COLLEGEVILLE, PA. - The Ursinus Wrestling team celebrated Senior day inside Helfferich Hall Saturday afternoon with Centennial Conference duals with Merchant Marine and Johns Hopkins.  

The Bears (5-4, 4-1) opened the meet falling to Merchant Marine in their first match 22-19 before outlasting Johns Hopkins 21-18 In their second match.  

After receiving a forfeit at 125lbs, the Bears dropped the first four matches and fell behind 15-6 at the halfway point. Returning to the mat for the first time this season, senior Jacob Folk picked up a major decision at 165lbs to make the score 15-10. Merchant Marine followed up with a major at 174 and a decision at 184 and lead 22-10 heading into the final two matches.  

Jason Carter (197lbs) claimed victory in his lone match of the day with a reversal late in the third period to earn a 3-2 decision over James Cruz. At 285lbs, Malcolm Hunt his fourth straight pin with a fall in the second period to make the final score 22-19 Mariners.  

In their second dual against Johns Hopkins, Ursinus opened with plenty of energy, winning the first three bouts, jumping out to a 13-0 lead. Terry Adams (125lbs) earned a major decision in his first bout to open the scoring for the Bears. Romeo Rodriguez followed suit earning a pinfall in the second with just eight seconds left on the clock. Late in the second period, Rodriguez shot in on a double-leg and used a second chance effort to collect a takedown. With time running out Rodriguez was able to lock up a cradle for the Bears and pinned Kareem Chambers to make the score 10-0. After Jagger Clapsadle earned a 1-0 decision at 141lbs, Ursinus led 13-0 with seven matches remaining.  

The Blue Jays collected three straight decisions and a pin at 174lbs made the score 15-13 Johns Hopkins with just three matches left. Senior Gary Nagle collected a technical fall at 184lbs to regain the lead for the Bears with two matches remaining. Fellow classmate Kyle Schaffer would follow up with a decision at 197 to give Ursinus a six-point lead.  In their final match, Hunt would fall 7-3 but Ursinus won the dual 21-18. With the victory, Ursinus has collected their second consecutive win over the Blue Jays and moved to 12-1 all-time against Johns Hopkins.  

"We dropped a dual today that we shouldn't have and it should serve as a wake up call,"Head Coach Joe Jamison said. "There were a few critical spots in the dual where we came up short and it cost us; we can't let it happen again and I need to do a better job. Merchant Marine always comes ready to battle, so hats off to them. I'm glad we were able to bounce back and get the win over a much improved Johns Hopkins. This Thursday is a big opportunity for us at Muhlenberg, so we're looking forward to it."

The Bears will return to action Thursday as they travel to Muhlenberg for a 7pm start inside Memorial Hall.  

Ursinus 19 MM 22

125 Terry Adams (Ursinus) win by forfeit MM 0 UC 6

133 Cameron Pleninger (Merchant Marine) over Romeo Rodriguez (Ursinus) (Dec. 10-8) MM 3, UC 6

141 Edward Pinc (Merchant Marine) over Jagger Clapsadle (Ursinus) (Fall 3:45) MM 9, UC 6

149 Austin Manning (Merchant Marine) over Dante Monaco (Ursinus) (Dec. 10-7) MM 12, UC 6

157 Tharon Burns (Merchant Marine) over Stone Franczyk (Ursinus) (Dec. 5-4) MM 15, UC 6

165 Jacob Folk (Ursinus) over Eric DeWald (Merchant Marine) (MD 12-1) MM 15, UC 10

174 Dominick Esposito (Delaware Valley) over Alex Koenig (Ursinus) (MD 17-5) MM 19, UC 10

184 William Sims (Merchant Marine) over Gary Nagle (Ursinus) (Dec. 2-0) MM 22, UC 10

197 Jason Carter (Ursinus) over James Cruz (Merchant Marine) (Dec. 3-2) MM 20, UC 20

285 Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus) over Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) (Fall 3:49) MM 22, UC 19 

Ursinus 21 Johns Hopkins 18

125 Terry Adams (Ursinus) over Brett Lorin (Johns Hopkins) (MD 14-6) JHU 0, UC 4

133 Romeo Rodriguez (Ursinus) over Kareem Chambers (Johns Hopkins) (Fall 4:52) JHU 0, UC 10

141 Jagger Clapsadle (Ursinus) over Yosef Ellis-rech (Johns Hopkins) (Dec. 1-0) JHU 0, UC 13

149 Justin Valdoria (Johns Hopkins) over Dante Monaco (Ursinus) (Dec. 8-6) JHU 3, UC 13

157 Chris Roybal (John Hopkins) over Stone Franczyk (Ursinus) (Dec. 8-2) JHU 6, UC 13

165 Jared Osborne (Johns Hopkins) over Noah Supsic (Ursinus) (Dec. 3-2) JHU 9, UC 13

174 Joe Paul (Johns Hopkins) over Connor Fritsch (Ursinus) (Fall 4:41) JHU 15, UC 13

184 Gary Nagle (Ursinus) over Grant Walnoha (Johns Hopkins) (TF 20-2) JHU 15, UC 18

197 Kyle Schaffer (Ursinus) over John Libby (Johns Hopkins) (Dec. 4-0) JHU 15, UC 21

285 Hank Behaeghel (Johns Hopkins) over Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus) (Dec. 7-3) JHU 18, UC 21