No. 18 Wilkes (14-5) vs. No. 9 Ithaca (14-5)
Friday, February 12
Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Marts Center
 
Match Notes
 
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Colonels Notebook
• In a battle of two nationally ranked teams, Wilkes hosts Ithaca College for a dual match on Friday night in the Marts Center. Wilkes fell 18-12 at Ithaca last season in Ithaca, N.Y.
 
• Wilkes went a perfect 3-0 at its home quad match with wins over Alfred State, Scranton and RIT. Head coach Jon Laudenslager recorded his 200th career win with the Colonels 35-15 victory over RIT.
 
• Wilkes finished in second place at the 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Wrestling Championship. Jessie Lopez (Everett, WA/Everett) was the lone champion for Wilkes at 141-pounds. The Colonels saw 16 total wrestlers earn top-six finishes at the event.
 
• The Colonels have won 14 of their last 17 dual matches following the 32-9 victory against Scranton.
• Wilkes finished 1-2 at the NWCA National Duals with a win over No. 15 Baldwin Wallace 21-20 before falling to No. 17 Luther (14-29) and No. 13 Alma College (17-21).
 
• Wilkes finished fourth as a team at the Messiah Petrfoes including 10 top-eight placewinners at the event. Thomas Stokes (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) claimed the Colonels lone title at the event beating two ranked opponents on the way to the 141-pound championship. Stokes was also named Most Outstanding Wrestler.
 
• Wilkes finished 1-2 at the 2015 John Reese Duals falling 20-17 against No. 22 York (Pa.) and 18-16 to No. 12 Stevens Tech before claiming a 30-18 victory over Rowan College.
 
• Wilkes features two wrestlers ranked in the top ten according to the latest NWCA individual rankings including Fleck (9th at 125) and Diesel (4th at 184).
 
• The Colonels finished in second place at its season-opening tournament the Monarch Invitational hosted by King's College. Wilkes claimed three titles including Fleck at 125, Grossmann at 133 and Diesel at 184.
 
Weighing In
125 – #6 M. Fleck (28-2)
133 – R. Gilson (4-4)
141 – J. Lopez (4-1) or T. Stokes (19-9)
149 – J. Evans (21-6)
157 – N. Racanelli (21-6)
165 – A. Gyenizs (7-10)
174 – J. Brook (2-10)
184 - #4 K. Diesel (30-3)
197 – N. Dawson (21-9)
285 – J. Huling (7-12)