Second-ranked Matt Turek put Gannon out to an early 4-0 lead with a 12-3 major decision over Evan Link at 125 lbs., but two straight wins by Pitt-Johnstown put the Mountain Cats in front. Corey Bush defeated Aaron Smith 7-4 at 133 lbs., and sixth-ranked Sam Hanau followed with a 7-2 decision over Adam Weinell at 141 lbs. to give Pitt-Johnstown the lead, 7-4.
Gannon regained the lead by one with a decision victory at 149 lbs., but Edwards came up big for the Mountain Cats. Edwards, who trailed the entire match, came back and pinned Garrett Smith with just two seconds remaining in the third period. That put the Mountain Cats back in front for good.
A 13-1 major decision by seventh-ranked Tyler Reinhart over Casey pace at 165 lbs., and a 10-2 major decision by John Blankenship over Adam Greenman at 174 lbs. made it 20-7.
The Golden Knichts picked up close wins at both 184 lbs. and 197 lbs., but Zac Bennett closed out the Pitt-Johnstown victory by dealing Nick Budd an 8-1 loss at 285 lbs. and set the final at 23-13.
With the loss, the Golden Knights slipped to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown will host a PSAC match against Seton Hill on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before traveling to Millersville for another conference match on January 24.
Results:
125 lbs. #2 Matt Turek (GU) Major Decision Evan Link (UPJ) 12-3 4-0 GU
133 lbs. Corey Bush (UPJ) Decision Aaron Smith (GU) 7-4 4-3 GU
141 lbs. #6 Sam Hanau (UPJ) Decision Adam Weinell (GU) 7-2 6-4 UPJ
149 lbs. Eric Lewandowski (GU) Decision Cole Landowski (UPJ) 8-1 7-6 GU
157 lbs. Steve Edwards (UPJ) Fall Garrett Smith (G) 6:58 12-7 UPJ
165 lbs. #7 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Major Decision Casey Pace (GU) 13-1 16-7 UPJ
174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Major Decision Adam Greenman (GU) 10-2 20-7 UPJ
184 lbs. Zack Zelcs (GU) Decision Adam Nickelson (UPJ) 5-2 20-10 UPJ
197 lbs. Iorenzo Maddox (GU) Decision Forest Tuttle (UPJ) 5-3 20-13 UPJ
285 lbs. Zac Bennett (UPJ) Decision Nick Budd (GU) 8-1 23-13 UPJ
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