ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Gettysburg College wrestling team won seven bouts on the way to a 31-15 non-conference victory over host Elizabethtown College Friday night.
 
A forfeit at 125 gave Elizabethtown (1-8) the lead temporarily before Gettysburg (5-2) ran off wins in the next four matches. Sophomore Alex Shaffer (Doylestown, Pa./Archbishop Wood) and junior Colin Devlin (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) each posted major decisions at 133 (10-0) and 149 (8-0), respectively, while sophomore Sean Thompson (Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro South) notched a second-period pin (3:47) at 141 pounds. Freshman Ray Martin (Downingtown, Pa./West Chester Henderson) improved to 18-4 this season with a 6-5 win over Josh Paisley at 157.
 
Following a major decision win by the Blue Jays at 165 that trimmed the team score to 17-10, senior Colin Kowalski (Derwood, Md./Georgetown) tallied his team-leading 11th fall of the season in 1:41 at 174 pounds. Kowalski upped his season record to 23-2 and secured his 95th career win.
 
Senior Dan Ebert (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) dominated action from the top position in the second period, scoring multiple near-falls on the way to a dominant 16-0 technical fall at 184 pounds.
 
Friday's match wrapped up with senior Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown), who came in ranked seventh in the nation, posting a 5-0 win over Max Rhoden at heavyweight. The win was Triandafilou's 108th in his career and moved his season mark to 20-2. Additionally, it moved Triandafilou and Kowalski into a tie for the top spot for most wins by two classmates in program history with 203.
 
Gettysburg turns right back around with a pair of Centennial Conference duals on Saturday. The Bullets open against U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 11 a.m. followed by a contest against Stevens Institute of Technology.
 
Gettysburg 31, Elizabethtown 15
125: Austin Jones (EC), forfeit (6-0)
133: Alex Shaffer (G) maj. Dec. Josh McLaughlin (EC), 10-0 (6-4)
141: Sean Thompson (G) pinned Colton Rex (EC), 3:47 (6-10)
149: Colin Devlin (G) maj. Dec. Luke Moynihan (EC), 8-0 (6-14)
157: Ray Martin (G) dec. Josh Paisley (EC), 6-5 (6-17)
165: Kyle Bythell (EC) maj. Dec. Mason Canonico (G), 11-3 (10-17)
174: Colin Kowalski (G) pinned Hunter Beaudet (EC), 1:41 (10-23)
184: Dan Ebert (G) tech fall Dayne Ross (EC), 16-0, 5:24 (10-28)
197: Elijah Flasher (EC) tech fall Austin Roskos (G), 18-3, 5:00 (15-28)
285: #7 Paul Triandafilou (G) dec. Max Rhoden (EC), 5-0 (15-31)