Tyson Cook upset 15
th-ranked Taylor Robinson at 133 lbs., and the ninth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers won the final three bouts to turn a two-point lead into a 22-11 PSAC victory over 18
th-ranked Millersville, Saturday afternoon at Pucillo Gymnasium in Millersville. The Mountain Cats increased their winning streak to nine consecutive matches and improved to 11-2 overall and 4-0 in the PSAC.
An 18-6 major decision win from No. 9
Trevon Gray over Bryce Beatty at 125 put Pitt-Johnstown on top, and Cook used a third period stalling point and a point for riding time to upset Robinson at 133 lbs. to make it 7-0.
Millersville narrowed it to 7-5 at 141 lbs. with Nick Cottone's 19-2 technical fall at 5:10 over
Braxton Rice, but
Chad Ozias got a takedown with :02 left in the third period to defeat Danny Sinclair, 4-1, at 149 lbs. to give the momentum back to the Mountain Cats.
At 157 lbs.,
Cooper Warshel earned a 7-3 decision win over Marcus Gable to increase it to 13-5.
The Marauders countered with back-to-back decision wins from Chase Bish at 165 lbs. and Andrew Vogelbaacher at 174 lbs. to get to within two at 13-11 with three bouts remaining.
However, Pitt-Johnstown finished strong to put the match away. At 184 lbs.,
Noah Gnibus opened up a 7-0 advantage after two periods and dealt Cole Dubois an 8-1 loss ahead of sixth-ranked
Dakoda Rodgers' 8-4 win over Bruce Vaughn at 197 lbs.
Fifth-ranked
Isaiah Vance wrapped-up the 22-11 Mountain Cat win with a 2-0 decision over Bishop McCoy at 285 lbs.
Millersville, which had it seven-match winning streak snapped, slipped to 11-5 overall and 2-2 in the PSAC.
The Mountain Cats travel to a PSAC match at Shippensburg on Tuesday, before returning home to celebrate Winterfest Weekend and Senior Night against nationally-ranked Gannon on Feb. 14.
#9 Pitt-Johnstown at #18 Millersville – 02/01/25
125 lbs. #9 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Major decision Bryce Beatty (MU) 18-6
4-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Tyson Cook (UPJ) Decision #15 Taylor Robinson (MU) 4-3
7-0 UPJ
141 lbs. Nick Cottone (MU) Technical Fall
Braxton Rice (UPJ) 19-2 (5:10)
7-5 UPJ
149 lbs. Chad Ozias (UPJ) Decision Danny Sinclair (MU) 4-1
10-5 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Decision Marcus Gable (MU) 7-3
13-5 UPJ
165 lbs. Chase Bish (MU) Decision
Macon Myers (UPJ) 10-7
13-8 UPJ
174 lbs. Andrew Vogelbacher (MU) Decision
Tony Salopek (UPJ) 4-2
13-11 UPJ
184 lbs. Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Decision Cole Dubois (MU) 8-1
16-11 UPJ
197 lbs. #6 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Decision Bruce Vaughn (MU) 8-4
19-11 UPJ
285 lbs. #5 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Decision Bishop McCoy (MU) 2-1
22-11 UPJ