THE FACTS
No. 17 Chicago (5-1) 24, Gettysburg (1-2) 18
Case Western Reserve (8-2) 25, Gettysburg (1-3) 17
No. 20 NYU (7-0) 33, Gettysburg (1-4) 10
What: Non-conference wrestling matches
When: Saturday, Jan. 3
Where: New York City, N.Y.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg opened the new year, dropping three matches at the UAA Challenge hosted by NYU. No. 17 Chicago opened the day with a 24-18 win over the Bullets before Case Western Reserve added a 25-17 victory. The host and 20th-ranked Violets closed out the day with a 33-10 win over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) led the Bullets with victories in both of his matches on the day.
FOR THE FOES
• Teddy Perry recorded a 7-5 win at heavyweight to get the Maroons the win in the opener.
• Art Martinez led the Spartans with a third-period pin.
• Justin Mayes led the Violets with a 36-second fall.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In the first match against Chicago,
Tank Spelta (Elkridge, Md./Georgetown Prep) earned a forfeit at 125 to stake Gettysburg to an early 6-0 lead. Jackson Rustad followed with a 9-3 win at 133 and Sean Conway added a 13-2 victory at 141 to take the edge, 7-6. After a Maksim Mukhamedaliyev 4-1 win at 149,
Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) started a run of three straight Bullet wins for a 19-10 lead in the match. Pascoe and
Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) bookended the stretch with major decisions, winning 10-2 and 11-2, respectively.
Ethan Composto notched a second-period technical fall by a 20-3 margin at 165 in the middle. Jackson Davis added a tech fall late the 184 bout to make it a 19-15 score before Gunnary Garriques notched a 3-minute, 50-second fall at 197 for a two-point lead and bringing it to the final bout. Teddy Perry won 7-5 to secure the match and Gettysburg was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct after the loss for the 24-18 final.
• Case Western opened the next match with three straight wins, including the Art Martinez pin at 133 for an early 13-0 lead.
Jake Mitchell (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) recorded a 10-1 win at 149 to get the Bullets on the board. After a 5-4 Thomas Wagner decision at 157, Composto tallied an 11-1 major and Richey added a 4-3 win to close the margin to 16-11. A Mathew Gummere 12-0 major and Aidan Gassel third-period technical fall sealed the win.
Marcus Richey (Pittsburgh, Pa./Quaker Valley) closed out the match with a 4-minute, 8-second pin at heavyweight for the 25-17 final margin.
• Two technical falls helped stake NYU to a 13-0 lead before Mitchell recorded a 5-1 win at 149 to make it 13-3. Pascoe added a 20-6 major decision win but the Violets reeled off three more victories – all by match termination – to open up a 30-7 lead after 184. Nicky Bell (4:39) and Justin Mayes (0:36) each had a pin while Ty Finn recorded a 16-1 technical fall.
Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp.) recorded a 2-0 decision at 197 before Nate Faxon closed out the day with a 12-8 decision at heavyweight.
THE INSIDE STORY
Chicago 24, Gettysburg 18*
125: Tank Spelta (G) won by forfeit;
133: Jackson Rustad (C) dec.
Peyton Reese 9-3;
141: Sean Conway (C) maj. dec. Brandon Callahan 13-2;
149: Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (C) dec.
Jake Mitchell 4-1;
157: Gavin Pascoe (G) maj. dec. Cole Joseph 10-2;
165: Ethan Composto (G) tech. fell Nick Cheshier 20-3 (4:30);
174: Justin Richey (G) maj. dec. Hutch Lynott 11-2;
184: Jackson Davis (C) tech. fell Joe Dietz 21-4 (6:58);
197: Gunnar Garriques (C) pinned
Phil Nave 3:50;
285: Teddy Perry (C) dec.
Simon Taylor 7-5.
Case Western Reserve 25, Gettysburg 17
125: EJ Alizio (C) dec.
Toby Eveleth 3-1;
133: Art Martinez (C) pinned
Torey Falkinburg 6:43;
141: Hunter Keane (C) maj. dec.
Brendan Callahan 12-0;
149: Jake Mitchell (G) maj. dec. Robert Minden 10-1;
157: Thomas Wagner (C) dec.
Gavin Pascoe 5-4;
165: Ethan Composto (G) maj. dec. Marty Landes 11-1;
174: Justin Richey (G) dec. Chase Crutchley 4-3;
184: Mathew Gummere (C) maj. dec. Joe Dietz 12-0;
197: Aiden Gassel (C) tech. fell
Phil Nave 19-4 (5:23);
285: Marcus Richey (G) pinned Alexander Goldman 4:08.
NYU 33, Gettysburg 10
125: Alexander Diaz (N) tech. fell
Toby Eveleth 19-3;
133: Jake Venezia (N) dec.
Torey Falkinburg 6-3;
141: James Carlock (N) tech. fell
Zach Owens 17-3 (5:30);
149: Jake Mitchell (G) dec. John Mairano 5-1;
157: Gavin Pascoe (G) maj. dec. Rex Jacops 20-6;
165: Nicky Bell (N) pinned
Ean Wilson 4:39;
174: Ty Finn (N) tech. fell
Connor Hoefling 16-1 (2:22);
184: Justin Mayes (N) pinned
Ryan Gallagher 0:36;
197: Phil Nave (G) dec. Bennett Sonneborn 2-0;
285: Nate Faxon (N) dec.
Marcus Richey 12-8.
* Gettysburg deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in the Centennial Conference dual opener at Johns Hopkins on Friday, Jan. 16. Match time is 7 p.m.
