Marauders win three dual meets at 2020 Kutztown Duals

Saturday, January 18

Kutztown, Pa.

10:00 AM

Millersville University

UNC Pembroke

Marauders win three dual meets at 2020 Kutztown Duals

1/18/2020 6:58:00 PM | Wrestling

By: Bryan Kast, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Millersville Marauders wrestling team survived a grueling day of action at the Kutztown Duals and emerged with three wins and one loss. The Ville opened up at 10 a.m. versus UNC Pembroke and suffered a 30-7 loss, but quickly recovered and rattled off three straight dual meet victories over Davis & Elkins (22-21), American International (33-22), and Queens College (32-14.)

A trio of Marauders, Elijah Tuckey (141 pounds), Brandon Connor (157 pounds), and Caleb Warner (285 pounds) won three of their matches on the day. Four other Marauders ended the day with two victories apiece, including a pair of freshmen: Jackson Erb at 149 pounds and Jarrett Feeney at 165 pounds. Sophomore 133-pounder Anthony Wiggins and senior 184-pounder Evan Morrill also won two bouts.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE KUTZTOWN DUALS
• The Marauders had a wild finish in the dual with Davis & Elkins College. The Ville trailed 21-10 with just two matches remaining. Reece Muldoon earned a one-minute fall over Charles Morrison in the 197-pound bout to close the gap to 21-16, and heavyweight Caleb Warner came through and clutched out a four-minute fall over Daimere Wilson-Turner to clinch the dual meet victory for the Black and Gold.

• Brandon Connor's three-win day included a 12-3 major decision over UNC Pembroke's Joseph Perez followed by another major, 13-4, over Davis and Elkins' John Finnerty. He had a small setback against American International, getting caught and giving up a fall to Baltazar Gonzalez in 3:16. He shrugged off the loss and refocused for a 16-0 technical fall over Jude Lloyd from Queens College that took only 3:30.

• Freshman Elijah Tuckey did not wrestle against UNC Pembroke but began his day with a 9-2 decision over Davis & Elkins' Nicholas Natarcola. He was forfeited to in the dual against AIC and capped off the afternoon with an 8-5 decision over Devinaire Hayes of Queens College.

POST-DUAL REACTION FROM HEAD COACH KERRY REGNER
•On Reece Muldoon and Caleb Warner's back-to-back falls in the Davis & Elkins dual: "We had a couple guys step up big and that was great. We had to get two pins. They knew they needed bonus points. Coach (Ryan) Whittle does a good job of prepping the guys, telling them what's necessary and prepping me as well. They went out there and got it done. We're aware of what a guy like Reece can do and it was good for the team and good for him to get the opportunity."

•On Brandon Connor's three-win day and the team's overall performance at the Kutztown Duals: "Brandon had a really good day and he looked sharp. He was beating up on his opponent's legs and scoring a lot. Overall, we need to control what we can control. We won three duals. We have a grateful attitude that we get to go out, travel, and compete. It's gratifying that we can wear a Millersville uniform and have everyone behind us, including all of our trainers, administrators, and support staff."

NOTES
• Today's three victories improve Millersville's overall dual meet record to 5-7 in 2019-2020.
• Caleb Warner's three-win-day increases his team-high season total to 17 victories in 2019-2020.
• Brandon Connor and Jackson Erb both earned their tenth victories of the season, becoming the fifth and sixth Marauders to do so this season. The other Millersville wrestlers with double-digit wins include Devin Flannery (11), Ryan McGuire (11), Josh Walls (11), and Warner (17.)

UP NEXT
The Marauders welcome East Stroudsburg to Pucillo Gymnasium on Saturday, January 25 at 1 p.m. for a PSAC dual meet.

COMPLETE KUTZTOWN DUAL RESULTS

MILLERSVILLE VS. UNC PEMBROKE
125      #8 Nick Daggett (UNC Pembroke) over Travis Kotelnicki (Millersville) (TF 19-4 7:00)
133      Jacob Lehman (Millersville) over Jayquon McEntyre (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 3-2)
141      Jonathan Miller (UNC Pembroke) over Ryan McGuire (Millersville) (SV-1 7-5)
149      Tyler Makosy (UNC Pembroke) over Jackson Erb (Millersville) (Fall 4:49)
157      Brandon Connor (Millersville) over Joseph Perez (UNC Pembroke) (MD 12-3)
165      Kaleb Warner (UNC Pembroke) over Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) (Dec 12-5)
174      Garrett Hill (UNC Pembroke) over Malik Jackson (Millersville) (Dec 6-2)
184      Brandon Sloop (UNC Pembroke) over Evan Morrill (Millersville) (Dec 11-6)
197      Nicolas Kee (UNC Pembroke) over Jack Files (Millersville) (MD 12-2)
285      Ryan Monk (UNC Pembroke) over Caleb Warner (Millersville) (Dec 6-4)
Team Score:   MILLERSVILLE     7          UNC PEMBROKE   30

MILLERSVILLE VS. DAVIS & ELKINS
125      Vincent Scollo (Davis & Elkins) over Travis Kotelnicki (Millersville) (Dec 6-2)
133      Craig Cook (Davis & Elkins) over Jacob Lehman (Millersville) (Inj. 6:00)
141      Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) over Nicholas Natarcola (Davis & Elkins) (Dec 9-2)
149      Jackson Erb (Millersville) over Anthony Pencook (Davis & Elkins) (Dec 7-0)
157      Brandon Connor (Millersville) over John Finnerty (Davis & Elkins) (MD 13-4)
165      Noah Tarr (Davis & Elkins) over Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) (Fall 3:20)
174      Chad Tracy (Davis & Elkins) over Malik Jackson (Millersville) (Dec 4-0)
184      Kyle Wojtaszek (Davis & Elkins) over Evan Morrill (Millersville) (Dec 8-2)
197 Reece Muldoon (Millersville) over Charles Morrison (Davis & Elkins) (Fall 1:00)
285      Caleb Warner (Millersville) over Daimere Wilson-Turner (Davis & Elkins) (Fall 4:00)
Team Score:               MILLERSVILLE 22            DAVIS & ELKINS   21

MILLERSVILLE VS. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
125      Travis Kotelnicki (Millersville) over Jacob Marselli (American International) (Fall 0:55)
133      Anthony Wiggins (Millersville) over Mustafa Hamid (American International) (MD 16-7)
141      Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) won by forfeit
149      Joel Morth (American International) over Jackson Erb (Millersville) (Fall 0:30)
157      Baltazar Gonzalez (American International) over Brandon Connor (Millersville) (Fall 3:16)
165      Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) over Rafiq Conway (American International) (Fall 3:21)
174      Ahmad Sharif (American International) over Malik Jackson (Millersville) (MD 11-2)
184      Evan Morrill (Millersville) over Isaiah Collins (American International) (TF 18-2 5:30)
197      Raul Martinez (American International) over Jack Files (Millersville) (Fall 1:45)
285      Caleb Warner (Millersville) over Alex Britos (American International) (DQ)
Team Score:               MILLERSVILLE 33            AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 22

MILLERSVILLE VS. QUEENS (N.C.)
125      Melvin Rubio (Queens) over Travis Kotelnicki (Millersville) (MD 12-4)
133      Anthony Wiggins (Millersville) won by forfeit
141      Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) over Devinaire Hayes (Queens) (Dec 8-5)
149      Jackson Erb (Millersville) over Joey Hancock (Queens) (Dec 7-5)
157      Brandon Connor (Millersville) over Jude Lloyd (Queens) (TF 16-0 3:30)
165      Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) won by forfeit
174      Stephon Halliburton (Queens) over Malik Jackson (Millersville) (MD 13-5)
184      Evan Morrill (Millersville) over Austin Watkins (Queens) (Dec 6-3)
197      Hunter Tobiasson (Queens) over Jack Files (Millersville) (Fall 3:50)
285      Caleb Warner (Millersville) won by forfeit
Team Score:               MILLERSVILLE     32                  QUEENS COLLEGE          14