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EAST STROUDSBURG - Redshirt junior Marius Kola (133) and freshman Mike Raccioppi (149) won by fall as East Stroudsburg University pressed No. 6-ranked Pitt-Johnstown in a 33-15 setback in PSAC wrestling on Tuesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU led 15-10 through five bouts, including giving up a forfeit at 141 pounds, but UPJ won the final five bouts, including victories by three nationally-ranked wrestlers.

Kola pinned Troy Dolan 12 seconds into the third period (5:12) after leading 12-5 through two periods. Raccioppi decked UPJ senior Travis Shaffer in 3:47 and led 7-4 after the first period.

Raccioppi is off to an 8-2 start in his career, including a 6-2 effort and fifth-place finish at the Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield on Saturday.

Junior Joey Kratochvil followed with a 5-3:ot1 decision over Luke Palamides in their 157-pound bout, getting a takedown 28 seconds into the extra session.

At 165, UPJ's No. 8-ranked Tyler Reinhart won by technical fall (17-2) over freshman Josh Deutel.

UPJ picked up a pair of pins at 174, from No. 4 John Blankenship, a returning All-America, and 184, from No. 4 Travis McKillop, a three-time All-America.

The Mountain Cats won the final two bouts at 197, as Tyler Oliver won a 3-1 decision vs. ESU's No. 6-ranked junior Tyler Richardson, and 285, where D.J. Sims, a returning national qualifier, had a 6-1 decision vs. senior Tyson Searer.

UPJ's Evan Link, a 2013 national qualifier, opened the night with a 16-4 major decision at 125.

ESU is idle until next Wednesday (December 2) with a dual at Scranton.
 
 
#6 UPJ 33, ESU 15
125 - Evan Link (UPJ) maj. dec. Collyn Dorney, 16-4
133 - Marius Kola (ESU) pinned Troy Dolan, 5:12
141 - Sam Hanau (UPJ) wins by forfeit
149 - Mike Raccioppi (ESU) pinned Travis Shaffer, 3:47
157 - Joey Kratochvil (ESU) dec. Luke Palamides, 5-3:ot1
165 - No. 8 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) tech. fall Josh Deutel, 17-2 (5:21)
174 - No. 4 John Blankenship (UPJ) pinned Colin Martucci, 6:51
184 - No. 4 Travis McKillop (UPJ) pinned Brandon Steele, 1:27
197 - Tyler Oliver (UPJ) dec. No. 6 Tyler Richardson, 3-1
285 - D.J. Sims (UPJ) dec. Tyson Searer, 6-1

UPJ 3-0 (2-0 PSAC)
ESU 1-0 (0-1)

SR1 Rankings:
125 - Link (UPJ) 5th
141 - Hanau (UPJ) 3rd
157 - Kratochvil (ESU) 6th
165 - Reinhart (UPJ) 2nd
174 - Blankenship (UPJ) 2nd
184 - McKillop (UPJ) 1st
197 - Richardson (ESU) 2nd
285 - Searer (ESU) 4th