The Shippensburg University wrestling team began a weekend of back-to-back road duals by dropping a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup to the Mercyhurst Lakers Friday night in Erie, 38-9.
 
Shippensburg (6-5, 1-2 PSAC) received wins from freshman Mike Trainor at 149 pounds and graduate Avery Shay wrestling at 157.
 
Mercyhurst (5-6, 1-1 PSAC) won by a comfortable margin thanks to victories in key swing matchups at 133, 141, 197 and 285 pounds.
 
Trainor scored the Raiders' most dominant performance with a fall over Mercyhurst's Mike Zacur. Trainor struggled to finish in the first period, but made amends with a fast start in the second. The first-year wrestler grabbed a single leg before folding Zacur into a cradle for a quick pin.
 
Shay made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders with a 10-3 decision over Mercyhurst 157-pound wrestler Max Stedeford.
 
Shay scored the initial takedown with a quick spin around on the edge of the mat, and continued to pile on from there, taking down his opponent three more times – including twice in the final period – to wrap up the win.
 
At 133, it was a matchup between two national qualifiers in Ship graduate Tyshawn White and Mercyhurst's Eric Bartos, with Bartos winning via injury default.
 
Mercyhurst's Jake Neffenegger pinned Shippensburg graduate Al Miscovich at 141, and Trever Begin won a close 8-5 decision over SU freshman Trey Shoemaker at 197. Lastly, Laker heavyweight Hunter Harnish came from behind to defeat Shippensburg redshirt-junior Danny Schieb.
 
The Raiders return to the mat tomorrow afternoon for a road dual meet against the Gannon Golden Knights. Wrestling is slated to begin at 11 a.m.
 
Mercyhurst 38, Shippensburg 9
125: Billy Smith (HURST) wins via forfeit (0-6)
133: Eric Bartos (HURST) inj. def. Tyshawn White (SHIP), 5:20 (0-12)
141: Jake Neffenegger (HURST) pins Al Miscovich (SHIP), 5:53 (0-18)
149: Mike Trainor (SHIP) pins Mike Zacur (HURST), 3:34 (6-18)
157: Avery Shay (SHIP) dec. Max Stedeford (HURST), 10-3 (9-18)
165: Michael Clark (HURST) dec. Kyler Everly (SHIP), 6-0 (9-21)
174: Dillon Walker (HURST) maj. dec. Nyiem Flucas (SHIP), 11-2 (9-25)
184: Charles Stein (HURST) maj. dec. Owen Koch (SHIP), 2-16 (9-29)
197: Trever Begin (HURST) dec. Trey Shoemaker (SHIP), 8-5 (9-32)
285: Hunter Harnish (HURST) pins Danny Scheib (SHIP), 6:06 (9-38)
 
Exhibition
285: John Campbell (HURST) dec. Connor Livingston (SHIP), 5-0