WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University wrestling team concluded its dual match schedule taking seven of ten bouts including four extra-point victories on way to a 28-10 win at cross-town rival King's College Thursday night in Scandlon Gymnasium.
 
Wilkes improved to 10-5 overall following the road dual match victory while King's slipped to 2-17 overall on the season.
 
Austin Fashouer (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) began the match making quick work of Kyle Miller with a fall in 1:01 to give Wilkes a 6-0 lead. King's responded with back-to-back wins including a decision and major decision at 133 and 141-pouinds respectively to regain the advantage at 7-6 through three bouts.
 
Allen Kokilananda (Springfield, VA/Annandale) put the Colonels back ahead after his 149-pound bout winning 7-6 over Robert Zelinski. Liam Flaherty (Needmore, PA/Southern Fulton) added a 3-1 decision at 157-pounds followed by James Geiger's (Dallas, PA/Dallas) 13-5 major decision at 165 as Wilkes led 16-7 after six bouts.
 
Colton Babcock (Sweet Valley, PA/Northwest Area) dominated in an 18-0 technical fall at 184-pounds and Cameron Butka (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) followed with a 10-7 decision before Nevin Rauch (New Columbia, PA/Milton) sealed the Middle Atlantic Conference dual match win with an 8-0 major decision at heavyweight.
 
Wilkes finishes off the regular season on Sunday with a trip to Allentown, Pa. to compete in the Futures Mideast Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg College starting at 9:30 a.m.
 
WU 28, King's 10
125 – A. Fashouer (W) fall K. Miller (K) 1:01
133 – G. Petruska (K) dec. J. Bauer (W) 9-7
141 – N. Clawson (K) major dec. J. Lundin (W) 11-3
149 – A. Kokilananda (W) dec. R. Zeinski (K) 7-6
157 – L. Flaherty (W) dec. C. Spencer (K) 3-1
165- J. Geiger (W) major dec.C. Leslie (K) 13-5
174 – K. Kravits (K) dec. J. Devito (W) 1-0
184 – C. Babcock (W) tech. fall W. Grace (K) 18-0
197 – C. Butka (W) dec. J. Sine (K) 10-7
285 – N. Rauch (W) major dec. I. Mensah (K) 8-0

Exhibition:
125 - N. Bauer (W) fall A. Tyson (K) 3:52