BALTIMORE, MD – Visiting McDaniel jumped out to a 19-6 lead and eventually earned the decisive points on a win by forfeit at 285 as the Green Terror edged host Johns Hopkins, 25-24, in Centennial Conference wrestling action in Goldfarb Gymnasium Wednesday night.  The win improves McDaniel's record to 9-6 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, while the Blue Jays slip to 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial.
 
After falling behind 6-0 on a first-period pin by Johns Hopkins freshman Brent Lorin at 125, the Terror won the next four matches, including two by fall and one by major decision, to turn the six-point deficit into the 19-6 lead.  First-period pins by Isaiah Fosque at 141 and Alexander LaVeck at 157 fueled the run for the Terror.
 
Johns Hopkins answered with four straight wins of its own with first-period pins from 10^th-ranked Dominick Reyes at 165 and senior Nathan Wertheimer at 184 sandwiched around a 7-6 win for sophomore Joe Paul at 174; those three wins gave  the Blue Jays a 21-19 lead with two bouts remaining.
 
The match essentially came down to 197, where Blue Jay freshman Grant Walnoha topped McDaniel freshman Nick Parsons, 7-1, to increase the Hopkins lead to 24-19, but Tony Wuest's win by forfeit at 285 sealed the one-point win for the Green Terror, who snapped a three-match losing streak to the Blue Jays with the win.
 
A Record-Tying Pin
Wertheimer's pin was his 13^th of the season, which ties the Johns Hopkins single-season record originally set by Reyes during the 2017-18 season.
 
Notes of Interest
The win for Reyes was the 75^th of his career, his 50^th bonus-point win (27 pins, 12 majors, 11 technical falls) and his 13^th consecutive win this season • Lorin improved to 16-10 on the year with his ninth consecutive victory • Paul and Reyes are tied for the team-lead with 23 wins • With three pins tonight the Blue Jays now have 57 wins by fall this season.
 
What's Next
Johns Hopkins will travel to Elizabethtown for a non-conference match on Saturday, January 25.  The time of the match has been changed from its original time (12 pm) to 7:30 pm.
 
McDaniel-25, Johns Hopkins-24
125: Brent Lorin (J) pin Nick Malinowski (M) (1:23) (6-0)                                                                             
133: Steve Pabon (M) maj. dec. Jeremy Berger (J), 13-5 (6-4)
141: Isaiah Fosque (M) pin Hanting Wong (J) (2:25) (6-10)
149: Ryker Eckenbarger (M) dec. Jack Albin (J), 8-3 (6-13)
157: Alexander LaVeck (M) pin Bradlee Lamontagne (J) (1:27) (6-19)
165: #10 Dominick Reyes (J) pin Cole Nagle (M) (1:42) (12-19)
174: Joe Paul (J) dec. Michael Bromley (M), 7-6 (15-19)
184: Nathan Wertheimer (J) pin Gabe Dennis (M) (1:18) (21-19)
197: Grant Walnoha (J) dec. Nick Parsons (M), 7-1 (24-19)
285: Anthony Wuest (M) win by forfeit (24-25)