GETTYSBURG, Pa. – McDaniel's Joe Camlin won 6-5 at heavyweight to break a 21-all tie, giving the Green Terror a 24-21 victory in a Centennial Conference nailbiter Wednesday evening in Bream Gymnasium.

The Bullets (4-6, 1-3 CC) trailed 18-9 at the midway point of the match before pulling even on a pin and a decision. However, McDaniel (3-7, 2-3 CC) earned decisions in two of the final three bouts to come away with the win.

In the deciding contest, Gettysburg junior Kevin Poplaski led 2-1 after the first period and 4-3 heading into the final stanza. But Camlin tied it with an early escape, then took a 6-4 lead on a takedown with 1:00 left. Poplaski pulled to within one on an escape with 25 seconds remaining, but Camlin held on down the stretch.

The Bullets jumped to a 9-0 lead, getting a decision from senior Abe Evans at 125 and a pin from sophomore Matt Spano at 133 – his seventh fall of the season. But that's when the Green Terror ran off 18 unanswered points on a pair of pins and a forfeit at 149 to gain its 18-9 advantage.

Freshman Zach Thomson, ranked No. 4 in Division III at 165 by d3wrestle.com and No. 5 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), made it a three-point match with his team-leading eighth pin of the season. With the fall, Thomson ran his record to 26-1 with his ninth win in a row.

Sophomore Jared Leon tied it at 18-18 with a 6-1 victory at 174, but McDaniel answered with a decision at 184 to go up 21-18. Junior Marshall Puls evened the score again for the Bullets following his 8-5 decision at 197, setting up the classic finish.

Gettysburg continues its season on Saturday, when it travels to Wilkes University for a quad also featuring Trinity (Conn.) and RIT.

McDaniel 24, Gettysburg 21 
125: Abe Evans (G) dec. Mike O'Boyle, 7-4
133: Matt Spano (G) pinned Sean Ensign (6:26) 
141: Mason Goretsas (M) pinned Tony Stanell (2:37)
149: Logan Yox (M) won by forfeit 
157: Brent Lowe (M) pinned Joe Fiore (4:30) 
165: Zach Thomson (G) pinned Torin Lehman (4:09) 
174: Jared Leon (G) dec. Jake Reik, 6-1
184: Scott Forrester (M) dec. Anthony Iorio, 12-6 
197: Marshall Puls (G) dec. Sule Marquez-Monsanto, 8-5 
285: Joe Camlin (M) dec. Kevin Poplaski, 6-5