ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Friday, January 16, 2004

Etown Falls to MAC Rival Messiah, 40-6

GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College dropped to 1-4 in dual matches in 2003-04 with a 40-6 road loss to Middle Atlantic Conference rival and nationally 24th-ranked Messiah College Friday night.

Rob Bozart (Camp Hill, PA/Cedar Cliff) scored Etown's first team points of the night at 141 pounds, winning on a 9-6 come-from-behind decision. Eric Guise (Bendersville, PA/Biglerville) posted Etown's other win, hanging on to an early lead to take a 4-3 decision at 197 pounds in his first official bout of the season.

Elizabethtown will return to action as the host of Gettysburg College Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m.

At Grantham, Pa.
#24 Messiah 40, Elizabethtown 6
125: Jacob Clackett (M), forfeit win (6-0, M)
133: Ben Ewig (M) maj. dec. Tom Elicker (E), 17-6 (10-0, M)
141: Rob Bozart (E) dec. Geoff Harner (M), 9-6 (10-3, M)
149: Kevin Gin (M) dec. Wayne Hummer (E), 10-3 (13-3, M)
157: Matt Gorkos (M) dec. Vinny Camacho (E), 7-5, OT (16-3, M)
165: Anthony Dill (M) pinned Joe Sahd (E), 4:49 (22-3, M)
174: Tim Pentz (M) inj. def. Matt Freeborn (E), 3:27 (28-3, M)
184: Tony Valenti (M) pinned John Garganta (E), 1:08, (34-3, M)
197: Eric Guise (E), dec. Ethan Bucarey (M), 4-3 (34-6, M)
Hwt: Kevin English (M), forfeit win, (40-6, M)