LEXINGTON, VA - The Johns Hopkins wrestling team dropped a pair of Centennial Conference dual meets on Saturday as the Blue Jays fell to sixth-ranked Stevens (27-18) and host Washington & Lee (27-13). The Blue Jays end the regular season at 5-10 overall and 3-4 in the Centennial Conference.

Hopkins-Stevens: The Blue Jays gave the sixth-ranked Ducks all they could handle before falling 27-18. The Blue Jays grabbed a 3-0 lead on the strength of a 10-8 win by sophomore Ricky Cavallo over defending Centennial Conference champion and 2016 NCAA Regional runner-up Rob Murray at 125 and the match was tied 6-6 after three bouts when Lucas Escobar scored a 7-6 win over Dylan Van Sickell at 141.

The Ducks pushed out to a 16-6 advantage on the strength of technical fall wins at 149 and 157, but an 8-2 win by Dane Morgan at 165 and a 13-5 major decision victory by senior Jared Forman at 174 made it 16-13.

The three-point lead held for the Ducks through 197 after the teams traded technical falls at 184 and 197; Miles Gilliam drew the Blue Jays with 21-18 with an 18-0 victory over Gerad Ross at 197, but Pete Andrich's pin at 285 sealed the win for Stevens.

Hopkins-Washingotn & Lee: Cavallo opened with a forfeit victory, but the Generals won the next five bouts to grab a 21-6 lead. Included in those four wins were a tough 4-2 win for Michael Dik over Escorbar at 141 and a 3-2 decision for Zachary Papin over Tommy Grifa at 149.

Forman and Gilliam then sandwiched wins at 174 and 197 around a W&L victory at 184 to narrow the deficit to 24-13 before Matt Kaminer iced the victory by scoring a takedown in the final seconds against Hayden Good at 285.

Forman's win came via a 10-5 decision over Brandon Lefore, while Gilliam added his second bonus-point victory of the day with a 9-0 major decision of Zach Francis.

Inside the Box Scores: Forman's two wins on the day give him a team-best 20 victories on the season (20-12) • Cavallo's two victories improve his record to 9-2 on the year and he's won six straight • Morgan needs just one win to reach 25 in his career.

Up Next: Johns Hopkins heads to Stevens next Saturday (February 11) for the Centennial Conference Championships.

#6 Stevens-27, Johns Hopkins-18
125 - Ricky Cavallo (JHU) d. Rob Murray (ST); 10-8 [0-3]
133 - Joey Borai (ST) d. Christian Vallis (JHU); Inj. Def. [6-3]
141 - Lucas Escobar (JHU) d. Dylan Van Sickell (ST); 7-6 [6-6]
149 - #10 Zach Wilhelm (ST) d. Tommy Grifa (JHU); TF, 16-1 (4:30) [11-6]
157 - #7 Thomas Poklikuha (ST) vs. Connor Joyce (JHU); TF, 18-2 (4:28) [16-6]
165 - Dane Morgan (JHU) d. Aaron Wolfang (ST); 8-2 [16-9]
174 - Jared Forman (JHU) d. Josh Smith (ST); 13-5 [16-13]
184 - Danny Moore (ST) d. Anders Bright (JHU); TF, 22-6 (6:05) [21-13]
197 - Miles Gilliam (JHU) d. Gerad Ross (ST); TF, 18-0 (4:47) [21-18]
285 - Pete Andrich (ST) d. Hayden Good (JHU); Fall 5:43 [27-18]

Washington & Lee-27, Johns Hopkins-13
125 - Ricky Cavallo (JHU) won by forfeit [0-6]
133 - Zach Bylykbashi (W&L) won by forfeit [6-6]
141 - Michael Dik (W&L) d. Lucas Escobar (JHU); 4-2 [9-6]
149 - Zachary Papin (W&L) d. Tommy Grifa (JHU); 3-2 [12-6]
157 - Shane Conners (W&L) d. Connor Joyce (JHU); TF, 19-4 (6:20) [17-6]
165 - Joe Scott (W&L) d. Dane Morgan (JHU); 11-1 [21-6]
174 - Jared Forman (JHU) d. Brandon Lefore (W&L); 10-5 [21-9]
184 - Rexx Hallyburton (W&L) d. Nathan Wertheimer (JHU); 7-5 [24-9]
197 - Miles Gilliam (JHU) d. Zach Francis (W&L); 9-0 [24-13]
285 - Matt Kaminer (W&L) d. Hayden Good (JHU); 3-1 [27-13]

Exhibition 174 - Nathan Wertheimer (JHU) d. Andrew Taylor (W&L); TF, 15-0 (7:00)
Exhibition 149 - Austin Kruger (ST) d. Sam Sands (JHU); 8-0

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