#10 Wrestling Blanks Blue Streaks, 34-0

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 10 ranked Mount Union shut out John Carroll, 34-0, in an Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling dual Tuesday night in Alliance.

The Purple Raiders are now a perfect 11-0 on the season and remain in first place in the OAC with a 3-0 record, while John Carroll falls to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the OAC.

After Mount Union scored five straight decisions, John Piechuta (Alliance/Marlington) rallied from a 4-1 first period deficit to score a 7-5 victory and give the Raiders a then commanding 18-0 lead.

Other highlights included a pin by No. 4 ranked Bill Schindel (Tallmadge/Akron Hoban), who improved to 18-0 on the season and a major decision, 9-0, victory by Derick Hesson (Dexter City/Caldwell) at 285.

Mount Union travels to the Pete Wilson Invitational at Wheaton (Ill.) this weekend.

#10 Mount Union - 34
John Carroll - 0

Individual Matches
125 Riki Reynolds (Mount Union) DEC John Cobos (John Carroll ) 3 - 1
133 Colin Dennis (Mount Union) DEC Kevin Nycz (John Carroll ) 9 - 2
141 Josh Malave (Mount Union) DEC Greg Ryan (John Carroll ) 2 - 1
149 Kevin Shadrach (Mount Union) DEC Kenny Locsei (John Carroll ) 5 - 0
157 Joe Spooner (Mount Union) DEC Vincent Pizzuli (John Carroll ) 6 - 2
165 John Piechuta (Mount Union) DEC Clarence Semple (John Carroll ) 7 - 5
174 Jeremy Hathaway (Mount Union) DEC Todd Gaydosh (John Carroll ) 2 - 1
184 Andy Jenkins (Mount Union) DEC Bryan Steinmetz (John Carroll ) 7 - 3
197 Bill Schindel (Mount Union) PINNED Alex Garred (John Carroll ) (4:25)
285 Derick Hesson (Mount Union) MAJOR DEC. Will Porter (John Carroll ) 9 - 0