Millersville's comeback comes up short against Shippensburg

Tuesday, January 23

Shippensburg, PA

7:00 PM

Millersville University

Shippensburg

Millersville's comeback comes up short against Shippensburg

1/23/2018 9:09:00 PM | Wrestling

By: Ryan Small, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant

Shippensburg, Pa. – 174-pound Kyle Narber and 184-pound Evan Morrill brought the deficit down to 15-14 with two matches left but the Millersville wrestling team could not claim the last two matches against Shippensburg. The Red Raiders earned a 21-14 triumph over the Marauders Tuesday night.

The Marauders took their fourth loss of the season and now have a record of 3-4, 0-4 PSAC. The Red Raiders earned their fourth win of the season and its first victory against a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent.

Trailing 15-8, redshirt junior Kyle Narber faced his younger brother Ryan Narber at the 174-pound weight class. Millersville's Narber took the victory over his brother, 6-1, for Millersville to pull within 15-11 with three matches to go.

Morrill helped to knock down the Shippensburg's lead to one point. Morrill claimed a 5-1 victory over Logan Fisher. At 197, Junior Colton Dull needed a third period rally but could not score against No. 3 Evan Ramos and the match ended, 7-2. Senior 285-pound Zachary Yackenchick needed to get a major decision victory to tie the match in the final bout. Derek Berberick took down Yackenchick, 4-1 to finish off the Red Raiders' 21-14 win.

Redshirt junior Shane Ruhnke, ranked No. 9 in the nation at 165 pounds, controlled his entire match and claimed an 11-3 major decision. Ruhnke earned his fifth major decision win of the season and his 15^th overall victory.

Millersville started with an early 4-0 lead with sophomore Aaron Wildonger earning a 17-5 major decision victory over David Reagan. Wildonger recorded his 10^th victory of the season.

The series now stands in favor of the Marauders, 33-27-1. Shippensburg, however, has won the past three years (27-12, 33-14, 21-14).

The Marauders returns to action on Friday Jan. 25 at the Kutztown Duals. The team will face against East Stroudburg and University of North Carolina-Pembroke on Friday.

Results
125: Aaron Wildonger (VILLE) maj. dec. David Reagan (SHIP), 17-5 (4-0)
133: Dante Steffenino (SHIP) dec. Alex Baider (VILLE), 7-4 (4-3)
141: Cole Rush (SHIP) fall Kevin Constantine (VILLE), 3:56 (9-4)
149: Cody Blankenship (SHIP) dec. Eric Fuentes (VILLE), 3-1 (12-4)
157: Mike Springer (SHIP) dec. Seth Decker (VILLE), 9-5 (15-4)
165: #9 Shane Ruhnke (VILLE) maj. dec. Chris Miller (SHIP), 11-3 (15-8)
174: Kyle Narber (VILLE) dec. Ryan Narber (SHIP), 6-1 (15-11)
184: Evan Morrill (VILLE) dec. Logan Fisher (SHIP), 5-1 (15-14)
197: #3 Evan Ramos (SHIP) dec. Colton Dull (VILLE), 7-2 (18-14)
285: Derek Berberick (SHIP) dec. Zachary Yackenchick (VILLE), 4-1 (21-14)