
Three-time All-American and second-ranked
Jacob Ealy won by fall at 149 lbs. to become Pitt-Johnstown's 27
th wrestler to reach 100 career victories in the 11
th-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 100
th 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 10
th-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