JANUARY 27, 2011

KING'S GRAPPLERS FALL AT LYCOMING, 31-11

WILLIAMSPORT – Host Lycoming College raced out to a 28-0 lead en route to a 31-11 victory over King's College in NCAA Division III wrestling matchup Thursday in Williamsport.

The Warriors won the first seven bouts, using a pin, a technical fall, and two major decisions to jump out to a commanding lead.

King's junior standout Mike Reilly, ranked fourth nationally at 184-pounds, ended the drought when he upped his season ledger to 18-1 with a 15-0 technical fall over Tyler Cunningham. The other Monarch victory came at 285 where King's Kevin Trant held a 2-0 lead before winning by injury default over Zach Eckstrom.

The Monarchs also came out on the short end of a pair of overtime matches as Frank Marinucci dropped a 5-3 verdict to David Smith at 165, while Peter Dwyer was edged 3-1 in extra time.

King's will be idle until Thursday when the Monarchs host Elizabethtown College at 7:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gymnasium.

Lycoming 31 – King's 11
125 – Steve Hinton (L) pinned Ricky Dorsey, 4:36
133 – Terrell Nixon (L) major dec. Rick Biesadesky, 8-0
141 – Mike Mauer (L) tech fall James Straight, 16-0 (4:48)
149 – Isaiah Britton (L) dec. Chris Mazzocchi, 6-2
157 – Erich Greco (L) major dec. Gordon Custer, 8-0
165 – David Smith (L) dec. Frank Marinucci, 5-3 OT
174 – Jefferson Thomas (L) dec. Ahmed Burton, 4-1
184 – Mike Reilly (K) tech fall Tyler Cunningham, 15-0 (5:00)
197 – Russell Korbel (L) dec. Peter Dwyer, 3-1 OT
285 – Kevin Trant (K) won by injury default over Zach Eckstrom, 1:30