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Gittens Nabs First Victory; Campbell Falls to Duquesne 31-15

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - C.J. Gittens recorded his first collegiate victory, but the Camels (2-16-1, 1-5 CAA) lost six straight matches after the 141-pound as Duquesne (12-10) sent CU to their 10th straight dual loss by a count of 31-15.

Once again the Camels jumped out to an early lead, receiving the Gittens victory at 125 lbs. and a pin from Kelin Bidelspach at 141 lbs. to give them a 9-3 advantage. Gittens, a freshman from Riverview, Fla., made his first match interesting by taking a one point decision over Duquesne's Brett Skonieczny. After the Dukes tied the match at 3-3, Bidelspach made quick work of Jayk Cobbs, sticking him at the 1:18 mark of the first period to give the Camels the six point cushion.

The Camels could not muster much more from there, as the Dukes went on a 28-0 run. Duquesne received two regular decisions, one major decision, one fall and one forfeit to race to an insurmountable 31-9 lead.

Jeremiah Fennell salvaged the last match of the evening for CU, as he pinned Joe D'Orsie at the 4:20 mark in the second period. It was Fennell's fifth pin of the season, tying him for the team lead with Steve Wiktorek.

The Camels will finish their weekend road swing Saturday afternoon when they face CAA conference opponent James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. The dual is set to start at 4:00.

Duquesne 31, Campbell 15
125: C.J. Gittens (CU) dec. Brett Skonieczny (DU), 2-1
133: Brad Cipriani (DU) dec. David Wise (CU), 4-2
141: Kelin Bidelspach (CU) fall Jayk Cobbs (DU), 1:18
149: Brandon Baldini (DU) dec. Chris Mazzatta(CU), 10-4
157: Cody Midlam (DU)
maj. dec. Steve Wiktorek (CU),12-0
165: Rob Dempsey (DU) dec. Brent Poynter (CU), 6-1
174: Ryan Sula (DU) fall Nick Amato (CU), 2:10
184: Jared Ricotta (DU) wins by forfeit
197: Tim Frank (DU) fall Rob Yoder (CU), 6:01
Hwt: Jeremiah Fennell (CU) fall Joe D'Orsie (DU), 4:20
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Players Mentioned

Nick Amato

Nick Amato

5' 8"
Sophomore
Kelin Bidelspach

Kelin Bidelspach

5' 7"
Sophomore
Jeremiah Fennell

Jeremiah Fennell

6' 1"
Sophomore
Chris Mazzatta

Chris Mazzatta

6' 0"
Redshirt
Brent Poynter

Brent Poynter

5' 8"
Senior
Steve Wiktorek

Steve Wiktorek

5' 11"
Sophomore
David Wise

David Wise

5' 6"
Freshman
Rob Yoder

Rob Yoder

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Nick Amato

Nick Amato

5' 8"
Sophomore
Kelin Bidelspach

Kelin Bidelspach

5' 7"
Sophomore
Jeremiah Fennell

Jeremiah Fennell

6' 1"
Sophomore
Chris Mazzatta

Chris Mazzatta

6' 0"
Redshirt
Brent Poynter

Brent Poynter

5' 8"
Senior
Steve Wiktorek

Steve Wiktorek

5' 11"
Sophomore
David Wise

David Wise

5' 6"
Freshman
Rob Yoder

Rob Yoder

6' 2"
Junior