MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - A beat up Millersville Marauders wrestling team could not overcome the absence of three starters in falling to visiting Franklin & Marshall in Friday's Battle for the Rupp Cup. 

F&M totaled 13 points in the three matches without Millersville's starters. Millersville's victories came from Devin Flannery at 133 pounds, Jonathan Parrilla at 157 pounds and Brandon Connor at 165 pounds. 

F&M improved to 8-1 in duals while Millersville's record dropped to 4-8. 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
•  Flannery improved to 13-4 by winning a sudden victory thriller over Pat Phillips in the second bout of the night. Flannery fell behind 2-0 early, and trailed 3-2 with less than a minute to wrestle in the final period. Flannery scored a takedown to take a lead, but Phillips owned 1:04 in riding time, and the extra point sent the match into sudden victory overtime. Early in the overtime, Flannery won a scramble and looped around Phillips for a 6-4 win. 
•  Parrilla scored Millersville's second win, topping Chase McCollum, 9-2. Parrilla earned at least one takedown in each period. He escaped to start the third and hit a takedown for a seven-point advantage. But Parrilla had not accumulated enough riding time for the bonus points, and McCollum managed to neutralize Parrilla late in the match to avoid the major decision. 
•  With Anthony Yacovetti sidelined at 174, Brandon Connor slid back into the lineup at 165 while Guy DeLeonardis bumped up a weight class. Connor delivered a convincing 14-4 major decision over Anthony Micci that pulled Millersville to within 14-10 in the team score. Connor hit a four-point nearfall in both the first and second periods. He continued to press in the third period in an effort to land a technical fall, but his aggressiveness was used against him late as Micci scored a takedown to put the margin at 10. Connor's win improved him 17-10 on the season. 
•  Up a weight class, DeLeonardis battled but was out-matched by James Conway 5-0. F&M took the final two matches of the dual with a tech fall and major decision. 

RESULTS
125 – Gio Diaz (F&M) def. Bryce Beatty (MILL), 13-2 MD (F&M 4, MILL 0)
133 – Devin Flannery (MILL) def. Pat Phillips (F&M), 6-4 (SV1) (F&M 4, MILL 3)
141 – Wil Gil (F&M) def. Danny Capozzoli (MILL) by fall (0:48), (F&M 10, MILL 3)
149 – Christiaan Dailey (F&M) def. Eli Tuckey (MILL), 14-4 MD (F&M 14, MILL 3)
157 – Jonathan Parrilla (MILL) def. Chase McCollum (F&M), 9-2 (F&M 14, MILL 6)
165 – Brandon Connor (MILL) def. Anthony Micci (F&M), 14-4 MD (F&M 14, MILL 10)
174 – John Crawford (F&M) def. Guy DeLeonardis (MILL), 5-0 (F&M 17, MILL 10)
184 – James Conway (F&M) Anthony Giampietro (MILL), 11-8 (F&M 20, MILL 10)
197 – Mike Waszen (F&M) Danny Pereira (MILL) 18-0 TF (2:57) (F&M 25, MILL 10)
285 – Cenzo Pelusi (F&M) Jordan Espinosa (MILL), 11-0 MD (F&M 29, MILL 10)

NOTES
•  The evening served as a culmination to Millersville's 75th season celebration. The 10 members of the All-75th Season Team, selected by the fans, were recognized on the mat during the dual. The members of the team include Shane Ruhnke '19, Shane Smith '12, Jarrett Hostetter '12, Curtis Yeager '05, Tom Barley '93, Randy March '82, Fran Presley '79, Andy Zook '78, Ernest Guyll '76, and Rich Zinck '75. Click here to read about the accomplishments of the 10 honorees. 
 

UP NEXT 
•  Millersville wrestles its final dual of 2022 on Saturday at East Stroudsburg.