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NO. 14 WILKES WRESTLING PICKS UP WINS OVER SCRANTON, HOST HUNTER AT TRI-MATCH

1/11/2012 9:39:00 PM

NO. 14 WILKES WRESTLING PICKS UP WINS OVER SCRANTON, HOST HUNTER AT TRI-MATCH

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The No. 14 Wilkes wrestling team made it six dual meet wins in a row following victories over the University of Scranton and host Hunter College Wednesday night. The Colonel took an easy 51-0 win over the Royals, then posted a 27-6 victory against the host Hunter College.

Wilkes moves to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in Metropolitan competition on the year following the tri-match.

Wilkes cruised to the 51-0 win over Scranton using five pins and three major decision on way to the Metropolitan victory. Michael Fleck (Easton, PA/Wilson Area) (125), Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) (133), Nathan White (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) (165), Dustin Stough (Friendsville, MD/Northern Garrett) (174), Marlon Duque (Boonton, NJ/Boonton) (184), and Michael Shannon (285) all scored falls in the match. At 141-pounds, Ryan Wilson (Manasquan, NJ/Wall Township) improved to 16-5 on the season after a 6-1 decision over Kevin Guenther. Major decision wins for the Colonels included John Lynch (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley) (149) over Joe Florenzo (12-2), Matthew Ellery (157) over Shawn Flesche (15-4), and David Oberrender (197) over Chris Silakoski (22-8).

In the 27-6 victory over Hunter, White scored his second pin of the day in 2:48 seconds over Matt Cartusciello. Fleck grabbed a 9-5 decision over Kenneth Albert, Mendoza a 2-1 decision over Ryan Gerondal, and Lynch (149) a 6-2 decision over Chris Gogatz. Other decision winners for Wilkes included Shane Everett (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) (157) over Matt Cartusciello (4-2), Stough over Luke Pragdat (4-0), and Seth Gray (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) over Jordan Donahue (6-3).

Wilkes will be idle until Saturday, January 21st when the Colonels travel to Grantham, Pa. for the Messiah Open at 10:00 a.m.

Wilkes 51, Scranton 0
125 - M. Fleck (W) pin Kyle McCall (S) :23
133 – M. Mendoza (W) pin Pierce Keane (S) 2:51
141 – R. Wilson (W) dec. Kevin Guenther (S) 6-1
149 – J. Lynch (W) major dec. Joe Florenzo (S) 12-2
157 – M. Ellery (W) major dec. Shawn Flesche (S) 15-4
165 – N. White (W) pin Paul Rajan (S) 1:03
174 – D. Stough (W) pin Joe Weitmeyer (S) 2:43
184 – M. Duque (W) pin Stephen Kaiser (S) 2:08
197 – D. Oberrender (W) major dec. Chris Silakoski (S) 22-8
285 – M. Shannon (W) pin Luke Genovese (S) 3:22

Wilkes 27, Hunter 6
125 – M. Fleck (W) dec. Kenneth Albert (H) 9-5
133 – M. Mendoza (W) dec. Ryan Gerondal (H) 2-1
141 – R. Wilson (W) dec. Sean Messina (H) 6-1
149 – J. Lynch (W) dec. Chris Gogatz (H) 6-2
157 – S. Everett (W) dec. Matt Cartusciello (H) 4-2
165 – N. White (W) pin Jesse Capello-Colon (H) 2:48
174 – D. Stough (W) dec. Luke Pragdat (H) 4-0
184 – S. Gray (W) dec. Jordan Donahue (H) 6-3
197 – Musa De'Reese (H) dec. D. Oberrender (W) 3-2
285 – Leaon Bodden (H) dec. M. Transue (W) 6-4

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