 9-6 to extend the dual lead for WLU to 15-6.
• No. 6 Brandon Connor collected the second and final win of the dual for the Marauders as he defeated No. 9 Alec Cook by decision, 5-2, in a top-10 battle.
• Christian Chavez needed overtime to defeat Jonathan Parrilla, winning 4-1 in sudden victory-1 to get the Hilltoppers back on track to close out the dual.
• No. 1 Ty McGeary got the better of No. 8 Anthony Giampietro in the third head-to-head ranked battle between the Hilltoppers and Marauders, winning by a 9-5 decision.
• Excluding the injury default to start the match, Mason Christian tallied the lone bonus point win of the dual for West Liberty as he won in an 11-2 major decision over Riley O'Boyle.
• Having to wrestle the full seven minutes for the first time this season, No. 4 Francesco Borsellino capped off the Hilltoppers 28-9 victory over the No. 11 Marauders with a hard fought 3-1 win by decision over Bishop McCoy.

Match Summary		MILL	WLU
125	Alexander Crane (West Liberty) over Dominic Flatt (Millersville) Inj 6:51	0	6.0
133	Vincent Scollo (West Liberty) over Bryce Beatty (Millersville) Dec 8-1	0	3.0
141	Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) over Aidan Micheli (Millersville) Dec 7-3	0	3.0
149	Craig Cook (Millersville) over Brock Wygle (West Liberty) Fall 1:46	6.0	0
157	Jamar Williams (West Liberty) over Nicholas Bennet (Millersville) Dec 9-6	0	3.0
165	Brandon Connor (Millersville) over Alec Cook (West Liberty) Dec 5-2	3.0	0
174	Christian Chavez (West Liberty) over Jonathan Parrilla (Millersville) SV-1 4-1	0	3.0
184	Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over Anthony Giampietro (Millersville) Dec 9-5	0	3.0
197	Mason Christian (West Liberty) over Riley O`Boyle (Millersville) Maj 11-2	0	4.0
285	Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) over Bishop McCoy (Millersville) Dec 3-1	0	3.0
Dual Meet Score		9.0	28.0

HOW IT HAPPENED VS. FROSTBURG STATE

• Alexander Crane got things rolling for West Liberty in their first match-up with another MEC foe this season, earning a 2-0 win by decision over Acxel Barrios.
• No. 4 Vincent Scollo suffered an upset at 133 pounds as he fell in a 9-7 decision to Thierno Diallo to even the match at three apiece.
• No. 12 Khyvon Grace continued his momentum with his third win of the day, a convincing 18-2 win by tech fall over Logan Intrieri at 141 pounds.
• The Bobcats continued to respond as Gage Heilbrun evened the dual back at eight points apiece following his own 17-0 tech fall win over Brock Wygle 149 pounds.
• Following a win by forfeit for Jamar Williams at 157 pounds, No. 9 Alec Cook recorded the first of four wins by fall for the Hilltoppers to close the dual, pinning Liam Debaugh in 5:57 at 165 pounds.
• Christian Chavez and Ty McGeary made it three consecutive pins for the Black & Gold as Chavez won by fall in 1:51 over Duncan Kammar at 174 pounds and McGeary won by fall in 2:48 over Nick McCarthy at 184 pounds.
• Mason Christian secured his third bonus point win of the afternoon with a 13-0 win by major decision over William Applegarth at 197 pounds.
• Jamie Kilmer got in on the action of bonus point victories as he capped off a 42-8 victory over Frostburg State with a win by fall over William Longhurst in 4:09. 

Match Summary		FRSU	WLU
125	Alexander Crane (West Liberty) over Acxel Barrios (Frostburg State University) Dec 2-0	0	3.0
133	Thierno Diallo (Frostburg State University) over Vincent Scollo (West Liberty) Dec 9-7	3.0	0
141	Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) over Logan Intrieri (Frostburg State University) TF 18-2	0	5.0
149	Gage Heilbrun (Frostburg State University) over Brock Wygle (West Liberty) TF 17-0	5.0	0
157	Jamar Williams (West Liberty) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf	0	6.0
165	Alec Cook (West Liberty) over Liam DeBaugh (Frostburg State University) Fall 5:57	0	6.0
174	Christian Chavez (West Liberty) over Duncan Kammar (FSU) (Frostburg State University) Fall 1:51	0	6.0
184	Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over Nick McCarthy (Frostburg State University) Fall 2:48	0	6.0
197	Mason Christian (West Liberty) over William Applegarth (Frostburg State University) Maj 13-0	0	4.0
285	Jamie Kilmer (West Liberty) over William Longhurst (Frostburg State University) Fall 4:09	0	6.0
Dual Meet Score		8.0	42.0

 
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. NO. 18 OHIO NORTHERN

• Alexander Crane ended his day with a 10-3 win by decision over Colin Mellott to improve to 3-1 on the day and put West Liberty in front following the 125 pound bout.
• The Hilltoppers were open in the 133 pound bout, allowing Dylan Le to win by forfeit.
• No. 12 Khyvon Grace notched his third tech fall of the day and improved to 4-0 on the day with a 19-1 win over Dru Baker at 141 pounds.
• Brock Wygle recorded the first of two falls for the Hilltoppers against the Polar Bears, pinning Colton Spurgeon in 2:08 for WLU to regain the dual lead 8-6.
• Jayden Jones earned the lone, non-forfeit, win for Ohio Northern as he won by tech fall 19-2 over Armon Nettey.
• No. 9 Alec Cook collected his second tech fall and third bonus point win of the day with a 18-0 win over Kael Margraf to move to end the day 3-1 overall.
• Caden Kenworthy earned a 9-5 win by decision over Adam Myers to push the WLU lead to 22-11 in the dual.
• No. 1 Ty McGeary ended the day 4-0 to remain undefeated on the season defeating Gavin Layman 6-1 in the 184 pound bout.
• Mason Christian also ended the day 4-0, earning his second tech fall and fourth bonus point with a 20-4 victory over Ajay Locke.
• No. 4 Francesco Borsellino ended the day 3-0 with his second win by fall, pinning Hunter Probasco in 1:40. 

Match Summary		ONU	WLU
125	Alexander Crane (West Liberty) over Colin Mellott (Ohio Northern) Dec 10-3	0	3.0
133	Dylan Le (Ohio Northern) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf	6.0	0
141	Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) over Dru Baker (Ohio Northern) TF 19-1	0	5.0
149	Brock Wygle (West Liberty) over Colton Spurgeon (Ohio Northern) Fall 2:08	0	6.0
157	Jayden Jones (Ohio Northern) over Armon Nettey (West Liberty) TF 19-2	5.0	0
165	Alec Cook (West Liberty) over Kael Margraf (Ohio Northern) TF 18-0	0	5.0
174	Caden Kenworthy (WL) (West Liberty) over Adam Myers (Ohio Northern) Dec 9-5	0	3.0
184	Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over Gavin Layman (Ohio Northern) Dec 6-1	0	3.0
197	Mason Christian (West Liberty) over Ajay Locke (Ohio Northern) TF 20-4	0	5.0
285	Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) over Hunter Probasco (Ohio Northern) Fall 1:40	0	6.0
Dual Meet Score		11.0	36.0

POST HILLTOPPER DUAL INTERVIEWS (HEAD COACH DANNY IRWIN, JAMAR WILLIAMS, AND KHYVON GRACE):



 
UP NEXT
The West Liberty University wrestling team will next be in action on January 5-6 when they travel to the NWCA National Duals held at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.