Alvernia University (0-0)
Wednesday, November 13
Start Time: 7:30 p.m.
Reading, Pa.
 
Match Notes
 
Colonels Notebook
• The Wilkes University wrestling team (1-0) travels to Reading, Pa. for its first road dual-match of the season to face first-year Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) opponent Alvernia University on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. This marks Alvernia's first-ever dual match.
 
• The Colonels placed in a tie for ninth out of 12 teams at the Ned McGinley Invitational Tournament hosted by King's College on Saturday.
 
• Nicholas Bauer (Coplay, PA/Wyoming Seminary) placed fifth at 125-pounds after a 3-2 showing. Liam Flaherty (Needmore, PA/Southern Fulton) wrestled back to place sixth at 157-pounds as he was 3-3 on the day. Moustafa Almeky (Shavertown, PA/Dallas) also placed sixth after he won his first two matches at 197-pounds before retiring for the day with an injury.
 
• Jack Bauer (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) (133) and Cody Dix (Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) (149) also had 3-2 records at the tournament.
 
• The Colonels opened the 2019-20 season with a 34-15 dual-match victory over Lackawanna College at the Marts Center. N. Bauer (125) and Jason DeBoard (Avoca, PA/Pittston) (165) won by fall in the match.
 
• Senior Kyle Medrow (West Chester, PA/West Chester Henderson) is listed as an Honorable Mention at 141-pounds in the initial d3wrestle.com rankings. Almeky is also listed as an Honorable Mention in the rankings at 197-pounds.
 
• The Colonels 2019-20 roster goes 27 deep with a class breakdown of: 2 seniors; 5 juniors; 8 sophomores; and 12 freshmen.
 
• The roster features athletes from five states: Pennsylvania - 12; New Jersey - 11; New York - 2; Virginia - 1; Maine - 1
 
Weighing In
125 – N. Bauer (4-2)
133 – J. Bauer (4-2)
141 – D. O'Connor (2-3)
149 – C. Dix (3-2)
157 – L. Flaherty (4-3)
165 – J. DeBoard (3-2)
174 – J. Devito (3-2)
184 – B. Mitchell (1-2)
197 – M. Almeky (3-0)
285 – A. Cominsky (2-2)