COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – A major decision from sophomore Mohamed Abdelatty at 285lbs, sparked the Ursinus College men's wrestling team to a 21-20 dual meet victory over New England College on Saturday afternoon from the Floy Lewis Bakes Fieldhouse.
 

Ursinus faced a 14-4 deficit midway through the dual, but by winning four of the next five bouts the Bears recorded their first dual meet victory of the season. Trailing 20-18 heading into the final bout, Abdelatty secured the comeback victory for Ursinus with an 11-1 major decision at 285lbs over NEC's Brandon Lavasta.

 
The Pilgrims won each of the first two bouts by decision to earn an early 6-0 lead heading into the 141lb match. Sophomore Andrew Schaen halted the New England College run by collecting a 13-4 major decision over Caden Frost (NEC) at 141lbs to bring the Bears deficit to 6-4. Schaen totaled a pair of takedowns in the opening stanza, while collecting a total of four takedowns throughout the match enroute to the major decision.

 
Next, sophomore Max Parnis (149lbs) dropped a 13-5 decision versus the second ranked wrestler in region one New England's Bobur Berdiyorov to increase the Pilgrims lead to 10-4. Parnis trailed 4-1 entering the final period, but a trio of takedowns resulted in the major decision. At 157lbs, New England College earned their largest lead of the match at 14-4, as junior Gabriel Heaney fell by a 15-3 major decision against Rocco Hayden.
 

The momentum swung during the 165lb match as sophomore Nicolas Rehfuss recorded a 16-1 technical fall over NEC's Andrew Pierdrahita to bring the Bears deficit to 14-9. Rehfuss jumped out to an early 6-0 lead behind a takedown and three near-fall points via a cradle. After an escape, Rehfuss defended and scored a take down during a shot attempt from Pierdrahita to increase his advantage to 9-1. He added a pair of near fall chances enroute to the technical fall victory. At 174lbs, Ursinus cut their deficit to 14-12 as junior Anthony Cerulli tallied a 9-4 decision at 174lbs over Joseph Bolduc.
 

New England College recorded a victory by fall at 184lbs to increase their lead to 20-12, but Ursinus quickly answered with a much-needed pin at 197lbs to bring the Bears deficit to 20-18 with one match remaining. Senior Connor Fritsch (197lbs) jumped out to an early 7-0 lead as a single leg takedown and four near fall points gave him a quick advantage. Fritsch used a half before readjusting his positioning for the pin over NEC's Trevion Atallah at the 1:20 mark of the opening period to bring Ursinus within striking distance.
 

In the final match, Abdelatty gained the momentum early on as a takedown and three near fall points gave him a 6-0 advantage of the end of the first period. In the second stanza, Abdelatty defended a shot attempt from NEC's Levasta and collected a takedown enroute to a 11-1 major decision and 21-20 match victory for the Bears. 
 

First-year Nicolas Brockson (133lbs) and sophomore Samuel Teti(141lbs) each earned bonus point victories in exhibition matches versus the Pilgrims.

 
The Bears return to action on Saturday, November 23rd as they travel to Hoboken, New Jersey for a tri-meet against Stevens University and No. 9 Vermont State University Castleton starting at noon.
 
RESULTS
125lbs –Dominic Gangi (NEC) over Franco Mazza (UC) by decision, 5-2 (UC 0, NEC 3)
133lbs – Michael Follo (NEC) over Aiden Leypoldt (UC) by decision, 10-6 (UC 0, NEC 6)
141lbs – Andrew Schaen (UC) over Caden Frost (NEC) by major decision, 13-4 (UC 4, NEC 6)
149lbs – Bobur Berdiyorov (NEC) over Max Parnis (UC) by major decision, 13-5 (UC 4, NEC 10)
157lbs – Rocco Hayden (NEC) over Gabriel Heaney (UC) by major decision, 15-3 (UC 4, NEC 14)
165lbs –Nicolas Rehfuss (UC) over Andrew Piedrahita (NEC) by technical fall, 16-1 (2:33) (UC 9, NEC 14)
174lbs – Aanthony Cerulli (UC) over Joseph Bolduc (NEC) by decision, 9-4 (UC 12, NEC 14)
184lbs – Kyle Gora (NEC) over Jordan Downey (UC) by fall (1:31) (UC 12, NEC 20)
197lbs – Connor Fritsch (UC) over Trevion Atallah (NEC) by fall (1:20) (UC 18, NEC 20)
285lbs – Mohamed Abdelatty (UC) over Brandon Lavasta (NEC) by major decision, 11-1 (UC 22, NEC 20)
** Team point deducted from Ursinus in the 285lb bout
 Final Score: Ursinus 21, New England 20

Exhibitions:
133lbs - Wyatt Gentile (NEC) over Gabe Tulone (UC) by decision 9-2
141lbs – Nicolas Brockson (UC) over Wyatt Gentile (NEC) by fall (1:50)
141bs – Samuel Teti (UC) over William Patterson (NEC) by technical fall, 17-0 (3:33)
149lbs – Joe Gangi (NEC) over CJ Ambrose (UC) by technical fall, 18-3