WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The No. 23 Wilkes University wrestling team took seven of ten bouts, including two extra point wins and three forfeits, on way to a 38-10 victory over Penn College Thursday night in a dual matchup.
 
Wilkes improves to 11-4 overall following the win while Penn drops to 5-5 overall on the year. The win also marked head coach Jon Laudenslager's 298^th of his career at Wilkes, standing just two more wins away from the 300-win plateau.
 
Dustin Zuzulock (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) put Wilkes on the board with a 6-0 decision win at 125-pounds, Michael Fleck (Easton, PA/Wilson Area) ran his record to 22-1 following another extra point win scoring an 18-0 technical fall at 133. After Wilkes received a forfeit at 141, Penn College took decisions at 149 and 157 before Robert Hawkins (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin) pinned his opponent in :36 at 165.
 
Kyle Diesel (Westtown, NY/Minisink Valley) and Zach Faust each received forfeits at 184 and 285 respectively before Nicholas Dawson (Montoursville, PA/Montoursville) rounded out the match with a pin at 285 in 1:19.
 
Wilkes begins the second semester on Monday and remains idle until Saturday, January 23^rd when the Colonels compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Lycoming College starting at 9:30 a.m.
 
Wilkes 38, Penn College 10
125 – D. Zuzulock (W) dec. Ben Doll (P) 6-0
133 – M. Fleck (W) tech. fall Aaron Doll (P) 18-0
141 – T. Stokes (W) won by forfeit
149 – Mason  Replogle (P) major dec. J. Ritter (W) 11-2
157 – Tanner Leid (P) dec. A. Gyenizs (W) 7-1
165 – R. Hawkins (W) fall Zach Fitzsimmons (P) :36
174 – Daniel Frankenfield (P) dec. J. Brook (W) 3-2
184 – K. Diesel (W) won by forfeit
197 – Z. Faust (W) won by forfeit
285 – N. Dawson (W) fall Paul Kane (P) 1:19