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EAST STROUDSBURG - Redshirt senior Luke DeLuise (184) and sophomore Tyler Richardson (197) both won by technical fall as East Stroudsburg University posted a 26-17 dual win over Millersville in PSAC wrestling on Thursday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU won five of the nine bouts contested, three by bonus points, and gained a forfeit victory at 141 to post its first conference win of the season.

The Warriors opened a 17-0 lead through four bouts, starting at 174 pounds where redshirt sophomore Matt Wax posted a 13-3 major decision over Joey Gonzales.

DeLuise, ranked No. 6 in the region, improved to 9-7 overall and 7-3 against regional competition with an 18-2 (5:22) technical fall of Kyle Narber. DeLuise picked up two sets of back points in the first period and led 10-1 after three minutes of action.

Richardson, who moved to No. 1 in the region at 197 on Monday, ran his record to 14-6 overall and 7-0 in the region. He posted a 16-0 (4:05) technical fall against Zachary Yackenchick, terminating the bout midway through the second period. Richardson led 11-0 after the opening period with an early takedown and nine back points.

Junior Tyson Searer (285, #4 SR1) held off David Wuestner for a 6-4 decision after building a 4-1 lead and a sizeable riding time advantage through two periods. Searer is 17-7 overall (7-4 in-region) and improves to 31-7 in duals in his career.

Millersville got on the board at 125, where a takedown with seven seconds left gave Alex Baider a 5-4 decision over senior Anthony Marino.

ESU gained a key decision at 133 as sophomore Connor Maliff edged Sam Oberlander, 7-4. Maliff got a takedown and two back points in the final 11 seconds of the second period to take a 6-2 lead into the third.

Redshirt sophomore Marius Kola won by forfeit for ESU at 141 to make the team score 26-3 and put the dual out of reach.

Millersville won the final three bouts with a major decision from Nico Demetrio (149), a second-period pin from Shane Ruhnke (157) and a major decision from Ian Shannon (165). Ruhnke and Shannon are both ranked in the region.

ESU improves to 5-6 (1-4 PSAC), while Millersville falls to 6-5 (1-4).

The Warriors are back on the mat next Friday at Koehler Fieldhouse with a regional dual against Wheeling Jesuit at 7 p.m.


ESU 26, Millersville 17
174 - Matt Wax (ESU) maj. dec. Joey Gonzales, 13-3 ... ESU leads, 4-0
184 - Luke DeLuise (ESU) tech. fall Kyle Narber, 18-2 (5:22) ... ESU leads, 9-0
197 - Tyler Richardson (ESU) tech. fall Zachary Yackenchick, 16-0 (4:05) ... ESU leads, 14-0
285 - Tyson Searer (ESU) dec. David Wuestner, 6-4 ... ESU leads, 17-0
125 - Alex Baider (MU) dec. Anthony Marino, 5-4 ... ESU leads, 17-3
133 - Connor Maliff (ESU) dec. Sam Oberlander, 7-4 ... ESU leads, 20-3
141 - Marius Kola (ESU) wins by forfeit ... ESU leads, 26-3
149 - Nico Demetrio (MU) maj. dec. Eric Januszkiewicz, 11-3 ... ESU leads, 26-7
157 - Shane Ruhnke (MU) pinned Christian Silva, 4:35 ... ESU leads, 26-13
165 - Ian Shannon (MU) maj. dec. Ardis Smith, 9-0 ... ESU wins, 26-17

SR1 rankings:
157 - #6 Ruhnke (Mill)
165 - #4 Shannon (Mill)
184 - #6 DeLuise (ES)
197 - #1 Richardson (ES)
285 - #4 Searer (ES)