WESTMINSTER, Md. - The McDaniel College men's wrestling team posted a 33-17 victory over Johns Hopkins to retain the Crab Cup, highlighting a Centennial Conference doubleheader Saturday inside the Gill Center on Senior Day.

The Green Terror (8-4, 1-1 CC), who have won the Crab Cup in each of its first two seasons, fell to No. 25 Muhlenberg in the second match, 29-10.

Prior to the match against the Blue Jays, McDaniel honored its four seniors in Will Riley, Yoann Olympio, Dalton Pearl and Jaedyn Harris.

The home team jumped out to an 18-6 lead thanks to three forfeit victories in the first four matches. A 6-4 decision by junior Xavier Howard at 157 pounds pushed the lead to 21-6 before back-to-back wins by Johns Hopkins (2-4, 0-1 CC) at 165 and 174 pounds, including a major decision at 174 pulled the visitors within eight, 21-13.

However, two-straight six-point victories by Olympio and Harris sealed the win for the Green Terror. Olympio picked up his 11th win of the season, setting a new career high.

Against the Mules, McDaniel fell behind 14-0 after dropping the first three by major decision, major decision and fall. However, sophomore Thomas Monn picked up his 11th fall of the season and 22nd of his career at 149 before Howard followed with his 19th win of the season and 13th bonus win with a major decision at 157 to pull the team within four, 14-10.

That would be as close as the Green Terror would get as Muhlenberg (7-2, 2-0 CC) won the final five matches, all by decision, to provide the final margin. Harris dropped a 12-8 decision to Paul Parise at 197, snapping a 10-match win streak for the reigning d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week. It was also his first loss in 12 dual matches this season.

McDaniel begins a four-match road trip on Wednesday when it heads to Elizabethtown for a non-conference match with the Blue Jays beginning at 7 p.m.

McDaniel 33, Johns Hopkins 17
125 – Romeo Tsai (MCD) wins by forfeit (6-0)
133 – Alex DuFour (MCD) wins by forfeit (12-0)
141 – Max Apsel (JHU) fall Justin Shiflett (MCD) 1:03 (12-6)
149 – Thomas Monn (MCD) wins by forfeit (18-6)
157 – Xavier Howard (MCD) dec. Connor Powell (JHU) 6-4 (21-6)
165 – Jake Hoffman (JHU) dec. Ryan Ohler (MCD) 10-7 (SV-1, 7:12) (21-9)
174 – Chris Roybal (JHU) maj. dec. Dalton Pearl (MCD) 11-2 (21-13)
184 – Yoann Olympio (MCD) fall Samuel Gledhil (JHU) 2:16 (27-13)
197 – Jaedyn Harris (MCD) wins by forfeit (33-13)
285 – Jake Pomykata (JHU) maj. dec. Kaden Bryan (MCD) 14-4 (33-17)
 
#25 Muhlenberg 29, McDaniel 10
125 – Brian McCaw (MUHL) maj. dec. Romeo Tsai (MCD) 10-1 (0-4)
133 – Frank DiEsso (MUHL) maj. dec. Alex DuFour (MCD) 15-2 (0-8)
141 – Andrew Loniewski (MUHL) fall Justin Shiflett (MCD) 0:52 (0-14)
149 – Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Alex Greco (MUHL) 2:26 (6-14)
157 – Xavier Howard (MCD) maj. dec. Chris Sockler (MUHL) 17-7 (10-14)
165 – Nick Stump (MUHL) dec. Andre Allen (MCD) 11-9 (10-17)
174 – Anson Dewar (MUHL) dec. Dalton Pearl (MCD) 4-0 (10-20)
184 – Ryan Fairchild (MUHL) dec. Yoann Olympio (MCD) 8-1 (10-23)
197 – Paul Parise (MUHL) dec. Jaedyn Harris (MCD) 12-8 (10-26)
285 – Andrew Franklin (MUHL) dec. Kaden Bryan (MCD) 10-3 (10-29)