DANVILLE, Va. - A pin by McDaniel College wrestling freshman Thomas Monn at 149 pounds secured a 28-22 road victory over Averett Saturday at the Grant Center.

Monn was one of two Green Terror (1-0) to earn a win by fall, joining junior Jaedyn Harris who pinned the Cougars' William Baldwin in 4:30 at 197 pounds to give the visitors a 19-0 lead after four matches.

Senior Alex LaVeck started things off with a tech fall at 165 pounds before senior Michael Bromley followed that up with a tech fall of his own at 174. Senior Dalton Pearl then earned a 9-4 decision at 184 pounds to give McDaniel a 13-0 advantage.

Averett (0-1) picked up its first win with a major decision at heavyweight before junior Alex DuFour earned a one-point decision over Daniel Porter at 125 pounds to push the Green Terror lead back to 18 points.

The Cougars posted back-to-back victories by pin at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, to cut their deficit to six, 22-16. With an opportunity to tie the match with a pin at 149 pounds, Monn recorded the first fall of his career to improve to 4-0 this season and secure the win for McDaniel.

The Green Terror continue their stay in Danville on Sunday as they will participate in the Cougar Open with eight mats and 20 other schools. Competition begins at 9 a.m.

McDaniel 28, Averett 22
165: Alex LaVeck (McDaniel) tech fall Anthony Taylor (Averett) 16-0, 3:00 (5-0)
174: Michael Bromley (McDaniel) tech fall Jovante Hobbs (Averett) 20-5, 6:00 (10-0)
184: Dalton Pearl (McDaniel) dec. Nathan Mallery (Averett) 9-4 (13-0)
197: Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) pin William Baldwin (Averett) 4:30 (19-0)
285: Jamar Christian (Averett) maj. dec. Ezekiel Gayle (McDaniel) 11-3 (19-4)
125: Alex DuFour (McDaniel) dec. Daniel Porter (Averett) 7-6 (22-4)
133: Kyle Sanders (Averett) pin Romeo Tsai (McDaniel) 0:50 (22-10)
141: Hunter Campbell (Averett) pin Joe McKneely (McDaniel) 2:08 (22-16)
149: Thomas Monn (McDaniel) pin Hai Siu (Averett) 4:45 (28-16)
157: Jesse Alvarado (Averett) pin William Riley Jr. (McDaniel) 3:00 (28-22)