WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's wrestling team showed out on Alumni Night, picking up extra-point victories in all but one match to defeat Delaware Valley University 50-0 at the Marts Center on Friday night.

Wilkes moves to 1-1 in dual matches this season with the win.

After picking up forfeit victories at 125 lbs. and 133 lbs., Jacob Tamai (Elkridge, MD/Mount St. Joseph) got the Marts Center loud with a pinfall victory at 141 lbs. over Zahyr Evans in just 1:25. Ashton Romberger (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) followed with a decision over Luca Albanese at 149 lbs., and James Sloan (Hewitt, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional) finished off the first half of the match with a swift technical fall of King Peden at 157 lbs. racking up 14 points in the first period.

At 165 lbs., Hunter Troutman (Valley View, PA/Tri-Valley) picked up the Colonels' second pinfall of the match, defeating Neil Reichman in 2:15. Souleymane Diarra (Philadelphia, PA/Overbrook) picked up his first win of the season at 174 lbs., defeating Dominic Stoughton via major decision.

Lucas Miller (Kempton, PA/Northwestern Lehigh) made it back-to-back major decisions with a 10-0 win over Quincy Risper at 184 lbs., followed by Wilkes' third forfeit victory of the night at 197lbs. At heavyweight, Luke Abilio (Montville, NJ/Montville) sent the crowd home happy with a 16-2 major decision victory over Nathanael Obrzut to close the evening.

Prior to the contest, Jacob Bettencourt (Dighton, MA/Bristol Plymouth), Jeremiah Segal (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley), and Zion Essington (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) were victorious in the evening's three exhibition matches. Wilkes Wrestling also celebrated all alumni in attendance as a part of the festivities, as well as the 50^th anniversary of the team's transition to Division I in 1976.
 
Wilkes 50, Delaware Valley 0
125 – T. Longo (W) won by forfeit
133 – C. Kerwin (W) won by forfeit
141 – J. Tamai (W) fall Zahyr Evans (D) 1:25
149 – A. Romberger (W) dec. Luca Albanese (D) 12-7
157 – J. Sloan (W) tech. fall King Peden (D) 17-0 (3:13)
165 – H. Troutman (W) fall Neil Reichman (D) 2:15
174 – S. Diarra (W) major dec. Dominic Stoughton (D) 16-6
184 – L. Miller (W) major dec. Quincy Risper (D) 10-0
197 – E. Black (W) won by forfeit
285 – L. Abilio (W) major dec. Nathanael Obrzut (D) 16-2

Exhibitions:
149 – J. Bettencourt (W) fall Elijah Williams (D) 1:51
184 – J. Segal (W) dec. Paulo Cardosa (D) 6-1
285 – Z. Essington (W) tech. fall Andrew Chitacapa (D) 16-1