PITTSBURGH, PA. –
Andrew Morgan's decision at 184 pounds highlighted No. 21 Campbell's efforts at No. 11 Pittsburgh Saturday at Fitzgerald Field House, with the Panthers taking the top-25 matchup 28-6.
Morgan, unranked in the InterMat poll, but ranked as high as No. 20 at 184 by The Open Mat, topped sixth-ranked Nino Bonaccorsi 11-8, remaining undefeated at 5-0 on the year.
Korbin Meink started the day with an 11-8 decision over Louis Newell at 125 pounds, giving the Camels an early 3-0 lead before Pitt took six straight matchups.
Six of the day's 10 bouts featured at least one ranked individual, including four matches with two ranked wrestlers.
The Panthers took a pair of bonus point wins, with No. 19 Cole Matthews pinning No. 13
Josh Heil (1:27) at 141 pounds, and Jake Wentzel defeating No. 15
Quentin Perez in a 9-1 major decision.
Campbell gets right back on the mat tomorrow at Ohio. The match begins at 4:00 p.m. at the OU Convocation Center.
No. 11 Pitt 28, No. 21 Campbell 6
125:
Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Louis Newell (Pittsburgh) Dec 11-8, 0-3
133: #4 Mickey Phillipi (Pittsburgh) over #12
Noah Gonser (Campbell) Dec 6-2, 3-0
141: #19 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) over #13
Josh Heil (Campbell) Fall (1:27), 6-0
149: Luke Kemerer (Pittsburgh) over
Zach Barnes (Campbell) Dec 4-0, 3-0
157: #16 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) over
Matthew Dallara (Campbell) Dec 6-4, 3-0
165: Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) over #15
Quentin Perez (Campbell) MD 9-1, 4-0
174: Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) over
Austin Murphy (Campbell) Dec 9-5, 3-0
184:
Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over #6 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) Dec 11-8, 0-3
197: Kellan Stout (Pittsburgh) over
Austin McNeill (Campbell) Dec 4-0, 3-0
285: #8 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) over #7
Jere Heino (Campbell) Dec 10-3, 3-0
Team Records: Pitt (1-0), Campbell (0-1)
Individual rankings according to InterMat (11/5)
