Sunday, January 12
Pittsburgh, Pa.
10 a.m.
Davidson College
15
vs
31
Clarion University
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson Goes 1-2 at 2014 Pitt Duals
1/12/2014 5:07:00 PM | Wrestling
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Kevin Birmingham was one of the highlights of the day, going 3-0 with a trio of pins as the Davidson wrestling team went 1-2 at the 2014 Pitt Duals Sunday afternoon at Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. The Wildcats (4-6) earned a 40-9 win over Seton Hill and falling to Clarion 31-15 and the host Panthers 40-12.
In addition to Birmingham, Anthony Elias had a solid day, going 2-0, while Scott Patrick finished 2-1 with a pair of pins.
Elias earned a 9-3 decision over Clarion's Sam Sherlock at 133-pounds to put the Wildcats on the scoreboard down 4-3. The Golden Eagles took 141 by fall to take a 10-3 advantage, but Birmingham (149) pinned No. 20 Justin Arthur in 4:56 to once again cut into Clarion's lead and put the score at 10-9.
The Golden Eagles took the next three to add 13 points to their tally (23-9) before Patrick picked up another Davidson win with a pin of Dustin Conti in 2:35 at 184-pounds. However, the 'Cats couldn't make the comeback and took the 31-15 loss.
Davidson rebounded after a bye round with a 40-9 thrashing of Seton Hill. Starting the match up 6-0 due to a forfeit by the Griffins, the 'Cats took a 9-0 lead after Elias's 8-2 win over Andrew Schutz at 133-pounds. Seton Hill forfeited 141-pounds to put Davidson ahead 15-0 before Birmingham (149) came up with his ninth pin of the season in 5:27 on SHU's Kevin Laubach to make it 21-0.
The Griffins made some headway into the deficit with a tech fall at 157-pounds and a major decision at 165-pounds to put the score at 21-9. Nathaniel Powers earned a 14-3 major decision over Tyler Mohlhenrich at 174-pounds before Patrick picked up his second pin of the day, as Tyler Dombrowski fell in 5:22 at 184-pounds. Michael Moore followed suit with his first career pin, downing Morris Lawson in 5:49 before Ed Isola earned a 3-1 win over Ryan Simonica to put the match away at 40-9.
The Wildcats put up a fight against the highly-touted Panthers, highlighted by Birmingham's third win of the day. He pinned Jake Keller in 1:25, marking his third of the afternoon and his fifth straight overall. Both Patrick and James McCord took losses to ranked opponents, with McCord falling to No. 20 Edgar Bright in 2:40 while Patrick dropped a 12-1 major decision to sixth-ranked Max Thomusseit. Ed Isola put up a fight against P.J. Tasser, but fell in an 8-3 decision.
Davidson will host Gardner-Webb at Belk Arena in a 7 p.m. match on Wednesday to open conference action.
Clarion 31, Davidson 15
125 – Jonathan Mele (CU) maj. dec. Philip Elias (DAV), 14-4
133 – Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Sam Sherlock (CU), 9-3
141 – Tyler Bedelyon (CU) pinned James McCord (DAV), 2:31
149 – Kevin Birmingham (DAV) pinned Justin Arthur (CU), 4:56
157 – Austin Matthews (CU) tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (DAV), 15-0 (4:27)
165 – Michael Pavasko (CU) maj. dec. Patrick Devlin (DAV), 15-3
174 – Ryan Darch (CU) maj. dec. Nathaniel Powers (DAV), 12-4
184 – Scott Patrick (DAV) pinned Dustin Conti (CU), 2:35
197 – Brandon Contreras (CU) maj. dec. Michael Moore (DAV), 10-2
HWT – Evan Daley (CU) maj. dec. Ed Isola (DAV), 9-1
Davidson 40, Seton Hill 9
125 – Philip Elias (DAV) by forfeit
133 – Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Andrew Schutz (SH), 8-2
141 – James McCord (DAV) by forfeit
149 – Kevin Birmingham (DAV) pinned Kevin Laubach (SH), 5:27
157 – Zach Voytek (SH) tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (DAV), 18-2 (6:15)
165 – Brett Smith (SH) maj. dec. Patrick Devlin (SH), 12-4
174 – Nathaniel Powers (DAV) maj. dec. Tyler Mohlhenrich, 14-3
184 – Scott Patrick (DAV) pinned Tyler Dombrowski (SH), 5:22
197 – Michael Moore (DAV) pinned Morris Lawson (SH), 5:49
HWT – Ed Isola (DAV) dec. Ryan Simonica (SH), 3-1
Pittsburgh 40, Davidson 12
125 – Anthony Zanetta (PITT) maj. dec. Philip Elias (DAV), 11-0
133 – Shelton Mack (PITT) by forfeit.
141 – Edgar Bright (PITT) pinned James McCord (DAV), 2:40
149 – Kevin Birmingham (DAV) pinned Jake Keller (PITT), 1:25
157 – Eric Nutter (PITT) won by tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (DAV), 16-0 (4:21)
165 – Geno Morelli (PITT) pinned Patrick Devlin (DAV), 2:38
174 – Tyler Wilps (PITT) pinned Nathaniel Powers (DAV), 6:29
184 – Max Thomusseit (PITT) maj. dec. Scott Patrick (DAV), 12-2
197 – Michael Moore (DAV) by forfeit.
HWT – P.J. Tasser (PITT) dec. Ed Isola (DAV), 8-3
In addition to Birmingham, Anthony Elias had a solid day, going 2-0, while Scott Patrick finished 2-1 with a pair of pins.
Elias earned a 9-3 decision over Clarion's Sam Sherlock at 133-pounds to put the Wildcats on the scoreboard down 4-3. The Golden Eagles took 141 by fall to take a 10-3 advantage, but Birmingham (149) pinned No. 20 Justin Arthur in 4:56 to once again cut into Clarion's lead and put the score at 10-9.
The Golden Eagles took the next three to add 13 points to their tally (23-9) before Patrick picked up another Davidson win with a pin of Dustin Conti in 2:35 at 184-pounds. However, the 'Cats couldn't make the comeback and took the 31-15 loss.
Davidson rebounded after a bye round with a 40-9 thrashing of Seton Hill. Starting the match up 6-0 due to a forfeit by the Griffins, the 'Cats took a 9-0 lead after Elias's 8-2 win over Andrew Schutz at 133-pounds. Seton Hill forfeited 141-pounds to put Davidson ahead 15-0 before Birmingham (149) came up with his ninth pin of the season in 5:27 on SHU's Kevin Laubach to make it 21-0.
The Griffins made some headway into the deficit with a tech fall at 157-pounds and a major decision at 165-pounds to put the score at 21-9. Nathaniel Powers earned a 14-3 major decision over Tyler Mohlhenrich at 174-pounds before Patrick picked up his second pin of the day, as Tyler Dombrowski fell in 5:22 at 184-pounds. Michael Moore followed suit with his first career pin, downing Morris Lawson in 5:49 before Ed Isola earned a 3-1 win over Ryan Simonica to put the match away at 40-9.
The Wildcats put up a fight against the highly-touted Panthers, highlighted by Birmingham's third win of the day. He pinned Jake Keller in 1:25, marking his third of the afternoon and his fifth straight overall. Both Patrick and James McCord took losses to ranked opponents, with McCord falling to No. 20 Edgar Bright in 2:40 while Patrick dropped a 12-1 major decision to sixth-ranked Max Thomusseit. Ed Isola put up a fight against P.J. Tasser, but fell in an 8-3 decision.
Davidson will host Gardner-Webb at Belk Arena in a 7 p.m. match on Wednesday to open conference action.
Clarion 31, Davidson 15
125 – Jonathan Mele (CU) maj. dec. Philip Elias (DAV), 14-4
133 – Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Sam Sherlock (CU), 9-3
141 – Tyler Bedelyon (CU) pinned James McCord (DAV), 2:31
149 – Kevin Birmingham (DAV) pinned Justin Arthur (CU), 4:56
157 – Austin Matthews (CU) tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (DAV), 15-0 (4:27)
165 – Michael Pavasko (CU) maj. dec. Patrick Devlin (DAV), 15-3
174 – Ryan Darch (CU) maj. dec. Nathaniel Powers (DAV), 12-4
184 – Scott Patrick (DAV) pinned Dustin Conti (CU), 2:35
197 – Brandon Contreras (CU) maj. dec. Michael Moore (DAV), 10-2
HWT – Evan Daley (CU) maj. dec. Ed Isola (DAV), 9-1
Davidson 40, Seton Hill 9
125 – Philip Elias (DAV) by forfeit
133 – Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Andrew Schutz (SH), 8-2
141 – James McCord (DAV) by forfeit
149 – Kevin Birmingham (DAV) pinned Kevin Laubach (SH), 5:27
157 – Zach Voytek (SH) tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (DAV), 18-2 (6:15)
165 – Brett Smith (SH) maj. dec. Patrick Devlin (SH), 12-4
174 – Nathaniel Powers (DAV) maj. dec. Tyler Mohlhenrich, 14-3
184 – Scott Patrick (DAV) pinned Tyler Dombrowski (SH), 5:22
197 – Michael Moore (DAV) pinned Morris Lawson (SH), 5:49
HWT – Ed Isola (DAV) dec. Ryan Simonica (SH), 3-1
Pittsburgh 40, Davidson 12
125 – Anthony Zanetta (PITT) maj. dec. Philip Elias (DAV), 11-0
133 – Shelton Mack (PITT) by forfeit.
141 – Edgar Bright (PITT) pinned James McCord (DAV), 2:40
149 – Kevin Birmingham (DAV) pinned Jake Keller (PITT), 1:25
157 – Eric Nutter (PITT) won by tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (DAV), 16-0 (4:21)
165 – Geno Morelli (PITT) pinned Patrick Devlin (DAV), 2:38
174 – Tyler Wilps (PITT) pinned Nathaniel Powers (DAV), 6:29
184 – Max Thomusseit (PITT) maj. dec. Scott Patrick (DAV), 12-2
197 – Michael Moore (DAV) by forfeit.
HWT – P.J. Tasser (PITT) dec. Ed Isola (DAV), 8-3
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