Gettysburg, PA - A day after earning a
come-from-behind victory over Johns Hopkins University, the Falcons employed the old "score early and often" plan against three opponents on Saturday. The result was a perfect 3-0 showing at Gettysburg College.
The Falcons started off with a 57-0 victory over PSU-Beaver, with the Nittany Lions wrestling in only five spots. Messiah freshman
Devin Anderson, senior
Matt Cross, and freshman
Evan Canady earned pins in the victory. Freshman
Tom Kuegler collected a major decision, 13-4.
Agains the host Bullets, Messiah freshman
Kaleb Loht and sophomore
Kyle Coblentz provided a major decision and pin, respectively to make up for an early decision by Gettysburg. In all, the Falcons took six of the 10 bouts-- two by forfeit-- to earn the 34-18 win. Pins were also collected by junior
Josh Bressler and senior
Tim Stewart.
Against King's, the Falcons took eight of the 10 bouts en route to a 36-10 victory to make it a perfect weekend of competition. Messiah opened the match with pins by senior
Danny Lethbridge, Loht, and sophomore Victor Bracy.
Messiah moves to 14-6 on the season and will host Muhlenberg College on Friday, February 10, at 7:00 p.m. The dual will be followed on Saturday, February 11, with a 4:00 p.m. showdown with Elizabethtown College, also in Grantham.
All results from Gettysburg are below:
King's 27, Gettysburg 18
125 Abe Evans (G) dec. Aaron Perez, 5-1
133 Matt Spano (G) pinned Travis Boardman (6:15)
141 Nathanial Seals (K) dec. Tony Stanell, 10-4
149 Chris Mazzochi (K) won by forfeit
157 Gordon Custer (K) dec. Joe Fiore, 5-2
165 Zach Thomson (G) pinned Zach Grey (3:32)
174 Shane Stark (K) won by forfeit
184 Mike Reilly (K) pinned Anthony Iorio (3:43)
197 Marshall Puls (G) dec. Cemah Tudae-Torboh, 6-5
285 Peter Dwyer (K) dec. Kevin Poplaski, 4-3
Messiah 57, Penn State-Beaver 0
Messiah 34, Gettysburg 18
King's 52, Penn State-Beaver 0
125 Aaron Perez (K) won by forfeit
133 Travis Boardman (K) won by forfeit
141 Nathanial Seals (K) won by forfeit
149 Chris Mazzochi (K) pinned Dylan Winkle (1:25)
157 Gordon Custer (K) major dec. Bobby Tempalski, 14-2
165 Zach Grey (K) won by forfeit
174 Shane Stark (K) pinned Keagan Donnan (5:28)
184 Mike Reilly (K) won by forfeit
197 Cemah Tudae-Torboh (K) dec. Fabian Jackson, 7-4
285 Kevin Trant (K) dec. Wesley Mummert, 5-3
Gettysburg 39, Penn State-Beaver 4
125 Abe Evans (G) won by forfeit
133 Andrew Petroulias (G) won by forfeit
141 Matt Spano (G) won by forfeit
149 Dylan Winkle (PSB) major dec. Tony Stanell, 13-4
157 Joe Fiore (G) won by forfeit
165 Zach Thomson (G) won by forfeit
174 no bout
184 no bout
197 Anthony Iorio (G) dec. Fabian Johnson, 10-4
285 Kevin Poplaski (G) tech. fall Wesley Mummert, 16-0
Messiah 36, King's 10