The Muhlenberg wrestling team tried out a new home playing arena and won both dual matches in Seegers Union Event Space, the first athletic event to ever be held in the student union center of Muhlenberg's campus.
 
The Mules (9-5) first beat Case Western Reserve 31-11 and then defeated Penn State Mont Alto 38-14. Four wrestlers won both their matches, including sophomores Gennaro Cerminara and Jimmy Fratantoni and freshmen Steven Rice and Austin Sherman.
 
Fratantoni earned a technical fall victory against Case Western in his first match and pinned his Penn State Mont Alto opponent in the third period, his third pin of the season. Fratantoni is now 16-9 this season.
 
Cerminara and Rice each pinned their Case Western opponent in the first period before winning by forfeit in their second match. Sherman in his first match scored a takedown and an escape in the first two periods before the riding time advantage gave him a 4-2 decision against Case Western. He also won his second match by forfeit.
 
Freshman Scott Schaeffer, coming off his first-place finish in the Will Abele Invitational, scored the Mules' third pin of the day in his match against Penn State Mont Alto. The pin was his second of the season and moved his record to 7-6 this season as a heavyweight. Schaeffer fought a close match against his Case Western opponent as well, but a strong third period and riding time advantage gave the decision to his opponent 9-8.
 
Muhlenberg scored three more match victories against Case Western. Junior Jake Gordon jumped out to a 14-5 lead through two periods and recorded a takedown followed by a near fall in the final thirty seconds to earn a technical fall victory. The win for Gordon improved his record to 17-9 this season.
 
Freshman Quentin Bernhard and junior Will Lamb each won by decision. Bernhard was taken down by his Case Western opponent in the third period but pulled a reversal with a minute left to earn the 4-2 match victory. Lamb scored three takedowns and only let his opponent score on escapes in an 8-2 decision.
 
Freshman Connor McGee bounced back from a defeat against Case Western with a first period technical fall victory against Penn State Mont Alto. Freshman Michael Dougan also earned a victory against Penn State Mont Alto, scoring an 8-2 decision with three takedowns, an escape and riding time advantage.

In an exhibition match to close out the day, junior Logan Laughlin pinned his Penn State Mont Alto opponent 1:19 into the first period.

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Box Scores
Muhlenberg 31, Case Western Reserve 11
125 Jacob Frisch (C) dec. Connor McGee, 8-1
133 Austin Sherman (M) dec. Alec Hoover, 4-2
141 Quentin Bernhard (M) dec. Andrew Hoover, 4-2
149 Michael Peterson (C) tech fall Ben Peck, 7:00
157 Will Lamb (M) dec. Ben Kring, 8-2
165 Jimmy Fratantoni (M) tech fall Connor Gordon, 3:15
174 Jake Gordon (M) tech fall Nick Tommas, 6:46
184 Steven Rice (M) pinned Cito Balsells, 1:19
197 Gennaro Cerminara (M) pinned Gavin Dersh-Fisher, 2:04
HWT Brian McNamara (C) dec. Scott Schaeffer, 9-8
 
Muhlenberg 38, Penn State Mont Alto 14
125 Connor McGee (M) tech fall Jake Sechrist, 2:02
133 Austin Sherman (M) won by forfeit
141 Brandon Jackson (P) pinned Jonny Greenblatt, 2:26
149 Alex Gallaher (P) maj. dec. Quentin Bernhard, 13-5
157 Michael Dougan (M) dec. Grant Shughart, 8-2
165 Jimmy Fratantoni (M) pinned Kraig Freeman, 5:24
174 Clay Kocsis (P) maj. dec. Jake Gordon, 16-6
184 Steven Rice (M) won by forfeit
197 Gennaro Cerminara (M) won by forfeit
HWT Scott Schaeffer (M) pinned Ricky Alvarez, 1:27