WILKES WRESTLING GOES 3-0 AT HOME QUAD TO MOVE WIN STREAK TO 14

1/27/2013 3:02:00 PM

WILKES WRESTLING GOES 3-0 AT HOME QUAD TO MOVE WIN STREAK TO 14

WILKES-BARRE – The No. 8 Wilkes University wrestling team continued its dominance in dual match competition posting wins in all three matches at its home quad match Sunday afternoon at the Marts Center.

Wilkes began the day with a 59-0 victory over first-year program Mount Saint Vincent, then followed with a 35-7 win over Washington and Jefferson and 45-0 blanking of RIT to conclude the quad match. The Colonels are now winners of 14 straight dual matches dating back to mid-November.

Wilkes used six forfeit wins in the match against Mount Saint Vincent to jump out to a 30-0 lead. Nathan White (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) used a pin at 165 and Dustin Stough (Friendsville, MD/Northern Garrett) pinned his opponent at 174 as the Colonel advantage increased to 42-0. William Fletcher (Ottsville, PA/Palisades) claimed a 19-3 technical fall at 285 to seal the win over the Dolphins.

In the match against Washington and Jefferson, Wilkes fell behind 3-0 after one bout. The Colonels responded with two straight major decision wins as Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) (133) and Jeff Peterson (Edison, NJ/Edison) (141) both earned extra point victories. Sean Lombardi (Newton, NJ/Kittatiny) continued the Wilkes momentum with a 6-4 decision win at 149-pounds. Stough and White added their second pins of the afternoon before Eric Bach (Newton, NJ/Kittatiny) claimed a 4-1 decision at 184 giving Wilkes a 26-7 lead. After a forfeit at 197, Fletcher's 3-0 decision gave Wilkes the 35-7 victory.

In the final match of the day, the Colonels captured all ten bouts against RIT with five coming in extra-point fashion including three pins, a technical fall and major decision victory. Racciato and White pinned their opponents at 157 and 165 respectively. Stough earned a technical fall (15-0) and Bach added the third pin of the match at 184 before Matt Transue (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) and Fletcher closed out the day with decision wins.

Wilkes will remain idle until next Saturday when the Colonels host another quad match at the Marts Center beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Wilkes 59, MSV 0
125 – Rea (W) by forfeit
133 – Mendoza (W) by forfeit
141 – Peterson (W) by forfeit
149 – Hartenstine (W) by forfeit
157 – Lauchaire (W) by forfeit
165 – White (W) pin Matrazzo (MSV) 2:01
174 – Stough (W) pin Logunleko (MSV) 1:17
184 – Bach (W) pin Felice (MSV) 1:07
197 – Transue (W) by forfeit
285 – Fletcher (W) tech fall Vasquez (MSV) 19-3

Wilkes 35, W&J 7
125 – Spearman (W&J) dec Rea (W) 8-1
133 – Mendoza (W) major dec Myers (W&J) 12-3
141 – Peterson (W) major dec Leva (W&J) 11-3
149 – Lombardi (W) dec Etzel (W&J) 6-4
157 – Haney (W&J) major dec Racciato (W) 17-9
165 – White (W) pin Haney (W&J) 1:34
174 – Stough (W) pin Kohr (W&J) 2:46
184 – Bach (W) dec Stroupe (W&J) 4-1
197 – Oberrender (W) by forfeit
285 – Fletcher (W) dec Hiss (W&J) 3-0

Wilkes 45, RIT 0
125 – Rea (W) by forfeit
133 – Mendoza (W) dec Bruce (RIT) 5-0
141 – Peterson (W) dec Howland (RIT) 6-0
149 – Hartenstine (W) major dec Mayville (RIT) 12-4
157 – Racciato (W) pin Sercu (RIT) 1:08
165 – White (W) pin Greenquist (RIT) 4:09
174 – Stough (W) tech fall Fisk (RIT) 15-0
184 – Bach (W) pin Doane (RIT) 2:40
197 – Transue (W) dec Swearingen (RIT) 7-1
285 – Fletcher (W) dec McBride (RIT) 4-0

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