It was all Mountain Cats from the start. Seventh-ranked Fogle pinned Zack Brown at 2:56 to open the match, before Evan Link followed with a dominating 15-1 major decision over Bryce Gainer at 133 lbs. to make it 10-0.
Luke Palamides followed with a tight 8-5 win over Cole Nace at 141 lbs., and sixth-ranked Dave Cawley got his second forfeit victory in as many dual meets to extend the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 19-0.
The Mountain Cats kept it rolling with narrow wins at 157 and 165 lbs. Sam Molina got a late takedown to defeat Bryan Skoff, 6-5, in the 157-lb. bout, before Gary Lantz used a takedown in overtime in a 4-2 victory over Mike Emery.
The Hilltoppers got on the scoreboard at 174 lbs. when Eric Antesberger scored a 6-3 decision over Nikos Garafola to cut it to 31-3.
However, All-American and No. 2-ranked McKillop answered by pinning Joe Congie at :47 to push the Pitt-Johnstown advantage to 31-3 after the 184-lb bout.
An 8-4 decision by Super Region 1 fourth-ranked Danny Doyle over Zak Newton at 197 lbs. gave West Liberty its second win of the evening, but Pitt-Johnstown's eight-ranked Josh Duplin earned a 2-1 overtime decision over Aaron Silverio at 285 to set the final at 34-6.
With the loss, the Hilltoppers dropped to 1-1.
Pitt-Johnstown will host 12th-ranked Kutztown University on Friday at 7 p.m. for Alumni Night, before traveling to East Stroudsburg University on Tuesday. The Mountain Cats will not return to the Sports Center until Jan. 25 when they host Millersville University at 11 a.m.
Results:
125 lbs. #7 Dave Fogle (UPJ) Fall Zach Brown (WLU) 2:56 6-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Major Decision Bryce Gainer (WLU) 15-1 10-0 UPJ
141 lbs. Luke Palamides (UPJ) Decision Cole Nace (WLU) 8-5 13-0 UPJ
149 lbs. #6 Dave Cawley (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 19-0 UPJ
157 lbs. Sam Molina (UPJ) Decision Bryan Skoff (WLU) 6-5 22-0 UPJ
165 lbs. Gary Lantz (UPJ) Decision Mike Emery (WLU) 4-2 OT 25-0 UPJ
174 lbs. Eric Antesberger (WLU) Decision Nikos Garafola (UPJ) 6-3 25-3 UPJ
184 lbs. #2 Travis McKillop (UPJ) Fall Joe Congie (WLU) :47 31-3 UPJ
197 lbs. Danny Doyle (WLU) Decision Zak Newton (UPJ) 8-4 31-6 UPJ
285 lbs. #8 Josh Duplin (UPJ) Decision Aaron Silverio (WLU) 2-1 OT 34-6 UPJ
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