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Wrestlers Defeat Shippensburg in Home Opener

1/10/2024 10:37:00 PM

Seton Hill hosted Shippensburg in a PSAC Dual in the home opener for the Griffins on Wednesday evening.  

The Griffins won seven of the ten matches in route to a 34-9 victory over the Raiders.  SHU is now 4-4 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC.  

SHU took an early 6-0 lead when Matthew Frank picked up a win by forfeit at 125 pounds.  William Burgess followed with a dominant 10-0 major decision at 133 pounds which extended the SHU lead to 10-0.  Jacob Gardner did not need alot of time in his match as he won by fall in just 54 seconds as SHU led 16-0.  Shippensburg won the next two matches to trim the lead to 16-6.  

Collin Hearn got the Griffins back in the win column with an 11-2 major decision at 165 pounds to extend the SHU lead to 20-6.  Kane Kettering followed with a first period win by fall as the team extended the lead to 26-6 with three matches remaining.  Ship scored their final points with a win at 184 pounds.  

Brendan Finnerty and Ethan Cain closed out the match with major decision wins.  Finnerty won by a 10-2 score and Cain picked up a 10-1 win.

The Griffins will host Millersville on Saturday afternoon in another PSAC Dual match.  
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