Pitt
Maryland
No. 18 Pitt Wins Two at Rider Duals
12/20/2024 5:40:00 PM | Wrestling
Panthers defeat No. 24 Maryland, 25-12, and Rider, 28-12
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The No. 18 Pitt wrestling team battled through a long day of wrestling action and won two of three duals at the Rider Quad Meet, Friday afternoon at Alumni Gym. The Panthers (4-2) finished the day 2-1 with wins against No. 24 Maryland, 25-12, and Rider, 28-12, and suffered a narrow loss to No. 14 South Dakota State, 18-15.
Pitt started the day by winning six bouts against Maryland, including recording bonus point wins in four outings. Freshman Matt Marlow set the tone for the Panthers with an 11-1 major decision win at 125 as Jared Keslar (165), Luca Augustine (174), and Mac Stout (197) each won by a technical fall to help lead the Panthers. The Terrapins kept the match close throughout the lower weight classes, but it was Pitt who held a 10-6 edge halfway through the opening match. The back-to-back technical fall wins from Keslar and Augustine provided the Panthers with a 20-6 lead with three bouts left in the match. Maryland came back and won two of the three final matches but Stout's technical fall over Chase Mielnik, 22-6, ultimately help secure the 25-12 victory.
South Dakota State came out strong in the second match of the day, winning the first three bouts over Pitt to take an early 9-0 lead. Freshman Kade Brown checked in for the Panthers at 149 and got the first dual win of his career with an 11-2 major decision victory over Avery Allen. After a scoreless first period, Brown had a reversal in the second to take a 2-0 lead heading into the final period. He used three takedowns in the final two minutes to secure a win and get the Panthers on the board, 9-4.
Dylan Evans kept the momentum going at 157 with an 8-6 decision over Moses Espinoza-Owens to bring Pitt within two points, 9-7. The Jackrabbits looked to secure the win by taking the next three consecutive bouts for an 18-7 lead. Stout and Dayton Pitzer showed the Panthers weren't going away just yet as they won the final two matches to cut the Panther deficit, 18-15. Stout recorded a 9-0 major decision win over No. 15 Zach Glazier and Pitzer finished the match with a 12-2 major decision win over Thomas Dineen.
Pitt bounced back and won the first three bouts to take a 12-0 lead over host Rider. Marlow started the Panthers off with his second win of the day while Vinnie Santaniello (133) and Briar Priest (141) recorded victories by major decision and technical fall, respectively. Evans (157) continued with another 18-5 major decision win over No. 22 Colton Washleski to extend their lead, 16-3. The Broncs cut the deficit to 16-9 with an Enrique Munguia pin on Keslar, but Augustine followed with a nother 16-3 major decision win over No. 28 Michael Wilson to keep the Panthers in the lead. Stout recorded his third individual win of the day on a 9-3 decision and Pitzer closed out the meet with a 16-0 technical fall.
Full Results Below:
No. 18 Pitt 25, No. 24 Maryland 12
125: Matt Marlow (Pitt) major dec. Tyler Garvin (Maryland), 11-1 (Pitt leads 4-0)
133: No. 17 Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec. No. 32 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 4-0 (Pitt leads 4-3)
141: No. 31 Anthony Santaniello (Pitt) dec. Dario Lemus (Maryland), 5-4 (Pitt leads 7-3)
149: No. 28 Finn Solomon (Pitt) dec. No. 27 Kal Miller (Maryland), 4-3 (Pitt leads 10-3)
157: No. 8 Ethen Miller (Maryland) dec. No. 31 Dylan Evans (Pitt), 5-4 (Pitt leads 10-6)
165: Jared Keslar (Pitt) tech. fall Ryan Money (Maryland), 18-1 (3:54) (Pitt leads 15-6)
174: No. 17 Luca Augustine (Pitt) tech. fall Branson John (Maryland), 20-4 (6:26) (Pitt leads 20-6)
184: No. 6 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) dec. No. 11 Reece Heller (Pitt), 2-2 TB-2 (Pitt leads 20-9)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout (Pitt) tech. fall Chase Mielnik (Maryland), 22-6 (6:07) (Pitt leads 25-9)
285: No. 14 Seth Nevills (Maryland) dec. No. 13 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt), 7-0 (Pitt wins 25-12)
No. 14 South Dakota State 18, No. 18 Pitt 15
125: No. 12 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. Matt Marlow (Pitt), 4-0 (SDSU leads 3-0)
133: No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) dec. No. 32 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 7-2 (SDSU leads 6-0)
141: Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. No. 31 Anthony Santaniello (Pitt), 2-0 (SDSU leads 9-0)
149: Kade Brown (Pitt) major dec. Avery Allen (SDSU), 11-2 (SDSU leads 9-4)
157: No. 31 Dylan Evans (Pitt) dec. Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 8-6 (SDSU leads 9-7)
165: No. 14 Drake Rhodes (SDSU) dec. Jared Keslar (Pitt), 5-0 (SDSU leads 12-7)
174: No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) dec. No. 17 Luca Augustine (Pitt), 3-2 TB (SDSU leads 15-7)
184: No. 6 Bennett Berge (SDSU) dec. No. 11 Reece Heller (Pitt), 9-6 (SDSU leads 18-7)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout (Pitt) major dec. No. 15 Zach Glazier (SDSU), 9-0 (SDSU leads 18-11)
285: No. 13 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) major dec. Thomas Dineen (SDSU), 12-2 (SDSU wins 18-15)
No. 18 Pitt 28, Rider 12
125: Matt Marlow (Pitt) dec. Kaden Naame (Rider), 12-5 (Pitt leads 3-0)
133: No. 32 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt) major dec. D'Amani Almodovar (Rider), 9-0 (Pitt leads 7-0)
141: Briar Priest (Pitt) tech. fall Nieko Malone (Rider), 18-1 (3:58) (Pitt leads 12-0)
149: No. 19 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) dec. No. 28 Finn Solomon (Pitt), 6-5 (Pitt leads 12-3)
157: No. 31 Dylan Evans (Pitt) major dec. No. 22 Colton Washleski (Rider), 18-5 (Pitt leads 16-3)
165: Enrique Munguia (Rider) fall Jared Keslar (Pitt), (4:16) (Pitt leads 16-9)
174: No. 17 Luca Augustine (Pitt) major dec. No. 28 Michael Wilson (Rider), 16-3 (Pitt leads 20-9)
184: No. 24 Isaac Dean (Rider) dec. No. 11 Reece Heller (Pitt), 8-4 (Pitt leads 20-12)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout (Pitt) dec. Steyne De Lange (Rider), 9-3 (Pitt leads 23-12)
285: No. 13 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) tech. fall Collin French (Rider), 16-0 (5:09) (Pitt wins 28-12)
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