East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania - The Marauders fought hard on Friday in East Stroudsburg, but they were downed by the ESU Warriors, 27-18.
Seth Decker had the most impressive performance of the night for the Marauders, dominating his opponent in the 157-pound weight class. Decker won an 8-2 decision.
In the 125-pound weight class,
Connor Sheehan pulled out a win. In a closely contested showdown, Sheehan escaped with a 9-8 victory, putting Millersville on top 3-0 at the time.
197-pound class
Colton Dull and 165-pound class
Shane Ruhnke picked up wins by forfeit.
Zachary Yackenchick almost ended the night with a win for Millersville, but fell 7-6 to Brandon Steele in the 285-pound weight class.
Aaron Wildonger suffered a similar fate, falling to Connor Maliff 7-5 in the 133-pound weight class.
The loss drops Millersville to 2-7 with a 1-6 conference record. The Marauders' next contest comes on Feb. 16Â at home in the Battle for the Rupp Cup against Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. at 7 p.m.
ESU 27, Millersville 18
125 -
Connor Sheehan (MIL) def.Â
John Pellegrino via decision, 9-8 ... Millersville leads, 3-0
133 -Â
Connor Maliff (ESU) def.
Aaron Wildonger via decision, 7-5 ... Tied 3-3
141 - No. 9Â
Dylan Nace (ESU) def.
Keegan Worley via fall, 2:46 ... ESU leads, 9-3
149 -Â
Blake Cohen (ESU) def.
Shawn Jones via tech fall, 16-1 (4:48) ... ESU leads, 14-3
157 -
Seth Decker (MIL) def.Â
Christian Silva via decision, 8-2 ... ESU leads, 14-6
165 -
Shane Ruhnke (MIL) won via forfeit ... ESU leads, 14-12
174 -Â
Joey Kratochvil (ESU) def. Trent Cook via maj. decision, 13-4 ... ESU leads, 18-12
184 -Â
Tyler Richardson (ESU) def.
Evan Morrill via fall, 4:36 ...ESU leads, 24-12
197 -
Colton Dull (MIL) won via forfeit ... ESU leads, 24-18
285 -Â
Brandon Steele (ESU) def.
Zachary Yackenchick via decision, 7-6 ... ESU wins, 27-18
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