ALFRED, N.Y. — Penn College's wrestling team posted a 2-1 record at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Duals on Saturday, besting Pitt-Bradford 37-13 and Alfred State 32-18, and losing to Penn State Behrend 24-20. The Wildcats are now 5-5 overall and end 3-1 in the conference, having beaten Penn State Altoona earlier in the season.
On the mats: Three Penn College wrestlers, Blake Dergham at 133 pounds, Chase Shaner at 141 and Carter Davis at 165, finished the day with 3-0 records. Shaner decked his Pitt-Bradford opponent in 18 seconds. Also, Harris Keares at 125, David M'Balla at 157, and Nic Brotzman at 285 all ended 2-1, with Brotzman recording two falls.
Against Pitt-Bradford, Keares started the match with a tech fall at 125 pounds, Dergham topped his opponent, 7-0 and Shaner picked up an 18-second fall to give the Wildcats 14-0 lead. After a Panthers decision at 149, M'Balla earned a pin in 3:29 at 157 pounds and Davis posted a tech fall in 4:25 at 165. Cole Shupp (184) and Tyler Prince (197) both collected forfeits.
Against Penn State Behrend, the Lions and Wildcats traded decisions at 125 and 133 pounds before Shaner posted a 17-5 major decision over Cole Neil, ranked fifth in NWCA Region 2. M'Balla earned a 16-6 major decision and Davis grinded out a 7-4 victory over Steffan Lynch for a 14-9 lead but the Lions rattled off two falls and an overtime win at 184 to seal the victory despite a Brotzman pin at 285.
Against Alfred State, the Wildcats rebounded for a team win with Keares and Dergham earning falls and Shaner earned another major decision to give the Wildcats an early 16-0 lead. Davis and Petroski put the match in hand with a major decision and pin, respectively and Brotzman put on the finishing touches with a first period fall.
Up next: Penn College competes at the Elizabethtown D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invitational at 9 a.m. on Jan. 24.
Penn College 37, Pitt-Bradford 13
125: Harris Keares (PCT) over Cade Stern (UPB) (TF 15-0 0:00)
133: Blake Dergham (PCT) over Mike Worsen (UPB) (Dec 7-0)
141: Chase Shaner (PCT) over Elias Salloum (UPB) (Fall 0:18)
149: Nikolas Fegert (UPB) over Cody Salomon (PCT) (Dec 8-1)
157: David M`Balla (PCT) over Ray Worsen (UPB) (Fall 3:29)
165: Carter Davis (PCT) over Peyton Mitchell (UPB) (TF 18-0 4:25)
174: Dennis Slovick (UPB) over Jason Petroski (PCT) (MD 19-7)
184: Cole Shupp (PCT) over (UPB) (For.)
197: Tyler Prince (PCT) over (UPB) (For.)
285: Cameron Carter-Green (UPB) over Nicholai Brotzman (PCT) (Fall 3:16)
Penn State Behrend 24, Penn College 20
125: Zach Dellinger (PSB) over Harris Keares (PCT) (Dec 13-7)
133: Blake Dergham (PCT) over Evan Whiteside (PSB) (Dec 8-6)
141: Chase Shaner (PCT) over Cole Neil (PSB) (MD 17-5)
149: Rudy Brown (PSB) over Cody Salomon (PCT) (Fall 0:34)
157: David M`Balla (PCT) over Jake Brown (PSB) (MD 16-6)
165: Carter Davis (PCT) over Steffan Lynch (PSB) (Dec 7-4)
174: Mason Savitz (PSB) over Jason Petroski (PCT) (Fall 1:04)
184: Louie DeJulia (PSB) over Cole Shupp (PCT) (SV-1 8-5)
197: Abraham Keep (PSB) over Tyler Prince (PCT) (Fall 0:17)
285: Nicholai Brotzman (PCT) over Matthew Caldwell (PSB) (Fall 3:38)
Penn College 32, Alfred State 18
125: Harris Keares (PCT) over Marshall Mahar (ALFR) (Fall 1:34)
133: Blake Dergham (PCT) over Blake Burtis (ALFR) (Fall 2:40)
141: Chase Shaner (PCT) over Tyler Zwald (ALFR) (MD 10-2)
149: Kyle Meyer (ALFR) over Cody Salomon (PCT) (Dec 6-1)
157: Owen Cummings (ALFR) over David M`Balla (PCT) (Dec 12-7)
165: Carter Davis (PCT) over Brandon DellaPia (ALFR) (MD 18-4)
174: Jason Petroski (PCT) over George Racz (ALFR) (Fall 0:52)
184: Sean Malenfant (ALFR) over Cole Shupp (PCT) (Fall 4:29)
197: Hunter LaVigne (ALFR) over Tyler Prince (PCT) (Fall 2:07)
285: Nicholai Brotzman (PCT) over Aaron Johnson (ALFR) (Fall 2:39)