MILLERSVILLE/SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The seventh-ranked Mercyhurst University wrestling team will look to extend its eight match winning streak this weekend when it travels to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rivals, Millersville and Shippensburg, on Friday and Saturday respectively. The Lakers will also compete against regional-foe American International College on Saturday afternoon at Shippensburg.

The Lakers and Marauders are slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night while Mercyhurst and Shippensburg will meet on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. The Lakers will then tangle with the Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m.

Mercyhurst enters the weekend with a 13-1 overall record and a perfect 3-0 mark against PSAC opponents as it attempts to win its third consecutive PSAC Division II Regular Season Dual Championship. The Lakers won in 2012-13 and 2013-14 - the first-ever Division II conference championships since the league split the Division I and Division II members.

The Lakers boast eight wrestlers ranked in the top six of their respective weight classes in the latest Super Region I rankings. Five of those eight are also ranked in the top eight in the country.

Redshirt sophomore Willie Bohince (24-3 overall, 14-0 duals) is ranked second in the region and fourth in the country at 125 pounds. The Level Green, Pa., native is also fourth in Division II in the first Most Dominant Wrestler standings, released earlier this afternoon. Bohince averages 3.95 points and trails Chris Watson of Central Oklahoma (4.58), Clint Poster of St. Cloud State (4.33), and Michael Labry of Ashland (4.30).

Redshirt junior Jeremy Landowski (21-3 overall, 12-1 duals) is tops in the Super Region I rankings and fifth in the country at 149. Redshirt sophomore Francis Mizia (20-3 overall, 11-1 duals) leads the country in technical falls with six and is second in the region and seventh in the country at 157. He is eighth in the Most Dominant Wrestler standings, averaging 3.78 points.

Redshirt junior Angelo Bortoluzzi (20-6 overall, 12-2 duals) is ninth in the Most Dominant Wrestler standings, averaging 3.65 points, and is tops in the region and fifth in the country at 165 pounds. Redshirt junior August Mizia (21-4 overall, 12-2 duals) is second in the region and sixth in the country.

Redshirt senior Ryan Bohince (9-7 overall, 8-5 duals), sophomore Dakota DesLauriers (17-9 overall, 10-3 duals), and sophomore Andrew Welton (15-9 overall, 10-4 duals), who is second in the country with nine falls, are ranked regionally at 133, 184, and 285 respectively.

Head coach Mike Wehler will also be sending four other wrestlers with the potential of competing at some point this weekend. Senior Grant Chase (4-5 overall, 0-0 duals) will be starting on Friday against Millersville.

PROBABLE WEEKEND STARTERS
125 - Willie Bohince (24-3, 14-0)
133 - Ryan Bohince (9-7, 8-5) or freshman Joel Bowers (7-11, 0-1)
141 - Kody Young (11-8, 6-7) or junior Joey Miller (9-10, 0-1)
149 - Jeremy Landowski (21-3, 12-1)
157 - Francis Mizia (20-3, 11-1) or redshirt junior Michael Griffith (15-5, 1-0)
165 - Angelo Bortoluzzi (20-6, 12-2)
174 - August Mizia (21-4, 12-2)
184 - Grant Chase (4-5, 0-0) or Dakota DesLauriers (17-9, 10-3)
197 - Brian Beattie (5-14, 3-11)
285 - Andrew Welton (15-9, 10-4)