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Saint Vincent College

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Julie Watkins
Ryan Weinzen

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Wrestling breezes past Thiel on the road

GREENVILLE, Pa. (Feb. 6)- The Saint Vincent wrestling team picked up a 43-6 victory in their final Presidents Athletic Conference dual of the season at Thiel.

The Bearcats finish PAC duals with an impressive 3-1 record heading into the PAC Championship in a week and a half. Saint Vincent won nine of the 10 weight classes in Greenville on Thursday night.

At the 125 lbs. weight class, Saint Vincent Sam Snyder opened the night with a major decision. He defeated EJ McCarth of Thiel by a score of 11-0 to put SVC up 4-0.

Owen Caracciolo followed with the first of two consecutive tech. falls for the Bearcats. Caracciolo picked up a 16-0 victory at 2:40 in the 133 lbs. weight class to put Saint Vincent up 9-0 in the match. Tyler Clark followed with a 18-1 victory at 141 lbs., as Saint Vincent saw their lead grow to 14-0.

Tyler Debnar picked up SVC's fourth consecutive victory to open the match with a 14-8 decision at 149 lbs. to put the Bearcats lead up to 17-0. Logan Bechtold followed with an 8-2 decision at 157 lbs. against Landon Mead of Thiel as Saint Vincent pushed their loead to 20-0. 

Saint Vincent won the next three weight classes as well. Chase Brandebura secured a forfeit victory at 165 lbs., while Nathan Barkley continued his impressive freshman campaign with a pin at 1:20 to increase the Bearcats lead to 32-0. Ryan Weinzen won the third match in a row for SVC with a tech. fall (18-2) win against Logan Groover as the Saint Vincent lead was 37-0.

Thiel picked up their first win of the match at 197 lbs., before Bradley Miller secured a pin at 2:38 to close the match out and a 43-6 Saint Vincent victory.

The Bearcats will now take the next few days off to prepare for the PAC Championship on Saturday, February 15 at Waynesburg. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. 
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Players Mentioned

Logan Bechtold

Logan Bechtold

157 lbs
Sophomore
Chase Brandebura

Chase Brandebura

165 lbs
Sophomore
Tyler Debnar

Tyler Debnar

149 lbs
Sophomore
Bradley Miller

Bradley Miller

285 lbs
Sophomore
Nathan Barkley

Nathan Barkley

174 lbs
Freshman
Owen Caracciolo

Owen Caracciolo

133 lbs
Freshman
Sam Snyder

Sam Snyder

141 lbs
Freshman
Ryan Weinzen

Ryan Weinzen

184 lbs
Junior
Tyler Clark

Tyler Clark

149 lbs
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Logan Bechtold

Logan Bechtold

Sophomore
157 lbs
Chase Brandebura

Chase Brandebura

Sophomore
165 lbs
Tyler Debnar

Tyler Debnar

Sophomore
149 lbs
Bradley Miller

Bradley Miller

Sophomore
285 lbs
Nathan Barkley

Nathan Barkley

Freshman
174 lbs
Owen Caracciolo

Owen Caracciolo

Freshman
133 lbs
Sam Snyder

Sam Snyder

Freshman
141 lbs
Ryan Weinzen

Ryan Weinzen

Junior
184 lbs
Tyler Clark

Tyler Clark

Freshman
149 lbs