FEBRUARY 17, 2018

KING'S WRESTLERS WRAP UP DUAL MEET SEASON WITH LOSS TO SCRANTON IN CROSS COUNTY CHALLENGE FINALE

SCRANTON -- The King's College wrestling team saw its dual meet season come to end with a 39-6 loss to the host University of Scranton Saturday on the John Long Center.

With the loss, King's fell to 2-22 on the year while Scranton improved to 10-5.

King's Dakota Quick (11-9) gave the Monarchs a 3-0 lead with a 10-4 decision at 125-pounds. After Scranton picked up a forfeit at 133, King's got a 12-6 decision from Jake Taylor (21-9) at 141 to tie the team score at 6-6.

But the Royals swept the remaining seven bouts, getting four pins in the process to secure the victory.

King's will be idle until competing in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships February 23-24 in Rocky Mountain, VA.

Scranton 39, King's 6
125 – Dakota Quick (K) dec. Jake Thomson (S), 10-4. (0-3)
133 – Nicholas DePierro (S) by forfeit (6-3)
141 – Jake Taylor (K) dec. Nicholas Ciaccia (S), 12-6. (6-6)
149 – T.J. Conlon (S) pinned Jake Daniel (K), 4:08. (12-6)
157 – John Sheedy (S) dec. David White (K), 10-6. (15-6)
165 – Kevin Merle (S) pinned Darren Marte (K), 3:56. (21-6)
174 – Andrew Gombas (S) pinned Sean Floto (K), 0:53. (27-6)
184 – Zachary D'Apolito (S) dec. Nick Price (K), 8-5. (30-6)
197 – Daniel D'Agostini (S) pinned Eddie Merrill (K), 2:41. (36-6)
285 – Keegan Connelly (S) dec. Ralph Bernardo (K), 3-2, SV-2. (39-6)