Rider @ Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh knocked off Rider 29-9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 22, 2024, cruising to a 20-point dual meet win. The Panthers racked up the bonus points that decided the night, while Rider’s lone big result came at heavyweight.

Colton Camacho delivered one of the night’s most emphatic performances at 125 pounds, finishing Tyler Klinsky 19-4 by technical fall for five team points. Cole Matthews added four team points with a 9-1 major decision at 141 pounds, and Mac Stout put another five on the board with a 21-5 technical fall at 197. Those three bonus-point victories created the separation Pittsburgh needed and accounted for the bulk of the Panthers’ team total.

Rider’s biggest answer came at 285, where David Szuba recorded a fall over Geoff Magin, earning six team points for the Broncs. Szuba’s pin was the night’s highlight for Rider, but it was not enough to counter Pittsburgh’s run of bonus wins across the middle weights.

In the end the dual was decided by Pittsburgh’s ability to convert dominant individual performances into extra team points. The Panthers’ combination of technical falls and a major decision produced a margin Rider could not overcome, leaving the final score 29-9.