Feb. 10, 2006

Erie, Pa. - #10 Mercyhurst scored 19 unanswered points from 149 through 174 and went on from there to defeat #7 Shippensburg 23-18 Friday night before 350 fans at the Athletic Center. The Lakers (13-7) won for the eighth straight time while the Red Raiders dropped to 8-6.

Trailing 6-4 after three bouts, Mercyhurst got a technical fall from Don Cummings at 149, pins from Will Tedder and Zack Schafer at 157 and 165, and a decision from Hudson Harrison at 174 to open a commanding 23-6 lead. Shippensburg won the final three bouts, but couldn't overcome the deficit.

WT - WINNER LOSER SCORE
125 - Jamie Thomas (SU) dec. 7-2 Payne Lint (MC) 0-3

133 - Leonard Calhoun (MC) mdec. 13-4 Tyler Gilson (SU) 4-3
141 - Alex Renn (SU) dec. 13-6 J.J. Zanetta (MC) 4-6

149 - Don Cummings (MC) TF 18-3 Dan Naumann (SU) 9-6

157 - Will Tedder (MC) pin 3:13 Chris Murray (SU) 14-6*
165 - Zack Schafer (MC) pin 2:38 Eric Kauffman (SU) 20-6

174 - Hudson Harrison (MC) dec 13-6 Rick Mascino (SU) 23-6
184 - Mark Murphy (SU) dec 5-3 Frank Zatta (MC) 23-9

197 - Corey Jacoby (SU) pin 1:42 Paul Bergman (MC) 23-15

HWT - Jake Linninger (SU) dec 5-0 Nick Marcellino (MC) 23-18

* Note: 1 point deducted from Mercyhurst for unsportsmanlike conduct following match at 157.

Mercyhurst will now wrestle the University of Findlay, ranked #19 in the country, in Findlay, Ohio Saturday night at 7:00pm.