
After falling behind early, the 11
th-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.

At 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