COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (Feb. 8, 2025) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy wrestling team battled a pair of Centennial Conference opponents at a round of league dual meets hosted by Ursinus College on Saturday. Kings Point came from behind in its first match of the day to defeat McDaniel College, 27-18, but dropped a 32-18 decision against Ursinus in the second contest. The Blue and Grey have a 9-5 dual-meet record on the season and end Centennial action at 3-2.
 
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Three Mariner wrestlers won multiple bouts on the day, with senior Cade Cowley (Boulder City, Nev.), junior Wesley Wydick (Utica, Ohio) and sophomore Tyler Withers (Gettysburg, Pa.) all posting 2-0 records. Seniors Charlie Lausten (Ashburn, Va.), Reid Garrison (Broadway, Va.) and Eddie Pinc (Medina, Ohio) and freshman Maxwell Corral (Oak Forest, Ill.) also picked up a win each.
 
In the opener, McDaniel took an early 6-0 lead courtesy of a forfeit at 125 pounds before Wydick recorded a pin in 2:02 at 133 and Lausten earned an 11-5 decision at 141 to help the Mariners grab a 9-6 lead.
 
The Green Terror took three straight matches to take a 19-6 advantage with a fall at 149, a decision at 157 and a major decision at 165.
 
USMMA closed out the match with authority with four straight victories, as Corral sparked the comeback with a 14-8 decision, followed by Withers registering a quick pin in 34 seconds in the 184-pound bout to cut the deficit to one point, 19-18. Cowley's 2-1 decision over at 197 put USMMA in front for good 21-19, and then Garrison closed it out with a fall in 2:57 at 285 to give them a 27-18 victory.
 
In the second match against the hosts, the Bears grabbed an early six-point margin with the forfeit win at 125 points before Wydick registered a 10-9 decision at 133 to cut the lead to 6-3. Ursinus took the next two matches at 141 and 149 to stretch their advantage to 16-3.
 
Pinc recorded a first-period pin to get the deficit down to seven, 16-9. After the Bears picked up back-to-back falls to take a 28-9 lead, Withers and Cowley grabbed their second victories of the day with a 4-0 decision at 184 and fall in 1:43 at 197, respectively, but it was too-little-too-late, as Ursinus had already clinched the team win.
 
The Blue and Grey return to competition this Wednesday, Feb. 12, against rival Coast Guard at 7 p.m. at Liebertz Gymnasium in Kings Point, N.Y. Prior to the match they will pay tribute to their nine graduating seniors with a special Senior Night ceremony.
 
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