Jacob Dunlop vs. Mercyhurst
Ed Mailliard

Men's Wrestling Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 6 Gannon Wins Fourth Dual in a Row with Dominant Win over Short-Handed East Stroudsburg

ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon men's wrestling team won its fourth straight dual and remained undefeated with a 52-0 triumph over a game but short-handed East Stroudsburg squad on Sunday afternoon at the Hammermill Center. The sixth-ranked Golden Knights are now 4-2 overall and 3-0 in PSAC duals.
 
The match had a unique twist to it, with both the men's and women's teams from Gannon and ESU wrestling at the same time on separate mats. The women also came away victorious with a 34-13 victory. After numerous postponements due to COVID, the East Stroudsburg men's team needed contests. With the need to make up a dual with Mercyhurst, part of the ESU team went to Mercyhurst for a dual at the same time.
 
The end result was four forfeit wins for Gannon leaving little doubt to the outcome. But the Golden Knights came away with wins in the remaining six bouts, with three falls and a major decision. The shutout was the first since a 46-0 win over Long Island in the first dual of the 2019-20 season.
 
After Jacob Dunlop (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon) picked up a forfeit win at 125 lbs. to start the match, Aseel Almudhala (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) improved to 6-7 with a 10-2 major decision over Carlens Lapaix at 133 lbs. Almudhala recorded four takedowns.
 
Austin Hertel (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) and Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) followed with decisions at 141 and 149 lbs., respectively. Hertel (7-4) used a pair of takedowns in the third period to full away for an 8-3 win over Brian Lombardi. It is his 60th career win.
 
Second-ranked Means was forced to go to sudden victory before claiming an 8-6 win over Bryce Parenti. Means, now 9-0, entered the third period trailing 5-2. An escape and takedown thirty seconds into the period knotted the score at 5-5. Means would ride Parenti out until Parenti worked his way free for the escape with four seconds to go. Means had over two minutes in riding time to make the score 6-6. He recorded the winning takedown 50 seconds into the extra session.
 
Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) followed with a fall over Alejandro Leon at 1:43 as he improved to 13-7. Young had a pair of takedowns before flattening Leon.
 
After a forfeit at 165 lbs. for top-ranked Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside), tenth-ranked Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) improved to 15-4 with a fall at 5:25 over Sergio Cespedes. After a tough loss against Mercyhurst on Wednesday, the freshman came out the aggressor and dominated the match. He had five takedowns and had a pair of four-point near fall moves. His final takedown actually gave him a technical fall, but he threw Leon to his back and moments later had the pin.
 
Gannon gained forfeit wins at 184 and 285 lbs. Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds), ranked third at 197 lbs., picked up his fifth fall of the year at 1:15 over Matt Richardson. Leise is now 7-0 after recording an early takedown before the cradle for the pin.    
 
The teams also wrestled three exhibition matches. Dunlop moved up a weight class to record a pin for his 76th career win, while Caleb Adamowicz (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) also won by fall at 141 lbs. In another 141 lb. bout, Reece Vollmer won a 5-3 decision.
 
The Golden Knights face a big dual at Seton Hill on Wednesday, January 26. The match is a makeup of a dual originally set for December 8.
 
No. 6 GANNON 52, EAST STROUDSBURG 0
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Hammermill Center
Erie, Pa.
 
125 lbs. – Jacob Dunlop (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon) (GU) won by forfeit   GU 6-0
133 lbs. – Aseel Almudhala (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) (GU) maj. dec. Carlens Lapaix (ESU), 10-2   GU 10-0
141 lbs. – Austin Hertel (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) (GU) dec. Brian Lombardi (ESU), 8-3   GU 13-0
149 lbs. – # 2 Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) (GU) dec. Bryce Parenti (ESU), 8-6 SV  GU 16-0
157 lbs. – Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) (GU) fall over Alejandro Leon (ESU), 1:42    GU 22-0
165 lbs. – No. 1 Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) (GU) won by forfeit   GU 28-0
174 lbs. – #10 Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) (GU) fall over Sergio Cespedes (ESU), 5:25   GU 34-0
184 lbs. – Cameron Page (Frewsburg, N.Y./Falconer Central) (GU) won by forfeit   GU 40-0
197 lbs. – #3 Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) (GU) fall over Matt Richardson (ESU), 1:15   GU 46-0
Hwt. – #12 Freddie Nixon (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) (GU) won by forfeit   GU 52-0
 
RECORDS:  Gannon 4-2, 3-0 PSAC; East Stroudsburg 2-5, 1-2 PSAC  
 
EXHIBITION MATCHES
133 lbs. -- Jacob Dunlop (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon) (GU) fall over Kelvin Rodriquez-Molina (ESU), 6:55
141 lbs. -- Reese Vollmer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (GU) dec. Aaron Acosta (ESU), 5-3
141 lbs. -- Caleb Adamowicz (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) (GU) fall over Kether Thornton (ESU), 2:22
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jacob Dunlop

Jacob Dunlop

Senior
125
Alex Farenchak

Alex Farenchak

Redshirt Sophomore
165
Austin Hertel

Austin Hertel

Senior
133
Joel Leise

Joel Leise

Redshirt Junior
184
Dom Means

Dom Means

Redshirt Junior
149
Freddie Nixon

Freddie Nixon

Senior
197
Cameron Page

Cameron Page

Redshirt Junior
184
Reese Vollmer

Reese Vollmer

Sophomore
133
Nick Young

Nick Young

Junior
141
Caleb Adamowicz

Caleb Adamowicz

Freshman
141

Players Mentioned

Jacob Dunlop

Jacob Dunlop

Senior
125
Alex Farenchak

Alex Farenchak

Redshirt Sophomore
165
Austin Hertel

Austin Hertel

Senior
133
Joel Leise

Joel Leise

Redshirt Junior
184
Dom Means

Dom Means

Redshirt Junior
149
Freddie Nixon

Freddie Nixon

Senior
197
Cameron Page

Cameron Page

Redshirt Junior
184
Reese Vollmer

Reese Vollmer

Sophomore
133
Nick Young

Nick Young

Junior
141
Caleb Adamowicz

Caleb Adamowicz

Freshman
141