ERIE, Pa. - The fifth-ranked Gannon wrestling team won at Mercyhurst 31-14 Saturday afternoon. The Golden Knights won the first four contests of the dual on their way to victory.
125-pounder
John Fleming (Bethel Park, Pa./Lakeview) won via pinfall over John Worthington to start the action. Fleming took the win at the 1:21 mark.
Corey Bowers (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) pinned David Bolger at the 4:52 mark of the 133-pound bout to put GU ahead 12-0.
A.J. Milanak (Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area) followed with a 13-2 major decision victory in the 141-pound match and
Kevin McElhaney (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) finished the Knights’ early run with a pin of Robert Blotzer in the 149-pound contest.
The Lakers took the next two matches by major decision to cut Gannon’s lead to 22-8.
Bret Terry (Canal Winchester, Ohio/New Albany) got the Knights back on track with a 5-2 decision over Pat Carter in the 174-pound bout.
Tony Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) won 3-1 in the 184-pound match and heavyweight
Frank McGrath (Hammonton, N.J./St. Augustine’s Prep) took a 4-0 win to close the competition.
GU improved to 4-3 this season and Mercyhurst is 4-9. The Knights host Waynesburg College Wednesday, February 3. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start at the Hammermill Center.
Complete results from Saturday’s Gannon-Mercyhurst match are available
here.