Jan. 7, 2003
The wrestling team opened the dual match portion of its schedule by splitting a pair of home matches. The Dukes fell to Eastern Illinois, 27-24, then bounced back to defeat American, 30-19. In the first match of the evening Eastern Illinois topped American, 25-19.
The Dukes were led by 125-pound freshman Keith Pavlekovsky who won both his matches including a win by pin. Freshman David Kuntz (133), and sophomores Ryan Powell (157) and Mark Himes (174) also won by fall.
The Red and Blue return to action on Saturday, Jan. 11 as they travel to Delaware State for the East Regional Duals.
EASTERN ILLINOIS 25, AMERICAN 19184 Josh Lepper (EIU) dec. Kyle Mason (AU), 9-3197 Double ForfeitHWT Jared Hyman (AU) won by forfeit125 Dexter Wright (EIU) maj. dec. Matt Pelligrino (AU), 10-2133 Mike Stanley (EIU) pinned Eric Levine (AU), 2:40141 Tom Kniezewski (AU) major dec. Jerod Bruner (EIU), 12-4149 Aviv Bercovicz (AU) dec. Chris Jordan (EIU), 7-5 (OT), 0:09157 Andy Coyle (EIU) pinned Eric Fantegrossi (AU), 2:44165 Aaron Baker (AU) won by forfeit174 Clay French (EIU) pinned Adam Montgomery (AU), 1:33
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27, DUQUESNE 24184 Josh Lepper (EIU) dec. Brian Neuman (DU), 3-1197 Charles Roka (DU) won by forfeitHWT Matt Doak (DU) won by forfeit125 Keith Pavlekovsky (DU) pinned Dexter Wright (EIU), 1:27133 Mike Stanley (EIU) pinned Dean Jacobs (DU), 6:34141 Jerod Bruner (EIU) pinned David Kuntz (DU), 4:43149 Chris Jordan (EIU) dec. Rob Dempsey (DU), 10-8 (OT), 0:32157 Andy Coyle (EIU) dec. Ryan Powell (DU), 8-2165 David Koba (DU) won by forfeit174 Clay French (EIU) pinned Bill Boeh (DU), 3:54
DUQUESNE 30, AMERICAN 19184 Brian Neuman (DU) dec. Kyle Mason (AU), 11-5197 Mike Frank (DU) won by forfeitHWT Jared Hyman (AU) pinned Matt Doak (DU), 4:05125 Keith Pavlekovsky (DU) dec. Matt Pelligrino (AU), 9-2133 David Kuntz (DU) pinned Eric Levine (AU), 0:29141 Tom Kniezewski (AU) pinned Dean Jacobs (DU), 6:58149 Aviv Bercovicz (AU) maj. dec. Rob Dempsey (DU), 10-2157 Ryan Powell (DU) pinned Eric Fantegrossi (AU), 2:52165 Aaron Baker (AU) dec. Bill Boeh (DU), 10-4174 Mark Himes (DU) pinned Adam Montgomery (AU), 4:46
