Cleveland Reporter

The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team swept the Mel Berry Duals at Beeghly Gymnasium in Greenville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, defeating Penn State Behrend 43-12 and besting host Thiel 25-16.

The Spartans improved to 4-1 in dual matches this season. The Lions fell to 0-8, while the Tomcats stand at 1-1 on the season.

CWRU 43, Penn State Behrend 12

First-year E.J. Alizio started the match with a 14-0 major decision at 125 pounds. The Spartans then recorded five consecutive six-point wins, including four pins. At 133 pounds, first-year Jacob Gregg pinned Zach Dellinger in 6:49, his second pin of the season. Following a forfeit at 141 pounds, first-year Calvin Rowan recorded his second pin this season at 149 pounds in 45 seconds over Hunter Savitz. Senior Mitchell Arch (157 pounds) won by fall in 2:04, and first-year John Conover (165 pounds) added a pin in 1:29. It was Arch's team-leading ninth pin in the campaign and the 51st of his career. Conover earned his fourth pin this season.

Sophomore Calvin Cai won by major decision, 12-4 at 174 pounds, over Matt Posego to increase the CWRU lead to 38-0. Competing at 197 pounds, first-year Connor Heineman earned his first career technical fall, besting Dylan Barber 17-0 in 3:21 for the team's final points of the dual.

CWRU 25, Thiel 16

Alizio started the match with a win by fall, defeating EJ McCarthy in 5:53 to give the Spartans a 6-0 lead on his fourth pin of the season. The Tomcats quickly tied the score with a pin in 1:56 at 133 pounds, but first-year Art Martinez put the Spartans ahead with an 11-5 decision at 141 pounds over Jake Alberts, his team-leading 17th win of the season.

After Thiel tied the score at 9 with an 8-2 decision at 149 pounds, Arch and first-year Marty Landes recorded two consecutive technical falls to give CWRU a 10-point lead. Landes, earning his team-high third technical fall at 157 pounds, won 25-6 in 7:00 over Landon Mead. Arch followed at 165 pounds with a 20-4 win in 6:26 over Alexander Anderson. Conover won the third consecutive match for the visitors, making the score 22-9 with a 3-1 decision over Frank Gill at 174 pounds.

With an 11-0 major decision at 187 pounds and a 3-2 decision at 197 pounds, the Tomcats came within six points of the lead heading into the final bout, trailing 22-16. However, first-year Keith Heineman clinched the match for the Spartans with a 9-6 decision at 285 pounds to end the day for CWRU.

In exhibition action, first-year Justin Sweeney recorded his first career technical fall, defeating Austin Parker 19-2.

CWRU returns home on Saturday for the first of two consecutive home dual meets. The Spartans will face Otterbein, Wilmington (Ohio), Muskingum, and Washington & Jefferson in the Claude Sharer Duals on Saturday, January 14 with action slated to begin at 11 a.m. at the Veale Center.

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