WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University women's wrestling team made its home dual match debut on Friday night dominating its way to a 35-15 victory over visiting Delaware Valley University inside the Marts Center.
 
Wilkes improved to 2-0 in dual matches on the season following the home win.
 
Each team was credited with a forfeit at 103-pounds and 110-pounds before Grace Riley (Wood Ridge, NJ/Paramus Catholic) pinned Taylor Mazzoni in 1:24 to give the Colonels a 10-5 lead after three bouts.
 
Delaware Valley tied the match at 10 after a fall at 124-pounds before Milly Hughes (Jefferson, GA/Jefferson) made quick work of Isabella LaPerry with a fall in just 35 seconds to give Wilkes a 15-10 advantage. Sophia Klecha (Pequannock, NJ/Pequannock) posted the third Colonels fall of the match after pinning Kathryn Martin in 1:25 at 138-pounds to push the lead to 20-10.
 
After a Wilkes forfeit win at 145-pounds and Delaware Valley fall at 160-pounds, Lily Shymanski (Forty Fort, PA/Wyoming Valley West) clinched the match with a fall in 1:35 over Kaylee Hudson at 180-pounds. Wilkes closed out the victory with a forfeit win at 207-pounds.
 
Wilkes is back on the mat Sunday with a pair of matches at Ursinus College first against the University of Bridgeport at 1:00 p.m. then the host Ursinus starting at 3:00 p.m.
 
Wilkes 35, Delaware Valley 15
103 – S. Saraka (W) won by forfeit
110 – Riley Eve (D) won by forfeit
117 – G. Riley (W) fall Taylor Mazzoni (D) 1:24
124 – Katalina Marquez (D) fall H. Robinson (W) 1:09
131 – M. Hughes (W) fall Isabella LaPerry (D) :35
138 – S. Klecha (W) fall Kathryn Martin (D) 1:25
145 – I. Graves (W) won by forfeit
160 – Riley Petrie (D) fall M. Johnson-Guerre (W) 2:45
180 – L. Shymanski (W) fall Kaylee Hudson (D) 1:35
207 – S. Ripka (W) won by forfeit
 
Exhibitions:
103 – Riley Eve (D) dec. S. Saraka (W) 12-4