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Eli Tuckey

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

1/19/2023 10:22:00 AM

COVERAGE LINKS

  • Series vs. SHU: 1-7
  • Series Streak: SHU, 7
  • First Meeting: W, 22-14 (2014)
  • Last Meeting: L, 21-21 (6-4) (2022)
  • Last 10 Meetings: 1-7
  • Jerry Boland vs. Seton Hill: First meeting
  • Brian Tucker vs. Millersville: 7-1

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.

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. 
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