F&M Downs Marauders to Hang on to Rupp Cup

Friday, February 21

Lancaster, PA

7:00 PM

Millersville University

Franklin & Marshall

F&M Downs Marauders to Hang on to Rupp Cup

2/21/2014 8:54:00 PM | Wrestling

Lancaster, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall took the Battle for the Rupp Cup for a fourth consecutive year with Friday's 41-3 win over Millersville.

Millersville closed its regular season dual record at 4-8 while F&M improved to 7-6. While F&M has won four consecutive meetings, Millersville holds a 16-7 lead in the all-time series.

Shane Gilmore, wrestling at 184 pounds, provided Millersville with its lone victory. He scored a 10-5 decision at 184 pounds, ending a string of seven wins by the Diplomats. F&M earned bonus points in each of the first five matches and in six of its nine wins.

Millersville sends its lineup to Johnstown, Pa. on March 1 for the NCAA Super Region 1 Championships. The top four in each weight class qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships.

COMPLETE RESULTS
125 - Jason Bing (Franklin & Marshall) won by pin over Austin Camacci (Millersville) 3:56
133 - Robert Ruiz (Franklin & Marshall) won by pin over Thomas Nulty (Millersville) 1:29
141 - Richard Durso (Franklin & Marshall) won by pin over Kyle Loeb (Millersville) 0:33
149 - Sharron Townsend (Franklin & Marshall) won by major decision over David Charles (Millersville) 16-4
157 - Andrew Murano (Franklin & Marshall) won by major decision over Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (Millersville) 15-4
165 - Theodore King (Franklin & Marshall) won by decision over Zach Pincus (Millersville) 5-2
174 - Colin Gironda (Franklin & Marshall) won by pin over Mitchell Ball (Millersville) 1:22
184 - Shane Gilmore (Millersville) won by decision over Paul III Alessandrini (Franklin & Marshall) 10-5
197 - Charles Kerkesner (Franklin & Marshall) won by decision over Aram Moffitt (Millersville) 8-2
285 - Alexander Henry (Franklin & Marshall) won by decision over Elijah Flasher (Millersville) 6-0