GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg won four straight bouts en route to a 22-11 victory over McDaniel in Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling action on Wednesday.
Nick Cross (Centreville, Md./Queen Anne's County) led the Green Terror (11-5, 4-2 CC) with a 24-9 technical fall victory at 184.
Quinn Merrigan recorded a major decision at 149 to start the four-bout streak the Bullets (8-6, 2-3 CC), who snapped an eight-match losing streak in the series.
Lenny Ogozalek opened the match with an 11-6 win at 125 before Ryan O'Boyle (North Reading, Mass./Central Catholic) answered with an 8-2 win of his own at 133 to even the match at 3-all.
Alvontae Drummond (Lincoln, Del./Milford) followed with a 19-7 major decision to put McDaniel in front 7-4 after the 141 match.
Merrigan's 17-6 win drew the host even.
Between the second and third periods of the 157-pound bout, the Green Terror was deducted a team point for unsporting conduct by the bench and Colin Kowalski finished the match with an 8-6 win to turn what was 7-all tie into a 10-6 Gettysburg lead.
Tyler Cunningham earned a takedown with about 30 seconds remaining at 165 to take a 3-1 lead before giving up the escape to Luke Yox (Westminster, Md./Liberty) 15 seconds later but successfully avoided a takedown to edge out a 3-2 win.
Crawford Oswald extended the led to 16-6, escaping with a 4-3 win at 174.
Cross kept McDaniel alive in the match with a 24-9 technical fall with 41 seconds remaining in the match but Anthony Puca sealed the team win with a 12-6 victory at 197.
Camden Stoops rounded out the match with a 7-2 win at heavyweight.
McDaniel returns to action at Stevens in a trimatch with New York University on Saturday. Action begins at 11 a.m.
Gettysburg 22, McDaniel 11*
125: Lenny Ogozalek (G) dec. Mike O'Boyle 11-6; 133: Ryan O'Boyle (M) dec. Jake Bracken 8-2; 141: Alvontae Drummond (M) maj. dec. Everett Roach 19-7; 149: Quinn Merrigan (G) maj. dec. Trey Mitchell 17-6; 157: Colin Kowalski (G) dec. Wade Bishop 8-6; 165: Tyler Cunningham (G) def. Luke Yox 3-2; 174: Crawford Oswald (G) dec. Ronnie Wuest 4-3; 184: Nick Cross (M) tech. fell Brandon Casamassima 24-9 (6:19); 197: Anthony Puca (G) dec. Jake Pooton 12-6; HWT: Camden Stoops (G) dec. Taylor Avino 7-2.
* McDaniel deducted one team point during 157 bout for unsporting conduct.
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