ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Thursday, February 7, 2008

Elizabethtown Falls at Home to King's, 25-20

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. ---  Elizabethtown College dropped a Metropolitan Intercollegiate Wrestling Association bout with King's College on Thursday night, 25-20.

First-year student Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) put the Blue Jays on the board first at 125lbs with an 11-10 decision over Rich Dorsey.  Etown forfeited to David Morgan at 133lbs, and first-year student Jarrod Cawley (Fleetwood, PA/Oley Valley) lost by fall at 141lbs to give Kings a 12-3 advantage.

Sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School) exploded for 13 points in the 1st period on route to a 15-0 tech fall in 3:22 to close the gap to 12-8.  The most exciting bout of the evening came at 157lbs, as junior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) needed four extra minutes to win 3-2 in the fourth ride-out period.

Sophomore Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) needed just 2:45 to secure the fall over Ryan Trees at 165 pound to give the Blue Jays a 17-12 lead, but King's pulled within 17-16 at 174lbs on a 12-3 major decision by Mike Reilly over sophomore Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee).

Etown fell behind 22-17 after 184lbs, as first year student Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs) had built a 9-6 lead with only 15 seconds left in the 2nd period, but was put into a bad position by Zach Martinez of King's and gave up the defensive pin with one second left in the period.

First-year student Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp) closed the gap to 22-20 with a thrilling 6-2 decision in overtime over Zach Wiilkinson at 197lbs. Sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) dropped an 8-4 decision to Justin Bender to close the match.

King's 25, Elizabethtown 20
125: Marty Harnish (E) dec. Rich Dorsey 11-10 (3-0)
133: David Morgan (K) by forfeit (3-6)
141: Anthony Miele (K) pins Jarrod Cawley 1:18 (3-12)
149: Bud Croswell (E) tech fall Frankie Davis 15-0, 3:22 (8-12)
157: Jereme Heisey (E) dec. Taylor Green, 3-2 in 4 OT (11-12)
165: Mike Lussier (E) pins Ryan Trees 2:45 (17-12)
174: Mike Reilly (K) maj. dec. Paul Connor 12-3  (17-16)
184: Zach Martinez (K) pins Josh Cook 4:59 (17-22)
197: Bill Meaney (E) dec. Zach Wilkinson, 6-2 in OT (20-22)
285: Justin Bender (K) dec. Tim Katzaman, 8-4  (20-25)