Complete Wilkes Match Notes (PDF)
No. 13 Wilkes (15-10-1) at KIng's (4-22)
Friday, February 18, 2011
Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
McGrane Gymnasium / Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Colonels Notebook
• The Colonels hit the mats for the final time before the Metro Conference championships, traveling to cross-town rival King's College for a heated matchup with the Monarchs on Friday night.
• WU is coming off two losses last week, falling first to No. 24 Elizabethtown 23-12 on Tuesday before losing 29-5 to No. 4 Ithaca on Friday; Both duals were on the road.
• The Colonels recently moved up to No. 13 in the nation in the latest NWCA poll (2/8); This is the highest WU has been ranked this year; The Colonels reached No. 14 earlier in the season after starting the year 6-2 in dual matches.
• The Monarchs feature Mike Reilly (184), who is ranked 4th in the nation by both the NWCA and d3wrestle.com with a record of 26-1; King's has three other wrestlers with winning records, including Tommy Desir, who is 14-10 on the year.
• WU's top wrestler,
Anthony Dattolo (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) (149), will not be in the lineup against King's on Friday; He has an overall record of 23-2 on the season and is ranked nationally at No. 6 by d3wrestle.com and No. 7 by the NWCA.
• The top possible grappler for the Colonels on Friday is
Shane Everett (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) (157), who, with a 21-10 record, is still in a battle with teammate
Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh) to see who will represent WU at the conference championships.
Weighing In
125
Anthony Peterson (Edison, NJ/Edison )
133
Mark Uliano (Hazle Township/Hazelton)
141
Ryan Wilson (Manasquan, NJ/Wall Township)
149
Phil Racciato (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl)
157
Matt Ellery (Somerset, NJ/Middlesex)
OR
Shane Everett (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley)
OR
Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh)
165
Ben Marich (Kempton, PA/Northwestern Lehigh)
174
Dustin Stough (Friendsville, MD/Northern Garrett)
184
Dave Oberrender (Freeland, PA/Hazleton)
197 D.J. Brown
285
Chris Smith (Wantage, NJ/High Point)
