FAIRFAX, Va. (Nov. 18, 2023) — Freshmen Shawn Rynarz and Kingsley Menifee picked up victories for Morgan State wrestling on Saturday afternoon but in the end the Bears fell to host George Mason by a score of 36-6, followed by a 56-0 loss to No. 14 Minnesota.
Morgan dropped to 0-5 on the season with the pair of losses, while the Patriots improved to 4-2, and the Big Ten's Minnesota Gophers move to 3-0 overall.
Trailing 8-0, Rynarz (Arlington, Texas) got the Bears on the board with a 9-6 decision over Mason's Patrick Schellpfeffer at 133. Menifee (Warrenton, Va.) picked up a 9-4 decision over Malachi DuVall at 184, but in the end the Patriots came away with a 36-6 win.
In one of the more competitive matches, Jake Marsh was defeated by Evan Maag 10-5, at 165 pounds. Marsh was leading 3-2 to start the final period and was up 5-3 with :30 left before Maag registered a takedown and a near fall in the final :30 seconds of the match.
Minnesota had little trouble with Morgan as they won all nine contested matches by bonus points. Only one bout made it past the second period and no takedowns were recorded by the Bears. The shutout was the team's first since a 48-0 win over Maryland in Jan. of 2021, and it was the Gophers' largest win, and first time reaching 50 points, since a 53-0 victory over Duke in Jan. of 2019.
Morgan's full results from Saturday's George Mason Try-Dual are available below.
Match Results
Mason 36, Morgan State 6
Nov. 18, 2023 | Fairfax, Va. | Recreation Athletic Complex
125 | Ben Monn (Mason) over Kevin Lopez (MS), MD, 8-0
133 | Shawn Rynarz (MS) over Patrick Schellpfeffer (Mason), 9-6
141 | Nathan Higley (Mason) over Blake Bryant (MS), Fall (2:32)
149 | Kaden Cassidy (Mason) over Aaron Turner (MS), TF, 16-1 (4:38)
157 | DJ McGee (Mason) over Shaymus MacIntosh (MS), MD, 14-5
165 | Evan Maag (Mason) over Jake Marsh (MS), 10-5
174 | Paul Pierce (Mason) over Cort Vann (MS), TF, 15-0 (5:56)
184 | Kingsley Menifee (MS) over Malachi DuVall (Mason), 9-4
197 | Ruben Karapetyan (Mason) over Nathanic Kendricks (MS), 5-4
285 | Chad Nix (Mason) over Unknown (For.)
Match Results
#14 Minnesota 52, Morgan State 0
Nov. 18, 2023 | Fairfax, Va. | Recreation Athletic Complex
125 | #7 Patrick McKee (Minn) pinned Julian Dawson (MSU), 4:10 | 6-0 MINN
133 | Jager Eisch (Minn) tech fall Shawn Ryncarz (MSU), 18-0 | 11-0 MINN
141 | #31 Vance VomBaur (Minn) tech fall Khalid Brinkley (MSU), 18-0 | 16-0 MINN
149 | #18 Drew Roberts (Minn) tech fall Aaron Turner (MSU), 15-0 | 21-0 MINN
157 | #8 Michael Blockhus (Minn) pinned Shay MacIntosh, 2:21 (MSU) | 27-0 MINN
165 | Blaine Brenner (Minn) maj. dec. Jake Marsh (MSU), 9-1 | 31-0 MINN
174 | Sam Skillings (Minn) tech fall Cort Vann (MSU), 17-0 | 36-0 MINN
184 | #6 Isaiah Salazar (Minn) tech fall Kingsley Menifee (MSU), 15-0 | 41-0 MINN
197 | #19 Garrett Joles (Minn) tech fall Cam Johnson (MSU), 18-2 | 46-0 MINN
285 | Bennett Tabor (Minn) win via forfeit | 52-0 MINN
NEXT UP:
The Bears will be back on the mat next Monday night, hosting Marymount University at 6 p.m.inside Hill Field House.
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