COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College wrestling team earned three key Centennial Conference dual meet wins on Saturday.
The Bears (9-0, 5-0 Centennial) started the day with 32-11 win over Merchant Marine (4-7, 3-2 Centennial) then scored a 27-10 win over Stevens (10-5, 4-1 Centennial).
Ursinus finished the day with a 42-6 win over Muhlenberg. The two wins over Merchant Marine and Stevens marked the first time that Ursinus had defeated both teams in a dual in the same season since 2007. The win over Merchant Marine also snapped a four-meet losing streak to the Mariners.
Ursinus started the Merchant Marine bout with freshman Christopher Donaldson (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) taking a pin over Matt Chess in 2:01 for a 6-0 lead. After a forfeit win for senior Alex Blank (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) at 133, Ursinus went up 15-0 as sophomore Elisha Gaylor (West Reading, Pa./Wyomissing) won his bout at 141 with a 10-6 decision win over Bernard Watson.
Senior Connor McCormick (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) picked up a win in 2:58 over Nick Watson at 149 for a 21-0 Ursinus lead, with freshman Richard Jasinski (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridgeville) taking a 12-2 major decision over Matthew Hiltz at 157.
Merchant Marine took the next three bouts as Connar Zimmerman defeated junior Andrew Corbett (Pittsgrove, N.J./Shalick) via a 9-5 decision at 165, followed by a 5-2 win over Samual Fry over Matthew Kreuger (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) at 174 for a 25-6 Ursinus lead. Erik Schott earned a tech fall over junior Michael Williams (Bronx, N.Y./Westtown) at 184, 18-2 in 5:05 to put the Mariners within 14 at 25-11.
Ursinus would take the final two bouts as senior Connor McNamara (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) eeked out a slim 4-3 decision over Tyler Russell at 197, while junior William Cornely (Cinnaminson, N.J./Camden Catholic) defeated Dan Wilke 16-4 at 285 for the final margin of 32-11. Russell came into the bout leading the weight class in the conference in victories with 16.
Against Stevens, Donaldson defeated Anthony Geiger via a pin in 2:20, while Blank picked up a 7-0 decision over Andrew Boehn for a 9-0 lead.
Stevens' Michael Polizzi defeated Gaylor 2-0 at 141 to give the Ducks their first points of the match at 9-3.
Ursinus won the next two bouts, as McCormick bested CJ Castera at 149 3-2, followed by a 3-1 decision for Jasinski over Jake Odell.
At 165, Joey Favia defeated Reick via an 11-2 major decision, before Krueger battled back for a 7-6 decision over James Holden at 174 to give Ursinus an 18-10 lead. McNamara sealed the win for Ursinus with a 6-1 win over Alex Moreno at 197, while Cornely won via a forfeit at 285.
Against Muhlenberg, the Bears picked up six forfeit wins, with Gaylor defeating Matthew Parker at 141, before sophomore Karch Connors (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) won his bout over Nicholas Pallotta at 285 12-10 for a 42-6 win.
Ursinus heads to Washington & Lee next Saturday to take on W&L, New York University and McDaniel in the final Centennial dual of the season.
Ursinus 32, Merchant Marine 11
125 Chris Donaldson (UC) Pin 2:01 Matt Chess (USMMA) 6-0
133 Alex Blank (UC) FF 12-0
141 Elisha Gaylor (UC) DEC 10-6 Bernard Watson (USMMA) 15-0
149 Connor McCormick (UC) Pin 2:58 Nick Watson (USMMA) 21-0
157 Richard Jasinski (UC) MD 12-2 Matthew Hiltz (USMMA) 25-0
165 Connar Zimmerman (USMMA) DEC 9-5 Andrew Corbett (UC) 25-3
174 Samual Fry (USMMA) DEC 5-2 Matt Kreuger (UC) 25-6
184 Erik Schott (USMMA) TECH 18-2, 5:05 Michael Williams (UC) 25-11
197 Connor McNamara (UC) DEC 4-3 Tyler Russell (USMMA) 28-11
285 William Cornely (UC) MD 16-4 Dan Wilke (USMMA) 32-11
Ursinus 27, Stevens 10
125 Christopher Donaldson (UC) PIN 2:20 Anthony Geiger (STE) 6-0
133 Alex Blank (UC) DEC 7-0 Andrew Boehn (STE) 9-0
141 Michael Polizzi (STE) DEC 2-0 Elisha Gaylor (UC) 9-3
149 Connor McCormick (UC) DEC 3-2 CJ Caserta (STE) 12-3
157 Richard Jasinski (UC) DEC 3-1 Jake Odell (STE) 15-3
165 Joey Favia (STE) MD 11-2 William Reick (UC) 15-7
174 Matt Kreuger (UC) DEC 7-6 James Holden (STE) 18-7
184 Ryan Dormann (STE) DEC 4-0 Dan Manganaro (UC) 18-10
197 Connor McNamara (UC) DEC 6-1 Alex Moreno (STE) 21-10
285 William Cornely (UC) FF 27-10
Ursinus 42, Muhlenberg 6
125 Christopher Donaldson (UC) FF 6-0
133 Alex Blank (UC) FF 12-0
141 Elisha Gaylor (UC) DEC 5-2 Matthew Parker (MUHL) 15-0
149 Kevin Homan (MUHL) DEC 4-2 (OT) Tyler Helms (UC) 15-3
157 Richard Jasinski (UC) FF 21-3
165 William Reick (UC) FF 27-3
174 Matt Kreuger (UC) FF 33-3
184 Jonathan Sternlicht (MUHL) DEC 3-2 Michael Williams (UC) 33-6
197 Connor McNamara (UC) FF 39-6
285 Karch Conners (UC) DEC 12-10 Nicholas Pallotta (MUHL)
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Posted: Jan 28, 2012