CLARION, Pa. – The Clarion wrestling team swept a Sunday doubleheader with a pair of dominant efforts, defeating Hofstra 28-5 and West Liberty 39-3 at Tippin Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.  The Golden Eagles (3-6, 0-2 EWL) will be back in action on Friday when they host George Mason.
 
Clarion took the vast majority of the bouts contested on Sunday, losing just one in regulation time and two others in sudden victory.  More impressive was the fact that the Golden Eagles were able to get contributions from throughout the lineup and the bench.   Twelve different wrestlers picked up wins for Clarion on Sunday afternoon.
 
Only one wrestler earned a win in both matches, though, with Scott Marmoll cleaning up with a decision in the early match against Hofstra and a major decision in the nightcap against West Liberty.  Against the Pride's Michael Oxley, he built up a 5-0 lead through two periods and fended Oxley off until a takedown late in the third period.  He quickly escaped and tacked on the riding time point for a 7-2 decision.  Marmoll made short work of the Hilltoppers' Dawson in the second match, taking him down four times and never once allowing Dawson to do the same.  Riding time again played a factor in this one as Marmoll took the 11-3 major decision.
 
Jake Gromacki opened the proceedings against Hofstra with a 12-3 major decision over Jacob Martin, and Roshaun Cooley escaped the 133-pound match with a 3-1 decision to make it 7-0.  Brock Zacherl really opened up the team advantage in the 141-pound match, though, taking a 22-7 win by technical fall over Conner Burkert to give Clarion a 12-0 lead.
 
The Pride won each of the next two matches, but a point deduction at the conclusion of the 149-pound match made the score just 12-5.  DeLong put Clarion up with a win by decision at 165 pounds to make it 15-5, and then perhaps the pivotal moment of the match came in the very next bout.  Sage Heller was ruled to have taken down Dom Rigous in the waning seconds of the second period in the 174-pound bout, which would have given Heller a 4-3 advantage. 
 
A replay challenge showed that Rigous was in fact not taken down, giving him a 3-2 lead entering the third.  Rigous scored two- and four-point near falls to open the third period and rode Heller out for a 10-2 major decision.The match against the Pride now firmly in hand, Marmoll, Dustin Conti and Evan Daley rattled off three more wins to close as Clarion took the victory.
 
There was no such drama against the Hilltoppers, as the Golden Eagles built and early, decisive lead.  Cameron Butler opened with a 7-1 decision at 125 pounds against Zach Brown, and a win by forfeit at 141 pounds gave Clarion a 9-3 lead.  Jack Peura notched a decisive win at 165 pounds, winning by technical fall with a 17-2 advantage just 3:32 into the bout against Tryston Kessler.  Taylor Cahill and Jake Keller also came out on top in the light weights, claiming decisions over DeMadre Turner and Josh Cornell, respectively.  Terrell Fields also earned a win by decision, beating Garrett Vulcano 4-1 in the 197-pound bout.
 
The highlight of the late match, though, came courtesy of Nick Shawley.  He made quick work of Chris Cook in the heavyweight clash, bringing him down seconds into the bout and scoring the pin just 1:27 into the match.
 
Clarion 28, Hofstra 5
125: Jake Gromacki (Clarion) over Jacob Martin (Hofstra) (MD 12-0)
133: Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) over Vinny Vespa (Hofstra) (Dec 3-1)
141: Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Connor Burkert (Hofstra) (TF 22-7 7:00)
149: Ryan Burkert (Hofstra) over Jake Keller (Clarion) (SV-1 2-0)
157: Jake Kaminsky (Hofstra) over Taylor Cahill (Clarion) (SV-2 4-2)
165: Evan Delong (Clarion) over Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) (Dec 7-3)
174: Dominic Rigous (Clarion) over Sage Heller (Hofstra) (MD 10-2)
184: Scott Marmoll (Clarion) over Mike Oxley (Hofstra) (Dec 7-2)
197: Dustin Conti (Clarion) over Nezar Haddad (Hofstra) (Dec 3-2)
285: Evan Daley (Clarion) over Omar Haddad (Hofstra) (Dec 2-0)
 
Clarion 39, West Liberty 3
125: Cameron Butler (Clarion) over Zach brown (West Liberty University) (Dec 7-1)
133: Bryce Humphreys (West Liberty University) over Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) (Dec 6-2)
141: Brock Zacherl (Clarion) win via forfeit
149: Jake Keller (Clarion) over Josh Cornell (West Liberty University) (Dec 6-4)
157: Taylor Cahill (Clarion) over DeMadre Turner (West Liberty University) (Dec 5-2)
165: Jack Peura (Clarion) over Tryston Kessler (West Liberty University) (TF 18-2 3:32)
174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) win via forfeit
184: Scott Marmoll (Clarion) over Nathan Dawson (West Liberty University) (MD 11-3)
197: Terrell Fields (Clarion) over Garrett Vulcano (West Liberty University) (Dec 4-1)
285: Nicholas Shawley (Clarion) over Chris Cook (West Liberty University) (Fall 1:28)