LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team fell to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the Centennial Conference with a 24-18 loss to Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon.
The Generals were victorious in five of the 10 weight classes, but could not overcome two losses by pin and another by medical default as the Blue Jays (4-6, 2-3) posted their eighth-straight win over W&L.

Washington and Lee jumped out to a 6-0 lead on the strength of wins by decision at the 125-pound and 133-pound weight classes. First-year Ben Ersing (Beverly, Mass./St. John's Prep) notched a 5-1 win over JHU first-year Adam Stevens (New York, N.Y./Collegiate) at 125, while first-year Sam Campbell (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) posted an 8-3 victory over first-year Mike Testa (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) at 133.

The Blue Jays registered wins at 141 and 149 to take a 9-6 advantage, before the Generals surged to a 12-9 lead as first-year David Dennis (Sherman, W.Va./Ravenswood) pinned JHU first-year William Selba (Selbyville, Del./Mt. St. Joseph) in 4:16.

After a loss at 165 knotted the score at 12-12, the Generals again assumed the lead (15-12) as junior Jon Brown (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) recorded a 3-2 win over senior Mike Keane (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) in the 174 weight class. However, Hopkins secured the match with pins at 184 and 197 to assume a 24-15 lead heading into the final bout, where senior John Christopher (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) notched a 3-2 win over sophomore Matt Rugani (Bronxville, N.Y./Bronxville) for the final margin.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it travels to West Virginia Tech for a 2:00 pm match.

JOHNS HOPKINS 24, WASHINGTON AND LEE 18
125 - Ben Ersing (W&L) d. Adam Stevens (JHU); 5-1
133 - Sam Campbell (W&L) d. Mike Testa (JHU); 8-3
141 - Rocky Barilla (JHU) d. Sammy Brusca (W&L) by default
149 - Mike Vecchiollo (JHU) d. J.P. Welch (W&L); 6-5
157 - David Dennis (W&L) d. William Selba (JHU); Fall 4:16
165 - Eric Levenseller (JHU) d. Rob Terrin (W&L); 5-2
174 - Jon Brown (W&L) d. Mike Keane (JHU); 3-2
184 - Hector Cintron (JHU) d. Eric Veres (W&L); Fall 2:08
197 - Tyler Schmidt (JHU) d. Zak Colangelo (W&L); Fall 4:10
285 - John Christopher (W&L) d. Matt Rugani (JHU); 3-2

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