JANUARY 13, 2018

KING'S GRAPPLERS SPLIT TRI-MEET WITH GETTYSBURG, PENN COLLEGE

WILLIAMSPORT --  The King's College wrestling team split a pair of matches Saturday at a tri-meet at Penn College of Technology in Williamsport.

In its first match, the Monarchs fell to Gettysburg College 33-6. In its second match, King's and Penn College battled to a 21-21 tie, but King's was awarded the victory based on NCAA dual meet criteria. The Monarchs won five matches compared to four for Penn College. There was a no-contest at 125-pounds.

Eddie Merrill was the lone double-winer for King's with a pair of decisions at 197-pounds. Jake Taylor and Ralph Bernardo went 1-1 for the Monarchs at 141 and 285 respectively. Jake Daniel (149), Sean Floto (165), and Anthony Harmon-Miller (174) were all winners against Penn College.

KIng's will return to the mat Saturday when the Monarchs host the 2018 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.


Gettysburg 33 - King's College 6
125-Ogozalek (G) won by forfeit (6-0)
133-Pinette (G) won by forfeit (12-0)
141-Taylor (K) dec. Thompson, 9-8 (12-3)
149-Devlin(G) major dec. Daniel, 15-4 (16-3)
157-Bracken (G) major dec. Immediato, 12-3 (20-3)
165-Kowalski(G) tech fall Floto, 15-0, 2:30 (25-3)
174-no contest
184-Roskos (G) tech fall Harmon-Miller, 19-4 (30-3)
197-Merrill, (K) dec. Iodice, 10-8 (30-6)
285-Triandafilou (G) dec. Bernardo, 3-1 (OT1) (33-6)

King's College 21 - Penn College 21*
125- No contest
133- Fox (P) won by forfeit (6-0)
141- Swank (P) won by forfeit (12-0)
149- Daniel (K) won by forfeit (12-6)
157- Bergeron (P) dec. Immediato 12-10 (15-6)
165- Floto (K) won by forfeit (15-12)
174- Bruce (P) won by forfeit (21-12)
184- Harmon-Miller (K) dec. Gardner 15-11 (21-15)
197- Merril (K) dec. Mooney 7-2 (21-18)
285- Bernado (K) dec. Otis 3-1 (OT1) (21-21)
King's won on criteria No. 1 – number of matches won, 5-4.