SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Shippensburg University wrestling team will host its first dual meet of the season tonight from Heiges Field House in a PSAC battle that is set to begin at 7 p.m. The Raiders enter the dual meet with a 4-0-1 record this season.
Wednesday night's contest is the first of four home dual meets this season for the Red Raiders, who were last in competition in a dual meet at Seton Hill that was won by Shippensburg, 27-17. Junior
Nate Nauroth, freshman
Nicholas Browne and freshman
Taylor Knight combined for 15 points in the victory.
Red-shirt senior
Jake Wilson has been wrestling extremely well since the start of the new year. At the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic held at Millersville over Winter Break, Wilson won four matches at the open and followed that with a hard-fought 7-5 decision over Seton Hill's Quade Miller.
Red-shirt sophomore
Chris Barrick will be vying for his 14th victory in 15 matches this season, with his only loss coming at the PSAC Championships. Barrick won the Washington and Jefferson Open while placing third at the conference championships.
Red-shirt junior
Nate Nauroth has been impressive since making his Raider debut in January, earning three pins and one major decision in his four victories thus far on the campaign.
Millersville enters the match with a 5-1 record, with its only loss suffered at the hands of Lock Haven. On Saturday, the Marauders defeated American International by a 37-12 margin as well as Springfield Tech, 45-9.