COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team earned its first dual win of the season, Saturday, with a 31-12 triumph against Rhode Island College at the North/South Duals, hosted by Ursinus College.

The Blue Jays (1-5) were in position to bring home two more victories, but Ursinus rallied for a 24-23 win and Penn College did the same to defeat E-town 34-21. Muhlenberg downed the Blue and Gray, 34-10, in its opening match of the day.

Junior Colton Rex, compiled a perfect 4-0 record with a tech fall and pin to lead Elizabethtown's efforts. The Blue Jays also got multi-win days from Kyle Bythell, Nick Gonzalez, Austin Jones, along with newcomers Elijah Flasher and Luke Moynihan.

 

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MUHLENBERG 34, ELIZABETHTOWN 10

Austin Jones and Colton Rex staked E-town to a 10-0 lead, but Muhlenberg won eight straight bouts to close the match with 34 unanswered points.

Jones earned the Blue Jays six quick points as the Mules forfeited at 125. Rex emerged from an eventful first period with a 7-5 lead over Joshua Hickey after securing a takedown, four-point nearfall and escape. The Slatington native increased his lead to 10-5 after two and tacked on a takedown in the third for a 12-5 decision.

Back-to-back pins by Austin Sherman at 141 and Greg Baum at 149 put the Mules in front for the first time, 12-10, and they never trailed again.

Gennaro Cerminara (197) also collected a pin for Muhlenberg.

 

ELIZABETHTOWN vs. MUHLENBERG Saturday, January 5, 2019 // Collegeville, Pa.
WT.		ETOWN	MUHL
125	Austin Jones (ETOWN) won by forfeit	6	0
133	Colton Rex (ETOWN) dec. Joshua Hickey (MUHL), 12-5	10	0
141	#NR/CT Austin Sherman (MUHL) pinned Nick Gonzalez (ETOWN), 2:20	10	6
149	Greg Baum (MUHL) pinned Dan Smith (ETOWN), 3:15	10	12
157	Angelo Mahaffey (MUHL) dec. Kyle Bythell (ETOWN), 7-5	10	15
165	Dylan Schwartz (MUHL) dec. Colton Shriner (ETOWN), 13-6	10	18
174	Tommy DiSisto (MUHL) dec. Hunter Beaudet (ETOWN), 7-4	10	21
184	Jimmy Fratantoni (MUHL) maj. dec. Dayne Ross (ETOWN), 14-2	10	25
197	Gennaro Cerminara (MUHL) pinned Nikolay Savin (ETOWN), 1:37	10	31
285	Scott Schaeffer (MUHL) dec. Max Rhoden (ETOWN), 5-3	10	34
EXHIBITION MATCHES
197	Luca Colestock (MUHL) pinned Quinn Hogue (ETOWN), 1:55
Rankings: NWCA / d3wrestle.com NR - Not Ranked CT - Contender HM - Honorable Mention

 
 

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URSINUS 24, ELIZABETHTOWN 23

Coming into Saturday, Elizabethtown and Ursinus had only squared off twice in the previous decade. Those meetings didn't end well for the Jays as they were outscored a combined 85-10.

It was a much different story this time around, though the host Bears prevailed in the end, 24-23, on William McGinley's 3-2 heavyweight decision over Max Rhoden.

D3wrestle honorable mention Collin Wickramaratna opened the match with a 4-2 decision over Josh McLaughlin, but Elizabethtown took over from there.

Colton Rex won by tech fall (16-0) at 133, Luke Moynihan captured his first career victory, 10-5 over Kyle Seibert at 141, Nick Gonzalez won by injury default at 149 and Kyle Bythell pinned Edward Howlette (3:27) at 157 to put the Blue Jays up 20-3.

Ursinus stormed back with consecutive pins from Zachary Goranson (165), Gary Nagle (174) and Anthony Cutrufello (184) to go in front 21-20, before junior transfer Elijah Flasher earned his first victory as a Blue Jay with a 4-0 shutout of Charlie Wildermuth at 197 to reclaim the lead for the visitors.

An early takedown lifted McGinley to the lead in the decisive match. Rhoden escaped from the bottom to draw within 3-2 at the start of the third, but could not come up with the tying point as the Bears completed the comeback.

 

ELIZABETHTOWN at URSINUS Saturday, January 5, 2019 // Collegeville, Pa.
WT.		ETOWN	UC
125	#NR/HM Collin Wickramaratna (UC) dec. Josh McLaughlin (ETOWN), 4-2	0	3
133	Colton Rex (ETOWN) tech fall Brandon Miller (UC), 16-0 (3:12)	5	3
141	Luke Moynihan (ETOWN) dec. Kyle Seibert (UC), 10-5	8	3
149	Nick Gonzalez (ETOWN) injury default Thomas Boldosser (UC), 0:50	14	3
157	Kyle Bythell (ETOWN) pinned Edward Howlette (UC), 3:27	20	3
165	Zachary Goranson (UC) pinned Colton Shriner (ETOWN), 1:28	20	9
174	Gary Nagle (UC) pinned Hunter Beaudet (ETOWN), 1:15	20	15
184	Anthony Cutrufello (UC) pinned Dayne Ross (ETOWN), 2:16	20	21
197	Elijah Flasher (ETOWN) dec. Charlie Wildermuth (UC), 4-0	23	21
285	William McGinley (UC) dec. Max Rhoden (ETOWN), 3-2	23	24
EXHIBITION MATCHES
165	Noah Supsic (UC) pinned Dan Jerrems (ETOWN), 5:16
Rankings: NWCA / d3wrestle.com NR - Not Ranked CT - Contender HM - Honorable Mention

 

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ELIZABETHTOWN 31, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE 12

Colton Rex worked a 4:58 pin of Stephen Masi between decisions from Austin Jones and Luke Moynihan as the Blue and Gray raced out to a 12-0 lead against Rhode Island College.

Eric Walker's team finished as strong as it started, securing its first dual win of the season, 31-12.

After the Anchormen got on the board with Samuel Lindblom's decision at 149, Kyle Bythell (decision) and Colton Shriner (major decision) responded with wins for increase Elizabethtown's lead to 19-3.

RIC got within 19-12 on nationally-ranked Michael Gallagher's decision at 184. A forfeit at 197 and Max Rhoden pin at 285 suppressed any hopes of an Anchormen rally.

 

ELIZABETHTOWN vs. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE Saturday, January 5, 2019 // Collegeville, Pa.
WT.		ETOWN	RIC
125	Austin Jones (ETOWN) dec. Daniel Murray (RIC), 5-3	3	0
133	Colton Rex (ETOWN) pinned Stephen Masi (RIC), 4:58	9	0
141	Luke Moynihan (ETOWN) dec. Francisco Roman (RIC), 8-4	12	0
149	Samuel Lindblom (RIC) dec. Nick Gonzalez (ETOWN), 9-5	12	3
157	Kyle Bythell (ETOWN) dec. Zach Ford (RIC), 16-12	15	3
165	Colton Shriner (ETOWN) maj. dec. Tim Caplan (RIC), 13-2	19	3
174	Nathan Stemple (RIC) pinned Hunter Beaudet (ETOWN), 3:11	19	9
184	#10/NR Michael Gallagher (RIC) dec. Dayne Ross (ETOWN), 4-3	19	12
197	Elijah Flasher (ETOWN) won by forfeit	25	12
285	Max Rhoden (ETOWN) pinned Jordan Zanni (UC), 0:55	31	12
EXHIBITION MATCHES
165	Dan Jerrems (ETOWN) pinned Alexander Horn (RIC), 4:49
Rankings: NWCA / d3wrestle.com NR - Not Ranked CT - Contender HM - Honorable Mention

 

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PENN COLLEGE 34, ELIZABETHTOWN 21

Elizabethtown missed an opportunity to end Saturday on a high note after squandering an 18-point lead in a 34-21 loss to Penn College.

The Blue Jays were given 12 points from the get-go as Josh McLaughlin (125) and Colton Rex (133) received forfeit victories. Freshman Nick Gonzalez followed with his second career pin, sticking Gavin Link in 5:10 of their 141-pound bout.

Penn College quickly erased its goose egg, winning five straight weights, including four by pin, to take control of the match.

Colin Browne's pin of Dayne Ross at 184 gave the Wildcats a 28-18 lead and though Elijah Flasher was able to temporarily slow PCT's momentum with a 6-1 decision at 197, it wasn't enough to get the Blue Jays back into the match.

 

ELIZABETHTOWN vs. PENN COLLEGE Saturday, January 5, 2019 // Collegeville, Pa.
WT.		ETOWN	PCT
125	Josh McLaughlin (ETOWN) won by forfeit	6	0
133	Colton Rex (ETOWN) won by forfeit	12	0
141	Nick Gonzalez (ETOWN) pinned Gavin Link (PCT), 5:10	18	0
149	Cam Dickey (PCT) maj. dec. Luke Moynihan (ETOWN), 10-2	18	4
157	Jesse Walker (PCT) pinned Dan Smith (ETOWN), 0:36	18	10
165	Daniel Bergeron (PCT) pinned Colton Shriner (ETOWN), 1:31	18	16
174	Dylan Gettys (PCT) pinned Hunter Beaudet (ETOWN), 4:20	18	22
184	Colin Browne (PCT) pinned Dayne Ross (ETOWN), 4:39	18	28
197	Elijah Flasher (ETOWN) dec. Jared Mooney (PCT), 6-1	21	28
285	Dylan Otis (PCT) pinned Max Rhoden (ETOWN), 2:07	21	34
Rankings: NWCA / d3wrestle.com NR - Not Ranked CT - Contender HM - Honorable Mention