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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 23, 2024) – The Morgan State wrestling team lost to No. 18 ranked University of Pennsylvania, 43-4, on Friday night in Philadelphia to close out the season. Morgan standout Jacob Marsh (165) picked up his final win of the regular season with his major decision against Cam Connor to highlight action for the Bears inside The Palestra.
Marsh landed two takedowns against Connor and would go on to score an 8-0 victory. It was Marsh's fourth consecutive win to cap the season. The Maryville, Ohio, native led the team with a 15-12 record and finished 10-10 in duals.
The 125lbs match was between a pair of freshman.
Julian Dawson fell behind to Max Gallagher after being locked-up in a cradle en route to a 13-2 lead in the first period. Gallagher scored an escape in the second period before eventually winning by tech fall to give Penn a 5-0 lead.
Shawn Ryncarz had a competitive match at 133lbs against #9 Michael Colaiocco. After a medical stoppage, Ryncarz jumped ahead with a double-leg shot to take a 3-0 lead. Colaiocco scored on a quick escape and followed it up with a single-leg takedown for a 4-3 lead. Ryncarz scored a reversal to retake the lead. The two entered the second period tied 5-5. In the second period, Colaicco scored on a double-leg takedown to go ahead 9-5. He added back points to take a 13-5 cushion and would go on to win with a major decision at 14-5.
#17 Composto scored two takedowns on
Thomas Fierro to take a 10-1 lead in the first period. He extended the lead to 14-1 early in the second period and finished off the match with a technical fall 18-1.
At 149lbs, Hunter Gandy raced out to a 9-0 advantage against
Aaron Turner in the first period. A late single leg takedown in the third period gave Gandy a 13-0 edge and he would go on to win 14-0.
#23 Lucas Revano jumped up double-digits versus
Joshua Greenwood at 157lbs and finished the period with a 14-1 lead. Revano ended the match with a single leg takedown for a tech fall at 18-1 to secure his 20th win of the season.
Incontrera picked up Penn's fourth tech fall win in the meet, taking down the Bears'
Cortilius Vann four times in the first three minutes to lead 16-2. The #6 junior tallied his fifth and final three in the bout to start the second to claim his 21st win of the season off a 19-2 tech fall.
#20 Hale got back in the win column tonight, claiming the Red and Blue's final tech fall decision of the dual. The junior got to work against
Nathanic Kendricks fast, leading by three heading into the second. In the second, Hale scored a pair of takedowns and added back points to lead 14-1 after five minutes. Hale allowed Kendricks to escape to open the final period before getting his last takedown of the regular season to win 17-2.
#25 Urbas won a major decision over Eric Washington. Urbas led Washinton 5-0 after the first two periods, attacking offensively in the first with a takedown and escaping twice in the second to create a deep deficit for the final period. Urbas added back-to-back takedowns to the board in the third to win the Quakers' last dual of the 2023-24 season 12-2.
Penn 43, Morgan 4
125 | Max Gallagher (Penn) def. Julian Dawson (Morgan), TF 21-2 (time); Penn 5-0
133 | #9 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) def. Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan), MD 14-5, Penn 9-0
141 | #17 CJ Composto (Penn) def. Thomas Fierro (Morgan, TF 18-1, Penn 14-0
149 | Hunter Gandy (Penn) def. Aaron Turner (Morgan), MD 14-0, Penn 18-0
157 | #23 Lucas Revano (Penn) def. Joshua Greenwood (Morgan), TF 18-1, Penn 23-0
165 | Jake Marsh (Morgan) def. Cam Connor (Penn), MD 8-0, Penn 23-4
174 | #6 Nick Incontrera (Penn) def. Cortilius Vann (Morgan), TF, 19-2, Penn 28-4
184 | #20 Maximus Hale (Penn) def. Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan), TF, 17-2, 33-4
197 | #25 Cole Urbas (Penn) def. Eric Washington (Morgan), MD, 12-2, Penn 37-4
285 | John Stout (Penn) won by default, Penn 43-4
Extra Matches
141 | Lukas Richie (Penn) def. Kevin Lopez (Morgan), F
184 | Jake Stefanowicz (Penn) def. Eric Washington (Morgan), F 2:24
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