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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