The Yellow Jackets (1-0) won the opening match of their dual season over the Raiders, despite missing four regular starters for various reasons. It was the third-straight victory for Waynesburg over Shippensburg, which started out with junior 125-pounder Alex Crown receiving a forfeit.
The Jackets' lead was short-lived, however, as Shippensburg bounced back with a decision win at 133 and a pin at 141 to take a 9-6 lead. Waynesburg's first big freshman victory came at 149 pounds, where Chris Milligan earned a 6-2 triumph over James Reilly to tie the match at 9-9. The Jackets added a crucial win at 157 pounds where senior Garrett Johnston defeated Kenny Stank 4-0 to put his team up 12-9.
Sophomore Sam Lombardo added to the Jackets' advantage with a wild 18-14 win at 165 pounds to push the Jackets' lead to 15-9. After Shippensburg trimmed the deficit back down to three points with a decision victory at 174 pounds, the visitors put the match out of reach with back-to-back wins at 184 and 197 pounds. Junior Cody Catalina made it 18-9 Waynesburg with a 10-4 victory over Tyler Zittle and freshman 197-pounder Patrick Jennings came up huge with a hard-fought 2-0 triumph over Daniel Fultz.
Shippensburg ended the night with a decision win at 285 pounds, but it was too little, too late for the Raiders. Waynesburg will look to continue its winning ways on Saturday, Nov. 19, when they will face three tough opponents in 17th-ranked York, 29th-ranked Messiah and a solid Division II team in Lake Erie College at a quad-match hosted by Messiah.
Results:
125 Crown (W) by forfeit 6-0
133 Cody Myers (S) 3-0 over Colton Blumer (W) 6-3
141 Simon Rice (S) by pin 1:47 over Jake Vitolo (W) 6-9
149 Milligan (W) 6-2 over James Reilley (S) 9-9
157 Johnston (W) 4-0 over Kenny Stank (S) 12-9
165 Lombardo (W) 18-14 over Neil Grudi (S) 15-9
174 Luke Etter (S) 7-2 over Ryan Walters (W) 15-12
184 Catalina (W) 10-4 over Tyler Zittle (S) 18-12
197 Jennings (W) 2-0 over Daniel Fultz (S) 21-12
285 Dan Estricher (S) 8-3 over Marty Kisla (W) 21-15
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