DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – By virtue of a pin from junior Simon Rice at 141 pounds, the Shippensburg University wrestling team earned a 19-18 dual meet victory over Delaware Valley College on Wednesday night.

The match ended at 18-18, but new collegiate rules were put in place this season to eliminate ties. The first tiebreaker – number of victories – was split at five for each team. The Raiders (11-10) then won the match via the second tiebreaker – total number of falls and technical falls – thanks to Rice's pin.

The victory was SU's first over the Aggies (8-11) in the last 10 matches, as Delaware Valley is a perennially strong program currently ranked No. 23 in Division III.

Rice set the tone of the match with a victory by fall in 2:51 over James DeLillo. After dropping a pair of major decisions, the Raiders rebounded with three straight victories, all by decision, to go up 15-8 with four bouts remaining.

Freshman Neil Grudi used a riding time point as the difference in a 7-6 decision at 165 pounds, 174-pound freshman Luke Etter grabbed a 6-0 decision and senior Tyler Zittle earned a 6-3 decision at 184 pounds.

At heavyweight, junior Dan Estricher used an escape in the third period as the difference-maker in a 3-2 decision to establish an 18-11 Shippensburg lead with 125 and 133 pounds remaining.

Delaware Valley earned a major decision at 125 and a decision at 133 to tie the match at 18 apiece.

Shippensburg returns home on Friday for a 7 p.m. match with Anderson (S.C.) from Heiges Field House.

Shippensburg 19, Delaware Valley 18
141: Simon Rice (SU) pins James DeLillo (DVC), 2:51 (6-0)
149: Zac Andrews (DVC) maj. dec. Kenny Stank (SU), 15-3 (6-4)
157: Emanual Ajagbe (DVC) maj. dec. James Reilley (SU), 10-2 (6-8)
165: Neil Grudi (SU) dec. Donald Smith (DVC), 7-6 (9-8)
174: Luke Etter (SU) dec. Alec Horan (DVC), 6-0 (12-8)
184: Tyler Zittle (SU) dec. Kyle Tufts (DVC), 6-3 (15-8)
197: Chris James (DVC) dec. Dan Fultz (SU), 3-0 (15-11)
285: Dan Estricher (SU) dec. Michael Boardman (DVC), 3-2 (18-11)
125: Charlie Frankel (DVC) maj. dec. Colten Keck (SU), 13-2 (18-15)
133: Eric McCann (DVC) dec. Cody Myers (SU), 5-2 (18-18)

Tiebreaker point awarded to Shippensburg due to Tiebreaker Rule 3.12.2

Rule 3.12 Breaking Team Ties in Dual-Meets and Team-Advancement Tournaments. When two teams finish in a tie in a dual meet or a team advancement tournament, the following shall be applied to determine a winner:
3.12.1 Greater number of victories.
Note: Forfeits, defaults and disqualifications count only toward total number of victories.
3.12.2 Combined total of falls and technical falls.

Records:
Shippensburg: 11-10
Delaware Valley: 8-11