THE FACTS
Ursinus (7-6, 2-0 CC) 25, Gettysburg (2-4, 0-1 CC) 19
What: Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling match
When: Friday, Jan. 31
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Ursinus scored wins in the first three bouts but then had to have a win in the final bout to defeat Gettysburg, 25-19.
THE LEADERS
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Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp.) led the Bullets with a major decision victory at 197.
FOR THE FOES
• Mohamed Abdelatty recorded the only pin of the night, wrapping up the match for the Bears with his victory at heavyweight.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• An escape in each period gave Franco Mazza a 2-0 win at 125 to stake Ursinus to an early 3-0 lead. Michael Adams then jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead en route to a 12-1 major decision at 133. Andrew Schaen pushed the advantage to 11-0 with a 14-5 win at 141.
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Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) got Gettysburg on the board with a 19-9 win at 149 to make it 11-4. A
Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) takedown midway through the third period secured a 9-4 win at 157 to close the deficit to 11-7.
Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) made it a one-point match with a 10-4 win at 165.
• Anthony Cerulli snapped the run of Bullet victories with a third-period technical fall at 174, winning 18-3 to push the lead back to six with three bouts remaining. Nils Update pushed the lead to nine with an 8-2 victory at 184.
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Phil Nave recorded a 13-5 win for a major decision at 197 to make it a 19-14 score and bring it down to the final bout.
• The heavyweight bout turned midway through the third period. Mohamed Abdelatty, who got an escape early in the period to make it a 2-all score, turned a takedown into a pin with 56 seconds left for the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
Ursinus 25, Gettysburg 19
125: Franco Mazza (U) dec.
Noah Hinkel 2-0;
133: Michael Adams (U) maj. dec.
Kyle Collins 12-1;
141: Andrew Schaen (U) maj. dec.
Brendan Callahan 14-5;
149: Ethan Composto (G) maj. dec. Maxwell Parnis 19-9;
157: Gavin Pascoe (G) dec. Wesley Tosto 9-4;
165: Justin Richey (G) dec. Braden Kmak 10-4;
174: Anthony Cerulli (U) tech. fell
Kobe McHugh-Moore 18-3 (5:51);
184: Nils Updale (U) dec.
Carson Pascoe 8-2;
197: Phil Nave (G) maj. dec. Connor Fristch 13-5;
285: Mohamed Abdelatty (U) pinned
Simon Taylor 6:04.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in a Centennial Conference trimatch at Muhlenberg with Merchant Marine on Saturday. The first match begins at 12 p.m.
