DECEMBER 9, 2017

KING'S WRESTLERS FALL AT SIXTH RANKED MESSIAH, 35-12

GRANTHAM, PA — Host Messiah College, the sixth ranked team in NCAA Division III, won six of the 10 matches to post a 35-12 victory over King's College on Saturday afternoon at Brubaker Auditorium in Grantham.

The Falcons improve to 4-2 in dual matches this year while the Monarchs fall to 0-8.

King's got off to a good start when Dakota Quick recorded a fall in 3:40 at 125-pounds and Jake Taylor picked up a 6-4 decision at 141-pounds to improve to 11-2 on the season. However the Falcons picked up victories in the next six bouts, including four consecutive pins, a forfeit, and a tech fall to score 35 points. The Monarchs picked up their final points of the day when Ralph Bernardo came away with a 6-5 decision at 285-pounds.

The Monarchs will break for finals and then return to the mat on December 18th when they will travel down to Virginia to compete in the Washington and Lee Duals.


#6 Messiah 35 – King's 12
125 - Dakota Quick (K) pinned Sean Redington (M), 3:40
133 – No Contest
141 - Jake Taylor (K) dec. Hunter Harris (M), 6-4
149 - Nick Nunez (M) pinned Jake Daniel (K), 3:47
157 - Adam Peris (M) pinned Tony Immediato (K), 2:56
165 - #7 Jeff Hojnacki (M) pinned Josh Nagel (K), 4:11
174 - Kevin Edwards (M) pinned Sean Floto (K), 0:54
184 - #7 Derek Beitz (M) win by forfeit
197 - #7 Kyle Koser (M) tech. fall Eddie Merrill (K), 19-0
285 - Ralph Bernardo (K) dec. Jared Shell (M), 6-5