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Wrestling Sweeps Quad Match on Senior Day

Wrestling Sweeps Quad Match on Senior Day

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College wrestling team concluded its regular season with three non-conference routs on Senior Day.

The Bears had little trouble dispatching Penn State Mont Alto (49-6), Williamson (58-0), and Penn State's club squad (41-3) in improving to 9-6 on the season. Ursinus honored seniors Deon Edmond, Dionis Kergides, Donte McCarthy, Patrick Rafferty, Cody Richmond, and Chris Tan in a pre-match ceremony.

McCarthy picked up a pin in his final home match, and freshman Ben Maack was 3-0 with a pair of falls.

Sophomore Max Liggett began the day with a 17-0 technical fall over Mont Alto's Dan Bertram at 125, and sophomore James Harkness pinned Brandon Jackson in just 39 seconds at 141.

Junior Edward Howlette edged Lucas Shull, 6-3, at 157. Richmond scored six takedowns, two of them with four near-fall points, in a 21-5 technical fall against Justin Eline at 174, and Maack needed just 15 seconds to pin Silas Dishong at 184.

Against Williamson, the Bears won five bouts by forfeit and dominated the rest. Harkness recorded a 10-1 major decision over Jeremy Gannon at 141, and freshman Pete Scuderi picked up his first career win with a pin of Andrew Schlegel at 157.

Rafferty netted his fifth pin of the season at 174, and Maack took 48 seconds to drop Matt Bilotta at 184. Junior Zebulin Pfeiffer defeated Austin Jacque via injury default at heavyweight.

Ursinus claimed the first three weight classes by forfeit against Penn State's club group. McCarthy registered a second pin at 149.

Junior Jarret DiGiantomasso picked up a 7-2 victory at 157, and Goranson topped Cody Houston by an 11-3 score at 165. Maack and Edmond grabbed back-to-back decisions before Pfeiffer closed the proceedings with a 16-4 rout of Chris Williams.

Ursinus heads to Ithaca for the NCAA East Regional Championship on Saturday, February 24.

Ursinus 49, Penn State Mont Alto 6

125 – Max Liggett (U) tech fall Dan Bertram, 17-0 (5:04)

133 – Derek Gulotta (U) won by forfeit

141 – James Harkness (U) pinned Brandon Jackson, 0:39

149 – Donte McCarthy (U) won by forfeit

157 – Edward Howlette (U) dec. Lucas Shull, 6-3

165 – Grant Shughart (PSU) pinned Dionis Kergides, 2:01

174 – Cody Richmond (U) tech fall Justin Eline, 21-5 (2:30)

184 – Ben Maack (U) pinned Silas Dishong, 0:15

197 – Deon Edmond (U) won by forfeit

285 – Zebulin Pfeiffer (U) won by forfeit

 

Ursinus 58, Williamson 0

125 – Chris Tan (U) won by forfeit

133 – Derek Gulotta (U) won by forfeit

141 – James Harkness (U) maj. dec. Jeremy Gannon, 10-1

149 – Donte McCarthy (U) won by forfeit

157 – Pete Scuderi (U) pinned Andrew Schlegel, 2:13

165 – Zachary Goranson (U) won by forfeit

174 – Patrick Rafferty (U) pinned Nick Venuti, 4:39

184 – Ben Maack (U) pinned Matt Bilotta, 0:48

197 – Deon Edmond (U) won by forfeit

285 – Zebulin Pfeiffer won by inj. default over Austin Jacque, 5:00

 

Ursinus 41, Penn State Club 3

125 – Chris Tan (U) won by forfeit

133 – Derek Gulotta (U) won by forfeit

141 – James Harkness (U) won by forfeit

149 – Donte McCarthy (U) pinned Brock Lieberman, 4:48

157 – Jarret DiGiantomasso (U) dec. Dan Ritz, 7-2

165 – Zachary Goranson (U) maj. dec. Cody Houston, 11-3

174 – Thomas Hatzipalides (PSU) dec. Anthony Cutrufello, 8-5

184 – Ben Maack (U) dec. Lucas Shaheen, 8-1

197 – Deon Edmond (U) dec. Deontay Wadley, 6-3

285 – Zebulin Pfeiffer (U) maj. dec. Chris Williams, 16-4