Wrestling Caps Off Strong Week
McKeesport, Pa- The Penn State Greater Allegheny Wrestling team finished up a busy week, with an exhibition match against the Slippery Rock Club team. Thursday evening, GA competed in a quad match at Waynesburg University, where it competed against Penn State Beaver, Penn State Fayette, and Waynesburg. GA was beaten 51-3 by Waynesburg, but won both PSUAC contests- 21-18 over Penn State Fayette and 26-6 over Penn State Beaver- to improve their record to 4-4 overall, and 4-2 in the PSUAC.
Against Waynesburg, Freshman Mike Pavasko (Steel Valley) earned the lone win, with a 2-0 decision over Jon Sanko, at 165. Against Fayette, Freshman Myan Haviv (Allderdice) pinned his 174 opponent, while Freshman Matt Lago (Penn Trafford) earned a 6-1 win at 149. In GA's final match of the quad, Lago earned a 16-0 technical fall over his 149 opponent, with Myan Haviv picking up his second pin of the day, this time at 184. Freshman Andre Ellis (Steel Valley) would also pick up a 7-5 victory, at 285.
For the exhibition match against the Slippery Rock Club team, GA was beaten 24-12. Matt Lago scored a pin in his 149 match, while Andre Ellis earned two victories on the day, with 3-1 and 3-2 decisions.
GA will return to the mats Thursday Febuary 1st, as they travel to take on PSUAC foe, Penn State New Kensington.
Full Results
Waynesburg 51, Penn State Greater Allegheny 3
125 – Alex Crown (W) pin 1:28 Bobby Williams (G) 6-0
133 – Jake Vitolo (W) forfeit 12-0
141 – Dan Bruni (W) pin :31 Soham Salvi (G) 18-0
149 – Chris Milligan (W) 10-4 Matt Lago 21-0
157 – Stuart Spencer (W) pin 1:15 Tyler McElhany (G) 27-0
165 – Mike Pavasko (G) 2-0 Jon Sanko (W) 27-3
174 – Sam Guidi (W) pin 1:15 Myan Haviv (G) 33-3
184 – Anthony Bonaventura (W) forfeit 39-3
197 – Dan Mahon (W) forfeit 45-3
285 – Marty Kisla (W) pin 4:34 Andre Ellis 51-3
Penn State Greater Allegheny 21, Penn State Fayette 18
125 – No match
133 – Kenny Seliga (F) pin 4:51 Bobby Williams (G) 0-6
141 – Mhye Brown (F) pin :21 Soham Salvi (G) 0-12
149 – Matt Lago (G) 6-1 Jacob Durbin (F) 3-12
157 – Dan Karpency (F) Inj. Def. Tyler McElhany (G) 3-18
165 – Mike Pavasko (G) forfeit 9-18
174 – Myan Haviv (G) pin 1:00 Mark Hall (F) 15-18
184 – No match 15-18
197 – Andre Ellis (G) forfeit 21-18
285 – No match
Penn State Greater Allegheny 26, Penn State Beaver 6
125 – Bobby Williams (G) forfeit 6-0
133 – No match 6-0
141 – Soham Salvi (G) forfeit 12-0
149 – Matt Lago (G) 16-0 tech. (5:57) Dylan Winkle (B) 17-0
157 – No match
165 – No match
174 – No match
184 – Myan Haviv (G) pin :30 Matt Tabit (B) 23-0
197 – Fabian Jackson (B) forfeit 23-6
285 – Andre Ellis (G) 7-5 Wesley Mummert (B) 26-6
Slippery Rock Club 24, Greater Allegheny 12
Vince Camp (S) pinned Myan Haviv (G), 1:32
149- Matt Lago (G) pinned Bart Lalomde (S), 4:15
235- Andre Ellis (G) dec. Tim Kiernan (S), 3-1
165- Nick Endres (S) pinned Myan Haviv (G), :31
149- Bart Lalomde (S) pinned Soham Salvi (G), 1:05
157- Vince Camp (S) pinned Matt Lago (G), 6:06
197- Andre Ellis (G) dec. Braden Luciano (S), 3-2