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Jacket wrestlers face Division II West Liberty

Waynesburg just misses out on road upset over Hilltoppers

Match Results

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. (Jan. 30) – The Waynesburg wrestling team gave West Liberty State, the 12^th-ranked team in Division II, all they could handle on Saturday night in a road dual match. The Yellow Jackets held a slim lead after eight bouts and seemed poised for an upset, before the Hilltoppers came back to grab a 21-16 win.

The match started with freshman 125-pounder Alex Crown picking up a win by forfeit that gave his team a 6-0 lead. After West Lib bounced back with a major decision win at 133, seniorAbdul Yusuff put together a terrific effort to beat Matt Cunningham by 9-0 major decision.

Leading 10-4, the Jackets got their biggest win of the night when sophomore 149-pounder Jesse Byerly beat West Liberty’s Mitch Smith by 6-5 decision. Smith came into the night with a 21-1 record, was ranked second in Division II at 149 and placed fourth at the Division II national championships last year. The win put the Jackets up 13-4.

The Hilltoppers battled back with three-straight victories at 157, 165 and 174 pounds to take their first lead at 15-13. However, junior 184-pounder Corbin Semple put the Orange and Black back ahead (16-15) thanks to an 8-1 decision over Derrick Williams. It was his seventh-straight win and his 20^th victory of the year.

West Lib finished the night with back-to-back decision victories at 197 and 285 pounds to close out the night.

The Jackets return to the mats to face another highly ranked Division II program in Gannon for a road contest on Wednesday night.

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Athletes of the Week

Amanda Baughman

Softball

Baughman drilled a three-run double in the third inning of Waynesburg's 4-2 win over Trine to break up a scoreless tie and give the Jackets a 3-0 lead. When she was in the field, the native of Washington, Pa. allowed just two hits and a walk, while picking up a pair of strikeouts. She didn’t allow a hit through the first three innings of the seven-inning affair. She was also named PAC Pitcher and Hitter of the Week.

Nick Garber

Wrestling

Garber beat some of the best Division III wrestlers in the country on his way to finishing seventh at this year’s Division III National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After losing his opening match, Garber bounced back by beating Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins 8-7 and picking up a dominating 13-6 upset win over fourth-seeded Sean White of Augsburg. The Waynesburg native then secured seventh place by beating Corey Brown of Thiel 13-6. He also became the school's first wrestling All-American since 2001.