WESTMINSTER, Md. – Brock Glotfelty (Grantsville,
Md./Northern Garrett) went 3-0 with a pair of pins to lead
McDaniel to a 1-2 showing in a Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling
quad meet at home on Saturday.
The Green Terror (9-15, 3-5 CC) opened the day with a 25-13 loss to
Ursinus before falling to Muhlenberg, 27-20. McDaniel finished the
conference slate with a 25-12 victory over Washington and Lee.
Glotfelty recorded pins in his first two bouts, dowing
Fernando Jones (Ursinus) in 2:08 before taking
down Nicholas Pallotta (Muhlenberg) at the 1:12
mark.
Against the Generals' John Christopher,
Glotfelty took a major decision, 10-0.
The Bears (10-4, 5-2 CC) jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the match
behind a trio of decision wins.
Brent Lowe (Dumfries, Va./Forest Park) broke up
the shutout with a 9-5 win at 149. Zach Hetrick (Hanover,
Pa./South Western) notched the only other win of the match
for McDaniel with a 10-2 major decision victory.
The Mules (6-6, 4-3 CC) won the first four bouts to open an 18-0
lead on the Green Terror before Lowe and Hetrick posted
back-to-back wins to pull the hosts within 18-10. Lowe won 14-5 at
157 before Hetrick recorded a 2-minute, 16-second pin at
165.
A Justin Fitch decision and Matthew
Horn pin secured the match for Muhlenberg before
William Yeo (Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills) won
11-0 at 197 and Glotfelty capped the match with his 31st
win of the season.
After Samuel Campbell got a takedown in the final
second of the first sudden victory period to stake the Generals
(4-9, 1-6 CC) to a 6-0 lead, Lowe notched a second-period technical
fall to pull the Green Terror with 6-5.
Justin Welch and David Dennis
stretched the lead back to 12-5 with victories but McDaniel won the
final five bouts.
Hetrick completed a 3-0 day with a 9-5 win while Courtney
Nightengale (Sublette, Kan./Cimmaron) won by the same
score at 174.
Ferris Bond (Gaithersburg, Md./Northwest) won 12-3
at 184 and Yeo notched a final-period pin to go 2-0 on the
day.
McDaniel returns to action on Saturday, hosting the CC
Championships. Action begins at 10 a.m.
Ursinus 25, McDaniel 13
Muhlenberg 27, McDaniel 20
McDaniel 25, Washington and Lee 12
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