The Muhlenberg men's wrestling team opened up its Centennial Conference dual schedule with a 26-18 loss at 23rd-ranked McDaniel in a match that came down to the final bout.

The Mules trailed 18-5 halfway through the match but started their comeback with a major decision by junior Tyson Derenberger at 165. After a scoreless first period, Derenberger (pictured above) took his opponent down late in the second period and twice in the final 30 seconds of the third period.

After a McDaniel technical fall, junior Nick Stump recorded the fastest pin of his career, flattening his opponent in just 45 seconds to make the score 23-15. It was his team-leading ninth pin of the season and improved his record at 184 to a perfect 6-0 this season.

Senior Ryan Fairchild followed with an 11-4 decision to bring the Mules to within 23-18. They need a pin in the final bout to pull out the win, but the Green Terror clinched the match with a 9-2 decision.

Junior CJ Horvath began the night with a technical fall at 125, building a 21-5 lead early in third period. With seven techs on the season, Horvath is within one of the school record he set last year.

McDaniel 26, Muhlenberg 18
125 CJ Horvath (Mu) tech fall Romeo Tsai, 6:32 (21-5)
133 Andrew Yuen (Mc) tech fall Max Rotter, 1:18 (15-0)
141 Andrew Dolezel (Mc) tech fall David Rosenfarb, 3:15 (17-2)
149 Thomas Monn (Mc) tech fall Eoghan O'Hara, 3:44 (17-2)
157 Andre Allen (Mc) dec. Charles Levine, 7-5
165 Tyson Derenberger (Mu) maj. dec. LaDaynean Simpson, 10-1
174 Alex Taylor (Mc) tech fall Lucas Velando, 5:35 (16-1)
184 Nick Stump (Mu) pinned Soren Wynn, 0:45
197 Ryan Fairchild (Mu) dec. Zeke Gayle, 11-4
285 Kaden Bryan (Mc) dec. Hayk Grigorian, 9-2