NO. 7 WILKES WRESTLING UPS WIN STREAK TO 17 MATCHES WITH 3-0 MARK AT HOME QUAD

2/2/2013 4:31:00 PM

NO. 7 WILKES WRESTLING UPS WIN STREAK TO 17 MATCHES WITH 3-0 MARK AT HOME QUAD

WILKES-BARRE – The No. 7 Wilkes University wrestling team continued its impressive showings extending its dual match win streak to 17 going 3-0 at its second straight home quad Saturday afternoon at the Marts Center. Wilkes began the day with a 30-12 win over McDaniel then followed with a 36-6 victory against Trinity and capped the day with a 43-3 win over Lycoming.

Wilkes moves to 17-3 on the year extending its dual match win streak to seventeen in a row.

In the match against McDaniel, the Colonels took eight of ten bouts including four extra point wins to cruise to the 30-12 win. After a Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) 10-4 decision at 125 and Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) 4-2 decision at 133, Jeff Peterson (Edison, NJ/Edison) claimed a 16-0 technical fall at 141 to give the Colonels a 11-0 advantage after three bouts. Mark Hartenstine (Easton, PA/Easton) then made it back-to-back technical falls for Wilkes at 149 when he beat his opponent 15-0 in 5:41. After a McDaniel decision at 157, Nathan White (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) earned a technical fall at 165 in 3:50 and Eric Bach (Newton, NJ/Kittatiny) posted a 6-1 decision at 184. Matt Transue (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) capped the Wilkes scoring with a pin in 1:43 at 197.

Wilkes took eight of ten bouts against Trinity including three forfeits at 125, 141, and 149 to jump out to an 18-3 lead. Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh) earned a technical fall and White added his second extra point win with a major decision (13-0) at 165. Levi Veppert (Kempton, PA/Northwestern Lehigh) (184), Dave Oberrender (Freeland, PA/Hazleton) (197), and Nicholas Dawson (Montoursville, PA/Montoursville) (285) all scored decision wins to secure the 36-6 victory over the Bantams.

The Colonels concluded the day with their best performance as a team collecting wins in nine of ten bouts over Lycoming on way to the 43-3 win. Rea, Mendoza, Hartenstine, and Krawchuk all picked up major decisions and White, Chase Martino (Hixson, TN/The McCallie School), Transue and William Fletcher (Ottsville, PA/Palisades) all added pins in the victory.

Wilkes returns to the mat Friday when the Colonels host No. 19 TCNJ (8-5) at 7:00 p.m. in the Marts Center.

Wilkes 30, McDaniel 12
125 – Rea (W) dec. Miller (M) 10-4
133 – Mendoza (W) dec. R. O'Boyle (M) 4-2
141 – Peterson (W) tech fall Mitchell (M) 16-0 (6:45)
149 – Hartenstine (W) tech fall Goretsas (M) 15-0 (5:41)
157 – Yox (M) dec. Racciato (W) 3-0
165 – White (W) tech fall Moore (M) 15-0 (3:50)
174 – Cross (M) pin Stough (W) 4:54
184 – Bach (W) dec. Forrester (M) 6-1
197 – Transue (W) pin Tisinger (M) 1:43
285 – Camlin (M) dec. Fletcher (W) 7-0

Wilkes 36, Trinity 6
125 – Rea (W) won by forfeit
133 – Lofrese (T) dec. Evans (W) 7-5
141 – Peterson (W) won by forfeit
149 – Hartenstine (W) won by forfeit
157 – Krawchuk (W) tech fall Rees (T) 17-1 (5:12)
165 – White (W) major dec. Williams (T) 13-0
174 – Lundberg (T) dec. Martino (W) 5-3 (SV)
184 – Veppert (W) dec. Youngblood (T) 3-0
197 – Oberrender (W) dec. Hologitas(T) 10-6
285 – Dawson (W) dec. McGuire (T) 3-2

Wilkes 43, Lycoming 3
125 – Rea (W) major dec. Barbiche (L) 11-3
133 – Mendoza (W) major dec. Finn (L) 10-1
141 – Peterson (W) dec. Willey (L) 3-1
149 – Hartenstine (W) major dec. Neff (L) 13-0
157 – Krawchuk (W) major dec. Watkins (L) 11-3
165 – White (W) pin Wetzel (L) 2:27
174 – Martino (W) pin Secor (L) 6:05
184 – Cunningham (L) dec. Grey (W) 4-1
197 – Transue (W) pin Batchelor (L) 1:47
285 – Fletcher (W) pin Lamport (L) 2:12

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