Abraham Guarriello
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Freshman Abraham Guarriello started Wednesday's dual meet with a pin of Blake Glogouski, the eighth-ranked 125-pound wrestler in NCAA Division II.

Men's Wrestling Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Wrestling Team Rallies For 23-22 Victory at No. 12 Lake Erie; Ends Regular Season 5-1 Against Nationally-Ranked Programs

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Gannon 23, at Lake Erie 22
  • Records: Gannon (8-2), Lake Erie (1-7)
  • Location: Painesville, Ohio - Jerome T. Osborne Family Athletic and Wellness Center
  • The Short Story: The Gannon wrestling team earned bonus points during four individual victories before redshirt junior Nick Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany)'s 3-2 heavyweight win created a 22-22 stalemate Wednesday night at No. 12 Lake Erie. The regular-season finale was then decided on the fourth tiebreaker criteria which is number of nearfall points, giving the Golden Knights a 23-22 team victory.

MEDIA CENTER
BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS

125 Pounds
  • Result: Abraham Guarriello (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (GU) pinned Blake Glogouski (LEC), 1:54
  • Wrestlers' Records: Guarriello (10-15 Overall, 3-7 Dual) | Glogouski (N/A Overall, N/A Dual)
  • Team Score: Gannon led 6-0
  • Notes: Dual meet started at 125 pounds ... Glogouski is ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division II and No. 3 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two ... Guarriello recorded the first takedown, before Glogouski escaped ... Guarriello responded with another takedown and turned the move into a pin with 1:06 remaining in the first period ... Guarriello recorded his seventh pin, ranking third among Golden Knights.

133 Pounds
  • Result: Andrew Lieb (LEC) pinned Casey Vollmer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (GU), 2:09
  • Wrestlers' Records: Lieb (N/A, N/A) | Vollmer (5-10, 0-2)
  • Team Score: Meet tied 6-6
  • Notes: Lieb is ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two ... Lieb opened the scoring with a takedown and four-point nearfall ... Vollmer countered with a reversal, before Lieb produced a reversal of his own which led to a pin with 51 seconds remaining in the first period ... Vollmer was wrestling in his second consecutive dual match of the season with normal starter Carmine Ciotti (Erie, Pa./McDowell) not wrestling ... Ciotti is ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II Super Region One and No. 11 in NCAA Division II.

141 Pounds
  • Result: John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum) (GU) def. Zach Ruggles (LEC) by major decision, 18-6
  • Wrestlers' Records: Marotto (12-9, 7-3) | Ruggles (N/A, N/A)
  • Team Score: Gannon led 10-6
  • Notes: Marotto is ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... Marotto led 10-2 after one period with three takedowns and a four-point nearfall ... Ruggles managed to escape two of the takedowns for his first-period points ... Marotto sandwiched a Ruggles escape between two takedowns during the middle frame, extending his lead to 14-3 ... Ruggles started the final period down and escaped for his fourth point ... Marotto then recorded two more takedowns that were followed by Ruggles escapes to account for the final 18-6 score ... Marotto won his fourth consecutive match ... Marotto's 18 points represented a season-high ... Marotto recorded his second major decision, but first since the opening bout of the year.

149 Pounds
  • Result: Nick Boggs (LEC) def. Justo Hernandez (Glassport, Pa./South Allegheny) (LEC) by major decision, 12-4
  • Wrestlers' Records: Boggs (N/A, N/A) | Hernandez (5-13, 1-1)
  • Team Score: Meet tied 10-10
  • Notes: Boggs is ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division II and No. 2 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two ... Boggs sandwiched a Hernandez escape with a pair of takedowns for a 4-1 lead after one period ... Boggs duplicated that same effort during the middle two minutes for an 8-2 advantage ... starting the final period down, Boggs escaped and followed with a takedown for an 11-2 lead ... Boggs then added a riding-time point to post a 12-2 major decision ... Hernandez was wrestling for normal starter George McGuire (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf).

157 Pounds
  • Result: Eric Lewandowski (Depew, N.Y./Lancaster Central) (GU) def. Josh Pappas (LEC) by technical fall, 16-0 (3:00)
  • Wrestlers' Records: Lewandowski (12-3, 9-1) | Pappas (N/A, N/A)
  • Team Score: Gannon led 15-10
  • Notes: Lewandowski is tabbed No. 12 in NCAA Division II and No. 3 in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... Lewandowski dominated from the opening whistle, recording a takedown for the first points ... Lewandowski followed with three four-point nearfalls and one two-point nearfall to end the match before it reached the second period ... Lewandowski increased his team lead in technical falls to five and dual victories to nine ... Lewandowski has won five consecutive bouts, including the last three by technical falls ... Lewandowski has out-scored his last three opponents 49-0 in matches that lasted a combined six minutes and 20 seconds.

165 Pounds
  • Result: Nick Vandermeer (LEC) def. Garret Smith (Erie, Pa./Seneca) (GU) by major decision, 12-4
  • Wrestlers' Records: Vandermeer (N/A, N/A) | Smith (16-12, 6-4)
  • Team Score: Gannon led 15-14
  • Notes: Vandermeer is ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II and No. 1 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two ... Smith is ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... after a scoreless first period, Vandermeer started the second stanza down and scored first with a reversal ... Vandermeer followed with a two-point nearfall, before Smith escaped ... Vandermeer extended his lead to 10-1 after two periods with a takedown and four-point nearfall ... Smith tried to rally with an escape and takedown during the final period, but Vandermeer also added two points due to stalling calls and wrapped up a 12-4 major decision.

174 Pounds
  • Result: Jake Stratton (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) (GU) def. Brendon Winning (LEC) by major decision, 18-10
  • Wrestlers' Records: Stratton (19-10, 8-2) | Winning (N/A, N/A)
  • Team Score: Gannon led 19-14
  • Notes: Stratton is ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... Stratton led 5-3 after one period with a pair of takedowns and one escape compared to one takedown and escape by Winning ... Stratton extended his lead to 9-4 with two takedowns around a Winning escape during the second frame ... Winning clawed within 9-7 after opening the final period with an escape and takedown ... Stratton responded with an escape and four takedowns ... the first three takedowns were answered by escapes, before Stratton rode the final takedown out for an 18-10 major decision ... Stratton won his fifth consecutive bout ... Stratton recorded his team-best seventh major decision ... Stratton remained second among Golden Knights in overall victories (19) and dual wins (8) ... Stratton improved to 2-0 against Lake Erie wrestlers this season, pinning Seth Petarra in two minutes and 34 seconds at the Findlay Open.

184 Pounds
  • Result: Tyler Hughes (LEC) def. Christopher Matthews (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin) (GU) by decision, 2-0
  • Wrestlers' Records: Hughes (N/A, N/A) | Matthews (12-9, 1-2)
  • Team Score: Gannon led 19-17
  • Notes: Hughes is ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division II and No. 3 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two ... Matthews was wrestling in place of redshirt sophomore Nicholas Costa (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial), who is ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division II Super Region One, for the second consecutive match ... Hughes recorded the bout's only points with a reversal during the second period ... normally a 174-pounder, Matthews wrestled at 184 pounds for only the sixth time this season ... Matthews wrestled at 184 pounds last Saturday for the first time since January 7.

197 Pounds
  • Result: Evan Rosborough def. Ethan Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (GU) by technical fall, 19-2 (6:50)
  • Wrestlers' Records: Rosborough (N/A, N/A) | Budd (7-11, 3-7)
  • Team Score: Lake Erie led 22-19
  • Notes: Rosborough is ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two ... Rosborough led 6-0 after one period following a takedown and four-point nearfall ... Rosborough extended his lead to 10-2 with two more takedowns that were answered with Budd escapes during the middle frame ... Rosborough then iced the victory with an escape, takedown, two-point nearfall and four-point nearfall that ended the match with 10 seconds remaining ... Budd's season-high three-match win streak came to an end ... Budd suffered his first loss since January 27.

285 Pounds
  • Result: Nick Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (GU) def. Brandon Houle (LEC), 3-2
  • Wrestlers' Records: Budd (14-8, 7-3) | Houle (N/A, N/A)
  • Team Score: Meet tied 22-22
  • Notes: Budd is ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... Houle took an early 2-0 lead with a first-period takedown ... Budd answered with an escape and trailed 2-1 after the first three minutes ... Budd started the second period down and escaped to tie the bout at two ... Budd started the final period on top and rode Houle out for the entire two minutes to claim a riding-time point and a 3-2 victory ... Budd improved to 2-0 against Lake Erie wrestlers this season, posting an 8-3 victory against regionally-ranked Evan Loughman at the Mount Union Invitational.

TEAM NOTES
  • Wednesday's tie was eventually broken by the fourth criteria which was total of nearfall points. Gannon finished with five nearfalls for 18 points while Lake Erie generated five nearfalls for 16 points.
  • Gannon is listed among others receiving votes in the latest Wrestling Coaches Association (WCA) Top 25 Poll and sits No. 5 in NCAA Division II Super Region One.
  • Lake Erie is ranked No. 12 in the latest WCA Top 25 Poll and No. 4 in NCAA Division II Super Region Two.
  • Wednesday's meet was the regular-season finale for both programs.
  • Gannon won its fifth consecutive dual meet, representing its longest win streak since matching the five-meet streak January 15-21, 2012.
  • The Golden Knights finished the season with a 5-1 record against nationally-ranked programs.
  • Gannon's eight dual victories were its most since finishing 8-4 during the 2013-14 campaign.
  • The Golden Knights have defeated the Storm in the regular-season finale during the last two seasons.
  • Four regionally-ranked wrestlers didn't compete Wednesday evening. The Golden Knights competed without freshman Carmine Ciotti (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (133, 1st regionally, 11th nationally) and redshirt sophomore Nicholas Costa (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) (184, fourth regionally). The Storm was missing Jesse Palser (174, eighth regionally) and Evan Loughman (Heavyweight, fifth regionally).

UP NEXT
  • Gannon has nine days until opening the postseason Friday, February 24 at the NCAA Division II Super Regional One hosted by Mercyhurst University.
  • The two-day event concludes Saturday, February 25.
  • Gannon finished sixth out of 15 teams at last year's regional championships which were also hosted by Mercyhurst.
  • Three Golden Knights posted top-four finishes last year and qualified for the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championships, including John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum) and Christopher Matthews (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin). As a result, Gannon had three national qualifiers for the second consecutive season.
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Players Mentioned

Nick Budd

Nick Budd

Redshirt Junior
Hwt.
Nick Costa

Nick Costa

Redshirt Sophomore
184
Eric Lewandowski

Eric Lewandowski

Redshirt Junior
157
John Marotto

John Marotto

Redshirt Senior
141
Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews

Redshirt Junior
165/174
George McGuire

George McGuire

Redshirt Sophomore
149/157
Garret Smith

Garret Smith

Redshirt Senior
157/165
Jake Stratton

Jake Stratton

Junior
174
Casey Vollmer

Casey Vollmer

Sophomore
125/133
Ethan Budd

Ethan Budd

Freshman
197/Hwt.

Players Mentioned

Nick Budd

Nick Budd

Redshirt Junior
Hwt.
Nick Costa

Nick Costa

Redshirt Sophomore
184
Eric Lewandowski

Eric Lewandowski

Redshirt Junior
157
John Marotto

John Marotto

Redshirt Senior
141
Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews

Redshirt Junior
165/174
George McGuire

George McGuire

Redshirt Sophomore
149/157
Garret Smith

Garret Smith

Redshirt Senior
157/165
Jake Stratton

Jake Stratton

Junior
174
Casey Vollmer

Casey Vollmer

Sophomore
125/133
Ethan Budd

Ethan Budd

Freshman
197/Hwt.