
The fifth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers continued their dominance and used three falls and a decision win from ninth-ranked
Chad Ozias' over No. 15 Nick Cottone to remain unbeaten with a 35-14 PSAC victory over Millersville, Saturday afternoon in the Sports Center. The Mountain Cats are now 11-0 overall and 4-0 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown took control early and jumped out to a 15-0 advantage. Top-ranked
Trevon Gray won by fall at 125 lbs. and
Brady Baker pinned Colin Higgins at 1:29 to give Pitt-Johnstown a 12-0 lead to start.
At 141 lbs., Ozias returned to the mat and defeated Cottone, 8-2, in the day's lone matchup of ranked wrestlers to bump it up to 15-0
Millersville picked a technical fall victory at 149 lbs. to get on the scoreboard, but third-ranked
Matt Sarbo bumped up a weight class to 157 lbs. and took just :50 to pin Taylor Robinson and put Pitt-Johnstown on top, 21-5 midway through the match.
The Marauders cut it to 21-8 with Richie DeFulvio's 9-3 decision win at 165 lbs., but the Mountain Cats finished strong and closed it out by winning three of the final four bouts.
At 174 lbs.,
Elias Long made his dual meet debut and won an 8-3 decision over Nick Bennet, and seventh-ranked
Ty Morrison moved up to 184 lbs. and earned his team leading eighth win by tech fall when he downed Avery Aurand at19-3 at 5:31.
Millersville got as close as 29-14 with Jaxon Townsend's fall in the bout at 197 lbs., but fourth-ranked
Isaiah Vance pinned Kurt Scheuerman 1:44 into the opening period to record his team-best 13
th fall to set the final at 35-14.
With the loss, the Marauders fell to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown will host a PSAC match against East Stroudsburg on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Sports Center before celebrating Senior Night with a non-conference match against Frostburg State (MD) on Friday at 7 p.m.
Millersville at No. 5 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/31/26
125 lbs. #1 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Won by Forfeit
6-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Brady Baker (UPJ) Fall Colin Higgins (MILL) 1:29
12-0 UPJ
141 lbs. #9 Chad Ozias (UPJ) Decision #15 Nick Cottone (MILL) 8-2
15-0 UPJ
149 lbs. Daniel Sinclair (MILL) Technical Fall
Braxton Rice (UPJ) 17-2 (5:14)
15-5 UPJ
157 lbs. #3 Matt Sarbo (UPJ) Fall Taylor Robinson (MILL) :50
21-5 UPJ
165 lbs. Richie DeFulvio (MILL) Decision
Cooper Warshel (UPJ) 9-3
21-8 UPJ
174 lbs.
Elias Long (UPJ) Decision Nick Bennet (MILL) 8-3
24-8 UPJ
184 lbs. #7 Ty Morrison (UPJ) Technical Fall Avery Aurand (MILL) 19-3 (5:31)
29-8 UPJ
197 lbs. Jaxon Townsend (MILL) Fall
#10 Brad Morrison (UPJ) 1:04
29-14 UPJ
285 lbs. #4 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Fall Kurt Scheuerman (MILL) 1:44
35-14 UPJ