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EAST STROUDSBURG - Redshirt sophomore Mike Raccioppi upended No. 11-ranked Devin Austin at 165 pounds in East Stroudsburg University's 34-9 PSAC wrestling dual setback vs. No. 6 Pitt-Johnstown on Tuesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Raccioppi posted a 9-3 decision over Austin, a 2016 national qualifier, using two takedowns in the first period, one with 12 seconds left in the second and another with five seconds remaining in the bout. He built a 2:03 riding time advantage and improved to 4-1 on the season, including the ESU Open title at 165 on November 12.

UPJ (4-1, 2-0) sent six ranked wrestlers to the mat, all former national qualifiers, including two All-Americans.

Freshman Victor Lopez opened the night with a 5-4 decision for ESU at 125 pounds, winning with a takedown of Matt Siszka with eight seconds left after trailing 2-1 with a significant riding time disadvantage entering the third period.

Redshirt junior Blake Cohen posted a 3-2 decision vs. Corey Falleroni at 149 pounds, using a second-period takedown and a 1:13 riding time advantage that he built in the period.

UPJ won two bouts by decision, two by technical fall, two by fall and one by disqualification.

No. 5-ranked Chris Eddins, a 2017 national qualifier, won by 17-0 technical fall (3:27) vs. freshman Peter Nace at 141 pounds.

No. 2 Cody Law, All-America with a fourth-place finish last winter, won via 20-4 technical fall (6:36) over freshman Marquan Payne at 157.

No. 2 Tyler Reinhart, a two-time All-America and the 2016 national champion at 165 pounds, won by disqualification over junior Joe Guzzo at 174, leading 15-3 in the closing seconds before the match was terminated due to stalling.

No. 12 Levi Niebauer, a 2017 qualifier, won by first-period fall over sophomore Daniel Makagon at 197.

No. 11 D.J. Sims, a national qualifier in 2015 and 2016, won by fall with five seconds left in the second period vs. freshman Hunter Marhan at 285.

UPJ was 16th at last year's NCAA DII Championships, finishing in the top 20 for the 33rd time in 41 seasons under head coach Pat Pecora.

ESU, which wrestled its dual opener, travels to Scranton for a 7 p.m. start next Wednesday.


#6 Pitt-Johnstown 34, ESU 6
125 - Victor Lopez (ESU) dec. Matt Siszka, 5-4; ESU leads 3-0
133 - Sam Holandez (UPJ) dec. Francesco Palagruto, 14-7; Tied 3-3
141 - #5 Chris Eddins (UPJ) tech. fall Peter Nace, 17-0 (3:27); UPJ leads 8-3
149 - Blake Cohen (ESU) dec. Corey Falleroni, 3-2; UPJ leads 8-6
157 - #2 Cody Law (UPJ) tech. fall Marquan Payne, 20-4 (6:36); UPJ leads 13-6
165 - Mike Raccioppi (ESU) dec. #11 Devin Austin, 9-3; UPJ leads 13-9
174 - * #2 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) over Joe Guzzo, disqualification (stalling); UPJ leads 19-9
184 - Brodie Englert (UPJ) dec. Paul Rallis, 2-1; UPJ leads 22-9
197 - #12 Levi Niebauer (UPJ) pinned Daniel Makagon, 1:48; UPJ leads 28-9
285 - #11 D.J. Sims (UPJ) pinned Hunter Marhan, 4:55; UPJ wins 34-9

* Reinhart led 15-3 with 0:02 left at time of match termination