ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The McDaniel College wrestling team jumped out to an 11-3 lead, but Elizabethtown won the final seven matches en route to a 37-11 non-conference victory Wednesday night at the Bowers Center.

The Green Terror (8-5) dropped their second dual match on the road this season. All five of the team's losses this season have come to team's ranked by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).

The Blue Jays (8-1), who entered the match ranked at No. 24 in the latest NWCA tournament team rankings, posted five tech falls, two decisions and a win by forfeit. They won the opening match at 141 pounds with a close 10-9 decision. Led by back-to-back bonus wins from sophomore Thomas Monn and junior Xavier Howard, McDaniel scored the next 11 points to take the lead.

Monn, ranked fifth nationally, improved to 23-2 this season and 12-1 in dual matches with his third tech fall, 16-1 over Shane Strausser. Howard, ranked third in the Mideast Region picked up his 20th win of the season and 14th bonus win with a first-period fall against Gavin Fehr who is ranked seventh in the Mideast Region.

However, Elizabethtown quickly tied the match at 11-11 with a tech fall at 165 pounds by Brian Schneider who is ranked fourth nationally and a decision at 174 by Ganon Smith who is ranked 13th.

Another tech fall at 184 and a forfeit at 197 put the Blue Jays in front 22-11 before 12th-ranked Dylan Waller recorded a tech fall at 285.

The home team provided the final margin with tech falls at 125 and 133 to improve to 2-0 at home this season with both wins coming against Centennial Conference competition. The Blue Jays defeated Gettysburg 36-12 on Jan. 6.

McDaniel travels to Gettysburg on Friday for a 7 p.m. matchup against the Bullets.

Elizabethtown 37, McDaniel 11
141 - Scott Reagan (ETOWN) dec. Connor Bollinger (MCD) 10-9 (0-3)
149 - Thomas Monn (MCD) tech fall Shane Strausser (ETOWN) 16-1 (5:58) (5-3)
157 - Xavier Howard (MCD) fall Gavin Fehr (ETOWN) 2:31 (11-3)
165 - Brian Schneider (ETOWN) tech fall Kenneth Moore (MCD) 16-0 (2:08) (11-8)
174 - Ganon Smith (ETOWN) dec. Dalton Pearl (MCD) 5-1 (11-11)
184 - Will Davis (ETOWN) tech fall Yoann Olympio (MCD) 17-2 (7:00) (11-16)
197 - Traisach Roland (ETOWN) won by forfeit (11-22)
285 - Dylan Waller (ETOWN) tech fall Kaden Bryan (MCD) 20-4 (2:26) (11-27)
125 - Ethan Liptzin (ETOWN) tech fall Romeo Tsai (MCD) 20-3 (5:40) (11-32)
133 - Braden Schuyler (ETOWN) tech fall Alex DuFour (MCD) 25-10 (2:44) (11-37)

Exhibitions
174 - Caden Droege (ETOWN) fall Gannon Brooks (MCD) 1:42
285 - Kurt Driscoll (ETOWN) dec. Zeke Gayle (MCD) 7-3