COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College wrestling team earned three key Centennial Conference dual meet wins on Saturday.

The Bears (9-0, 5-0 Centennial) started the day with 32-11 win over Merchant Marine (4-7, 3-2 Centennial) then scored a 27-10 win over Stevens (10-5, 4-1 Centennial).

Ursinus finished the day with a 42-6 win over Muhlenberg. The two wins over Merchant Marine and Stevens marked the first time that Ursinus had defeated both teams in a dual in the same season since 2007. The win over Merchant Marine also snapped a four-meet losing streak to the Mariners.

Ursinus started the Merchant Marine bout with freshman Christopher Donaldson (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) taking a pin over Matt Chess in 2:01 for a 6-0 lead. After a forfeit win for senior Alex Blank (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) at 133, Ursinus went up 15-0 as sophomore Elisha Gaylor (West Reading, Pa./Wyomissing) won his bout at 141 with a 10-6 decision win over Bernard Watson.

Senior Connor McCormick (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) picked up a win in 2:58 over Nick Watson at 149 for a  21-0 Ursinus lead, with freshman Richard Jasinski (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridgeville) taking a 12-2 major decision over Matthew Hiltz at 157.

Merchant Marine took the next three bouts as Connar Zimmerman defeated junior Andrew Corbett (Pittsgrove, N.J./Shalick) via a 9-5 decision at 165, followed by a 5-2 win over Samual Fry over Matthew Kreuger (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) at 174 for a 25-6 Ursinus lead. Erik Schott earned a tech fall over junior Michael Williams (Bronx, N.Y./Westtown) at 184, 18-2 in 5:05 to put the Mariners within 14 at 25-11.

Ursinus would take the final two bouts as senior Connor McNamara (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) eeked out a slim 4-3 decision over Tyler Russell at 197, while junior William Cornely (Cinnaminson, N.J./Camden Catholic) defeated Dan Wilke 16-4 at 285 for the final margin of 32-11. Russell came into the bout leading the weight class in the conference in victories with 16.

Against Stevens, Donaldson defeated Anthony Geiger via a pin in 2:20, while Blank picked up a 7-0 decision over Andrew Boehn for a  9-0 lead.

Stevens' Michael Polizzi defeated Gaylor 2-0 at 141 to give the Ducks their first points of the match at 9-3.

Ursinus won the next two bouts, as McCormick bested CJ Castera at 149 3-2, followed by a 3-1 decision for Jasinski over Jake Odell.

At 165, Joey Favia defeated Reick via an 11-2 major decision, before Krueger battled back for a  7-6 decision over James Holden at 174 to give Ursinus an 18-10 lead. McNamara sealed the win for Ursinus with a 6-1 win over Alex Moreno at 197, while Cornely won via a forfeit at 285.

Against Muhlenberg, the Bears picked up six forfeit wins, with Gaylor defeating Matthew Parker at 141, before sophomore Karch Connors (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) won his bout over Nicholas Pallotta at 285 12-10 for a 42-6 win.

Ursinus heads to  Washington & Lee next Saturday to take on W&L, New York University and McDaniel in the final Centennial dual of the season.

Ursinus 32, Merchant Marine 11                         
125     Chris Donaldson (UC)    Pin 2:01        Matt Chess (USMMA)      6-0
133     Alex Blank (UC) FF              12-0
141     Elisha Gaylor (UC)      DEC 10-6        Bernard Watson (USMMA)  15-0
149     Connor McCormick (UC)   Pin 2:58        Nick Watson (USMMA)     21-0
157     Richard Jasinski (UC)   MD 12-2 Matthew Hiltz (USMMA)   25-0
165     Connar Zimmerman (USMMA)        DEC 9-5 Andrew Corbett (UC)     25-3
174     Samual Fry (USMMA)      DEC 5-2 Matt Kreuger (UC)       25-6
184     Erik Schott (USMMA)     TECH 18-2, 5:05 Michael Williams (UC)   25-11
197     Connor McNamara (UC)    DEC 4-3 Tyler Russell (USMMA)   28-11
285     William Cornely (UC)    MD 16-4 Dan Wilke (USMMA)       32-11

Ursinus 27, Stevens 10                         
125     Christopher Donaldson (UC)      PIN 2:20        Anthony Geiger (STE)    6-0
133     Alex Blank (UC) DEC 7-0 Andrew Boehn (STE)      9-0
141     Michael Polizzi (STE)   DEC 2-0 Elisha Gaylor (UC)      9-3
149     Connor McCormick (UC)   DEC 3-2 CJ Caserta (STE)        12-3
157     Richard Jasinski (UC)   DEC 3-1 Jake Odell (STE)        15-3
165     Joey Favia (STE)        MD 11-2 William Reick (UC)      15-7
174     Matt Kreuger (UC)       DEC 7-6 James Holden (STE)      18-7
184     Ryan Dormann (STE)      DEC 4-0 Dan Manganaro (UC)      18-10
197     Connor McNamara (UC)    DEC 6-1 Alex Moreno (STE)       21-10
285     William Cornely (UC)    FF        27-10

Ursinus 42, Muhlenberg 6                               
 125     Christopher Donaldson (UC)      FF              6-0
133     Alex Blank (UC) FF              12-0
141     Elisha Gaylor (UC)       DEC 5-2 Matthew Parker (MUHL)   15-0
149     Kevin Homan (MUHL)      DEC 4-2 (OT)    Tyler Helms (UC)        15-3
157     Richard Jasinski (UC)   FF              21-3
165     William Reick (UC)      FF              27-3
174     Matt Kreuger (UC)       FF              33-3
184     Jonathan Sternlicht (MUHL)      DEC 3-2 Michael Williams (UC)   33-6
197     Connor McNamara (UC)    FF              39-6
285     Karch Conners (UC)      DEC 12-10       Nicholas Pallotta (MUHL)