HOBOKEN, N.J. – Sophomore heavyweight
Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) remained unbeaten this season after picking up a pair of decisions against Centennial Conference opponents on Saturday.
Gettysburg (7-4, 1-2 CC) wasn't as fortunate as its heavyweight, dropping both team decisions. The Bullets fell to seventh-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology (16-0, 2-0 CC) 46-3 before being edged by United States Merchant Marine Academy (4-7, 2-2 CC) 20-19.
Powered by four nationally-ranked wrestlers, Stevens won each of the first nine bouts against Gettysburg. Triandafilou put a halt to the shutout by securing a 9-2 win over Pete Andrich.
Gettysburg won three of the first four bouts against Merchant Marine with a forfeit at 125 and back-to-back decisions by freshmen
Colin Devlin (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) and
Traken Sutton (Wethersfield, Conn./Loomis Chaffee) at 141 (4-0) and 149 (3-1), respectively.
The Mariners won the next two matches before sophomore
Dan Ebert (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) recorded a 13-2 major decision at 174 to push the Bullets in front 16-14.
Merchant Marine secured the team win with a pair of decisions in the next two matches. In a rematch of last season's Centennial Conference Championships semifinal, Triandafilou avenged his first collegiate loss by beating Brandon Joest 1-0. The Gettysburg sophomore, who came in ranked fifth by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, improved to 16-0 this season.
Gettysburg faces Washington & Lee University and Johns Hopkins University in an event hosted by McDaniel College next Saturday at noon.
| No. 7 Stevens 46 Gettysburg 3 |
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| 125: Rob Murray (STE) dec. Lenny Ogozalek (GC), 9-2 |
Stevens leads 3-0 |
| 133: #1 Troy Stanich (STE) pinned Louie Carusillo (GC), 3:39 |
Stevens leads 9-0 |
| 141: Dylan Van Sickell (STE) pinned Colin Devlin (GC), 1:20 |
Stevens leads 15-0 |
| 149: #7 Zach Wilhelm (STE) major dec. Traken Sutton (GC), 22-8 |
Stevens leads 19-0 |
| 157: Aaron Wolfang (STE) pinned Henry Scavone (GC), 2:13 |
Stevens leads 25-0 |
| 165: #8 Colin Navickas (STE) tech. fall Quinn Merrigan (GC), 25-9 |
Stevens leads 30-0 |
| 174: Josh Smith (STE) major dec. Dan Ebert (GC), 13-2 |
Stevens leads 34-0 |
| 184: Danny Moore (STE) won by forfeit |
Stevens leads 40-0 |
| 197: #8 AJ Kowal (STE) pinned Camden Stoops (GC), 1:22 |
Stevens leads 46-0 |
| HWT: #5 Paul Triandafilou (GC) dec. Pete Andrich (STE), 9-2 |
Stevens leads 46-3 |
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| Merchant Marine 20 Gettysburg 19 |
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| 125: Lenny Ogozalek (GC) won by forfeit |
Gettysburg leads 6-0 |
| 133: Tyler Craig (USMMA) pinned Louie Carusillo (GC) |
Tied 6-6 |
| 141: Colin Devlin (GC) dec. Nathan Henkle (USMMA), 4-0 |
Gettysburg leads 9-6 |
| 149: Traken Sutton (GC) dec. Trent Dolby (USMMA), 3-1 |
Gettysburg leads 12-6 |
| 157: Erik Besheda (USMMA) tech. fall Henry Scavone (GC), 16-1 |
Gettysburg leads 12-11 |
| 165: Joshua Glantzman (USMMA) dec. Quinn Merrigan (GC), 7-4 |
USMMA leads 14-12 |
| 174: Dan Ebert (GC) major dec. Collin Keil (USMMA), 13-2 |
Gettysburg leads 16-14 |
| 184: Kurtis Hahn (USMMA) dec. Austin Roskos (GC), 6-0 |
USMMA leads 17-16 |
| 197: Blake Bunce (USMMA) dec. Camden Stoops (GC), 2-0 |
USMMA leads 20-16 |
| HWT: #5 Paul Triandafilouo (GC) dec. Brandon Joest (USMMA), 1-0 |
USMMA leads 20-19 |
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| Exhibitions |
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| Anthony Alexandrou (GC) dec. Joey Borai (STE), 8-6 |
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| Austin Roskos (GC) dec. Carl Vasti (STE), 7-2 |
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| Chad Puglio (USMMA) pinned Andrew Andrade (GC) |
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| Joseph Fiore (USMMA) dec. Brandon Carcuffe (GC), 12-6 |
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| Joey Borai (STE) pinned Josh Newman (GC) |
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