Big Numbers
Messiah's strength was on display throughout, and five of their wins were by either major, tech fall, or pin. All five of those instances came in a row, too, starting with Stephen Maloney at 149. His tech fall over Scott Miser came in just 2:38, and both Matt Pangle and Jeff Hojnacki followed with pins. The win for Pangle moved him to 12-8 on the season, and it was also his eighth fall on the year. The fall was the 12th of the season for Hojnacki.
Ben Swarr (174) continued his rebound from his two-match losing streak with his third win in a row -- fall, decision, and now tech fall. Derek Beitz followed with a 16-2 major.
At 197, Kyler Koser, the team's leader in wins with 38, had the night off and Victor DeFrance took advantage by bumping up a weight to win 8-7 over Jake Pooton.
Milestone
Two days before former Messiah wrestling coach Neil Turner is to be inducted into the Falcons' Hall of Honor, his successor, Bryan Brunk, continued to push his program-record win total to new heights. His overall record is now 200-110 across 14-plus seasons, good for a win percentage of .645 that is second only to Turner (131-70; .652).
Across his time with Messiah, Brunk has led the team to 12 different seasons of double-digit wins. This marked his sixth season with at least 16 wins.
Results:
125: Sean Redington (Messiah) dec. Jake Reid 11-4
133: Nick Malinowski (McDaniel) won by forfeit
141: Nick Nunez (Messiah) dec. Jahmally Willie 4-2
149: Stephen Maloney (Messiah) tech. fell Scott Miser 16-1 (2:38)
157: Matt Pangle (Messiah) pinned Cole Nagle 1:52
165: Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah) pinned Wade Bishop 6:21
174: Ben Swarr (Messiah) tech. fell Ronald Mattox 18-2 (3:30)
184: Derek Beitz (Messiah) maj. dec. Ronnie Wuest 16-2
197: Victor DeFrance (Messiah) dec. Jake Pooton 8-7
HWT: Brendan Woody (McDaniel) dec. Jared Schell 3-2
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