WILKES-BARRE, PA (February 1, 2019) –The Monarchs faced Elizabethtown College in their first match at home tonight. King's College collected two wins by junior Dakota Quick and freshman Kade Kravits along with a forfeit but dropped 36-12 in the final score.
 
In the 125-weight class, Quick was able to dominate the majority of the match against Blue Jays wrestler Josh McLaughlin. Keeping McLaughlin on defense, the junior was able to earn a 3-2 decision to solidifying the first victory of the night for King's.
 
Freshman Kravits picked up the eighth win of his first season as a Monarch for 157 pounds with a 5-3 decision over Elizabethtown's Kyle Bythell. Kravits was able to stay on top for the match as Bythell was given a stall warning several times and clinch a few takedowns while he was at it to contribute to his success.
 
Anthony Harmon-Miller collected the forfeit for the Monarchs in the 184 bracket and contribute six points to King's score.
 
Tony Immediato (141) and J.J. Hooper (197) grappled hard going back and forth with their opponents before getting caught and slipping into a pin.
 
Senior Matt Sparks dropped in his 149 bout in a 7-2 decision while Nick Palazzolo lost in a 16-0 technical fall and Nick Price a 14-4 major decision.
 
King's returns home on Tuesday, February 5, at 7:00 p.m. to wrestle the Centenary University Cyclones.


                                                                                                                                            KIPA-ELIZ
125 Dakota Quick (King`s (PA)) over Josh McLaughlin (Elizabethtown) (Dec 3-2)                   3-0
133 Colton Rex (Elizabethtown) over Unknown (For.)                                                              0-6
141 Nick Gonzalez (Elizabethtown) over Tony Immediato (King`s (PA)) (Fall 3:15)                 0-6
149 Josh Paisley (Elizabethtown) over Matt Sparks (King`s (PA)) (Dec 7-2)                            0-3
157 Kade Kravits (King`s (PA)) over Kyle Bythell (Elizabethtown) (Dec 5-3)                            3-0
165 Hunter Beaudet (Elizabethtown) over Nicholas Palazzolo (King`s (PA)) (TF 16-0 4:15)    0-5
174 Colton Shriner (Elizabethtown) over Nicholas Price (King`s (PA)) (MD 14-4)                    0-4
184 Anthony Harmon-Miller (King`s (PA)) over Unknown (For.)                                                6-0
197 Elijah Flasher (Elizabethtown) over John Hooper (King`s (PA)) (Fall 2:50)                        0-6
285 Max Rhoden (Elizabethtown) over Unknown (For.)                                                            0-6
 
Team Score:                                                                                                                            12-36