KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Kutztown University wrestling team won the final six bouts on Wednesday night to defeat Millersville University 28-9 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) dual meet at Keystone Arena.
Wednesday was Kutztown's 10th straight win over the Marauders and marked the seventh time in the last 10 meetings KU has allowed exactly nine points to Millersville.
Austin Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus)) opened the dual meet win a hard-fought, 9-7 win at 125. His decision was his 14th of the year and ninth in his last 11 matches.
Millersville earned its nine team points with wins in two of the next three matches.
Travis Roper (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) stepped up at 141 and improved his season record to 12-1 with a dominant 20-7 major decision over Thomas Nulty.
The winning streak for Kutztown began at 157. Nationally-ranked
Matt Martoccio (Kintnersville, Pa./Council Rock South (Lock Haven)) was never taken down in a 14-2 major decision over D.J. Mele for his team-leading 20th win of the year. He has 81 career wins at KU, one shy of two-time national champion
Ziad Haddad (Orefield, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic (North Carolina)) and fourth in the KU record books.
James Meyer (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) won 13-4 at 165 and
Joe Balboni (Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton (Old Dominion)) turned in a similar major decision of 20-7 at 174 to build Kutztown's team-lead to 19-9. 184-pounder
Collin Schildt (Thurmont, Md./Catoctin) clinched the team victory with a 9-5 decision over Kyle Narber.
Brandan Clark (Audubon, Pa./Methacton) improved to 18-2 with a 2-0 win at 197. He rode his opponent the entire second period to earn a riding time point, and earned his second point off a stalling call on Millersville's Colton Dull. The majority of the match was wrestled neutral. It was Clark's 64th career win, tying him with former All-American Evan Yenolevich for 11th in school history.
Ryan Appleby (Belvidere, N.J./Belvidere) closed out the night with a 4-2 decision at heavyweight.
Senior Night is next on Kutztown's calendar when it hosts Shippensburg University on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
| Final Results - Kutztown 28, Millersville 9 | | |
| Weight | Match Summary | KUTZ | MILL |
| 125 | Au. Petril (Kutztown) over Austin Camacci (Millersville) (Dec 9-7) | 3 | 0 |
| 133 | Alex Baider (Millersville) over B. Gerardi (Kutztown) (Fall 2:55) | 0 | 6 |
| 141 | T. Roper (Kutztown) over Thomas Nulty (Millersville) (MD 20-7) | 4 | 0 |
| 149 | Nick Haegele (Millersville) over J. Palmer (Kutztown) (Dec 8-5) | 0 | 3 |
| 157 | #6 M. Martoccio (Kutztown) over D.J. Mele (Millersville) (MD 14-2) | 4 | 0 |
| 165 | J. Meyer (Kutztown) over Seth Decker (Millersville) (MD 13-4) | 4 | 0 |
| 174 | J. Balboni (Kutztown) over Nick Mancini (Millersville) (MD 20-7) | 4 | 0 |
| 184 | C. Schildt (Kutztown) over Kyle Narber (Millersville) (Dec 9-5) | 3 | 0 |
| 197 | B. Clark (Kutztown) over Colton Dull (Millersville) (Dec 2-0) | 3 | 0 |
| 285 | R. Appleby (Kutztown) over David Wuestner (Millersville) (Dec 4-2) | 3 | 0 |
| Dual Meet Score | 28 | 9 |
