Wrestlers Drop Two on the Road
2/17/2007 4:22:00 PM | Wrestling
Rick Bender
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- In its final two regular-season matches before the Southern Conference Championships, the Davidson wrestling team dropped two contests on the road, falling to Duquesne, 32-12, before finishing the afternoon off with a 34-10 loss to Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday afternoon at the Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne. Davidson closed out the regular season at 6-12, while Duquesne improved to 13-11 overall and UPJ moved to 4-4 against Division I teams and 21-5-1 overall.
In the Wildcats first match against Duquesne, freshman Ben Altman gave them a quick 3-0 lead with a 7-1 decision at 125 pounds over Brett Skonieczny.
Davidson then got a pin by senior Jim Avola when he picked up a pin in 38 seconds over Jayk Cobbs at 141 pounds and the Wildcats had a four-point advantage at 9-5.
It would be the short lived though as the Dukes rattled off three straight wins, two of them pins, at 149, 157 and 165 pounds to regain the lead at 20-9.
Senior Marcus Boyd gave Davidson its final three points with a 10-6 decision over Scott Black at 174 before the Wildcats fell 32-12 to Duquesne.
Davidson's last match of the afternoon saw it earn only three wins in dropping a 34-10 decision to the Mountain Cats of Pitt-Johnstown.
Like his previous match, Altman started the contest off with a win by the decision of 7-4 over Scott Morgan to give Davidson a slim 3-0 lead.
Five straight UPJ wins gave the Mountain Cats a commanding 25-3 lead, before Boyd ended the streak with a major decision, 17-6, win over Robert Sakmar at 174 pounds. Mike Waters then earned the Wildcats last win with a 12-11 decision over Patrick Walsh at 197 pounds for the final score of 34-10.
Davidson now gears up for the SoCon Championships, which are on Saturday, Mar. 3 in Raleigh, N.C..
Duquesne 32, Davidson 12
125 — Ben Altman (DAV) dec. Brett Skonieczny, 7-1 (DAV 3-0)
133 — Brad Cipriani (DUQ) tech fall Chris Panfili, 17-2 (DUQ 5-3)
141 — Jim Avola (DAV) pinned Jayk Cobbs, 0:38 (DAV 9-5)
149 — Brandon Baldini (DUQ) pinned Scott Matthews, 2:12 (DUQ 11-9)
157 — Cody Midlam (DUQ) pinned Ben Thompson, 2:29 (DUQ 17-9)
165 — Rob Dempsey (DUQ) dec. Trebor Clavette (DAV), 12-10 (DUQ 20-9)
174 — Marcus Boyd (DAV) dec. Scott Black, 10-6 (DUQ 20-12)
184 — Jared Ricotta (DUQ) dec. Sam O'Hair, 6-1 (DUQ 23-12)
197 — Tim Frank (DUQ) dec. Mike Waters (DAV), 6-2 (DUQ 26-12)
HWT — DUQ wins by forfeit, Duquesne 32-12
Pitt-Johnstown 34, Davidson 10
125 — Ben Altman (DAV) dec. Scott Morgan, 7-4 (DAV 3-0)
133 — Brandon Reasy (UPJ) pinned Chris Panfili, 0:29 (UPJ 6-3)
141 — Shane Valko (UPJ) dec. Jim Avola (DAV), 16-14 OT (UPJ 9-3)
149 — Adam Whetstone major dec. Scott Matthews, 9-1 (UPJ 13-3)
157 — UPJ wins by forfeit, (UPJ 19-3)
165 — Kyle Keane (UPJ) pinned Trebor Clavette (DAV), 4:16 (UPJ 25-3)
174 — Marcus Boyd (DAV) major dec. Robert Sakmar, 17-6 (UPJ 25-7)
184 — Mike Corcetti (UPJ) dec. Sam O'Hair, 9-5 (UPJ 28-7)
197 — Mike Waters (DAV) dec. Patrick Walsh, 712-11 (UPJ 28-10)
HWT — UPJ wins by forfeit, Pitt-Johnstown 34-10
In the Wildcats first match against Duquesne, freshman Ben Altman gave them a quick 3-0 lead with a 7-1 decision at 125 pounds over Brett Skonieczny.
Davidson then got a pin by senior Jim Avola when he picked up a pin in 38 seconds over Jayk Cobbs at 141 pounds and the Wildcats had a four-point advantage at 9-5.
It would be the short lived though as the Dukes rattled off three straight wins, two of them pins, at 149, 157 and 165 pounds to regain the lead at 20-9.
Senior Marcus Boyd gave Davidson its final three points with a 10-6 decision over Scott Black at 174 before the Wildcats fell 32-12 to Duquesne.
Davidson's last match of the afternoon saw it earn only three wins in dropping a 34-10 decision to the Mountain Cats of Pitt-Johnstown.
Like his previous match, Altman started the contest off with a win by the decision of 7-4 over Scott Morgan to give Davidson a slim 3-0 lead.
Five straight UPJ wins gave the Mountain Cats a commanding 25-3 lead, before Boyd ended the streak with a major decision, 17-6, win over Robert Sakmar at 174 pounds. Mike Waters then earned the Wildcats last win with a 12-11 decision over Patrick Walsh at 197 pounds for the final score of 34-10.
Davidson now gears up for the SoCon Championships, which are on Saturday, Mar. 3 in Raleigh, N.C..
Duquesne 32, Davidson 12
125 — Ben Altman (DAV) dec. Brett Skonieczny, 7-1 (DAV 3-0)
133 — Brad Cipriani (DUQ) tech fall Chris Panfili, 17-2 (DUQ 5-3)
141 — Jim Avola (DAV) pinned Jayk Cobbs, 0:38 (DAV 9-5)
149 — Brandon Baldini (DUQ) pinned Scott Matthews, 2:12 (DUQ 11-9)
157 — Cody Midlam (DUQ) pinned Ben Thompson, 2:29 (DUQ 17-9)
165 — Rob Dempsey (DUQ) dec. Trebor Clavette (DAV), 12-10 (DUQ 20-9)
174 — Marcus Boyd (DAV) dec. Scott Black, 10-6 (DUQ 20-12)
184 — Jared Ricotta (DUQ) dec. Sam O'Hair, 6-1 (DUQ 23-12)
197 — Tim Frank (DUQ) dec. Mike Waters (DAV), 6-2 (DUQ 26-12)
HWT — DUQ wins by forfeit, Duquesne 32-12
Pitt-Johnstown 34, Davidson 10
125 — Ben Altman (DAV) dec. Scott Morgan, 7-4 (DAV 3-0)
133 — Brandon Reasy (UPJ) pinned Chris Panfili, 0:29 (UPJ 6-3)
141 — Shane Valko (UPJ) dec. Jim Avola (DAV), 16-14 OT (UPJ 9-3)
149 — Adam Whetstone major dec. Scott Matthews, 9-1 (UPJ 13-3)
157 — UPJ wins by forfeit, (UPJ 19-3)
165 — Kyle Keane (UPJ) pinned Trebor Clavette (DAV), 4:16 (UPJ 25-3)
174 — Marcus Boyd (DAV) major dec. Robert Sakmar, 17-6 (UPJ 25-7)
184 — Mike Corcetti (UPJ) dec. Sam O'Hair, 9-5 (UPJ 28-7)
197 — Mike Waters (DAV) dec. Patrick Walsh, 712-11 (UPJ 28-10)
HWT — UPJ wins by forfeit, Pitt-Johnstown 34-10
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