SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Elizabethtown College wrestling team won 9 of 10 matches to top Division II Shippensburg, 38-3, Wednesday evening.

With the win, the Blue Jays open the season 1-0.

Elizabethtown won five of the nine matches by major decision.

Sophomore Ethan Liptzin got the ball rolling for the Blue Jays at 125, topping Seth Bloomquist by major decision, 11-2, for the 4-0 advantage.

Sophomore Domenick Rodriguez tallied the lone pin of the night at 133, dropping Josh Jackson 4:28 into the bout pushing the advantage to 10.

After Rupp took 141 by forfeit, sophomore Dorian Gonzalez kept the bonus points coming, scoring the major decision (14-6) against DeAndre Reed to keep the shutout alive for Etown, 20-0.

Juniors Shane Strausser (8-0, 157) and Brian Schneider (9-1, 165), and sophomore Traisach Roland (9-0, 174) all secured major decisions at their weight class as well to bring the Blue Jays' lead to 32-0.

Senior Hunter Beaudet ground out the first decision of the night, topping Drake Brenize at 184 (4-0) to up the advantage to 35-0.

After the Raiders found their first three points of the night at 197, sophomore Dylan Waller completed the match with a 8-3 decision over Danny Scheib to lock up the 38-3 win.

Elizabethtown returns to action on Saturday, November 6 at the Messiah Invitational. First bouts start at 9 a.m.

125:     Ethan Liptzin (ET) maj. dec. Seth Bloomquist (SU), 11-2 (4-0)
133:     Domenic Rodriguez (ET) pins Josh Jackson (SU), 4:28 (10-0)
141:     Zach Rupp (ET) wins by forfeit (16-0)
149:     Dorian Gonzalez (ET) maj. dec. DeAndre Reed (SU), 14-6 (20-0)
157:     Shane Strausser (ET) maj. dec. Matt Milbrand (SU), 8-0 (24-0)
165:     Brian Schneider (ET) maj. dec. Bodee Tolbert (SU), 9-1 (28-0)
174:     Traisach Roland (ET) maj. dec. John Bachar (SU), 9-0 (32-0)
184:     Hunter Beaudet (ET) dec. Drake Brenize (SU), 4-0 (35-0)
197:     Alex Fouse (SU) dec. Tyler Phenegar (ET), 8-4 (35-3)
285:     Dylan Waller (ET) dec. Danny Scheib (SU), 8-3 (38-3)
 
Exhibition: Kurt Driscoll (SU) dec. Connor Livingston (ET), 9-5