By: Bill Morgal, Sports Information Director
The Shippensburg University wrestling team competed in four matches Saturday as the Raiders hosted a Senior Day and Alumni Day pentagonal with American International and Belmont Abbey along with Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponents Millersville and East Stroudsburg from Heiges Field House.
Shippensburg lost to ESU, 28-12, and then to Millersville, 25-16. The Raiders recorded a 37-12 win over American International before dropping a hard-fought 25-24 decision to Belmont Abbey. The visiting Crusaders went 4-0 on the day.
Redshirt-junior
Alexi Castro had the best day among the Raiders, winning all four of his matches. He began with a 9-3 decision over ESU's Clayton Green before recording an 18-6 major decision over Millersville's Jack Files. Castro then scored a pin with 1:17 left over AIC's Raul Martinez and concluded the day with a 7-4 decision over Belmont Abbey's Brian Girard.
Seniors
Derek Berberick and
Cole Rush were among the primary Raider winners. Berberick went 3-1 on the day, recording pins over ESU's Isaac Cayo in 3:13, AIC's Alex Britos in 4:20 and Belmont Abbey's in 1:50.
Rush wrestled twice and won both duals, scoring a victory by fall in 3:33 over Millersville's Alex Jablonski and an action-packed 11-9 decision over Belmont Abbey's Andrew Morgan.
Sophomore
Colton Babcock scored three wins on the day, with a 9-5 decision over Millersville's Malik Jackson being his first non-fall victory of the year. Babcock later scored his team-leading seventh pin of the year over Belmont Abbey's Andrew Pegram in 5:45.
Redshirt-freshman
Bodee Tolbert picked up an exciting pin over Belmont Abbey's Lleyton Taylor just 15 seconds into the third period.
Other winners on the day included sophomore
Drake Brenize, who scored an overtime near-fall to defeat AIC's Ahmad Sharif, and redshirt-junior
DeAndre Reed, who scored a 6-2 decision against ESU's Pierre Liciaga,
Redshirt-sophomore
Austin Klucker notched an 8-0 major decision and sophomore
Jake Downing won a 9-8 decision against Millersville.
In exhibition action, freshman
John Bachar scored pins over ESU's Malachi Johnson (1:45) and Jackson Sindaco (5:20).
Shippensburg concludes its regular season Wednesday with a PSAC dual meet at Kutztown.
East Stroudsburg 28, Shippensburg 12
125: No match
133: Nick Conetta (ESU) dec.
Bodee Tolbert (SHIP), 6-5 (3-0)
141: Matthew Rose (ESU) pins
Matt Milbrand (SHIP), 2:46 (9-0)
149:
DeAndre Reed (SHIP) dec. Pierre Liciaga (ESU), 6-2 (9-3)
157: Marquan Payne (ESU) maj dec.
Pat Duggan (SHIP), 12-1 (13-3)
165: Nick Weikel (ESU) dec.
Drake Brenize (SHIP), 4-2 (16-3)
174: Mike Raccioppi (ESU) pins
Colton Babcock (SHIP), 3:12 (22-3)
184: Elliot Riddick (ESU) pins
Austin Klucker (SHIP), 2:00 (28-3)
197:
Alexi Castro (SHIP) dec. Clayton Green (ESU), 9-3 (28-68)
285:
Derek Berberick (SHIP) pins Isaac Cayo (ESU), 3:13 (28-12)
Millersville 25, Shippensburg 16
125: Devin Flannery (VILLE) wins by forfeit (6-0)
133:
Jake Downing (SHIP) dec. Jacob Lehman (VILLE), 9-8 (6-3)
141: Ryan McGuire (VILLE) maj dec.
Matt Milbrand (SHIP), 11-0 (10-30)
149:
Cole Rush (SHIP) pins Alex Jablonski (VILLE), 3:33 (10-9)
157: Brandon Connor (VILLE) dec.
Pat Duggan (SHIP), 4-1 (13-93)
165: Jarrett Feeney (VILLE) dec.
Drake Brenize (SHIP), 4-2 (16-96)
174:
Colton Babcock (SHIP) dec. Malik Jackson (VILLE) 9-5 (16-12)
184: Evan Morrill (VILLE) pins
Austin Klucker (SHIP), 4:39 (22-12)
197:
Alexi Castro (SHIP) maj. dec. Jack Files (VILLE) 18-6 (22-16)
285: Josh Walls (VILLE) dec.
Derek Berberick (SHIP), 3-1, SV1 (25-16)
Shippensburg 37, American International 12
125: Jacob Marselli (AIC) wins by forfeit (0-6)
133:
Bodee Tolbert (SHIP) wins by forfeit (6-6)
141:
Matt Milbrand (SHIP) wins by forfeit (12-6)
149: Joel Morth (AIC) dec.
DeAndre Reed (SHIP), 4-3 (12-9)
157: Jojo Gonzalez (AIC) dec.
Pat Duggan (SHIP), 7-0 (12-12)
165:
Drake Brenize (SHIP) dec. Ahmad Sharif (AIC), 5-1, OT2 (15-12)
174:
Colton Babcock (SHIP) wins by forfeit, (21-12)
184:
Austin Klucker (SHIP) maj dec. Isaiah Collins (AIC), 8-0 (25-12)
197:
Alexi Castro (SHIP) pins Raul Martinez (AIC), 5:43 (31-12)
285:
Derek Berberick (SHIP) pins Alex Britos (AIC), 4:20 (37-12)
Belmont Abbey 25, Shippensburg 24
125: Joshua Vega (BAC) wins by forfeit (0-6)
133:
Bodee Tolbert (SHIP) pins Lleyton Taylor (BAC), 5:15 (6-6)
141: Justin Payne (BAC) maj dec.
Matt Milbrand (SHIP), 11-0 (6-10)
149:
Cole Rush (SHIP) dec. Andrew Morgan (BAC), 11-9 (9-10)
157: Mitchell Dean (BAC) dec.
Pat Duggan (SHIP), 7-3 (9-13)
165: Greg Hilliard (BAC) pins
Drake Brenize (SHIP), 2:28 (9-19)
174:
Colton Babcock (SHIP) pins Andrew Pegram (BAC), 5:45 (15-19)
184: Logan Branham (BAC) pins
Austin Klucker (SHIP), 3:33 (15-25)
197:
Alexi Castro (SHIP) dec. Brian Girard (BAC), 7-4 (18-25)
285:
Derek Berberick (SHIP) pins John Carroll (BAC), 1:50 (24-25)
Exhibitions:
174:
John Bachar (SHIP) pins Malachi Johnson (ESU), 1:45
174:
John Bachar (SHIP) pins Jackson Sindaco (ESU), 5:20
165: Ronnie Simmons Jr. (ESU) med. forf.
Alex Fouse (SHIP)