Saturday, February 9
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.
1:00 pm
Gardner-Webb University
4
vs
38
Pittsburgh
Photo by: © Tim Cowie | GWUPhotos.com
No. 16 Pittsburgh Tops Gardner-Webb, 38-4, Saturday Afternoon in Non-Conference Bout
February 09, 2019 | Wrestling
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb dropped a 38-4 decision Saturday afternoon to visiting No. 16 Pittsburgh in non-conference wrestling action inside Paul Porter Arena.
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Gardner-Webb (2-10) fell behind early to Pitt (9-3), as Christian Salter was pinned by 13th-ranked Nino Bonaccorsi in the opening bout of the day at 184 pounds.
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The Panthers took two more wins, as Kellan Stout defeated Anthony Perrine at 197 pounds by a 5-2 decision, and Zach Bruce defeated Jeffery Linker by a 16-0 tech fall in the heavyweight matchup to hold a 14-0 advantage.
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Pitt would take the 125-pound match by forfeit, and would take another decision at 133 pounds as Brandon Bright fell to Garrett Reinsfelder by a 5-1 score to set the score at 23-0.
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The 141-pound matchup between Pitt's LJ Bentley and GWU's Blake Mulkey was tightly contested, going into three overtime periods until Bentley earned an escape to take a 5-4 decision and another win for the Panthers.
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At 149 pounds, Conrad Schiess would be pinned by Robert Lee in the opening period, and Evan Schenk would drop a 9-5 decision to Riley Barth at 157 pounds to give the Panthers a 35-0 lead.
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Tyler Marinelli broke the shutout for the Runnin' Bulldogs at 165 pounds, defeating Tommy O'Brien by a 10-1 major decision. The reigning Southern Conference wrestler of the week improved to 11-0 in dual matches for the year, and has now won six of those matches by either major decision or tech fall.
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Action wrapped up for the day at 174 pounds, as Kyle Homet fell to Pitt's Gregg Harvey by a narrow 5-3 decision.
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Gardner-Webb returns to action Tuesday evening, hosting SoCon foe VMI. The match is set for a 7:00pm start time from Paul Porter Arena with live coverage on ESPN+.
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TEAM SCORES: No. 16 Pittsburgh 38, Gardner-Webb 4
184: #13 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) def. Christian Salter (GWU) Fall 2:42
197: Kellan Stout (PITT) def. Anthony Perrine (GWU) Dec. 5-2
285: Zach Bruce (PITT) def. Jeffery Linker (GWU) TF 16-0 2:06
125: Brendon Fenton (PITT) won by forfeit
133: Garrett Reinsfelder (GWU) def. Brandon Bright (GWU) Dec. 5-1
141: LJ Bentley (PITT) def. Blake Mulkey (GWU) TB-1 5-4
149: Robert Lee (PITT) def. Conrad Schiess (GWU) Fall 2:36
157: Riley Barth (PITT) def. Evan Schenk (GWU) Dec. 9-5
165: #20 Tyler Marinelli (GWU) def. Thomas O'Brien (PITT) MD 10-1
174: Gregg Harvey (PITT) def. Kyle Homet (GWU) Dec. 5-3
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Gardner-Webb (2-10) fell behind early to Pitt (9-3), as Christian Salter was pinned by 13th-ranked Nino Bonaccorsi in the opening bout of the day at 184 pounds.
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The Panthers took two more wins, as Kellan Stout defeated Anthony Perrine at 197 pounds by a 5-2 decision, and Zach Bruce defeated Jeffery Linker by a 16-0 tech fall in the heavyweight matchup to hold a 14-0 advantage.
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Pitt would take the 125-pound match by forfeit, and would take another decision at 133 pounds as Brandon Bright fell to Garrett Reinsfelder by a 5-1 score to set the score at 23-0.
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The 141-pound matchup between Pitt's LJ Bentley and GWU's Blake Mulkey was tightly contested, going into three overtime periods until Bentley earned an escape to take a 5-4 decision and another win for the Panthers.
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At 149 pounds, Conrad Schiess would be pinned by Robert Lee in the opening period, and Evan Schenk would drop a 9-5 decision to Riley Barth at 157 pounds to give the Panthers a 35-0 lead.
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Tyler Marinelli broke the shutout for the Runnin' Bulldogs at 165 pounds, defeating Tommy O'Brien by a 10-1 major decision. The reigning Southern Conference wrestler of the week improved to 11-0 in dual matches for the year, and has now won six of those matches by either major decision or tech fall.
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Action wrapped up for the day at 174 pounds, as Kyle Homet fell to Pitt's Gregg Harvey by a narrow 5-3 decision.
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Gardner-Webb returns to action Tuesday evening, hosting SoCon foe VMI. The match is set for a 7:00pm start time from Paul Porter Arena with live coverage on ESPN+.
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TEAM SCORES: No. 16 Pittsburgh 38, Gardner-Webb 4
184: #13 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) def. Christian Salter (GWU) Fall 2:42
197: Kellan Stout (PITT) def. Anthony Perrine (GWU) Dec. 5-2
285: Zach Bruce (PITT) def. Jeffery Linker (GWU) TF 16-0 2:06
125: Brendon Fenton (PITT) won by forfeit
133: Garrett Reinsfelder (GWU) def. Brandon Bright (GWU) Dec. 5-1
141: LJ Bentley (PITT) def. Blake Mulkey (GWU) TB-1 5-4
149: Robert Lee (PITT) def. Conrad Schiess (GWU) Fall 2:36
157: Riley Barth (PITT) def. Evan Schenk (GWU) Dec. 9-5
165: #20 Tyler Marinelli (GWU) def. Thomas O'Brien (PITT) MD 10-1
174: Gregg Harvey (PITT) def. Kyle Homet (GWU) Dec. 5-3
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