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Brian Melamud Media Day 2025

Men's Wrestling

Men's Wrestling Conclude Fairmont State Duals

Fairmont, WV - Felician faced a challenging slate of duals, finishing the stretch with a 1–3 record while showing flashes of strength across the lineup against strong regional competition. The Golden Falcons earned a convincing 35–16 victory over Salem but dropped contests to Fairmont State (27–18), Pitt-Johnstown (44–7), and UNC Pembroke (38–14).

Felician's top performers delivered consistently throughout the four duals. Brian Melamud was a standout at 133, posting multiple dominant wins highlighted by three technical falls and a first-period pin, accounting for a significant portion of Felician's team points. Giovanni Scafidi also impressed at 141, recording technical falls and a pin while going 3–1 overall during the stretch. Edward Terreri provided steady production at 157, earning a major decision, a fall, and a sudden-victory win against Pitt-Johnstown.

In the upper weights, Alexander Dorce contributed key victories with a major decision, a close decision, and a forfeit win at 174, while Justin Perry added points with forfeit victories at heavyweight. Felician's lone dual win came against Salem, where the Golden Falcons combined falls, technical falls, and forfeits to control the matchup.

Results

Fairmont State 27, Felician 18
125: Jojo High (FSU) over Marcus Lowry (FU) (Dec 16-11)
133: Brian Melamud (FU) over Lucas Talley (FSU) (TF 16-0 3:22)
141: Giovanni Scafidi (FU) over Noah Hess (FSU) (TF 17-1 2:53)
149: James Simms (FSU) over Justin Fearon (FU) (TF 16-1 4:13)
157: edward terreri (FU) over Jim Green (FSU) (MD 18-4)
165: Cole Turner (FSU) over Jeremy Quezada (FU) (Fall 4:55)
174: Alexander Dorce (FU) over Josh Woyan (FSU) (MD 10-2)
184: Cooper Durst (FSU) over John Steele (FU) (Fall 5:27)
197: Jake Stephenson (FSU) over Matt Murray (FU) (MD 12-3)
285: Tyler Wise (FSU) over Justin Perry (FU) (Dec 1-0)

Felician 35, Salem 16
125: Ethan Moore (SAL) over Marcus Lowry (FU) (Dec 9-4)
133: Brian Melamud (FU) over Fabian Rivera (SAL) (Fall 1:05)
141: Giovanni Scafidi (FU) over Elijah Hunter (SAL) (TF 15-0 3:00)
149: Justin Fearon (FU) over (SAL) (For.)
157: edward terreri (FU) over Seth Holt (SAL) (Fall 4:40)
165: Seth Thomas (SAL) over Jeremy Quezada (FU) (Dec 7-5)
174: Alexander Dorce (FU) over (SAL) (For.)
184: Landon Ristoff (SAL) over John Steele (FU) (Fall 3:27)
197: Iran Love (SAL) over Matt Murray (FU) (MD 16-3)
285: Justin Perry (FU) over (SAL) (For.)

Pitt-Johnstown 44, Felician 7
125: Trevon Gray (UPJ) over Marcus Lowry (FU) (Fall 1:56)
133: Brian Melamud (FU) over Tyson Cook (UPJ) (MD 14-3)
141: Gideon Bracken (UPJ) over Giovanni Scafidi (FU) (Fall 0:33)
149: Braxton Rice (UPJ) over Justin Fearon (FU) (Fall 4:00)
157: edward terreri (FU) over Cooper Warshel (UPJ) (SV-1 4-1)
165: Trent Hoover (UPJ) over Riley Boos (FU) (Dec 10-7)
174: Tyler Morrison (UPJ) over Alexander Dorce (FU) (TF 20-4 6:31)
184: Noah Gnibus (UPJ) over John Steele (FU) (Fall 2:30)
197: Bradley Morrison (UPJ) over Matt Murray (FU) (Fall 2:17)
285: Isaiah Vance (UPJ) over Unknown (For.)

UNC Pembroke 38, Felician 14
125: Cooper Davis (UNCP) over Marcus Lowry (FU) (Fall 2:24)
133: Brian Melamud (FU) over Samuel Hutchinson (UNCP) (TF 19-4 1:35)
141: Giovanni Scafidi (FU) over Donovan Edwards (UNCP) (Fall 2:06)
149: avery buonocore (UNCP) over Justin Fearon (FU) (Fall 2:13)
157: Keegan Roberson (UNCP) over edward terreri (FU) (Fall 6:45)
165: Caleb Grau (UNCP) over Riley Boos (FU) (MD 13-2)
174: Alexander Dorce (FU) over Logan Hoffman (UNCP) (Dec 3-2)
184: Quintez Shipman (UNCP) over Gabriel Durazo (FU) (TF 21-6 2:15)
197: Jackson Buck (UNCP) over Matt Murray (FU) (TF 19-3 4:24)
285: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNCP) over (FU) (For.)

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Players Mentioned

Brian Melamud

#7 Brian Melamud

5' 6"
Freshman
Justin Perry

Justin Perry

6' 4"
Sophomore
Jeremy Quezada

Jeremy Quezada

5' 10"
Sophomore
Giovanni Scafidi

Giovanni Scafidi

5' 6"
Sophomore
Alexander Dorce

Alexander Dorce

6' 1"
Senior
John Steele

John Steele

5' 10"
Freshman
Justin Fearon

Justin Fearon

5' 11"
Freshman
Matt Murray

Matt Murray

5' 9"
Sophomore
Riley Boos

Riley Boos

5' 10"
Freshman
Gabriel Durazo

Gabriel Durazo

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brian Melamud

#7 Brian Melamud

5' 6"
Freshman
Justin Perry

Justin Perry

6' 4"
Sophomore
Jeremy Quezada

Jeremy Quezada

5' 10"
Sophomore
Giovanni Scafidi

Giovanni Scafidi

5' 6"
Sophomore
Alexander Dorce

Alexander Dorce

6' 1"
Senior
John Steele

John Steele

5' 10"
Freshman
Justin Fearon

Justin Fearon

5' 11"
Freshman
Matt Murray

Matt Murray

5' 9"
Sophomore
Riley Boos

Riley Boos

5' 10"
Freshman
Gabriel Durazo

Gabriel Durazo

Freshman