Bloomsburg, Pa. – A 25-year wait ended on Sunday afternoon as Keystone College return to the wrestling mat as the Giants competed against a pair of Division I programs in Bloomsburg University's Nelson Field House.  Competing at the varsity level for the first time since 1991 and also in its first NCAA competition, Keystone dropped a 44-4 decision to the Wildcats in Sunday's first match before falling to the host Huskies by and identical score line in its second competition of the day.
 
Zack LeBarron (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) posted a pair of wins on the day to lead the Giants (0-2), scoring major decision victories at 149 against both Davidson and Bloomsburg.        
 
Match 1 vs. Davidson
 
In Saturday's first match against Davidson (1-0), the Wildcats opened with major decisions at 125 and 133 followed by a forfeit at the 141 pound class.  LeBarron scored the Giants' first win at the NCAA level with a major decision at the 149 pound weight class, 11-2, but the Wildcats scored two technical falls, two major decisions, a pin, and a forfeit to close out the 44-4 win.
 
125 – Camden Bertucci (DC) major decision over Antonio Lopez (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) (KC), 16-8
133 – Dustin Runzo (DC) major decision over Ryan Celenza (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) (KC), 12-3
141 – Hunter Costa (DC) by forfeit
149 – Zack LeBarron (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) (KC) major decision over Aiden Conroy (DC), 11-2
157 – Tony Palumbo (DC) technical fall over Thomas Pashinski (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) (KC), 20-4, 3:19
165 – Noah Satterfield (DC) major decision over George Stilgenbauer (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) (KC), 14-4
174 – Conor Fenn (DC) technical fall over Zachary Briggs (Wyoming, Pa./Wyoming Area) (KC), 21-2, 5:45
184 – Konner Pritchard (DC) major decision over Caleb Subach (Nottingham, Pa./West Chester East) (KC), 13-0
197 – Ryan Devlin (DC) by forfeit
285 – Will Cooley (DC) fall over Matt Ebanez (Reno, Nev./Reno) (KC), 2:02
Exhibition – Jacob Richards (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock) (KC) fall over Jackson Fitzgerald (DC), 1:34
 
Match 2 vs. Bloomsburg
 
In Saturday's second match against Bloomsburg (2-0), the Huskies battled two a pair of decisions to open the contest, and following a forfeit, LeBarron picked up his second major decision of the day, a 14-4 triumph over Bloomsburg's Kevin Laubach.  The Huskies picked up technical falls at the next four weight classes and added a forfeit decision and pin to pick up their second win of the day following a 35-0 shutout of Davidson.
 
125 – Willy Girard (BU) decision over Antonio Lopez (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) (KC), 8-1
133 – Matt Noble (BU) decision over Ryan Celenza (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) (KC), 9-5
141 – Grant Bond (BU) by forfeit
149 – Zack LeBarron (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) (KC) major decision over Kevin Laubach (BU), 14-4
157 – Brendon Colbert (BU) technical fall over Thomas Pashinski (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) (KC), 21-3, 2:02
165 – Reid Stanley (BU) technical fall over George Stilgenbauer (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) (KC), 17-0, 4:34
174 – Trevor Allard (BU) technical fall over Zachary Briggs (Wyoming, Pa./Wyoming Area) (KC), 17-1, 6:16
184 – Tyler Worthing (BU) technical fall over Caleb Subach (Nottingham, Pa./West Chester East) (KC), 17-0, 1:42
197 – Kyle Murphy (BU) by forfeit
285 – Shawn Spiller (BU) fall over Matt Ebanez (Reno, Nev./Reno) (KC), 1:19
 
Up Next
 
Keystone will host the University of Scranton on Thursday night in its first home competition in a quarter century as part of Alumni Night in the Gambal Athletic Center.  Prior to the 7:30 competition against the Royals, a welcome reception will be held along with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
 
To RSVP for Thursday's reception, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at alumnirelations@keystone.edu or 570-945-8168.