#10 Pitt Falls to #9 Oklahoma State in Stillwater

Saturday, January 18

Stillwater, OK

8 p.m.

Pitt

Oklahoma State

#10 Pitt Falls to #9 Oklahoma State in Stillwater

1/18/2020 10:36:00 PM | Wrestling

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STILLWATER, Okla. – The 10^th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team fell to No. 9 Oklahoma State, 30-10, Saturday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

With the loss, the Panthers move to 5-2 while the Cowboys improve to 7-1 on the year.

Two Pitt wrestlers secured wins in the dual in redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi at 133 pounds and senior heavyweight Demetrius Thomas.

"It was a disappointing loss," said head coach Keith Gavin. "We got outworked in a lot of matches and that's just unacceptable. Micky was a good example of what it looks like to be gritty in a tough situation and Meech wrestled well. We need to learn from this and move forward."

Following an Oklahoma State pin at 125 pounds, Phillippi tied the dual, 6-6, with a pin of his own at 133 pounds. Phillippi pinned Reece Witcraft in 4:04 after trailing 7-0 in the second period. With the win, Phillippi improves to 16-1 on the year.

Thomas led Austin Harris 4-2 at the end of the first and scored a takedown in the second to lead 6-3 through two period. The senior recorded eight points in the third to secure his 14^th win and sixth major decision this season.

The Panthers open ACC competition Saturday, Jan. 25 when they travel to Durham, N.C., to take on Duke at 10 a.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Pitt then hosts Edinboro Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Fitzgerald Field House.

#9 Oklahoma State 30, #10 Pitt 10
125: #4 Nick Piccininni (OKST) pins Louis Newell (UP), 4:15 – OKST leads 6-0
133: #6 Micky Phillippi (UP) pins Reece Witcraft (OKST), 4:04 – Tied 6-6
141: Dusty Hone (OKST) dec. Cole Matthews (UP), 7-1 – OKST leads 9-6
149: #3 Boo Lewallen (OKST) tech. fall Luke Kemerer (UP), 19-4, 6:39 – OKST leads 14-6
157: Wyatt Sheets (OKST) dec. Taleb Rahmani (UP), 9-8 – OKST leads 17-6
165: #9 Travis Wittlake (OKST) dec. #11 Jake Wentzel (UP), 9-2 – OKST leads 20-6
174: Andrew Shomers (OKST) maj. dec. #17 Gregg Harvey (UP), 10-0 – OKST leads 24-6
184: Anthony Montalvo (OKST) dec. #7 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP), 6-4 – OKST leads 27-6
197: #10 Dakota Geer (OKST) dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 6-2 – OKST leads 30-6
285: #8 Demetrius Thomas (UP) maj. dec. Austin Harris (OKST), 14-3 – OKST wins 30-10

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