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No. 11 Mountain Cats Roll to 34-11 PSAC Win Over Millersville

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4862After falling behind early, the 11th-ranked Mountain Cat wrestlers used three falls, including back-to-back pins from fourth-ranked Chris Eddins at 141 lbs. and Corey Falleroni at 149 lbs. to take the lead they would never give up, en route to a 34-11 PSAC win over Millersville, Friday night in the Sports Center.  Pitt-Johnstown improved to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the PSAC.
 
Millersville jumped out to a quick 9-0 when Connor Sheehan pinned Brendan Howard one minute the match at 125 lbs. and Alex Baider got a takedown with nine seconds left in overtime to deal Sam Holandez a 6-4 loss.
 
The Mountain Cats got right back in it and never looked back.  Eddins pinned Kevin Constantine at :55 in the 141-lb. bout to get Pitt-Johnstown on the scoreboard, and Falleroni pinned Shawn Jones at 6:22 to give the Mountain Cats a 12-6 advantage.
 
4865At 157 lbs., Millersville was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct and Cody Law scored a 20-4 technical fall at 5:32 over Seth Decker at 157 lbs. to increase it to 17-8.
 
Pitt-Johnstown kept it going with a 10-9 victory by Devin Austin over ninth-ranked Shane Ruhnke at 165 lbs., before Steve Edwards pinned Kyle Narber at 4:11 to make it 26-8.
 
Millersville narrowed it to 26-11 with Evan Morrill's 12-9 win over Alex Delp at 184 lbs., but seventh-ranked Levi Niebauer won a 5-3 decision at 197 lbs. and D.J. Sims closes it out with a dominating 18-0 technical fall at 4:35 over Zachary Yackenchick at 285 lbs.
 
With the loss, the Maruaders slipped to 7-5 overall and 1-5 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown visits Shippensburg on Tuesday, before closing out the regular season against Mercyhurst for Senior Night next Friday at 7 p.m.  The Mountain Cats will also host the 2017-18 Super Region I Tournament on February 23 -24.
 
vs. Millersville University– 02/02/18
125 lbs.  Connor Sheehan (MU)  Fall  Brendan Howard (UPJ)  1:00  6-0 MU
133 lbs.  Alex Baider (MU)  Decision  Sam Holandez (UPJ)  6-4 OT  9-0 MU
141 lbs.  #4 Chris Eddins (UPJ)  Fall  Kevin Constantine (MU)  :55  9-6 MU
149 lbs.  Corey Falleroni (UPJ)  Fall  Shawn Jones (MU)  6:22  12-9 UPJ
157 lbs.  #2 Cody Law (UPJ)  Technical Fall  Seth Decker (MU)  20-4 (5:32)  17-8 UPJ
Millersville Deducted one Team Point for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
165 lbs.  Devin Austin (UPJ)  Decision  #9 Shane Ruhnke (MU)  10-9  20-8 UPJ
174 lbs.  Steve Edwards (UPJ)  Fall  Kyle Narber (MU)  4:11  26-8 UPJ
184 lbs.  Evan Morrill (MU)  Decision  Alex Delp (UPJ)  12-9  26-11 UPJ
197 lbs.  #7 Levi Niebauer (UPJ)  Decision  Colton Dull (MU)  5-3  29-11 UPJ
285 lbs.  D.J. Sims (UPJ)   Technical Fall  Zachary Yackenchick (MU)  18-0 (4:35)  34-11 UPJ
 
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Players Mentioned

Devin Austin

Devin Austin

Redshirt Sophomore
Chris Eddins

Chris Eddins

Sophomore
Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards

Junior
Corey Falleroni

Corey Falleroni

Junior
Sam Holandez

Sam Holandez

Senior
Cody Law

Cody Law

Senior
Levi Niebauer

Levi Niebauer

Sophomore
D.J. Sims

D.J. Sims

Senior
Brendan Howard

Brendan Howard

Sophomore
Alex Delp

Alex Delp

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Devin Austin

Devin Austin

Redshirt Sophomore
Chris Eddins

Chris Eddins

Sophomore
Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards

Junior
Corey Falleroni

Corey Falleroni

Junior
Sam Holandez

Sam Holandez

Senior
Cody Law

Cody Law

Senior
Levi Niebauer

Levi Niebauer

Sophomore
D.J. Sims

D.J. Sims

Senior
Brendan Howard

Brendan Howard

Sophomore
Alex Delp

Alex Delp

Sophomore