No. 2 Lucas Malmberg sent the Falcons in the right direction with a 13-4 major decision at 125, and Hunter Harris followed with a 9-6 decision of his own. No. 1 Loht then pinned Gabriel Corrochano at 2:12 in the 141 lb. weight class, putting up 13-0.
Chris Williamson battled with Jake Savoca before losing 8-4, with No. 9 Larry Cannon then stepping to the mat for a highy-anticipated bout with No. 2 Jorge Lopez. Unfortunately, Williams forfeited the bout.
Derek Beitz took a 6-3 decision to increase the Falcons' lead, with No. 3 Josh Thomson then pinning Kyle Gaffney at 2:23 in the 174 lb. match-up.
With the match in hand, Jeremy Bailes (184) came seconds away from providing the exclamation point, as he nearly upset the No. 2-ranked Chorzepa. Bailes earned a takedown near the end of the second period to enter the final round with a 13-9 lead, but Chorzepa soon battled his way back. With the third period closing, he collected a pivotal takedown of his own with 17 seconds left to draw within 13-12. He then held on for riding time to pick up another point and send the bout to overtime. Chorzepa's takedown moments later spoiled Bailes' bid for the upset, 15-13.
Still, Kyle Koser (197) and Jason Wright (285) each took decisions to complete the scoring and send Messiah to the championship win.
Earlier in the day the Falcons defeated Thiel College 36-9 to vault into the championship match.
The Falcons got off to a blistering start against Thiel, taking a 24-0 lead that included pins from No. 1 Kaleb Loht and Chris Williamson. With the match in hand, Isaiah Shipman picked up the team's third pin at 285 in just 12 seconds.
Final: Messiah defeated Williams College 34-6
125 - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) over Matt Morris (Williams College) Maj 13-4
133 - Hunter Harris (Messiah) over Dan Evangelakos (Williams College) Dec 9-6
141 - Kaleb Loht (Messiah) over Gabriel Corrochano (Williams College) Fall 2:12
149 - Jake Savoca (Williams College) over Chris Williamson (Messiah) Dec 8-4
157 - Larry Cannon (Messiah) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
165 - Derek Beitz (Messiah) over Timothy Garripoli (Williams College) Dec 6-3
174 - Josh Thomson (Messiah) over Kyle Gaffney (Williams College) Fall 2:23
184 - Christoper Chorzepa (Williams College) over Jeremy Bailes (Messiah) SV-1 15-13
197 - Kyle Koser (Messiah) over Anthony Brooks (Williams College) Dec 11-8
285 - Jason Wright (Messiah) over Ben Wertz (Williams College) Dec 4-1
Semifinal: Messiah defeated Thiel 36-9
125 - Marshall Myers (Messiah) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133 - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) over Trevor Wood (Thiel) Dec 8-3
141 - Kaleb Loht (Messiah) over Nick Hart (Thiel) Fall 4:07
149 - Chris Williamson (Messiah) over Nick Sutton (Thiel) Fall 1:50
157 - Larry Cannon (Messiah) over Sean Byham (Thiel) Dec 7-3
165 - Brandan Collins (Thiel) over Derek Beitz (Messiah) SV-1 3-1
174 - Josh Thomson (Messiah) over Jordan Powell (Thiel) Dec 7-1
184 - Ben Swarr (Messiah) over Jerrold Roosa (Thiel) Dec 8-1
197 - Jacob Trillow (Thiel) over Kyle Koser (Messiah) Fall 0:24
285 - Isaiah Shipman (Messiah) over Garret Schweitzer (Thiel) Fall 0:12
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