WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University wrestling team scored wins in seven of the ten bouts on way to a 29-12 victory over visiting Elizabethtown College Wednesday night at the Marts Center.
 
Wilkes moves to 1-1 in dual matches following the home victory.
 
Austin Fashouer (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) started the match for Wilkes with a 9-2 decision win at 125-pounds. Fashouer trailed 2-0 early after an Elizabethtown takedown, but rallied for the next nine points including two reversals and added the extra point with over two minutes of riding time as the Colonels led 3-0 in the match.
 
Jack Bauer (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) continued the winning ways for Wilkes with a dominating 11-1 victory at 133-pounds. He led 6-0 after one period and never looked back on way to the major decision as Wilkes extended the lead to 7-0 after two bouts.
 
Michael Richardson (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) received a forfeit at 141-pounds as the advantage grew to 13-0.
 
At 149-pounds, Kyle Tino (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg) earned the third straight extra-point victory for Wilkes sweeping Shane Strausser 8-0 on way to the Colonels second major decision of the night.
 
Elizabethtown finally got on the board at 157-pounds as Luke Moynihan outlasted Charles Everdale (Freeland, PA/Hazleton Area) 9-6 as Wilkes continued to lead 17-3 with five bouts remaining.
 
In the most entertaining match of the night, James Geiger (Dallas, PA/Dallas) and tenth ranked Brian Schneider were tied 4-4 with 17 seconds remaining and Geiger owning riding time. Schneider extended the match to overtime escaping with three seconds left and claimed the decision in overtime with a takedown :45 into the extra session. Elizabethtown still trailed 17-6 following the bout.
 
At 174-pounds John Devito (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) held on to a late Blue Jays surge from Traisach Roland to post a 14-8 decision and keep the Colonels ahead 20-6 through six bouts.
 
Colton Babcock (Sweet Valley, PA/Northwest Area) then clinched the match with a pin of Hunter Beaudet in :49 at 184-pounds as Wilkes led 26-6 with two bouts left.
 
Cameron Butka (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) earned a hard-fought 11-6 decision at 197-pounds before Elizabethtown concluded the match with a fall at heavyweight.
 
Wilkes is back on the mat Saturday when the Colonels compete at the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Penn College starting at 11:00 a.m.
  
WU 29, Elizabethtown 12
125 – A. Fashouer (W) dec. E. Liptzin (E) 9-2
133 – J. Bauer (W) major dec. S. Reagan (E) 11-1
141 – M. Richardson (W) wins by forfeit
149 – K. Tino (W) major dec. S. Strausser (E) 8-0
157 – L. Moynihan (E) dec. C. Everdale (W) 9-6
165 – B. Schneider (E) dec. J. Geiger (W) 7-5 (OT, 7:45)
174 – J. Devito (W) dec. T. Roland (E) 14-8
184 – C. Babcock (W) fall H. Beauet (E) :49
197 – C. Butka (W) dec, T. Phenegar (E) 11-6
285 – D. Waller (E) fall S. McCurdy (W):34