NEWBERRY, S.C. – Freshman 133-pounder Zak Hale notched three wins on Saturday to highlight the Trojan effort on the second day of the 2013 Super Region I Duals presented by Sonic Drive-In of Newberry at MacLean Gym on the campus of Newberry College.
Anderson (4-14) fell, 33-15, to East Stroudsburg in the Trojans’ first match of the day and dropped a 40-6 decision to Kutztown, but wrapped up the duals with a come-from-behind, 22-21, win past Seton Hill.
Hale and fellow freshman Greg Williams gave Anderson a quick 12-0 lead over East Stroudsburg, with Williams pinning the Warriors’ Nick Kaiser at the 5:42 mark of their 125-pound bout, while Hale pinned East Stroudburg’s Devin Holmes with 28 seconds remaining in the second period of their 133-pound matchup.
The Warriors countered with three consecutive wins to take the lead, but Jamal Lackey’s first win of the day and third of the event – a 14-7 decision over the Warriors’ Colin Martucci – at 165 pounds evened the match. But East Stroudburg countered by closing the match with a pair of pins and two decisions to get past the Trojans.
Hale earned Anderson’s lone win against Kutztown by pinning the Golden Bears’ Brandon Davis late in the first period of their 133-pound bout.
With the Trojans trailing Seton Hill, Hale evened the score at 3-3 with a 6-2 decision past the Griffons’ Levi Catalfu. AU trailed again, 15-3, before the Trojans reeled off three consecutive decisions to climb back within 15-12. Freshman Kevin Johnson got past Seton Hill’s Adam Moranduzzo at 157 pounds, then Lackey notched his fourth win of the two-day event with a hard-earned 4-2 decision over the Griffons’ Brett Smith at 165 pounds. AU freshman Jacob Allen followed by posting a 10-7 win past SHU’s Randall Wagner at 174 pounds.
Following a pin by Seton Hill at 184 pounds, Anderson’s Scott Richardson notched a 16-8 major decision over Tyler Dombrowsky and Zach Newton garnered a forfeit at heavyweight to set the final margin in favor of the Trojans.
Teams entered in the two-day event were Anderson, Belmont Abbey, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University, Kutztown (Pa.) University, Limestone College, Mercyhurst (Pa.) College, Newberry College, North Carolina at Pembroke, Ohio Valley (W. Va.) University, the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, Seton Hill (Pa.) University, Shippensburg (Pa.) University and West Liberty (W. Va.) University. Also in the event is Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) University from Super Region II.
Anderson closes out its home slate by playing host to Brewton Parker on Wednesday, with the match scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Abney Athletic Center.
MacLean Gym (5-6) - East Stroudsburg (ESU) defeated Anderson (AND) (Bout 1)
Match Summary AND ESU
125 Greg Williams (Anderson) over Nick Kaiser (East Stroudsburg) Pin 5:42 6.00 0
133 Zak Hale (Anderson) over Devin Holmes (East Stroudsburg) Pin 4:32 6.00 0
141 Joseph Hoy (East Stroudsburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
149 Joe Welk (East Stroudsburg) over Dennis Rhodes (Anderson) Pin 2:40 0 6.00
157 Braden Turner (East Stroudsburg) over Taylor Dorsett (Anderson) Dec 8-3 0 3.00
165 Jamal Lackey (Anderson) over Colin Martucci (East Stroudsburg) Dec 14-7 3.00 0
174 Brendan McKeown (East Stroudsburg) over Jacob Allen (Anderson) Pin 1:51 0 6.00
184 Luke DeLuise (East Stroudsburg) over Zack Farmer (Anderson) Pin 1:33 0 6.00
197 Tyson Searer (East Stroudsburg) over Scott Richardson (Anderson) Dec 6-1 0 3.00
HWT Joe Blaes (East Stroudsburg) over Zach Newton (Anderson) Dec 12-7 0 3.00
Dual Meet Score 15.0 33.0
MacLean Gym (5-6) - Kutztown (KTZ) defeated Anderson (AND) (Bout 4)
Match Summary KTZ AND
125 Nick Lamoreaux (Kutztown) over \Greg Williams (Anderson) Dec 8-2 3.00 0
133 Zak Hale (Anderson) over Brandon Davis (Kutztown) Pin 2:31 0 6.00
141 Evan Yenolevich (Kutztown) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 6.00 0
149 Mitch Voelker (Kutztown) over Dennis Rhodes (Anderson) Pin 1:35 6.00 0
157 Matt Martoccio (Kutztown) over Kevin Johnson (Anderson) Dec 5-3 3.00 0
165 Andrew Wesner (Kutztown) over Jamal Lackey (Anderson) Dec 10-4 3.00 0
174 Wade Rivera (Kutztown) over Jacob Allen (Anderson) TF 18-0 5.00 0
184 Giovanni Ortiz (Kutztown) over Zack Farmer (Anderson) TF 17-0 5.00 0
197 Vinny Campanile (Kutztown) over Scott Richardson (Anderson) Dec 4-2 3.00 0
HWT Ziad Haddad (Kutztown) over Zach Newton (Anderson) Pin 1:21 6.00 0
Dual Meet Score 40.0 6.0
MacLean Gym (5-6) - Anderson (AND) defeated Seton Hill (SHU) (Bout 7)
Match Summary AND SHU
125 Stephen Smith (Seton Hill) over Greg Williams (Anderson) Dec 7-1 0 3.00
133 Zak Hale (Anderson) over Levi Catalfu (Seton Hill) Dec 6-2 3.00 0
141 A Fisher (Seton Hill) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
149 Nick Nichols (Seton Hill) over Dennis Rhodes (Anderson) Pin 3:50 0 6.00
157 Kevin Johnson (Anderson) over Adam Moranduzzo (Seton Hill) SV-1 5-3 3.00 0
165 Jamal Lackey (Anderson) over Brett Smith (Seton Hill) Dec 4-2 3.00 0
174 Jacob Allen (Anderson) over Randall Wagner (Seton Hill) Dec 10-7 3.00 0
184 Dylan Bushby (Seton Hill) over Zack Farmer (Anderson) Pin 0:33 0 6.00
197 Scott Richardson (Anderson) over Tyler Dombrowsky (Seton Hill) Maj 16-8 4.00 0
HWT Zach Newton (Anderson) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 6.00 0
Dual Meet Score 22.0 21.0