ERIE, Pa. -- For the second day in a row, Kutztown University's upper weights delivered.

The 16th-ranked Golden Bears overcame an 11-point deficit with wins in four of the last five bouts, capped off by Andrew Dunn Jr.'s (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic (Virginia Tech)) 46-second pin in the heavyweight match, to shock Gannon, 18-17, Saturday afternoon at the Hammermill Center in Erie.

Matt Wilde (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area (Ursinus)) improved to 11-5 on the season with an impressive 6-3 decision over Jacob Dunlop, the nation's 11th-ranked wrestler at 125 lbs, but the host Golden Knights (4-3, 3-1 PSAC) surged to a 14-3 lead by the end of the 157 match after major decisions from Nick Young (141) and Evan Fisler (157).

Kutztown (11-1, 3-1) slowly climbed back into the match, though bonus points were tough to come by.

Connor Rogovich (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) became the seventh Golden Bear to register double-digit wins this season with a 7-0 decision over Connor Day at 165. Following another shutout decision from T.C. Warner (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Bloomsburg)), 3-0, over Joel Leise at 174, top-ranked Jeff Reimel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) joined Rogovich with his 10th win, 5-0, against Anthony Williamson.

Gannon was hit with a one-point team penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct at the conclusion of Reimel's 184-pound victory, and it would come back to haunt them.

The Golden Knights' Freddie Nixon picked up an 11-3 major decision at 197 to increase the hosts lead to 17-12.

Needing a pin for the team victory, KU had the right man stepping onto the mat. Nationally-ranked No. 7 Dunn Jr. got a quick takedown of Keith Swartley and secured his team-leading ninth pin of the year just 46 seconds.

Kutztown, which extended its winning streak to 11 matches after this weekend's Erie sweep, gets a bit of recovery time before traveling to Millersville for a PSAC dual on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m.

 

#16 KUTZTOWN at GANNON Saturday, January 26, 2019 | Erie, Pa. (Hammermill Center)
WT.		KUTZ	GAN
125	Matt Wilde (KUTZ) dec. #11 Jacob Dunlop (GAN), 6-3	3	0
133	Austin Hertel (GAN) dec. Joe Renne (KUTZ), 7-3	3	3
141	Nick Young (GAN) major dec. Anthony Petril (KUTZ), 10-1	3	7
149	Dominic Means (GAN) dec. Jake Jones (KUTZ), 9-4	3	10
157	Evan Fisler (GAN) major dec. Mitchell Camp (KUTZ), 13-4	3	14
165	Connor Rogovich (KUTZ) dec. Connor Day (GAN), 7-0	6	14
174	T.C. Warner (KUTZ) dec. Joel Leise (GAN), 3-0	9	14
184	#1 Jeff Reimel (KUTZ) dec. Anthony Williamson (GAN), 5-0	12	14
197	Freddie Nixon (GAN) major dec. James Meyer (KUTZ), 11-3	12	17
285	#7 Andrew Dunn Jr. (KUTZ) pinned Keith Swartley (GAN), 0:46	18	17
	NOTE: Gannon docked 1 team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following 184 lb. match