By: Lenny Reich
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Mount Union senior
David Massey (Cuyahoga Falls / Woodridge) won his match at 133 pounds to give him 100 career wins but the Purple Raiders fell 26-16 at Ashland Saturday.
Massey is now one of seven wrestlers all-time to win at least 100 matches in his career and he is the first to do it since Alec Cotton in 2017.
As for the rest of the dual, Mount Union (4-8) won a total of four matches and did not allow the Eagles (8-6), ranked No. 12 in NCAA Division II, to close out the dual until the final match.
The Raiders other wins came in the form of a pin by
George Lassnick (Painesville / Lake Catholic) at 184 pounds and wins by
Jack Stanley (Brecksville / Brecksville-Broadview Heights) at 125 andÂ
Jordin James (Bedford) at 141.Â
Mount Union closes out the regular season with a dual against Glenville State (W.Va.) at Ashland.
NO. 12 ASHLAND 26, MOUNT UNION 16
125 –
Jack Stanley (MTU) dec. Christian Wellman (AU), 3-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-0 MU
133 –
David Massey (MTU) maj. dec. Gavin Weaver (AU), 11-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7-0 MU
141 –
Jordin James (MTU) dec. Luke Wymer (AU), 9-6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-0 MU
149 – Jesse Bowers (AU) dec.
Zach Berdysz (MTU), 11-6 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-3 MU
157 – Chance Esmont (AU) pin
Jesse Wright (MTU), 1:29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-9 MU
165 – Drew Wiechers (AU) pin Kristopher Jones (MTU), 2:29              15-10 AU
174 – Cameron Jenkins (AU) dec.
Chris Anderson (MTU), 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 18-10 AU
184 –
George Lassnick (MTU) pin Aidan Pasiuk (AU), 5:49Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 18-16 AU
197 – Walker Uhl (AU) dec.
Warren Gentile (MTU), 8-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 21-16 AU
285 – Ty Petrey (AU) tech. fall
Garrett O'Connell (MTU), 16-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 26-16 AU