ERIE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst wrestling team suffered a 19-18 loss to cross-town rival Gannon in PSAC action on Wednesday at the Hammermill Center.

Alexis Soriano (133), Kevin Kinyua (157), Logan Grass (165), Trever Begin (184) and Jacob Robb (285) had individual wins for the Lakers.

Through the first four matches, Mercyhurst trailed 13-3 with its only three points coming from Soriano's 3-1 sudden victory over Austin Hertel in a matchup of regionally-ranked competitors. Soriano is No. 2 in the region while Hertel is No. 4.

Kinyua added a 10-9 decision win against nationally-ranked George McGuire, who is fifth at 157. Kinyua, rated No. 4 in the region, knocked off the top-ranked grappler in his weight class, to close the Laker deficit to 13-6.

Grass, who is ranked fifth in the NCAA at 165, pulled MU within 13-11 with an 18-0 technical-fall win over Connor Day.

After that, the teams alternated decisions -- Gannon at 174, Mercyhurst at 184 and Gannon at 197. Begin had his win over Anthony Williamson, 4-2.

The Lakers trailed 19-14 heading into the heavyweight matchup between Robb and Gehrig Hutchison. Robb needed a tech fall to tie the team match -- and a win to claim outright MU victory. Unfortunately for the Lakers, Robb, who is rated sixth at heavyweight, won via major decision, 9-0, and pulled MU within one point as the match ended.

Mercyhurst (9-5, 3-3) will wrestle next when it hosts the Super One Regional at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center on Saturday, Feb. 23.