WHEELING, W. Va. -- The 22nd-ranked Mercyhurst wrestling team fell to fourth-ranked Wheeling Jesuit, 22-14, in non-conference competition on Friday.

The Lakers claimed 4 of 10 individual matches in a meet that featured six nationally-ranked wrestlers among the 20 competitors.

Logan Grass, ranked sixth at 165, won his match over Bryce Harkness by technical fall, 16-0.

Jacob Ruggeri (125), Kevin Kinyua (157) and Trever Begin (197) picked up decisions for the Lakers

Ruggeri defeated Alex Godinez, 5-4; Kinyua bested Dylan Taylor, 4-3; and Begin won against Chase Logan, 5-0.

The 285-pound match included two ranked wrestlers as No. 2 Terrance Fanning, of WJU, decisioned the Lakers' eighth-ranked Jacob Robb, 5-4.

MU (7-2) will return to action on Friday, Jan. 25, with a 7 p.m. PSAC home match against Kutztown.



#4 Wheeling Jesuit 22, #22 Mercyhurst 14
125: Jacob Ruggeri (MU) def. Alex Godinez (WJU) DEC 5-4 (TB1)
133: #4 Tyler Warner (WJU) def. Alexis Soriano (MU) DEC 5-0
141: Jared Donahue (WJU) def. Aidan Burke (MU) MD 10-1
149: Christian Rivera (WJU) def. Mike Clark (MU) DEC 11-6
157: Kevin Kinyua (MU) def. Dylan Taylor (WJU) DEC 4-3
165: #6 Logan Grass (MU) def. Bryce Harkness (WJU) TF 16-0
174: #5 Connor Craig (WJU) def. Kevin Holman (MU) TF 16-0
184: #8 Aiden Pasiuk (WJU) def. Trevor Johnson (MU) MD 12-2
197: Trever Begin (MU) def. Chase Logan (WJU) DEC 5-0
285: #2 Terrance Fanning (WJU) def. #8 Jake Robb (MU) DEC 5-4