GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior Sean Thompson (Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and freshman Eric Mougalian (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) each scored wins as Gettysburg College (8-7) fell to No. 15 Messiah College (14-5) 34-6 in a non-conference wrestling dual Friday night inside Bream Gym.
 
No. 15 Messiah 34, Gettysburg 6

• 125: Sean Redington (M) tech. fall Ethan Greenberg (G), 24-9 (3:53) (5-0)
• 133: Josiah Gehr (M) tech. fall Jake Stein (G), 28-13 (3:36) (10-0)
• 141: Sean Thompson (G) dec. Dalton Daugherty (M), 9-4 (10-3)
• 149: Eric Mougalian (G) dec. Jake Coniglio (M), 12-10 (10-6)
• 157: #8 Stephen Maloney (M) tech. fall Michael Daugherty (G), 22-7 (4:55) (15-6)
• 165: Kevin Edwards (M) dec. Phil Angelo (G), 9-7 (18-6)
• 174: Kevin Diehl (M) dec. Michael Carioscia (G), 15-12 (21-6)
• 184: David Stevens (M) won by forfeit (27-6)
• 197: Joe Embleton (M) major dec. Jon Stix (G), 30-18 (31-6)
• 285: Carter Urich (M) dec. Paul Pelham (G), 6-3 (34-6)

 
Match Highlights

• A rapid pace was set early with 74 points scored in the opening two matches, both won by Messiah via technical falls.
• Thompson fell behind early against Daugherty at 141 as the Falcon grappler took the Gettysburg junior to the mat twice in the first period. Thompson cut the deficit in half with an escape in the second and tied the score with a takedown in the third. He maintained the momentum by turning his advantage on top into four back points and clinched the riding time point for a 9-4 win.
• Mougalian and Coniglio turned in the match of the night with a back-and-forth battle that went right down to the final buzzer. The two wrestlers were tied 4-4 after the first period and Mougalian took a slim 7-6 lead with an escape and takedown in the second. An escape by Mougalian to start the third period was quickly answered by a takedown by Coniglio. The pair exchanged reversals to maintain the deadlock, but an escape by the Gettysburg first-year with about 10 seconds left put him ahead 11-10. Mougalian already had the riding time point sewed up, forcing Coniglio to go after a last-second takedown, which came after the clock ran down to zero.
• Junior Michael Carioscia (Pawling, N.Y./Canterbury School) scored three takedowns and an escape to jump in front of Kevin Diehl 7-5 after one period at 174. Diehl came back in the second to out-score the Gettysburg wrestler 8-1 on the way to a 15-12 decision.
• Freshman Paul Pelham (Devon, Pa./Conestoga) pulled within a point at 4-3 against Carter Urich following an escape in the heavyweight bout, but the Falcon grappler clinched the decision with a takedown with under 20 seconds remaining.

 
By the Numbers

• The two teams combined for 238 points. Messiah racked up 61 takedowns, while Gettysburg turned in 57 escapes.
• Thompson picked up his team-leading 24th win of the season. The junior improved to 24-11 and moved into a tie for 19th in program history alongside Camden Stoops '17 with his 75th career win.
• Mougalian improved to 12-14 on the season.

 
The Series
Messiah scored its 12th consecutive win over Gettysburg and improved to 25-14 in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg returns to competition tomorrow with a pair of Centennial Conference duals against Washington and Lee University (9-4) and No. 21 Muhlenberg College (13-2). Action starts at noon from inside Bream Gym.