GREENSBURG - Senior Tyson Searer posted his 70th career victory with a 7-2 decision at 285 pounds and was one of three Warriors to win on the mat as East Stroudsburg University dropped a PSAC and NCAA DII Super Region 1 dual at Seton Hill, 29-18, on Saturday night.

Searer, who entered the DII national rankings at No. 7 this week, won a 7-2 decision vs. Alex Soutiere in the final bout of the night. Searer is the seventh Warrior under ninth-year head coach Joey Rivera to earn 70 career victories. He was 18-11 and a national qualifier at 197 as a freshman (2012-13), 17-10 as a sophomore at 197, 24-9 as a junior at 285 and is currently 11-6 (including 6-1 vs. DII competition) this winter.

Redshirt freshman Dylan Nace, ranked No. 4 in the region at 141 pounds, improved to 15-2 (8-1 DII) and 9-0 in duals with a 9-5 decision vs. Joseph Alessandro.

At 184, junior Tyler Richardson (No. 5 in SR1) pinned Morris Lawson midway through the second period (4:00), his sixth pin of the season and the 14th of his career.

Junior Connor Maliff won by forfeit for the Warriors at 133.

Searer joins Adam Hluschak (83 wins - 141 pounds - 2007-12), Shane Mallory (80 wins - 174-97 - 2005-10), Ed Ebewo (78 wins - 184-197 - 2008-12), Brendan McKeown (74 wins - 174-184 - 2009-14), Thad Frick (72 wins - 157-165 - 2008-12) and Braden Turner (72 wins - 157-165 - 2011-14) as recent ESU wrestlers with at least 70 career victories.

ESU is at No. 16-ranked Wheeling Jesuit for a dual on Sunday at 1 p.m.


Seton Hill 29, ESU 18
125 - Collin Dees (SHU) dec. Collyn Dorney, 7-5:sv1 … SHU leads, 3-0
133 - Connor Maliff (ESU) wins by forfeit … ESU leads, 6-3
141 - Dylan Nace (ESU) dec. Joseph Alessandro, 9-5 … ESU leads, 9-3
149 - Jake Willochell (SHU) maj. dec. Erik Januszkiewicz, 9-0 … ESU leads, 9-7
157 - No. 7 Ty Lydic (SHU) maj. dec. Blake Cohen, 19-7 … SHU leads, 11-9
165 - Andrew Doak (SHU) pinned Joey Kratochvil, 4:27 … SHU leads, 17-9
174 - Christian Bosco (SHU) pinned Kevin Knox, 1:59 … SHU leads, 23-9
184 - Tyler Richardson (ESU) pinned Morris Lawson, 4:00 … SHU leads, 23-15
197 - Jake Temple (SHU) pinned Brandon Steele, 3:26 … SHU leads, 29-15
285 - No. 7 Tyson Searer (ESU) dec. Alex Soutiere, 7-2 … SHU wins, 29-18

SR1 Rankings:
141 - #4 Nace (ESU)
149 - #2 Lydic (SHU) - wrestled at 157
157 - #6 Kratochvil (ESU) - wrestled at 165
184 - #5 Richardson (ESU)
285 - #2 Searer (ESU)