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Ealy Notches 100th Victory as No. 11 Mountain Cats Pin No. 14 Millersville, 29-12

Johnstown, PA

1/12/2024 8:37:00 PM

Three-time All-American and second-ranked Jacob Ealy won by fall at 149 lbs. to become Pitt-Johnstown's 27th wrestler to reach 100 career victories in the 11th-ranked Mountain Cats' 29-12 PSAC victory over No. 14 Millersville, Friday night in the Sports Center.  Pitt-Johnstown improved to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in the PSAC.
 
Trevon Gray jumped out to a 10-2 lead after one period on his way to giving Pitt-Johnstown the early lead with an 11-5 win over Bryce Beatty at 125 lbs.
 
Millersville quickly used third-ranked Devin Flannery's fall at 2:26 at 133 lbs. to put the Marauders on top, 6-3, before the Mountain Cats bounced back four  straight wins.  At 141 lbs., Mason Myers defeated Aidan Micheli, 11-6, to tie it, and Ealy followed with a fall at 6:15 three-time NCAA National Qualifier Craig Cook to record his 100th carer victory and give Pitt-Johnstown at 12-6 advantage.
 
The Mountain cats kept it going with back-to-back major decision wins.  At 157 lbs., Cooper Warshel dealt Nick Bennet a 12-2 loss, and Dillon Keane defeated Jonathan Parrilla, 12-3, at 165 lbs. to increase it to 20-6.
 
Millersville answered with a 7-6 win from two-time National Qualifier and third-ranked Brandon Connor over Tony Salopek at 174 lbs. and 10th-ranked Anthony Giampietro's 10-3 victory over Noah Gnibus at 184 lbs. to cut it to 20-12.
 
However,  Pitt-Johnstown closed it out with an 8-2 decision from seventh-ranked Dakoda Rodgers over Riley O'Boyle at 197 lbs., before third-ranked and PSAC Wrestler of the Week Isaiah Vance pinned Bishop McCoy at 1:35 in the final bout at 285 lbs.
 
With the loss, Millersville slipped to 6-5 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC.
 
The Mountain Cats travel to the Shippensburg Duals next Saturday, before returning home to host a PSAC match against Seton Hill on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. as part of Pitt-Johnstown's Winterfest Weekend in the Sports Center.
 
#14 Millersville at #11 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/12/24
125 lbs.  #12 Trevon Gray (UPJ)  Decision  Bryce Beatty (MU)  11-5  3-0 UPJ
133 lbs.  #3 Devin Flanner (MU)  Fall  Byron Daubert (UPJ)  2:26  6-3 MU
141 lbs.  Mason Myers (UPJ)  Decision  Aidan Micheli (MU)  11-6  6-6 TIE
149 lbs.  #2 Jacob Ealy (UPJ)  Fall  Craig Cook (MU)  6:15  12-6 UPJ
157 lbs.  Cooper Warshel (UPJ)  Major Decision  Nick Bennet (MU)  12-2  16-6 UPJ
165 lbs.  Dillon Keane (UPJ)  Major Decision  Jonathan Parrilla (MU)  12-3  20-6 UPJ
174 lbs.  #3 Brandon Connor (MU)  Decision  Tony Salopek (UPJ)  7-6  20-9 UPJ
184 lbs.  #10 Anthony Giampietro (MU)  Decision  Noah Gnibus (UPJ)  10-3  20-12 UPJ
197 lbs.  #7 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ)  Decision  Riley O'Boyle (MU)  8-2  23-12 UPJ
285 lbs.  #3 Isaiah Vance (UPJ)  Fall  Bishop McCoy (MU)  1:35  29-12 UPJ
 
 
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