Dom Means vs. Shippensburg
Bryce Dolak
Dom Means won an 8-3 decision over Avery Shay at 157 lbs.

Men's Wrestling Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

11th-Ranked Golden Knights Dominate Shippensburg 44-3

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 11 Gannon men's wrestling too advantage of three falls and a technical fall to hand Shippensburg a 44-3 defeat in a PSAC dual on Saturday morning. The Golden Knights evened their record at 5-5 and are 2-1 in the PSAC while Shippensburg fell to 6-6 and 1-3 in the league.

The Golden Knights had little trouble with a young Raiders' lineup that wrestled at Mercyhurst on Friday night and lost one of its top wrestlers to injury during the match.

Gannon picked up forfeit wins at both 125 and 133 lbs. with the injury to Tyshawn White, who was ranked 11th at 125 lbs. It would not have mattered, as head coach Don Henry's team won the next seven bouts to go ahead 44-0 before Shippensburg's Danny Scheib won a 6-3 decision over Eli Reese (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) (11-9) at heavyweight to avoid the shutout. Gannon finished with a 12-4 advantage in takedowns.

After the two forfeits Gannon won the next two matches by fall. Redshirt sophomore Joel Huck (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) improved to 7-7 with a fall at 2:23 over Al Miscovich at 141 lbs. Second-ranked Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander), now 19-4, followed with an electrifying fall at 4:28 at 149 lbs. over Mike Trainor. The graduate student had forged a 12-1 lead, with a 10-point first period. From the neutral position he flipped Trainor to his back with a bear hug for the quick pin.

Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) and Avery Shay battled in the most anticipated match of the dual. Means, a redshirt senior, came in ranked eighth at 157 lbs. while Shay is a graduate transfer from Clarion who was undefeated at 7-0. Means (18-6) would control the action to come away with an 8-3 decision. Following a scoreless first period he used a big second period with an escape, takedown, and four near-fall points to go ahead 7-0. Shay got on the board with an escape in the third, and he added a takedown at the buzzer, with Means owning riding time.  

Two of the next three weight classes featured bonus-point wins, beginning with Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) improving to 6-0 with a 22-6 technical fall over Kyle Everly at 5:12 in their 165 lb. bout. The number-four ranked wrestler at 165 lbs. had eight takedowns, including a six-point move with four back points in the second period.

Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) took the mat at 174 lbs. and boosted his record to 6-7 with an 8-2 decision over Nyiem Flucas. The redshirt freshman had a takedown in the first period and picked up four near-fall points in the second.

Cole Hivnor (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) followed with a quick pin of Owen Koch at 184 lbs. The redshirt freshman is now 6-6 after an early takedown, then working Koch for the fall just over a minute later at 1:29.

Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds), ranked 11th at 197 lbs., faced Shippensburg's Trey Shoemaker, who came in with a 14-3 record. Leise dominated the match with 5:43 in riding time while posting a 5-0 decision. Now 4-2, the redshirt senior recorded a takedown 20 seconds into the match and rode out Shoemaker. He kept the Raider on the mat the entire second period, as well, before his takedown midway through the third period made it 4-0.    

Gannon also won all four exhibition matches that followed the dual, the final three by fall.  

The Golden Knights return to action next weekend with a pair of PSAC matches. They wrestle at Kutztown on Friday, January 27 before heading to East Stroudsburg on Saturday, January 28.
 
 
No. 11 GANNON 44, SHIPPENSBURG 3
Saturday, January 21, 2022
Erie, Pa.
 
125 lbs. – Jose Diaz (Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler) (GU) won by forfeit (GU leads 6-0)
133 lbs. -- Chase McLaughlin (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) (GU) won by forfeit (GU leads 12-0)
141 lbs. – Joel Huck (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (GU) fall over Al Miscovich (SU), 2:23 (GU leads 18-0)
149 lbs. – No. 2 Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) (GU) fall over Mike Trainor (SU), 4:48 (GU leads 24-0)
157 lbs. – No. 8 Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) (GU) dec. Avery Shay (SU), 8-3 (GU leads 27-0)
165 lbs. – Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) (GU) tech. fall Kyler Everly (SU), 22-6 (5:12) (GU leads 32-0)
174 lbs. – Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) (GU) dec. Nyiem Flucas (SU), 6-2 (GU leads 35-0)
184 lbs. – Cole Hivnor (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (GU) fall over Owen Koch (SU), 1:29 (GU leads 41-0)
197 lbs. – Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) (GU) dec. Trey Shoemaker (SU), 5-0 (GU leads 44-0)
285 lbs. – Danny Scheib (SU) dec. Eli Reese (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) (GU), 6-3 (GU leads 44-3)
 
RECORDS
Gannon – 5-5, 2-1 PSAC
Shippensburg – 6-6, 1-3 PSAC
 
EXHIBITIONS
141 lbs. – Parker Loera (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) (GU) dec. Anthony Lavish (SU), 5-1
149 lbs. -- Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (GU) fall over Reese Polulak (SU), 4:51
165 lbs. – Ethan Richner (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High) (GU) fall over Cole Lang (SU), 4:24
285 lbs. – Trent Tidball (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) (GU) fall over Connor Livingston (SU), 3:56
 
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Players Mentioned

Hayden Butterfield

Hayden Butterfield

149
Junior
Cole Casilio

Cole Casilio

174
Redshirt Freshman
Alex Farenchak

Alex Farenchak

165
Graduate Student
165
Joel Huck

Joel Huck

149
Redshirt Sophomore
157
Joel Leise

Joel Leise

197
Redshirt Senior
184/197
Parker Loera

Parker Loera

141
Junior
141
Chase McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

133
Sophomore
Dom Means

Dom Means

157
Redshirt Senior
149
Eli Reese

Eli Reese

Hwt.
Redshirt Freshman
Trent Tidball

Trent Tidball

174/184
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Hayden Butterfield

Hayden Butterfield

Junior
149
Cole Casilio

Cole Casilio

Redshirt Freshman
174
Alex Farenchak

Alex Farenchak

Graduate Student
165
165
Joel Huck

Joel Huck

Redshirt Sophomore
157
149
Joel Leise

Joel Leise

Redshirt Senior
184/197
197
Parker Loera

Parker Loera

Junior
141
141
Chase McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

Sophomore
133
Dom Means

Dom Means

Redshirt Senior
149
157
Eli Reese

Eli Reese

Redshirt Freshman
Hwt.
Trent Tidball

Trent Tidball

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
174/184