JANUARY 31, 2016

KING'S WRESTLERS FALL TO LYCOMING, 32-12

WILKES-BARRE — Visiting Lycoming College opened up a 19-0 lead after the first four matches and won seven of he 10 bouts to post a 32-12 victory over kost King's College in a Middle Atlantic Conference wrestling match Sunday in Scandlon Gymnasium.

With the won, Lycoming improved to 12-6 while King's fell to 5-13.

The Warriors started the match with a 13-1 major decision at 125, then followed with a first period pin at 133 to take a 10-0 lead.  At 141, Lycoming posted another major decision, then added a technical fall at 149 to build a 19-0 advantage.

King's got on the board at 157 when Howard Kilpatrick earned a 8-3 decision to improve his season mark to 20-6. But Lycoming countered with a 10-1 major decision at 165; a technical fall at 174; and a fourth major decision at 184 to stretch the lead to 32-3.

The Monarchs would wi the last two matches as Ryan Longenberger (8-3) gained a narrow 3-2 decision, before Ralph Bernardo (15-8) ended the match with a pin in 2:18 to set the final score.

King's returns to the mat Friday with a 7:00 p.m. matchup at Elizabethtown College.


Lycoming 32 - King's 12
125 - Kyle Drick (L) major dec. James Wright (K), 13-1
133 - Andy Aguilar (L) pinned Dakota Connor (K), 2:05
141 - Joe Santomarco (L) major dec. Jake Daniel (K), 16-3
149 - Seth Lansberry (L) tech fall Tony Immediato (K), 16-0 (4:20)
157 - Howard Kilpatrick (K) dec. Matt Neff (L), 8-3
165 - Nolan Barger (L) major dec. Angelo Lussi (K), 10-1
174 - Brandon Conrad (L) tech fall Rene Sousa (K), 16-1 (5:00)
184 - Willie Alford (L) major dec. Edward Merrill (K), 12-4
197 - Ryan Longenberger (K) dec. Skyler Ebner (L), 3-2  
285 - Ralph Bernardo (K) pinned Tom Lynd (L), 2:18

Team Records:
Lycoming 12-6
King's College 5-13

Referee: Robert Butka