WILKES-BARRE – Visiting Alvernia University used four extra-point victories including three falls and held on despite a late Wilkes University rally to take a 25-21 win over the Colonels Friday night at the Marts Center.
 
At 125-pounds, Austin Fashouer (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) used an escape and a late takedown in the first period to take a 3-2 lead after one. An escape to start the second period put the Colonel rookie ahead 4-2 heading into the final frame. Fashouer then rode out the final two minutes taking riding time on way to the 5-2 decision win.
 
Alvernia used a major decision at 133-pounds to take its first lead of the match as Kyle Seibert bested Nicholas Bauer (Coplay, PA/Wyoming Seminary).
 
Wilkes' Collin Rolak (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township) used a takedown late in the first period to take a 2-0 lead at 141-pounds over Alvernia's Quinn Tobin. Tobin rallied in the second frame using a near fall one minute in before pinning Rolak at 4:46 as the Golden Wolves extended their lead to 10-3 after three bouts.
 
At 149-pounds Alvernia continued to build on its lead as Jason Rezac earned a fall in 4:32 over Max Shaffer (Doylestown, PA/Archbishop Wood) pushing the advantage to 16-3.
 
Alvernia continued its point streak at 157-pounds as Robert Lawlor earned a 5-1 decision win over Wilkes' Allen Kokilananda (Springfield, VA/Annandale) taking a 19-3 lead into the final five bouts of the match.
 
At 165-pounds (No. 8/NWCA) Matt Lackman recorded Alvernia's third fall of the match when he pinned Charles Everdale (Freeland, PA/Hazleton Area) in 2:09 as the Golden Wolves continued to lead 25-3.
 
John Devito (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) put Wilkes back on the board with an 11-2 major decision win over Gavin Hollingsworth at 174-pounds cutting into the Alvernia lead at 25-7.
 
Wilkes continued to fight back in the team score as (No. 13/NWCA) Colton Babcock (Sweet Valley, PA/Northwest Area) pinned Isaac Kassis in 3:59 as the Colonels trailed 25-13 with two bouts remaining.
 
At 197-pounds Cameron Butka (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) kept the Colonels alive in the match with the squads second straight fall in 3:12 but lost one team point on an unsportsmanlike penalty following the win. Alvernia continued to lead 25-18 heading into the final heavyweight bout.
 
Sean McCurdy (Philadelphia, PA/Academy of the New Church) then finished off the Wilkes scoring with a hard-fought 3-1 decision win at 285-pounds using a late takedown in the third period to seal the win.
 
Wilkes is back on the mat on December 22 hosting the Wilkes Invitational at 9:00 a.m. at the Marts Center.
 
Alvernia 25, WU 21
125 – A. Fashouer (W) dec. K. Shaw (A) 5-2
133 – K. Seibert (A) major dec. N. Bauer (W) 12-0
141 – Q. Tobin (A) fall C. Rolak (W) 4:46
149 – J. Rezac (A) fall M. Shaffer (W) 4:32
157 – R. Lawlor (A) dec. A. Kokilananda (W) 5-1
165 – M. Lackman (A) fall C. Everdale (W) 2:09
174 – J. Devito (W) major dec. G. Hollingsworth (A) 11-2
184 – C. Babcock (W) fall I. Kassis (A) 3:59
197 – C. Butka (W) fall T. Ellis (A) 3:12
285 – S. McCurdy (W) dec. P. Rodenhaber (A) 3-1