The Blue Streaks got off to a red-hot start in Ohio Athletic Conference action, winning the first four matches of the night. Those early victories were able to propel the Blue Streaks to a 25-15 victory against the hard-charging Student Princes of Heidelberg University Tuesday evening at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center,

Sophomore Kyle Murray got things started for John Carroll with a win over Harrison Hadley by a decision of 6-2 at 125 pounds. Sophomore Andrew Perelka stepped up one weight class and posted a victory in the 133 pound match as
he jumped out early and held on for 6-4 decision against Mason Brainard.

Junior Jarrod Brezovec was involved in a competitive first period with Hayden Bates, but that would change in the second period. Brezovec started on bottom, but surprised Bates with a quick reversal and moments later secured the pin, putting the Blue Streaks ahead, 12-0, after three bouts.

"I just tried to get to the winning combination," said Brezovec after the match. "I've been working on it with my coaches and I feel good that I was able to get the chance to use it."

Freshman Patrick McGraw followed Brezovec by another big victory, adding five more points to the team total by virtue of his 27-11 win at 1249 pounds. In the match McGraw got 12 takedowns in less than seven minutes, ending the bout with 20 seconds remaining once he breached the 15-point plateau.

"I wanted to get on my opponent in the first period," said McGraw. "I want to use it to set up takedown opportunities later in the match."

Heidelberg was eventually able to put points on the board in the fifth match to make the score 17-3 before the break.

Sophomore Luke Reicosky wasn't going to let the Blue Streaks lose their momentum. He went out and competed throughout the 165-pound match, scoring a slew of points late to increase his score to get the major decision to bring the team score to 21-3.

JCU had a chance to close out the match at 174 and 184, but a close loss at 174 and a pin at 184 saw the Blue Streaks' advantage shrink to 21-12 with two matches remaining.

Christian Hipsher was able to put the finishing touch on the team win at 197 when he ultimately prevailed in a back-and-forth affair at 197, getting some late fireworks to win by major decision

After the match assistant coach Chad Rhoades said that "we are glad to see our guys make adjustments over the course of this short season. That will really help us achieve our goals of competing for the OAC title and also having a good showing in the national tournament."

John Carroll moves to 2-1 on the year and 1-0 in OAC play. Heidelberg falls 1-1 on the year and 1-1 in OAC play.

Next time out for the Blue Streaks they will host the JCU duals on Sunday the 24 th of November, starting at 10 am at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center.

John Carroll 25, Heidelberg 15
125: Kyle Murray (JCU) over Harrison Hadley (HEID) (Dec 6-2) 133: Andrew Perelka (JCU) over Mason Brainard (HEID) (Dec 6-4) 141: Jarrod Brezovec (JCU) over Hayden Bates (HEID) (Fall 3:20) 149: Patrick McGraw (JCU) over Slade Todd (HEID) (TF 27-12 6:40) 157: Richard Bogetich (HEID) over Austin Victor (JCU) (Dec 8-5) 165: Luke Reicosky (JCU) over Devin Miller (HEID) (MD 14-3) 174: Jeremiah Slagle (HEID) over Sam Gross (JCU) (Dec 5-4) 184: Dylan Roth (HEID) over Aidan Whitis (JCU) (Fall 2:15) 197: Christian Hipsher (JCU) over Austin Smith (HEID) (MD 12-3) 285: Da`veon Parker (HEID) over Josh Stasek (JCU), (DEC, 2-1)