Lucky Sevens: No. 7 Wrestling Wins Seventh of Last 10 at No. 18 West Liberty State
Feb. 12, 2006
WEST LIBERTY, W. Va. - The No. 7-ranked Shippensburg University wrestling
team won its seventh match out of the last 10 by winning seven out of 10
matches on Sunday afternoon in a 27-11 victory at 18th-ranked West Liberty
State College. Red-shirt senior Jake Lininger (Camp Hill, Pa./Lower
Dauphin) remained perfect in dual match competition this season, running his record
to 16-0 with a fall at heavyweight.
For the second-ranked Lininger, it was his 25th victory and12th fall this
year, both team highs, as he has now won 16 out of his last 17 matches.
No. 3-ranked junior Mark Murphy (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) posted
his 14th victory in his last 16 matches with a fall at 184 pounds over Chris
Gibbs. The victory was also his 10th by fall this season and his eighth by
fall in the last 14 matches.
At 197 pounds, senior Corey Jacoby (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic), ranked
fourth, won his fourth-straight match with a 6-2 decision over Chris Taylor.
He is now 14-5 this season, including 13-2 in dual matches. For his career,
Jacoby has won 109 matches.
Fifth-ranked red-shirt junior Jamie Thomas (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland
Valley) posted his 22nd victory of the season with a 7-4 decision over Lucas
Huffman. Along with Lininger, Thomas has a team-high 16 dual match victories
as he is 16-2.
Lininger, Murphy, Jacoby and Thomas have combined for an overall record of
92-23 this year, including a mark of 58-5 in dual matches. All four are ranked
in the top-5 in Division II and have totaled 31 of the team's 41 falls.
Red-shirt sophomore Dan Nauman (Middletown, Pa./Middletown) picked up his
17th win of the season at 149 pounds with a 12-10 decision over Joe Hagedorn
while red-shirt freshman Chris Murray (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) and
sophomore Eric Kauffman (Etters, Pa./Red Land) also picked up victories.
Shippensburg (11-7) will travel to Kutztown University on Wednesday for its
final regular-season match of the year before competing in the NCAA Division
II East Region Championships February 24-25 also at Kutztown.
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