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    Merchant Marine defeats nationally ranked Stevens

    KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- The USMMA wrestling team hosted #20 Stevens Tech. on Tuesday night at O'Hara Hall in both teams' Centennial Conference openers. The Mariners conceded the 285-pound heavyweight position to the Ducks, spotting Stevens six points to start the match, but it was Merchant Marine that came away with the home victory in the exciting dual, which was clinched on a pin in 197.

    Junior Mike Mui (Hingham, Mass.) led off with a pin in the dying seconds of the opening bout to tie the score at 6-6. Back-to-back major decisions by senior Tom Healy (Andover, N.J.) at 133 and sophomore Isaac Hammonds (Dover, Ohio) at 141 gave the Mariners a 14-6 lead.

    Arguably the most exciting bout of the night was at 149, when sophomore Nathan Twito (Ames, Iowa) pulled off a last-second escape to break a tie and claim the three points. The Ducks claimed victories via a fall at 157 and major decision at 165 to tie the score back up at 17-all.

    Freshman Jake Sherman (Jefferson, Ga.) earned a close 4-3 decision at 174 to make the score 20-17, but nationally-ranked Phil Woods narrowly escaped sophomore Patrick Rooney (Belgrade, Minn.), earning an 8-7 decision to tie the score back up.

    So it all came down to 197 and that's where junior Ricky Fisher (Nashville, Tenn.) sealed the Mariners' win with a pin 5:56 into the bout.

    The victory improved Merchant Marines' record to 2-7 overall (1-0 Centennial) on the season, while the Ducks fell to 7-5 (0-1 Centennial.

    Merchant Marine returns to action this Saturday, Jan. 17, when the Mariners host a Centennial Tri-Match, which will begin at 11 a.m. at O'Hara Hall.

    Results:
    125 - Michael Mui (Merchant Marine) over Rob Murray (Stevens Tech.) (Fall 6:53) - 6-0
    133 - Tom Healy (Merchant Marine) over Anthony Geiger (Stevens Tech.) (MD 17-9) - 10-0
    141 - Isaac Hammonds (Merchant Marine) over Benjamin Gilman (Stevens Tech.) (MD 15-5) - 14-0
    149 - Nathan Twito (Merchant Marine) over Zach Wilhelm (Stevens Tech.) (Dec 9-8) - 17-0
    157 - Mike Polizzi (Stevens Tech.) over Michael Maye (Merchant Marine) (Fall 3:35) - 17-6
    165 - Colin Navickas (Stevens Tech.) over Geoffrey Bilder (Merchant Marine) (TF 21-5 0:00) - 17-11
    174 - Jake Sherman (Merchant Marine) over Kalen Gans (Stevens Tech.) (Dec 4-3) - 20-11
    184 - Phil Woods (Stevens Tech.) over Patrick Rooney (Merchant Marine) (Dec 8-7) - 20-14
    197 - Ricky Fisher (Merchant Marine) over Ryan Jachim (Stevens Tech.) - (Fall 5:56)
    285 - Chris Florek (Stevens Tech.) wins via forfeit.
    Exhibition: 174 - Danny Moore (Stevens Tech.) over Greg Stanczuk (Merchant Marine) (Fall 2:55)
    Exhibition: 184 - Zach Bass (Stevens Tech.) over James Malone (Merchant Marine) (Fall 5:43)

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