Pitt-Johnstown got off and running with an 11-4 decision by Evan Link at 125 lbs., but East Stroudsburg came right back to tie it at 133 lbs. when Marius Kola used a stalling point and a takedown with under 10 seconds remaining to defeat Jim Harrison, 4-3.
Returning National Qualifier Sam Hanau got the Mountain Cats back on track. Hanau got an early first- period takedown and finished with 6:21 of riding time in a 9-0 major decision over Eric Januszkiewicz.
Eighth-ranked Cole Landowski held off Ryan Todoro, 5-4, at 149 lbs. to increase the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 10-3, before the Warriors cut it to four with Joey Kratochvil's 7-3 victory over Steve Edwards in the 157-lb. bout.
However, the Mountain Cats took control. Tyler Reinhart remained unbeaten with a 14-3 major decision over Joey Fogle at 165 lbs., and John Blankenship shut out Dan Ingulli, 5-0, at 174 lbs. to push the Pitt-Johnstown lead out to 17-6.
Pitt-Johnstown sealed the victory at 184 lbs. Adam Nickelson trailed by one with less than a minute left in regulation, but got three back points and went on the defeat Luke DeLuise, 8-4 to extend it to 20-6 with just two bouts left.
East Stroudsburg finished with a pair of decision wins at 197 and 285 lbs. to set the final score at 20-12.
With the loss, the Warriors slipped to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown closes out the first semester at the 2014 PSAC Championships in Bloomsburg on December 6. After breaking for the holiday season, Pitt-Johnstown will travel to the Franklin & Marshall Open on January 3, before hosting Ashland (OH) on January 9 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
Results:
125 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Decision Connor Maliff (ESU) 11-4 3-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Marius Kola (ESU) Decision Jim Harrison (UPJ) 4-2 3-3 TIE
141 lbs. Sam Hanau (UPJ) Major Decision Eric Januszkiewicz (ESU) 9-0 7-3 UPJ
149 lbs. #8 Cole Landowski (UPJ) Decision Ryan Todoro (ESU) 5-4 10-3 UPJ
157 lbs. Joey Kratochvil (ESU) Decision Steve Edwards (UPJ) 7-4 10-6 UPJ
165 lbs. Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Major Decision Joey Fogle (ESU) 14-3 14-6 UPJ
174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Decision Dan Ingulli (ESU) 5-0 17-6 UPJ
184 lbs. Adam Nickelson (UPJ) Decision Luke DeLuise (ESU) 8-4 20-6 UPJ
197 lbs. Tyler Richardson (ESU) Decision Nikos Garafola (UPJ) 6-2 20-9 UPJ
285 lbs. Tyson Searer (ESU) Decision D.J. Sims (UPJ) 8-5 20-12 UPJ
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