WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. - The 15th-ranked Millersville wrestling team scored two lopsided wins over Davis & Elkins and Emory & Henry before falling to No. 7 West Liberty at Friday's Hilltopper Duals.
The Marauders' 2-1 day pushed their record to 6-2 on the season. Millersville recorded six bonus point victories in a 47-0 win over Coach
Jerry Boland's former team in Davis & Elkins. In the 59-0 win over Emory & Henry, the Marauders won seven of the eight contested matches by pinfall and the other victory was a technical fall. The 59 points were the most scored by a Millersville team in a dual since a 59-0 win over Elizabethtown in 1984, tying the program record for points in a dual.
The clash of nationally-ranked teams went in favor of the homestanding Hilltoppers, 28-10, but Millersville's three nationally-ranked wrestlers all scored wins in the dual. At 133 pounds, No. 2
Devin Flannery scored a 5-3 decision over No. 9 Vincent Scollo. Flannery got an early takedown and started the third period with a reversal from bottom. He held on to his 4-1 lead and added to it with a point for riding time.
Craig Cook, ranked No. 8 at 149 pounds, blanked Jacob Simpson, 5-0.
Brandon Connor, ranked No. 8 at 165 pounds, built a 10-0 lead in the first period with eight points off nearfalls, and he held on for an 11-1 major decision over Toby Abbott.
West Liberty's other three nationally-ranked wrestlers--a group that includes the No. 1 ranked 125 pounder Cole Laya--all won by bonus points to help the Hilltoppers pull away.
Flannery and Cook both went 3-0 on the day with Flannery scoring a tech fall and a pin in just 12 seconds against Emory & Henry's Johnathan Almany. Millersville's 125-pounder
Bryce Beatty went 2-1 on the day with a pin and major decision. Heavyweight
Bishop McCoy picked up a pin and two victories.
Anthony Giampietro also picked up two wins with a tech fall.
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH JERRY BOLAND
"We started off wrestling extremely well. Everyone did their jobs in the first two duals. Against West Liberty, we got beat by a very good team. We knew there were some toss-up matches we needed to win, and we fell short in all of them. We learned a lot today and saw a lot of good things as well. We will continue to build off this and get better moving forward."
MILLERSVILLE 47, DAVIS & ELKINS 0
125:
Bryce Beatty (MILL) over Nicholas Ammirati (D&E) (MD 16-4)
133:
Devin Flannery (MILL) over Nicholas Ammirati (D&E) (TF 18-1 3:51)
141:
Danny Capozzoli (MILL) over Eli Nazelrodt (D&E) (Fall 1:56)
149:
Craig Cook (MILL) over (D&E) (For.)
157:
Jonathan Parrilla (MILL) over Wiley Houser (D&E) (SV-1 13-11)
165:
Brandon Connor (MILL) over Bradden Galassi (D&E) (Dec 6-3)
174:
Andrew Vogelbacher (MILL) over (D&E) (For.)
184:
Anthony Giampietro (MILL) over Jacob Sweitzer (D&E) (TF 16-1 7:00)
197:
Lucas Doyle (MILL) over Michael Schneider (D&E) (Dec 3-2)
285:
Bishop McCoy (MILL) over Brenden Hansen (D&E) (Fall 1:02)
MILLERSVILLE 59, EMORY & HENRY
125:
Bryce Beatty (MILL) over Orlando Hernandez (E & H) (Fall 1:19)
133:
Devin Flannery (MILL) over Johnathan Almany (E & H) (Fall 0:12)
141:
Tim Uhler (MILL) over Logan Arnold (E & H) (TF 15-0 3:55)
149:
Craig Cook (MILL) over Collin Davidson (E & H) (Fall 0:21)
157:
Jonathan Parrilla (MILL) over Levi Field (E & H) (Fall 4:00)
165:
Tyler Stanton (MILL) over Matthew Allen (E & H) (Fall 0:49)
174:
Andrew Vogelbacher (MILL) over (E & H) (For.)
184:
Anthony Giampietro (MILL) over (E & H) (For.)
197:
Lucas Doyle (MILL) over Hunter Brown (E & H) (Fall 1:47)
285:
Bishop McCoy (MILL) over (E & H) (For.)
WEST LIBERTY 28, MILLERSVILLE 10
125: Cole Laya (WLU) over
Bryce Beatty (MILL) (TF 17-2 6:51)
133:
Devin Flannery (MILL) over Vincent Scollo (WLU) (Dec 5-3)
141: Khyvon Grace (WLU) over
Tim Uhler (MILL) (Dec 6-4)
149:
Craig Cook (MILL) over Jacob Simpson (WLU) (Dec 5-0)
157: Blake Miller (WLU) over
Jonathan Parrilla (MILL) (Fall 3:20)
165:
Brandon Connor (MILL) over Toby Abbott (WLU) (MD 11-1)
174: Alec Cook (WLU) over
Andrew Vogelbacher (MILL) (Dec 4-0)
184: Ty McGeary (WLU) over
Anthony Giampietro (MILL) (MD 14-4)
197: Drake Kendrex (WLU) over
Lucas Doyle (MILL) (Dec 7-2)
285: Francesco Borsellino (WLU) over
Bishop McCoy (MILL) (MD 12-1)