Marauders look to get back in the win column Saturday vs. Seton Hill

Saturday, January 21

Millersville, PA

12:00 PM

Millersville University

Seton Hill

Marauders look to get back in the win column Saturday vs. Seton Hill

1/19/2023 10:22:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

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ABOUT THE DUAL

Millersville is back in Pucillo Gymnasium Saturday taking on Seton Hill. Millersville has dropped three-straight duals, two of which were to top-10 teams and the other, on Wednesday night, to Kutztown by two points. The loss to Kutztown put Millersville at 2-2 in PSAC action with three duals remaining. Millersville currently sits third in the conference's dual standings. Saturday's dual presents Millersville with an opportunity to win three PSAC Duals in a season for the first time since the championship began in 2012-13.
While the Griffins are 4-6 and 0-2 in PSAC action, expect a close match. The teams have three common opponents and the duals produced similar results. Millersville defeated Davis & Elkins 46-0 while Seton Hill won 44-12 against D&E. Against Kutztown, Seton Hill lost 24-22, getting a fall, a major decision but also gained 12 points by a DQ and injury default. Kutztown edged Millersville 19-17. Millersville won five bouts in the dual. The only significant difference is the results against Shippensburg. Millersville rolled to a 32-12 win over the Raiders, while Seton Hill lost 25-24 in its last action.

No. 1 Devin Flannery taking care of business in the 133 class ????? pic.twitter.com/eq6ymHY0uB
— Millersville Marauders (@VilleMarauders) January 13, 2023

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

Devin Flannery continues to roll at 133 pounds. He won a hard-fought 2-1 decision in Saturday's dual against Kutztown, and that improved the Marauder junior to 20-2 overall, 9-1 in duals and kept him undefeated against Division II competition. Dating back to last season, Flannery has won seven consecutive matches in PSAC duals and is 10-1 overall.
Against Kutztown, Craig Cook scored his third tech fall of the season. That win also snapped a three-match losing streak. Now at 13-5, Cook ranks third on the team in wins. Brandon Connor has won four of his last five matches and is 7-1 against PSAC opponents this season. He is 2-1 in PSAC duals after going 3-2 last season.
Eli Tuckey stepped into the lineup for the second time this season and scored the Marauders a key win at 157 pounds against Kutztown. Tuckey's 9-4 decision improved him to 7-6 on the season.

SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS

Seton Hill has lost three-straight duals but both PSAC losses have come by a total of three points. Against Shippensburg, Seton Hill led 24-13 entering the final two bouts and lost after back-to-back pins. The 174-pound Brandon Matthews leads the team in wins with a 13-7 record. He owns five bonus-point wins and a team-high two tech falls. Riley O'Mara (184) is the team leader in pins with six. William Burgess will present a challenge for Millersville's Flannery at 133 as he owns a 12-8 record.

SERIES HISTORY

Seton Hill is 7-1 all-time against Millersville, but Millersville has closed the gap in recent years. The Marauders' last win came by a 22-14 score in the first-ever meeting of the programs (2013-14). Five of Millersville's losses have been by seven points or fewer. Last year's match was decided on the narrowest of margins as Seton Hill won on criteria.
The Last Meeting: Seton Hill 21, Millersville 21 (6-4) (Feb. 5, 2022): Seton Hill edged Millersville by the narrowest of margins in Saturday's PSAC wrestling dual. The final score stood 21-21, but Seton Hill claimed the victory based on its six matches won to Millersville's four.
Flannery won by injury default over Bryce Wilkes. Wilkes is on the Seton Hill roster this season but has not wrestled a match to date. Seton Hill's Matthews earned a 5-3 win over Anthony Giampietro, but Giampietro's current injury prevents a rematch. Fans may see a rematch at 285 pounds. Millersville's Jordan Espinosa scored a pin in 37 seconds against John Meyers at 285 pounds. Meyers is 6-1 this season.