JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - The No. 14 Millersville Marauders were dealt a PSAC setback as they fell to No. 11 Pitt-Johnstown, 29-12.
Devin Flannery at 133-pounds tacked six points on the board for the Marauders for their first lead of the dual, 6-3. Flannery pinned Bryon Daubert in 2:26. He improved his season record to 11-3 and accumulated his fourth pin.
Brandon Connor wrestled up a weight class in the 174-pound match and squeezed out the 7-6 win over Anthony Salopek. Two early takedowns in the first period and a late escape in the third was enough to earn the win. Connor's win boosted his overall record to 16-5.
At 184-pounds, Anthony Giampietro won by 10-3 decision over Noah Gnibus. Giampietro asserted dominance as he had a takedown in every period and an escape in the second period. Giampietro improved to 13-6 overall.
RESULTS:
125 - Trevon Gray (UPJ) over Bryce Beatty (MILL) (Dec 11-5)
133 - Devin Flannery (MILL) over Byron Daubert (UPJ) (Fall 2:26)
141 - Mason Myers (UPJ) over Aidan Micheli (MILL) (Dec 11-6)
149 - Jacob Ealy (UPJ) over Craig Cook (MILL) (Fall 6:15)
157 - Cooper Warshel (UPJ) over Nick Bennet (MILL) (MD 12-2)
165 - Dillon Keane (UPJ) over Jonathan Parrilla (MILL) (MD 12-3)
174 - Brandon Connor (MILL) over Anthony Salopek (UPJ) (Dec 7-6)
184 - Anthony Giampietro (MILL) over Noah Gnibus (UPJ) (Dec 10-3)
197 - Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) over Riley O'Boyle (MILL) (Dec 8-2)
285 - Isaiah Vance (UPJ) over Bishop McCoy (MILL) (Fall 1:35)
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH JERRY BOLAND:
Key takeaways or points of improvement:
- "Overall, it was a much better performance than last year. However, it wasn't good enough. We needed 10 guys to do their jobs tonight, and it didn't happen. I stressed that to our guys after the match. If we want to jump levels, we need to put 10 bouts together where we maximize every opportunity. I believe in this group and we will get better there. "
How do you handle a quick turnaround time for another dual tomorrow?
- "We stress the short term memory. With consecutive day matches, we need to quickly forget about this and focus on the next best thing. Tomorrow we have another opportunity to pick up a win in the conference. So we are looking forward to that."
UP NEXT:
In less than 24-hours, the Marauders will travel to Seton Hill and square off on the mat at 2 p.m.