CORTLAND, NY (February 6, 2025) -- The King's College wrestling team fell to Cortland 33-7 on Thursday night in the Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium.
 
Patrick Horvath was in a close battle at 125 with Christian Lievano but lost in a 14-11 decision. At 133, Cole Anderson was defeated by Cody Merwin in a 14-5 major decision. Jacob Torres lost to Dom Vinci in an 18-0 technical fall at 141. Brian Hopkins fell to Angelo Centrone in 0:46 at 149. Jordan Bentley lost his 157-bout by pinfall in 3:50 to Justin Klein.
 
At 165, Nick Costello was neck-and-neck with Joseph Visciano but succumbed to a 16-11 decision loss. Jacob Hachtmann put the team on the board with a 23-9 major decision win over Gavin Seiler at 174. Jake Bobersky came in to add tallies with a 5-3 decision victory at 184 against Robby Cunningham. Josh Brown was dropped at 197 in a 7-3 decision to Tymothey Murrell. Nick Valenzano battled hard through three periods but came up short with a 2-1 decision loss to Seth Parker in their heavyweight match.
 
The Monarchs competed in two exhibition matches. Angel Avalos was defeated by Rocco Futia at 141 in a 20-3 technical fall. At 165, Alex Ballantyne lost to Jack Pickersgill in a 14-5 major decision.
 
King's will be back on the road for the Scranton Duals at 12 p.m. on Saturday, February 8^th against Scranton, Hunter, and Utica. The squad will travel to Hoboken, NJ to take on Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) opponent Stevens at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11^th.