Men's Wrestling Faces Tough Competition
The Muhlenberg men's wrestling team had a rough day against two teams that appear in the top 25 in the NWCA's tournament coaches poll.
The shorthanded Mules fell to No. 24 Delaware Valley, 39-12, and No. 11 TCNJ, 49-0.
Both of Muhlenberg's wins came by fall, including one by sophomore Nick Stump (pictured above) against the fifth-ranked 174-pounder in the region. Senior Fletcher Goodman also pinned an opponent for the second straight day.
Delaware Valley 39, Muhlenberg 12
125 Malik Asfour (DV) won by forfeit
133 Jacob Blair (DV) maj. dec. Frank DiEsso, 13-1
141 Ryan Arndt (DV) maj. dec. Andrew Loniewski, 11-0
149 Charlie Robson (DV) tech fall Alex Greco, 5:14 (21-4)
157 Adam Coleman (DV) tech fall Charles Levine, 6:00 (16-0)
165 Ernazar Baiyshbekov (DV) pinned Chris Sockler, 5:47
174 Nick Stump (M) pinned Luke Moore, 6:24
184 Fletcher Goodman (M) pinned Kole Lester, 2:07
197 Aidan Murray (DV) dec. Noah Schlofer, 11-6
285 Logan Flynn (DV) won by forfeit
TCNJ 49, Muhlenberg 0
125 Matt Griffin (NJ) won by forfeit (6-0)
133 Kyle Nase (NJ) tech fall Max Rotter, 2:44 (17-2)
141 Sam Kotch (NJ) dec. Andrew Loniewski, 9-4
149 Mike Conklin (NJ) tech fall Alex Greco, 3:45 (17-1)
157 J.J. Giordano (NJ) tech fall Charles Levine, 4:32 (17-2)
165 Nick Sacco (NJ) pinned Chris Sockler, 1:38
174 Hunter Mays (NJ) tech fall Aidan Weingrad, 4:17
184 Alex Strashinsky (NJ) dec. Fletcher Goodman, 5-2
197 D.J. Henry (NJ) tech fall Noah Schlofer, 4:23 (18-2)
285 Matt Coon (NJ) pinned Paul Parise, 4:43
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