WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University wrestling team used six extra-point victories to cruise to a 37-9 win over Penn College on Saturday afternoon at the Marts Center.
 
Wilkes improved to 8-4 overall and pushed its dual match win-streak to four dating back to January 23. Penn College dropped to 3-8 in dual match competition.
 
Austin Fashouer (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) began the scoring in the match for Wilkes at 125-pounds earning a 9-2 decision over Ryan Berstler. Jack Bauer (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) followed with a 9-5 decision win over Patrick Snoke at 133-pounds to push the Colonel lead to 6-0 after two bouts.
 
Penn College answered back to take its first advantage of the match using a fall at 141-pounds and a 9-4 decision at 149-pounds to take a slim 9-6 lead.
 
Wilkes then rattled off five straight extra-point wins including three technical falls and a fall.  At 157-pounds Benjamin Griffith (Fogelsville, PA/Northwestern Lehigh) earned a 20-5 technical fall in 6:39 giving the lead back to Wilkes for good at 11-9. At 165-pounds Charles Everdale (Freeland, PA/Hazleton Area) followed with another technical fall going all seven minutes winning 22-7. Christopher Nuss (Gore, VA/James Wood) made it three straight technical falls cruising to a 16-0 win in 7:00 at 174-pounds.
 
Colton Babcock (Sweet Valley, PA/Northwest Area) continued his dominance at 184-pounds earning his 14^th fall of the season pinning Garrett Storch in 4:08 as the lead grew to 27-9 clinching the match in the process. Cameron Butka (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) earned a 14-5 major decision at 197-pounds before Nevin Rauch (New Columbia, PA/Milton) was awarded a forfeit win at heavyweight to round out the scoring for Wilkes in the match.
 
The Colonels remain idle until next Sunday, February 6 when they welcome the University of Scranton for a dual match on Senior Day.
 
WU 37, Penn College 9
125 – A. Fashouer (W) dec. R. Berstler (P) 9-2
133 – J. Bauer (W) dec. P. Snoke (P) 9-5
141 – N. Hunt (P) fall R. Trevino (W) 5:45
149 – C. Jens (P) dec. A. Kokilananda (W) 9-4
157 – B. Griffith (W) tech. fall L. Ledebaum (P) 20-5, 6:39
165 – C. Everdale (W) tech. fall A. Esterbrook (P) 22-7, 7:00
174 – C. Nuss (W) tech. fall M. Saeler (P) 16-0, 7:00
184 – C. Babcock (W) fall G. Storch (P) 4:08
197 – C. Butka (W) major dec. D. Kallenborn 14-5
285 – N. Rauch (W) forfeit
 
Exhibitions:
133 – T. Bodei (P) dec. M. Cardinale (E) 5-2
141 – F. Mendez (L) dec. M. McManus (E) 13-6
197 – H. Lowe (W) fall M. Raulerson (L) 2:10
133 – N. Bauer (W) major dec. C. Trimber (P) 14-2
197 – G. Kennedy-Citeroni (P) fall M. Raulerson (L) 1:07
285 – N. Rauch (W) fall J. Riley (L) 3:40
133 – J. Bauer (W) tech. fall M. Cardinale (E) 18-2, 4:17
149 – M. Carpenter (P) fall M. McManus (E) 3:55
149 – N. Semon (P) dec. A. Kokilananda (W) 4-3
157 – A. Esterbrook (P) fall B. Griffith (W) 4:03
165 – J. Geiger (W) fall M. Saeler (P) 2:39
184 – G. Storch (P) dec. A. Perez (W) 11-9 SV, 8:56
197 – H. Lowe (W) fall D. Kallenborn (P) 3:49
133 – C. Trimber (P) fall M. Cardinale (E) 4:38
141 – J. Lundin (W) medical forfeit M. McManus (E) 4:25
197 – D. Tallant (W) fall G. Kennedy-Citeroni (P) 1:21
141 – R. Trevino (W) fall T. Bodei (P) 2:43