Golden Knights Have Near Perfect Start to Conference Slate

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THE DUAL FACTS

  • Final Score: #3 Gannon 39, Shippensburg 3

  • Location: Shippensburg, PA

  • Team Records: Gannon 6-1 (1-0), Shippensburg 3-7 (0-3)

  • Next Meet: @ Millersville - Saturday, January 17th - 12:00 pm

SHIPPENSBURG, PA - #3 Gannon was near perfect in their PSAC opener on Friday, downing Shippensburg, 39-3. The Golden Knights improved to 6-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference duals. All but one of the Golden Knight victories earned extra team points in the win. 

HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS

125: Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (GU) tech falls Colin Marano (SHIP), 19-1(4:09) (5-0)

133: Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (GU) tech falls Kyle von Schmidt (SHIP), 16-0 (5:22) (10-0)

141: Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (GU) tech falls Cole Coffin (SHIP), 22-5 (4:22) (15-0)

149: Mike Trainor (SHIP) dec. TJ Allison (Canonsburg, Pa./Trinity) (GU) 8-5 (15-3)

157: Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) (GU) tech falls Anthony Lavish (SHIP), 17-0 (6:04) (20-3)

165: Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (GU) wins via forfeit (26-3)

174: Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) (GU) tech falls Kyler Everly, 20-3 (5:50) (31-3)

184: Pat Jackson (GU) tech falls Cole Lang (SHIP), 16-0 (4:35) (36-3)

197: Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (GU) dec. Diesel Koser, 8-1 (39-3)

285: No contest


THE KNIGHT CAP

  • Extra Points - Six Golden Knights earned tech fall wins in Friday's victory over the Raiders. Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) racked up 19 points to start the night in a 19-1 victory to improve his record to 15-3 on the year, and five others followed suit.  
  • Double Digits - Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) captured his tenth win of the season to improve to 10-1 and 5-1 in dual meets. The former all-American now has four tech fall wins on the campaign. 
  • Other Notes - Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) improved to 6-0 in duals this season ... Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) picked up his first dual meet win of the campaign ... Pat Jackson secured his 40th win of his career on Friday night.
  • Team Success - The win improves Gannon to 6-1 in dual meets this season and now 1-0 in conference matches. The Golden Knights have allowed just 18 total points to opponents in the most recent three dual meet wins. 

THE NEXT MEET

The Golden Knights have a quick turnaround, facing Millersville on Saturday at noon on the road. 

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Players Mentioned

Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

133
Redshirt Senior
Logan Sallot

Logan Sallot

125
5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Christian Scheller

Christian Scheller

157
Redshirt Junior
TJ Allison

TJ Allison

149
Freshman
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

197
Redshirt Senior
Grant MacKay

Grant MacKay

165
Redshirt Sophomore
Jake Niffenegger

Jake Niffenegger

141
Redshirt Junior
Dillon Walker

Dillon Walker

174
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

Redshirt Senior
133
Logan Sallot

Logan Sallot

5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
125
Christian Scheller

Christian Scheller

Redshirt Junior
157
TJ Allison

TJ Allison

Freshman
149
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Senior
197
Grant MacKay

Grant MacKay

Redshirt Sophomore
165
Jake Niffenegger

Jake Niffenegger

Redshirt Junior
141
Dillon Walker

Dillon Walker

Redshirt Senior
174