JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The No. 13 West Liberty University men's wrestling team dropped a 26-17 decision to No. 15 Pitt-Johnstown Friday night in a battle of nationally ranked programs.

The Hilltoppers won four of the 10 bouts, highlighted by a fall from No. 2 Logan Davis at 125 pounds and a technical fall from No. 5 Parker Bentley at 285 pounds.

Davis got West Liberty off to a strong start, pinning Tyson Cook in 4:47 at 125 pounds to give the Hilltoppers an early 6-0 lead.

Pitt-Johnstown answered with three consecutive victories to take a 12-6 advantage. Anthony Mucci recorded a 20-3 technical fall over Thomas Lobliner at 133 pounds, Brady Baker earned a 4-1 sudden-victory decision against Blake Reihner at 141 pounds, and Gideon Bracken added an 8-0 major decision over Cooper Smith at 149 pounds.

West Liberty responded at 157 pounds as Jayden Jett earned an 8-6 decision over Isaiah Pisano, cutting the deficit to 12-9. Pitt-Johnstown regained momentum at 165 pounds when No. 6 Trent Hoover pinned Bodie Morgan in 2:10.

Gabe Blissenbach kept the Hilltoppers within striking distance at 174 pounds, earning a 5-4 decision over Gavyn Beck to make it 18-12. Pitt-Johnstown followed with a 4-2 decision by No. 7 Ty Morrison over No. 9 Oliver Byerly at 184
pounds and a 21-5 technical fall by Aiden Hight against Devin Kendrex at 197 pounds to clinch the team victory.

Bentley closed the dual in impressive fashion for West Liberty, recording a 17-2 technical fall over Ethan Osburn in 6:20 at 285 pounds to account for the final 26-17 score.

West Liberty returns to action Saturday, hosting Western Colorado University in a dual scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Kelly Theatre.


Match by Match Results
125 lbs. #2 Logan Davis (WLU) Fall Tyson Cook (UPJ) 4:47 6-0 WLU
133 lbs. Anthony Mucci (UPJ) Technical Fall Thomas Lobliner (WLU) 20-3 (5:38) 6-5 WLU
141 lbs. Brady Baker (UPJ) Decision Blake Reihner (WLU) 4-1 SV 8-6 UPJ
149 lbs. Gideon Bracken (UPJ Major Decision Cooper Smith (WLU) 8-0 12-6 UPJ
157 lbs. Jayden Jett (WLU) Decision Isaiah Pisano (UPJ) 8-6 12-9 UPJ
165 lbs. #6 Trent Hoover (UPJ) Fall Bodie Morgan (WLU) 2:10 18-9 UPJ
174 lbs. Gabe Blissenbach (WLU) Decision Gavyn Beck (UPJ) 5-4 18-12 UPJ
184 lbs. #7 Ty Morrison (UPJ) Decision #9 Oliver Byerly (WLU) 4-2 21-12 UPJ
197 lbs. Aiden Hight (UPJ) Technical Fall Devin Kendrex (WLU) 21-5 (3:11) 26-12 UPJ
285 lbs. #5 Parker Bentley (WLU) Technical Fall Ethan Osburn (UPJ) 17-2 (6:20) 26-17 UPJ



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