LANCASTER, Pa. - Millersville won seven bouts to earn a 29-16 victory over Franklin & Marshall in the third annual battle for the Rupp Cup Friday evening. The Diplomats fell to 0-11-1, and the Marauders improved to 4-13-1.

F&M surrendered a forfeit to start the meet at 125. The Diplomats picked up a forgeit of their own at 133 to tie the score 6-6. Matt Murray pinned Matt Devestine 59 second into the 141 match to put F&M up 12-6.

Following the 141-weight bout, Millersville won five consecutive matches to take the lead. Colin Ely (5-12) put up four points, winning a 13-0 major decision over Brent Barr in the 197. The Diplomats forfeited the heavyweight class for a final score of 16-29.

This year marks the third year of the Rupp Cup, in honor of Ted Rupp (F&M '35), who coached both the Diplomats as well as the Millersville wrestling teams between 1935 and 1943. He was the founder of the Millersville wrestling program in 1946, guiding the squad through 12 straight winning seasons. Following receiving his B.A. in history from F&M, Rupp earned his M.A. from Penn State and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. During his tenure at Millersville, Rupp was also a professor in French and Spanish. Sadly, Rupp passed away on Wednesday, February 10 at the age of 94.

Millersville holds a 16-3 advantage in the all-time series against F&M, dating back to 1994.

Millersville 29, Franklin & Marshall 16

125 - Tim Yoon (M) by forfeit (0-6)

133 - Jake Bucha (F) by forfeit (6-6)

141 - Matt Murray (F) pinned Matt Devestine (M), :59 (12-6)

149 - John Lester (M) maj. dec. Eric Norgard (F), 11-2 (12-10)

157 - Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (M) maj. dec. Matt Gittleman, 12-2 (12-14)

165 - Jarret Hostetter (M) dec. Anthony Bongarzone (F), 9-3 (12-17)

174 - Shane Smith (M) dec. Matt Fullowan (F), 6-4 (12-20)

184 - Josh Marquard (M) dec .Matt Latessa (F), 6-3 (12-23)

197 - Colin Ely (F) maj. dec. 13-0 Brent Barr (M) (16-23)

HWT - Chase Godfrey (M) by forfeit (16-29)