READING, PA – The Wilkes University wrestling team earned wins in six of ten bouts including four extra point victories on way to a 28-12 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) victory over host Alvernia University Wednesday night. The match marked the first dual for Alvernia who started its wrestling program this season.
 
Wilkes improved to 2-0 overall on the year following the road conference win.
 
Nicholas Bauer (Coplay, PA/Wyoming Seminary) began the match with a dominant 7-1 decision at 125-pounds to give Wilkes an early 3-0 lead it would never relinquish. At 133-pounds Jack Bauer (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) followed with an 11-1 major decision, the first of four extra point victories for the Colonels, to extend the advantage to 7-0. Dylan O'Connor (Somerset, NJ/Bishop George Ahr) added a 4-2 decision at 141-pounds as the Colonels led 10-0 after three bouts.
 
After Alvernia claimed its first points with a decision win at 149-pounds, Wilkes responded as Liam Flaherty (Needmore, PA/Southern Fulton) pinned Gavin Hollingsworth in the third period after trailing 5-3 at the end of the second. John Devito (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (174-pounds) and Brady Mitchell (Bowdoin, ME/Mount Ararat) (184-pounds) rounded out Wilkes' extra point winners both taking falls in their respective matches.
 
Wilkes returns to the mat Saturday when the Colonels travel to Doylestown, Pa. for a double dual hosted by Delaware Valley University. Wilkes wrestles host Delaware Valley at 4:30 p.m. before a match against York College (Pa.) at 6:00 p.m.
 
WU 28, Alvernia 12
125 – N. Bauer (W) dec. L. LaRocca (A) 7-1
133 – J. Bauer (W) major dec. A. Gorlin (A) 12-1
141 – D. O'Connor (W) dec. R. Lesko (A) 4-2
149 – R. Lawlor (A) dec. C. Dix (W) 5-0
157 – L. Flaherty (W) fall G. Hollingsworth (A) 5:30
165 – T. Vogel (A) dec. J. DeBoard (W) 6-2
174 – J. Devito (W) fall C. Smith (A) 2:15
184 – B. Mitchell (W) fall J. Vough (A) 1:30
197 – A. Capobianco (A) dec. M. Almeky (W) 3-2
285 – P. Rodenhaber (A) dec. A. Cominsky (W) 4-0