WESTMINSTER, Md. - The McDaniel College men's wrestling team totaled three tech falls, three forfeits and two falls en route to a 48-5 victory over New Jersey City Saturday inside the Gill Center.

The Green Terror (5-0) remained unbeaten in five dual matches this season and improved to 9-2 at home the last two seasons.

McDaniel started the match with an 18-0 lead after the Gothic Knights forfeited matches at 197, 285 and 125 pounds. Senior Alex DuFour extended that lead to 21-0 with a 15-12 decision at 133 pounds to pick up his 11th win of the season.

New Jersey City (2-11) earned their lone win with a tech fall at 141 pounds before the Green Terror closed out the match with five consecutive bonus wins beginning with a 19-2 tech fall by sophomore Thomas Monn at 149. The 2023 All-American and nation's third-ranked wrestler is now 16-1 this season and 52-4 in his career.

Junior Xavier Howard and sophomore Max Bentley followed with tech falls of their own before senior Dalton Pearl and junior Val Pryor closed out the match with back-to-back falls. Howard, who is ranked in the top-18 nationally by d3wrestle.com, improved to 15-2 this season with his seventh tech fall.

Meanwhile, Pearl pinned Ryan McGuire in just 57 seconds to record his first fall of the season.

McDaniel returns to action next weekend at the two-day Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming. Action gets underway at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 12.

McDaniel 48, New Jersey City 5
197: Jaedyn Harris (MCD) won by forfeit (6-0)
285: Kaden Bryan (MCD) won by forfeit (12-0)
125: Romeo Tsai (MCD) won by forfeit (18-0)
133: Alex DuFour (MCD) dec. Dean Costantino (NJCU) 15-12 (21-0)
141: Andy Beras (NJCU) tech fall Justin Shiflett (MCD) 18-1 (4:11) (21-5)
149: Thomas Monn (MCD) tech fall Zack Vera (NJCU) 19-2 (6:21) (26-5)
157: Xavier Howard (MCD) tech fall Michael Cross (NJCU) 20-5 (3:17) (31-5)
165: Max Bentley (MCD) tech fall Ty Bailey (NJCU) 18-2 (4:45) (36-5)
174: Dalton Pearl (MCD) fall Ryan McGuire (NJCU) 0:57 (42-5)
184: Val Pryor (MCD) fall Pierre Francois (NJCU) 3:45 (48-5)
 
Exhibition
133: George Rivera (NJCU) dec. Romeo Tsai (MCD) 6-3 (SV-1)