KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The 14th-ranked Kutztown University wrestling team got another shot at eighth-ranked Lake Erie College on Saturday on its home mat. It came down to the final bout but the Golden Bears pulled through to win 21-16.
 
Kutztown (9-6) honored its five seniors on Saturday at Keystone Arena in a pre-match ceremony, featuring Brandon Parker, Andre Petroski, Jackson Stabile, Bo Candelaria and Ziad Haddad in this year's senior class.
 
Earlier in the season, Lake Erie upset Kutztown at the National Duals, 33-12. This time around, the Golden Bears won four of the final six bouts to secure the victory.
 
After a riding-time win at 197 pounds, Lake Erie (10-6) held a 16-15 lead going into the final bout. Haddad, the top-ranked heavyweight in the nation, shined under pressure and pinned Noah Hasking in 54 seconds to earn his team the victory. It is the second time this season Haddad has pinned Hasking and the win improves him to 20-0.
 
The Golden Bears got off to a 6-0 start with a forfeit at 125 pounds, but Lake Erie stormed back with three-straight wins to go up 10-6.
 
Matt Martoccio got KU back on the board in the 157-pound match, battling back-and-forth with Christian Baughman for all three rounds. Baughman scored a late takedown to cut the deficit, but Martoccio's riding time earned him a 10-8 decision.
 
Candelaria tied the score at 2-2 with under 20 seconds left in the 165-pound bout against Matt Vandermeer to force overtime, but Vandermeer got the first jump for the sudden-victory.
 
Ryan Krecker and Petroski tallied back-to-back decisions to retake the lead for KU, 15-13. At 174 pounds, Krecker and Nick Vandermeer were tied 2-2 late in the third period, but Krecker's reversal with four seconds left gave Kutztown the advantage. Petroski scored two takedowns in the 184-pound bout to lead him to a 5-2 decision over Zev Green.
 
The Golden Bears will return to action on Wednesday. Feb. 11 with an away match at Millersville University at 7 p.m.
 

Final Results - #14 Kutztown 21, #8 Lake Erie 16
WT.	Name	Score
125	Nicholas DeMarco (KU) wins by forfeit	6-0 KU
133	Ian Ross (LEC) dec. Travis Roper (KU), 2-1	6-3 KU
141	Nick Boggs (LEC) dec. Matt Benvenuto (KU), 4-1 (1:17 RT)	6-6 Tie
149	Chayse Csongedi (LEC) maj. dec. Trent Clifford (KU), 9-1 (3:06 RT)	10-6 LEC
157	Matt Martoccio (KU) dec. Christian Baughman (LEC), 10-8 (2:04 RT)	10-9 LEC
165	Matt Vandermeer (LEC) dec. Bo Candelaria (KU), 4-2 (SV-1)	13-9 LEC
174	Ryan Krecker (KU) dec Nick Vandermeer (LEC), 4-2	13-12 LEC
184	Andre Petroski (KU) dec. Zev Green (LEC), 5-2	15-13 KU
197	Tyler Hughes (LEC) dec. Brandan Clark (KU), 3-2 (1:52 RT)	16-15 LEC
285	#1 Ziad Haddad (KU) pinned Noah Hosking (LEC), 0:54	21-16 KU

Play-by-Play Summary:
 
 
125 - Nicholas DeMarco (KU) wins by forfeit
 
KU leads LEC, 6-0
 
 
 
133 - Travis Roper (KU) vs. Ian Ross (LEC)
 
Both wrestlers grapple for all of first period, but Ross scorers as buzzer sounds for 2-0 lead…Roper defers, Ross on bottom to start second period…Stalemate called with 49 seconds left in period…Roper caution on restart…Warning on Ross for stalling with 10 seconds left in second period…Roper earns 2:00 of riding time in second period, chooses bottom to start third period down 2-0…Ross takes minute off riding time to start third period…Roper escapes with 27 seconds left, down 2-1…Wrestlers grapple for final 10 seconds, but no takedown. Ross wins match by 2-1 decision.
 
KU leads LEC, 6-3
 
 
141 - Matt Benvenuto (KU) vs. Nick Boggs (LEC)
 
Stalemate called four times in scoreless first period…Boggs defers, Benvenuto chooses bottom to start second…Benvenuto escapes 34 seconds into period for 1-0 lead…Boggs grabs a leg, but no takedown awarded as Benvenuto leads 1-0 after second period…Boggs chooses bottom to start third period…Boggs escapes 16 seconds into third period to tie match at 1-1…Both wrestlers grab a leg, but action goes out of bounds with 1:07 left in match…Boggs with takedown after restart for 3-1 lead with less than 1:00 to go…Boggs goes over 1:00 of riding time with 17 seconds left…Boggs wins match 4-1 with 1:17 of riding time.
 
Match tied at 6-6.
 
 
149 - Trent Clifford (KU) vs. Chayse Csongedi (LEC)
 
Csongedi with first takedown of match midway through first period for 2-0 lead… Csongedi leads 2-0 after first period with 1:49 of riding time…Clifford chooses neutral to start second period…action brought back to middle of mat midway through second period as Csongedi neared takedown…Injury time taken for Clifford… Csongedi chooses bottom after injury time… Csongedi reverses Clifford for 4-0 lead in second period… Csongedi chooses neutral to start third period with 4-0 lead and 1:49 of riding time… Csongedi with takedown at edge of mat in third period for 6-0 lead to go over 2:00 of riding time… Csongedi chooses neutral to give Clifford a point for 6-1 Csongedi lead… Csongedi takedown extends lead to 8-1…Stalling called on Clifford… Csongedi wins match by 8-1 major decision, extended to 9-1 after 3:06 of riding time.
 
LEC leads KU, 10-6.
 
 
157 - Matt Martoccio (KU) vs. Christian Baughman (LEC)
 
Martoccio with first takedown in opening seconds of match…Baughman escapes after 45 seconds for 2-1 Martoccio lead in first period…Martoccio grabs the legs of Baughman, takes him down for 4-1 lead, goes over 1:00 of riding time…Baughman escape, 4-2 lead for Martoccio…Martoccio leads 4-2 after first period with 1:22 of riding time…Martoccio blood time called in between periods…Baughman chooses bottom to start second period…Baughman is let up and trails 4-3…Martociio takes multiple shots, lands takedown for 6-3 lead…Baughman is let up for 6-4 Martoccio lead with 15 seconds left in second period…Martoccio leads 6-4 with 2:13 of riding time after second period, chooses bottom to start third period…Martoccio escape gives him 7-4 lead…Baughman grabs the arm and is awarded takedown to draw within a point at 7-6…action stopped…Neutral on restart for one point for Martoccio and 8-6 lead (clinched riding time point)…Baughman takedown, lets Martoccio escape for 9-8 Martoccio lead…Martoccio stalling warning…Martoccio wins match 9-8, 10-8 after 2:04 of riding time.
 
LEC leads KU, 10-9.
 
 
165 - Bo Candelaria (KU) vs. Matt Vandermeer (LEC)
 
Scoreless first period…Candelaria defers, Vandermeer chooses bottom to start second period…Vandermeer reverses Candelaria for 2-0 lead…action brought back to middle of mat…Stalling warning called on Candelaria… Vandermeer leads 2-0 after second period, Candelaria chooses neutral to start third period… Vandermeer stalling warning called…Candelaria takedown with 20 seconds left in match ties the match at 2-2…match tied 2-2 after regulation, to head into 1:00 overtime… Vandermeer spins behind Candelaria for takedown and 4-2 sudden victory.
 
LEC leads KU, 13-9.
 
 
174 - Ryan Krecker (KU) vs. Nick Vandermeer (LEC)
 
Krecker nears takedown at end of first period, but no points awarded… Vandermeer on top to start second period, immediately reversed by Krecker for 2-0 Krecker lead… Vandermeer escapes for 2-1 Krecker lead…both wrestlers taking shots in first period, action brought back to middle of mat with 1:23 to and 2-1 Krecker lead…Krecker grabs a leg with 10 seconds left, not able to secure a takedown as he leads 2-1 entering third period…Krecker on top to start third period…Restart warning on Krecker… Vandermeer escapes to tie match at 2-2 with 1:50 to go…Krecker reverses Vandermeer with four seconds left in match, wins 4-2.
 
LEC leads KU, 13-12.
 
 
184 - Andre Petroski (KU) vs. Zev Green (LEC)
 
Petroski first takedown of match one minute into first period…Petroski goes over 1:00 of riding time in first period (1:57), leads 2-0 after first period…Petroski defers, Green chooses neutral to start second period…Petroski grabs a leg, earns second takedown of match for 4-0 lead and over 2:00 of riding time…Green escapes with 15 seconds left in second period to trail 4-1…Petroski chooses bottom to start third…Stalling warning on Petroski, point awarded to Green for 4-2 Petroski lead with 25 seconds to go…Petroski escapes with five seconds to go for 5-2 lead…Petroski wins match 5-2.
 
KU leads LEC, 15-13.
 
 
 
197 - Brandan Clark (KU) vs. Tyler Hughes (LEC)
 
Clark with first takedown of match with 20 seconds left in first period…Hughes escapes immediately for 2-1 deficit…Clark leads 2-1 entering second period…Hughes chooses bottom to start second period, is let up by Clark for 2-2 tie…Clark chooses bottom to start third period…Clark caution on restart…Hughes on top for over a minute to start third period, goes over 1:00 with 52 seconds left in match…Hughes ends match with 1:52 of riding time for 3-2 win.
 
LEC leads KU, 16-15.
 
 
285 - #1 Ziad Haddad (KU) vs. Noah Hosking (LEC)
 
Haddad with first takedown of match in opening 10 seconds…Haddad earns back-points, turns Hosking in 54 seconds for pin in first period.
 
KU wins match, 21-16.