Alliance, OH - The Falcons collected four wins in today's Mount Union Duals over Lycoming College (28-13), Muskingum College (40-9), Thiel College (21-15), and the University of Mount Union (19-16).
 
Among those collecting pins throughout the day were Lucas Malmberg (125), Kaleb Loht (141), Josh Thomson (184), Jason Wright (197), and Charles Jones (285). Kyle Coblentz (133) secured a come-from-behind pin in his bout against Thiel to give the Falcons the edge in the win.
 
Against Lycoming College, Messiah found themselves in a tight battle, and down 13-10, through the first six bouts. Ben Kramer (174) then won his match with a 10-3 decision and Thomson (184) also won his with a 6-3 decision. Now up just 16-13, Lycoming committed a costly error resulting in a disqualification giving the Falcons six points to go up 22-13. Jones (285) finished off the Warriors with a pin at 2:46, providing the final six points.
 
The Falcons were once against down 13-10 against Mount Union later in the day, this time with three matches left to go. Thomson (184), in his fourth match of the day, secured a huge pin at 6:08 to turn the tables and give Messiah a 16-13 lead. Jason Wright (197) then just egded out his opponent, 10-8, giving the Falcons a six-point advantage. Jones (285) did what he needed to do to give Messiah the 19-16 win, despite losing a close 4-3 decision.
 
Malmberg (125) continued his winning streak, going 3-0 for the day, and collected his only pin on the day at 133 pounds one weight class above his normal. Loht (141) and Thomson (184) were also undefeated for the day at 3-0 and 4-0, respectively, and collected the two Outstanding Wrestler Awards.
 
Messiah improved their overall duals record this season to 6-0 with the four wins. The team will next host the Messiah Petrofes Invitational on Dec. 6 and 7 in Grantham, Pa.

Outstanding Lower Weight Wrestler (125-157): Kaleb Loht (141)

Outstanding Upper Weight Wrestler (165-285): Josh Thomson (184)

Mat 2: Messiah (Pa.) def. Lycoming (Pa.) 28-13                     125 – Cody Barbicnte (LYC) won by decision over Marshall Myers (Mess.)  133 – Kyle Coblentz (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Andrew Gripe (LYC)    141 – Kaleb Loht (Mess.) won by pin over Caleb Willey (LYC)                    149 – Seth Lansberry (LYC) won by decision over Greg Kabakjian (Mess.)      157 – Nolan Barger (LYC) won by maj. Dec. over Kalann Washington (Mess.)   165 – Brian Watkins (LYC) won by decision over Kyle Dayhoff (Mess.)               174 – Ben Kramer (Mess.) won by decision over Johnathan Secor (LYC)          184 – Josh Thomson (Mess.) won by decision over Greg Wetzel (LYC)       197 – Jason Wright (Mess.) won by DQ over Nik Christine (LYC)                 285 – Charles Jones (Mess.) won by pin over Max Lamport (LYC)      ****DQ – disqualification for unsportsmanlike conduct

6-2, 3-0 9-1, 3.4 4:13, 3-10 7-2, 6-10 10-2, 10-10 7-0, 13-10 10-3, 13-13 6-3, 13-16 DQ, 13-22 2:46, 13-28

Mat 2: Messiah def. Muskingum 40-9                                                                     125 – Marshall Myers (Mess.) won by forfeit                                                  133 – Lucas Malmberg (Mess.) won by pin over Zach Cantrell (Musk)          141 – John Raugh (Musk) won by decision over Jacob Younger (Mess.)       149 – Greg Kabakjian (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Ben Barnhardt-Sullivan (Musk) 157 – Kalann Washington (Mess.) won by forfeit                                             165 – Cole Vencill (Musk) won by decision over Kyle Dayhoff (Mess.)         174 – Ricardo Plummer (Mess.) won by forfeit                                                 184 – Josh Thomson (Mess.) won by pin over Walter Bluhm (Musk)                                     197 – Jason Wright (Mess.) won by pin over Corey Schaffner (Musk)                                    285 – Joe Mazza (Musk) won by decision over Luke Weaver (Mess.)

FF, 6-0 4:38, 12-0 4-3, 12-3 12-2, 16-3 FF, 22-3 9-7 OT, 22-6 FF, 28-6 3:36, 34-6 1:07, 40-6 9-8, 40-9

Mat 2: Messiah def. Thiel 21-15                                                                                      125 – Lucas Malmberg (Mess.) won by decision over Vince Vahaly (Thiel)       133 – Kyle Coblentz (Mess.) won by pin Trevor Wood (Thiel)                       141 – Kaleb Loht (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Nick Sutton (Thiel)                    149 – Chriss Nuss (Thiel) won by decision over Greg Kabakjian (Mess.)                  157 – Sean Byham (Thiel) won by decision over Kalann Washington (Mess.)             165 – Stephen Cannon (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Marco Crivelli (Thiel)             174 – Jordan Powell (Thiel) won by decision over Ben Kramer (Mess.)                     184 – Josh Thomson (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Jerrold Roosa (Thiel)              197 – Jake Lowry (Thiel) won by decision over Jason Wright (Mess.)                  285 – Blake Helm (Thiel) won by decision over Charles Jones (Mess.)

13-7, 3-0 1:41, 9-0 15-4, 13-0 10-5, 13-3 7-0, 13-6 15-4, 17-6 9-8, 17-9 9-1, 21-9 6-0, 21-12 4-3, 21-15

Mat 1:  Messiah def. Mount Union 19-16                                                                    125 – Lucas Malmberg (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Seth McCurdy (MTU)      133 – Jeremy Border (MTU) won by decision over Kyle Coblentz (Mess.)      141 – Kaleb Loht (Mess.) won by decision over Bryant Roby (MTU)             149 – Ben Kazimir (MTU) won by decision over Greg Kabakjian (Mess.)   157 – Jon Garrison (MTU) won by maj. Dec. over Kalann Washington (Mess.)  165 – Nick Hendershot (MTU) won by decision over Stephen Cannon (Mess.)    174 – Ricardo Plummer (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over Nick Miller (MTU)      184 – Josh Thomson (Mess.) won by pin over Brent Kirk (MTU)               197 – Jason Wright (Mess.) won by decision over Lucas Dies (MTU)     285 – Nick Rajcsak (MTU) won by decision over Charles Jones (Mess.)

15-6, 0-4 6-0, 3-4 10-4, 3-7 3-1, 6-7 10-2, 10-7 12-10, 13-7 12-5, 13-10 6:08, 13-16 10-8, 13-19 4-3, 16-19

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