Pitzer’s Pin Lifts No. 19 Pitt to Thrilling Win Over Princeton

PITTSBURGH – Dayton Pitzer sealed the dual with a dramatic pin in the final bout, lifting the Panthers to a 20-19 victory over Princeton at the Fitzgerald Field House Friday night. 

Pitt trailed 19-9 entering the final two matches after earning just three wins through the first eight bouts. Mac Stout sparked the comeback, posting his sixth technical fall of the season to pull the Panthers within 19-14.

That set the stage for Pitzer, who delivered a clutch ending to the Panthers home opener with a pin over Sebastian Garibaldi to complete the 20-19 comeback win for the Panthers.

Evan Tallmadge put the Panthers on the board at 133 pounds with a 7-2 decision over Ethan Rivera, and Kade Brown followed with a 7-4 sudden victory over Eligh Rivera. At 174 pounds, Luca Augustine added a 7-2 decision to help lead the Panthers to victory.

UP NEXT 

The Panthers are back on the road to face No. 3 Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Nov. 21. The match is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST on the Big Ten Network.

125: No. 18 Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN) major dec. Tyler Chappell, 12-4 (Pitt 0, Princeton 4)

133: No. 31 Evan Tallmadge dec. Ethan Rivera (PRIN), 7-2 (Pitt 3, Princeton 4)

141: Matt Martino dec. No. 32 Briar Priest (PRIN), 6-4 (Pitt 3, Princeton 7)

149: No. 19 Kade Brown dec. *No. 15 Eligh Rivera (PRIN), 7-4 SV (Pitt 6, Princeton 7)

157: Gavin Hawk (PRIN) dec. Vince Bouzakis, 5-4 (Pitt 6, Princeton 10)

165:  No. 19 Ty Whalen (PRIN) dec. No. 23 Dylan Evans, 7-5 (Pitt 6, Princeton 13)

174: No. 14 Luca Augustine dec. Xavier Giles (PRIN), 7-2 (Pitt 9, Princeton 13)

184: No. 17 Kole Mulhauser (PRIN) fall Chase Kranitz (2:36) (Pitt 9, Princeton 19)

197: No. 5 Mac Stout tech. fall Conor McCloskey (PRIN), 19-4 (3:16) (Pitt 14, Princeton 19)

285: No. 14 Dayton Pitzer fall Sebastian Garibaldi (PRIN) (4:25) (Pitt 20, Princeton 19)

Attendance: 817

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