LANCASTER, Pa. – Senior Bobby Christopher (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) picked up a victory in his heavyweight match, but Gettysburg College fell to NCAA Division I Franklin & Marshall College 34-9 on Wednesday night inside the Mayser Center.

Gettysburg (5-11) jumped ahead initially with a forfeit at 125, but Franklin & Marshall won each of the next eight matches, including three by fall. Freshman Dan Traficanti (Pittsburgh, Pa./Kiski School), junior Matt Danielson (Bethesda, Md./Bullis School), and senior DJ Neri (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) each lost by just two points at 141, 149, and 184, respectively.

Christopher was locked 4-4 with Dan Caulfield late in the heavyweight match up, but the senior scored a takedown with 24 seconds left to secure a 6-4 win. He improved to 21-6 on the season and moved one win shy of 10th on the program's all-time wins list with a mark of 85-38.

Gettysburg closes out is Centennial Conference schedule this weekend with a quadrangular hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology. The Bullets will face the hosts and the United States Merchant Marine Academy, both conference opponents, in addition to Yeshiva University beginning at 1 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall 34, Gettysburg 9
125: Abe Evan (GC) by forfeit (0-6)
133: Jake Bucha (F&M) pinned Matt Spano, 3:24 (6-6)
141: Aaron Velasquez (F&M) dec. Dan Traficanti, 9-7 (9-6)
149: Andrew Murano (F&M) dec. Matt Danielson, 7-5 (12-6)
157: Eric Norgard (F&M) maj. dec. Joe Fiore, 11-3 (16-6)
165: Anthony Bongarzone (F&M) pinned Anthony Iorio, 2:28 (22-6)
174: Matt Fullowan (F&M) dec. Jared Leon, 9-3 (25-6)
184: Matt Latessa (F&M) dec. DJ Neri, 5-3 (28-6)
197: Colin Ely (F&M) pinned Marshall Puls, 2:23 (34-6)
285: Bobby Christopher (GC) dec. Dan Canfield, 6-4 (34-9)