JANUARY 5, 2017

KING'S WRESTLERS FALL TO TCNJ

WILKES-BARRE – The visiting College of New Jersey wrestling team won the first eight matches, en route to a 45-6 victory over host King's College Friday afternoon in Scandlon Gymnasium.

With the win TCNJ improved to 4-2 while King's slipped to 0-13

The Lions picked up two forfeits and four pins to build a 42-0 lead. The Monarchs got on the scoreboard when Eddie Merrill posted a pin in 6:32 for the lone Monarch victory. KIng's dropped two close matches when Dakota Quick fell 9-8 at 133 and Jake Daniel came up short in a 3-1 decision. At 141, King's Jake Taylor held a 2-0 lead before losing by fall in 2:46.

King's returns to action Saturday when the Monarchs host the annual Pennsylvania  vs. New York Duals.

King's will host Oswego State University at 1:00 PM on one mat while Lycoming College meets Rochester Institute of Technology on the other. In the second round King's faces RIT while Lycoming squares off with Oswego State.


The College of New Jersey 45 - King's 6
125 - Dan Ortega (N) won by forfeit
133 - Jake Giordano (N) dec. Dakota Quick (K),9-8
141 - Robert Dinger (N) pinned Jake Taylor (K), 2:46
149 – Eric Friedman (N) dec. Jake Daniel (K), 3-1
157 – Mark Gerstacker (N) pinned Tony Immediato (K), 2:44
165 – Dominic Fano (N) pinned Josh Nagel (K), 2:13
174 – JT Beirne (N) won by forfeit  
184 – Dan Kilroy (N) pinned Anthony Harmon-Miller (K), 0:50
197 – Eddie Merrill (K) pinned Daniel Surich (N), 6:32
285 – Kyle Cocozza (N) dec. Ralph Bernardo (K), 3-1 OT
 
Exhibition: 165- JT Beirne (N) pinned Sean Floto (K), 3:53

Team Records:
The College of New Jersey 4-2
King's College 0-13

Referee: Robbie Butka