COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - A fall in just 10 seconds by sophomore Ryan Ohler highlighted a split by the McDaniel College men's wrestling team in a Centennial Conference doubleheader Saturday at Ursinus' Helfferich Hall.

The Green Terror (10-6, 3-2 CC) posted their third 10-win season in five under head coach Mason Goretsas '15 with a 28-18 victory over Merchant Marine in the opener. They dropped a 22-20 decision to the host Bears in the finale on a fall in last match at 285 pounds.

McDaniel fell behind 9-0 to the Mariners (5-8, 1-4 CC) before reeling off five-straight wins to take a commanding 25-9 lead. One of those wins came from Ohler at 165 pounds as he recorded a fall in just 10 seconds against Matthew Ferrucci. It is the fourth-fastest fall in program history, three seconds off the record.

Ohler's fall, his sixth in 12 wins at 165 pounds this season, proved to be the game-winner as it put the Green Terror ahead, 22-9.

Freshman Connor Bollinger and sophomore Thomas Monn also recorded falls at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Senior Jaedyn Harris picked up his 20th win of the season with a decision at 197 pounds.

In the second match of the day against Ursinus, McDaniel jumped out to another lead, this time 10 points, 17-7, after three consecutive wins by Monn, Ohler and junior Xavier Howard. Howard improved to 23-4 this season with an injury default victory. He is currently second on the team in wins this season, trailing only the 26 by Monn.

Back-to-back wins by fall and decision pulled the Bears (10-2, 5-0 CC) within one, 17-16, before Harris, ranked ninth nationally and first in the Mideast Region, edged out a 2-1 win in a tiebreaker against Nils Update who is ranked fourth in the Mideast Region.

Trailing 20-16, Ursinus needed a major decision at 285 pounds to tie the match, but Jake Ahmad, ranked fourth in the Mideast Region, record a six-point fall in just 1:07 to secure the two-point win for the defending Centennial Conference champions.

The Green Terror return to action next Saturday, Feb. 10 when they host the 2024 Centennial Conference Wrestling Championships inside the Gill Center beginning at 10 a.m.

McDaniel 28, Merchant Marine 18
125 – Colin Dragon (USMMA) maj. dec. Romeo Tsai (MCD) by 15-5 (0-4)
133 – Wesley Wydick (USMMA) tech fall Alex DuFour (MCD) by 22-3 (0-9)
141 – Connor Bollinger (MCD) fall Charles Lausten (USMMA) by 2:44 (6-9)
149 – Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Jack Elsten (USMMA) by 3:53 (12-9)
157 – Xavier Howard (MCD) maj. dec. Austin Manning (USMMA) 17-3 (16-9)
165 – Ryan Ohler (MCD) fall Matthew Ferrucci (USMMA) 0:10 (22-9)
174 – Dalton Pearl (MCD) dec. Ivan Corral (USMMA) 11-4 (25-9)
184 – Tyler Withers (USMMA) maj. dec. Val Pryor (MCD) 10-1 (25-12)
197 – Jaedyn Harris (MCD) dec. James Dunagan (USMMA) 6-4 (28-12)
285 – Reid Garrison (USMMA) fall Kaden Bryan (MCD) 3:18 (28-18)

Ursinus 22, McDaniel 20
125 – Franco Mazza (UC) maj. dec. Romeo Tsai (MCD) 15-6 (0-4)
133 – Alex DuFour (MCD) tech fall Evan Shriberg (UC) 19-4 (6:54) (5-4)
141 – Andrew Schaen (UC) dec. Connor Bollinger (MCD) 15-8 (5-7)
149 – Thomas Monn (MCD) dec. Dante Monaco (UC) 6-1 (8-7)
157 – Xavier Howard (MCD) inj. def. Nick Lattanze (UC) 1:03 (14-8)
165 – Ryan Ohler (MCD) dec. Shawn Marchesano (UC) 6-0 (17-7)
174 – Sean Cowan (UC) fall Dalton Pearl (MCD) 5:43 (17-13)
184 – Max Borton (UC) dec. Val Pryor (MCD) 5-0 (MCD 17-16)
197 – Jaedyn Harris (MCD) dec. Nils Updale (UC) 2-1 (TB-1) (20-16)
285 – Jake Ahmad (UC) fall Kaden Bryan (MCD) 1:07 (20-22)