HAMPTON, Va. -- Three pins and two technical falls contributed to nine unanswered victories for the 15th-ranked Kutztown University wrestling team, which opened the Virginia Duals with a 42-6 win over Averett Friday morning at the Hampton Coliseum.

The Cougars, members of NCAA Division III, got off to a fast start with a pin from Sam Braswell at 125 lbs., but it was all Kutztown from there.

Austin Scrivani (Layton, N.J./Kittatinny Regional) (149), Jeff Reimel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) (184) and Andrew Dunn Jr. (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic (Virginia Tech)) (285) registered pins, while Chad Haegele (Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood) (157) and T.C. Warner (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Bloomsburg)) (174) won by tech. fall as the Golden Bears (3-1) scored 42 consecutive points.

KU effectively erased Averett's (5-6) early edge with a 10-4 decision from 133-pounder Lucas Miller (Perkiomenville, Pa./Boyertown Area) and 6-2 win by Anthony Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus)) over Brandon Woody at 141.

Scrivani needed just 36 seconds to stick Caleb Harmon, before Haegele used three takedowns and six back points on his way to a 15-0 tech. fall in 5:53 against Josh Linkous for a 17-6 Golden Bear advantage. Kutztown collected bonus points in five of the final six bouts.

Following Mikey O'Brien's (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) 12-5 decision at 165, Warner dominated Craig Lewis with a 16-0 tech. fall in his season debut. The senior from Mechanicsburg didn't even need a full period to earn his team five points. Warner got a takedown 14 seconds in and added three 4-point nearfalls and a 2-point nearfall to end it at 1:50.

Reimel, Division II's top-ranked grappler at 184, backed up that ranking with a 2:37 pin of Demontay Wimbush.

James Meyer (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) secured his first tech. fall of the season, 15-0 (5:10), against the Cougars' John Bishop at 197, and seventh-ranked Andrew Dunn Jr. (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic (Virginia Tech)) pinned Tavon Blowe in 3:21 to close the match.

The Golden Bears, who are the top-seed in the American College Division bracket of this weekend's Virginia Duals, will face Apprentice School in the semifinals on Saturday at 2 p.m. A victory over the Builders would send KU to the championship match at 8:30 p.m.

 

#15 KUTZTOWN vs. AVERETT Friday, January 11, 2019 | Hampton, Va. (Hampton Coliseum)
WT.		KUTZ	AVER
125	#NR/HM Sam Braswell (AVER) pinned Matt Wilde (KUTZ), 4:56	0	6
133	Lucas Miller (KUTZ) dec. Korpesh Gootee (AVER), 10-4	3	6
141	Anthony Petril (KUTZ) dec. #NR/CT Brandon Woody (AVER), 6-2	6	6
149	Austin Scrivani (KUTZ) pinned Caleb Harmon (AVER), 0:36	12	6
157	Chad Haegele (KUTZ) tech. fall Josh Linkous (AVER), 15-0 (5:53)	17	6
165	Mikey O'Brien (KUTZ) dec. #NR/HM Jared Lough (AVER), 12-5	20	6
174	T.C. Warner (KUTZ) tech. fall Craig Lewis (AVER), 16-0 (1:50)	25	6
184	#1 Jeff Reimel (KUTZ) pinned Demontay Wimbush (AVER), 2:37	31	6
197	James Meyer (KUTZ) tech. fall John Bishop (AVER), 15-0 (5:10)	36	6
285	#7 Andrew Dunn Jr. (KUTZ) pinned Tavon Blowe (AVER), 3:21	42	6
Kutztown Rankings (D2): NWCA Averett Rankings (D3): NWCA / d3wrestle.com NR - Not Ranked CT - Contender HM - Honorable Mention