THE FACTS
No. 24 McDaniel (8-8, 2-1 CC) 26, Gettysburg (2-6, 1-3 CC) 15
What: Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling match
When: Wednesday, Feb. 1
Where: Westminster, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel won six straight bouts to record a 26-15 victory over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) led the Bullets with a pin midway through the first period at 133.
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Phil Nave (Venetia, N.J./Peters Twp.) added a pin at the end of the night.
FOR THE FOES
• Michael Bromley led the Green Terror with a second-period technical fall at 184.
• Thomas Monn remained perfect on the season with a technical fall of his own at 149.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Alex DuFour staked McDaniel to a 4-0 lead with a 12-3 win at 125 before back-to-back Gettysburg wins gave the visitors a 9-4 edge.
Luke Kowalski recorded his third straight fall with a 1-minute, 38-second pin before
Jake Stein (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) added a 4-3 win at 141.
• Thomas Monn secured a technical fall at the end of the match with a near fall for a 23-6 victory at 149 to start a run of six straight victories. Xavier Howard added a 12-5 win at 157 before a late takedown gave Andre Allen an 11-8 win at 165. Yoann Olympio pushed the lead to 18-9 with an 11-5 win at 174 before Michael Bromley tacked on a 23-8 technical fall late in the second period. Jaedyn Harris edged out a 4-2 win at 197.
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Phil Nave rounded out the night with a 3-minute, 34-second pin at heavyweight.
THE INSIDE STORY
125: Alex DuFour (M) maj. dec.
Antonio Abate 12-3;
133: Luke Kowalski (G) pinned Romeo Tsai 1:38;
141: Jake Stein (G) dec. Ryan Athey 4-3;
149: Thomas Monn (M) tech. fell
Eric Mougalian 23-6 (7:00);
157: Xavier Howard (M) dec.
Heath Rudolph 12-5;
165: Andre Allen (M) dec.
Justin Richey 11-8;
174: Yoann Olympio (M) dec.
Cooper Leszczuk 11-5;
184: Michael Bromley (MCD) tech. fell
Justin Rhyne 23-8 (4:43);
197: Jaedyn Harris (M) dec.
Brendan Loder 4-2;
HWT: Phil Nave (G) pinned Austin Stewart 3:34.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Johns Hopkins on Friday. Match time is 7 p.m.
