PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The fifth-ranked Gannon wrestling team beat Division I Duquesne 32-12 Friday night at the Palumbo Center. John Fleming (Bethel Park, Pa./Lakeview), Zack McKendree (Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski Area), and Frank McGrath (Hammonton, N.J./St. Augustine's Prep) each recorded pinfalls in the win. 

125-pounder Fleming got the night rolling for the Golden Knights, pinning Taylor Wilde at the 3:12 mark of their match. Corey Bowers (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) followed with an 11-5 decision over Jake Swink in the 133-pound bout. #A.J. Milanak# (Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area) then took a 3-2 win in the 141-pound contest to give GU a 12-0 advantage. 

McKendree pinned Alex Martinez at the 2:09 mark of their 157-pound match, clinching the win for the Knights. Tony Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) then won a technical fall in the 174-pound grapple. Adam Farrell (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) won 9-3 in the 197-pound match and McGrath closed the night with a pin of Nadeen Farah in the heavyweight clash. 

Gannon is now 3-3 in dual action, while Duquesne is 2-3 this season. The Knights next travel across town for a tri-meet at Mercyhurst Saturday, January 30. GU faces #2 Newberry College at 11 a.m. and then takes on the Lakers at 3 p.m. in a make-up of the postponed War at the Shore. Complete results from Friday's Gannon-Duquesne match are available here.