Steve Colasuonno's (Holtsville, NY/Sachem, NY) major decision over Adam Olin at 125 pounds was followed by a 10-8 overtime decision by Rob Willey (Baltimore / McDonogh) to give McDaniel a quick 7-0 lead. The Aggies cut it to 10-8 following Ryan Herwig's major decision over McDaniel's Zach Hetrick (Hanover, PA / Southwestern).
Then Delaware Valley ran into the strength of McDaniel's lineup. The nation's second ranked wrestler at 165 pounds, Tony Howard (Rockville, MD / Magruder), worked a 4-2 decision over Justin Powell. That was followed by Andrew Winfield's (New Windsor, MD / S. Carroll) win.
Winfield, a sophomore transfer from Penn State, pinned Ryan Pope in the third period to give McDaniel an 11-point cushion. Delaware Valley was poised to climb back into the match heading into the final two bouts when Paul Donnell ran out to a 9-3 lead on McDaniel's Sucba Steve Jennings (Baltimore / Pallotti) in the 174-pound bout, but Jennings rallied for a 12-11 win to put the match out of reach.
"I am proud of, but not shocked by the way we wrestled tonight," said head coach Sam Gardner. "After the 53-0 drubbing they put on us two years ago, I probably would have been pleased with it being respectable, but we showed grit and wrestled like we know we can. No one showed more grit than Jennings rallying to seal the win."
The Aggies swept the night's final pair of bouts gaining a decision and a pin.
With the win, McDaniel starts its dual meet season at 1-0, while the Aggies fall to 0-1 in head-to-head competition. The Green Terror returns to action on Saturday when McDaniel hosts the Sam Case Green Terror Duals. Festivities get underway in the Gill Center at 9:00am.
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