COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (January 9, 2016) – The No. 18 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team won four matches in convincing fashion Saturday at the North/South Duals on the campus of Ursinus College.

The wins moved Stevens to 12-2 on the season, and extended its dual match win streak to eight. The Ducks topped Shippensburg University 26-9, Delaware Valley University 27-11, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 44-0, and Elizabethtown College 38-6. 

Stevens 26, Shippensburg 9
Junior Rob Murray won by decision at 125 to start the match, before senior Ryan Wilson picked-up a win by pin at 141 after a Stevens loss at 133. Sophomore Zach Wilhelm extended the lead to 12-3 with a decision win at 149, but Shippensburg answered with a decision win at 157.

Junior Colin Navickas responded with a 7-1 win at 165, followed by sophomore Phil Woods' decision win at 174. Sophomore A.J. Kowal continued the momentum with a major decision win at 195, before senior Tyler Maher capped the win with a major decision win at 285. 

125: Rob Murray (Stevens) over Dustin Steffenino (SHIP) (Dec 11-8) (3-0)
133: Dante Steffenino (SHIP) over Joey Borai (Stevens) (Dec 9-3) (3-3)
141: Ryan Wilson (Stevens) over Jared Leonetti (SHIP) (Fall 5:20) (9-3)
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) over Mike Springer (SHIP) (Dec 4-2) (12-3)
157: Adam Martz (SHIP) over Tom Poklikuha (Stevens) (Dec 11-7) (12-6)
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens) over Mark Lentz (SHIP) (Dec 7-1) (15-6)
174: Phil Woods (Stevens) over Hunter Fenk (SHIP) (Dec 8-3) (18-6)
184: AJ Kowal (Stevens) over Shane Springer (SHIP) (MD 16-4) (22-6)
197: Evan Ramos (SHIP) over Danny Moore (Stevens) (Dec 13-6) (22-9)
285: Tyler Maher (Stevens) over Derek Earnest (SHIP) (MD 8-0) (26-9)

Stevens 27, Delaware Valley 11
Murray's decision win at 125 got the Ducks winning started, before Wilson broke a 3-3 deadlock with a pin in 3:27 at 141. Wilhelm continued the winning with a decision victory at 149, followed by senior Vic Del Monico's decision win at 157. 

Navickas and Woods won by decision at 165 and 174 respectively to push Stevens' lead to 21-3, before Kowal's pin victory at 184 made it 27-3.

Delaware Valley answered back with a wins at 197 and 285, however the match was already clinched by the Ducks. 

125: Rob Murray (Stevens) over Brenden Velez (DV) (Dec 10-4) (3-0)
133: Connor Kirkegard (DV) over Yoseph Borai (Dec 6-3) (3-3)
141: Ryan Wilson (Stevens) over Tim Ambacher (Fall 3:27) (9-3)
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) over Nicholas Menkin (DV) (Dec 5-2) (12-3)
157: Vic Del Monico (Stevens) over Sekou Harris (DV) (Dec 5-2) (15-3)
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens) over Benjamin Schweiger (DV) (Dec 4-1) (18-3)
174: Phil Woods (Stevens) over Chris Jastrzebski (DV) (Dec 8-2) (21-3)
184: AJ Kowal (Stevens) over Josh Richardson (DV) (Fall 1:41) (27-3)
197: Alex Price (DV) over Ryan Jachim (Stevens) (MD 11-2) (27-7)
285: Zachery Roseberry (DV) over Tyler Maher (Stevens) (MD 16-4) (27-11)

Stevens 44, Worcester Polytechnic 0
Murray and freshman Joey Borai gave the Ducks the early lead with a pair of decision victories, before Wilson's major decision victory at 141 put Stevens up 10-0. Wilhelm followed-suit with a major decision victory of his own at 149, followed by freshman Thomas Poklikuha's pin in 2:52 at 157.

Navickas earned a decision victory at 165 to keep the Ducks firmly in control, before Woods and Kowal won by pin at 184 and 197 respectively. Moore continued the momentum with a win at 197, while Maher capped the match with a pin in 3:16 at heavyweight. 

The pin was the second of the season for Maher. 

125: Rob Murray (Stevens) over Brian Amato (WPI) (Dec 4-3) (3-0)
133: Yoseph Borai (Stevens) over Stephen Jendritz (WPI) (Dec 6-3) (6-0)
141: Ryan Wilson (Stevens) over Peter Nash (WPI) (MD 15-6) (10-0)
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) over Jack Nigro (WPI) (MD 11-3) (14-0)
157: Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens) over Tyler Wilson (WPI) (Fall 2:52) (20-0)
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens) over Anton Libsch (Dec 8-2) (23-0)
174: Phil Woods (Stevens) over Brian Stapleton (WPI) (Fall 1:07) (29-0)
184: AJ Kowal (Stevens) over Lucas Muntz (WPI) (Fall 1:32) (35-0)
197: Danny Moore (Stevens) over Joe Pizzuto (Dec 11-4) (38-0)
285: Tyler Maher (Stevens) over Nick Day (WPI) (Fall 3:16) (44-0)

Stevens 38, Elizabethtown 6 
For the fourth time of the day, Murray started the match with a win at 125, before Borai followed it up with a 6-1 decision win at 133. Wilson followed-suit with a technical fall win at 141, followed by Wilhelm's 8-4 decision win at 149.

Junior Leo Wortman continued the momentum with a win by decision at 157, before Woods followed a Stevens win by forfeit with a decision win at 174.

Kowal won by fall in 1:40 at 184, and Maher concluded the day his second pin of the day at 285.

125: Rob Murray (Stevens) over Phil Torresani (ETOWN) (Dec 7-1) (3-0) 
133: Joey Borai (Stevens) over Tim Miranda (ETOWN) (Dec 6-1) (6-0)
141: Ryan Wilson )Stevens) over Dan Smith (ETOWN) (TF 6:18) (11-0)
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) over Chad Lammer (ETOWN) (Dec 8-4) (14-0)
157: Leo Wortman (Stevens) over Chris Kummerer (ETOWN) (Dec 9-2) (17-0)
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens) forfeit (23-0)
174: Phil Woods (Stevens) over Quinn Ruble (ETOWN) (Dec 8-3) (26-0)
184: AJ Kowal (Stevens) over Rocco Hladney (ETOWN) (Fall 1:40) (32-0)
197: Luke Fernandez (ETOWN) over Ryan Jachim (Stevens) (Fall 0:45) (32-6)
285: Tyler Maher (Stevens) over Eric Eckstein (ETOWN) (Fall 3:13) (38-6)

UP NEXT
The Ducks will return to the mats for a match in Iowa against the University of Dubuque starting next Thursday at 7 p.m.

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