The 14th-ranked Pitt wrestling team (1-0) overcame an 11-point deficit by winning the final five matches of Sunday's dual, defeating Navy (0-1) 22-14 at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. The two programs wrestled 20 additional matches which have been deemed "extra matches" by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the NCAA and will count towards an individual's record this season due to the pandemic.

"It was finally good to be in the arena and see the guys with the singlets on and not just in the practice room, but finally get a chance to compete in such a crazy season," said first-year Navy head coach Cary Kolat, who was introduced as the Mids' eighth coach in program history last March. "I would like to have had the win over Pitt. We needed some guys to step up. 165 and 174 were critical matches and 184 through heavyweight, we had some issues up there. We had some chances to win the dual. Overall, I'm happy with how the guys performed with the interruptions in training and the philosophies we have been trying to push on them and the things that we were looking for from them when they got out there in the singlet. I feel pretty good about that and the staff feels pretty good about that. We've got some things to work on when you see things in competition where a guy is succeeding and when he's not succeeding. Overall, I'd like to have the win, but I'm okay with how they competed."

Second-year starter Logan Treaster (Sr / Newton, Kan.) opened the dual by scoring a 5-1 victory over Pitt redshirt freshman Colton Camacho at 125 pounds. However, an 8-3 win by fourth-ranked 133-pound Micky Phillippi over Jacob Allen (Jr / Poway, Calif.) knotted the match at 3 apiece.

Team captain and reigning 141-pound EIWA Champion Cody Trybus (Sr / Elkton, Md.) sparked a three-match winning streak by the Mids when he secured a 6-4 win over 14th-ranked Cole Matthews. Trybus, who stand 13th in the rankings, pulled ahead late in regulation with a takedown, but was unable to ride out Matthews who earned the match-tying escape with 10 seconds to go. Trybus would not be denied, however, as he took Matthews to the mat with 33 seconds remaining in sudden victory for the win.

"We were ready for an explosive shot to come low through the ankles and Cody never allowed him to pull the trigger on that," added Kolat. "He wrestled a smart match and the overtime go was a smart match."

Casey Cobb (Sr / Kuna, Idaho), an at-large NCAA Tournament selection a year ago at 133 pounds, earned a hard-fought 5-3 win over Luke Kemerer at 149, while rookie Andrew Cerniglia (Nazareth, Pa.) dominated Pitt's Tyler Badgett to pick up a 16-1 tech fall just eight seconds into the second period. After back-to-back takedowns by Cerniglia, he ended the second period with 10-consecutive points off near falls (4-4-2).

"Andrew in his debut, the guy looked awesome, he looked tough. He's a hammer on top and he's great on his feet, too."

The Cerniglia victory gave Navy a 14-3 lead midway through the match, however, it would by the Mids' final win of the night.

The 165-pound match featured seventh-ranked Tanner Skidgel (Sr / Tulsa, Okla.) from Navy and 10th-ranked Jake Wentzel of Pitt. Both champions in their respective conferences, the two put together an exciting bout. After a scoreless opening period, Wentzel was tough in riding out Skidgel the entire second frame. Skidgel battled back, however, and took a 2-0 lead in the third with a two-point near fall. That lead would be short-lived as Wentzel was able to get the reversal and tack on a two-point near fall to take a 4-2 advantage, as well as the point for riding time to earn the win.

"Tanner's only error in the match was he was waiting for the referee to help him with the stall call. He learned a lesson today. If we get the stall call, great, but he needs to wrestle out of that position."

Redshirt freshman Jared McGill bested Navy's Dean Caravela (Sr / West Caldwell, N.J.) by a 3-2 count at 174 pounds and 18th-ranked Gregg Harvey picked up a 12-7 victory at 184 pounds over Shane Finney (Jr / Carlsbad, Calif.), who was making his first-career dual appearance.

Pitt took its first lead of the match (17-14) when 2020 All-American and fifth-ranked Nino Bonaccorsi posted a 24-9 tech fall over 197-pound Malcolm Wiley (So / Tyrone, Ga.), who also was making his first-career dual appearance.

The Panthers sealed the team win behind a Jake Slinger tech fall (15-0) at heavyweight against the Mids' Riley Smith (Jr / Mason, Mich.).

"The one thing I love about these guys, these guys are really coachable. In fact, I would say it's one of my coachable teams. From being a first-year coach and just getting to know them and being in the room with them. These guys are extremely coachable and they listen. I think we will go to Clarion and we will continue to get better."

Pitt 22, Navy 14
125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec Colton Camacho, 5-1 (2:29 RT) // Navy 3, Pitt 0
133 | #4 Micky Phillippi dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 8-3 (1:12 RT)  //  Navy 3, Pitt 3
141 | #13 Cody Trybus (NAVY) dec #14 Cole Matthews, 6-4 SV1  //  Navy 6, Pitt 3
149 | #19 Casey Cobb (NAVY) dec Luke Kemerer, 5-3  //  Navy 9, Pitt 3
157 | Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec Tyler Badgett, 16-1, 3:08  //  Navy 14, Pitt 3
165 | #10 Jake Wentzel dec #7 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY), 5-2 (1:57 RT)  //  Navy 14, Pitt 6
174 | Jared McGill dec Dean Caravela (NAVY), 3-2  //  Navy 14, Pitt 9
184 | #18 Gregg Harvey dec Shane Finney (NAVY), 12-7 (1:21 RT)  //  Navy 14, Pitt 12
197 | #5 Nino Bonaccorsi tech fall Malcolm Wiley (NAVY), 24-9, 7:00 (2:35 RT)  //  Pitt 17, Navy 14
285 | Jake Slinger tech fall Riley Smith (NAVY), 15-0, 6:11  //  Pitt 22, Navy 14


Extra Matches
Navy 2's vs. Pitt 2's
133 | Luke Lucerne (NAVY) dec Ryan Michaels, 3-1
157 | Val Park (NAVY) fall Dallas Bulsak, 5:45
174 | Tommy O'Brien major Ethan Stern (NAVY), 15-3
184 | Nicholas Meglino major Gary Eakin (NAVY), 14-4
197 | James Lledo fall Paul Warner (NAVY), 0:40

Navy 1's vs. Pitt 2's
133 | Ryan Michaels dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 9-5
149 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) dec Mick Burnett, 5-1
157 | Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) tech fall Dallas Bulsak, 17-1, 2:38
174 | Dean Caravela (NAVY) dec Tommy O'Brien, 5-4
184 | Shane Finney (NAVY) fall Nicholas Meglino, 6:25
197 | James Lledo fall Malcolm Wiley (NAVY), 0:58

Navy 2's vs. Pitt 1's
125 | Colton Camacho dec  Grant Treaster (NAVY), 5-0
133 | #4 Micky Phillippi tech fall Luke Lucerne (NAVY), 23-8, 6:39
141 | #14 Cole Matthews dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 9-4
157 | Tyler Badgett dec Val Park (NAVY), 4-2 SV1
165 | #10 Jake Wentzel major Henry Hague (NAVY), 10-0
174 | Jared McGill fall Ethan Stern (NAVY), 3:13
184 | #18 Gregg Harvey major Gary Eakin (NAVY), 13-4
197 | #5 Nino Bonaccorsi fall Paul Warner (NAVY), 1:44
285 | Jake Slinger fall Christian Bryant (NAVY), 1:37

What's Ahead
• Navy returns to action on Saturday when it makes the trip to Pennsylvania to face Clarion in what will be the Golden Eagles' opener.
• Action is slated to begin at 3:00 pm from Tippin Gym.

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