COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (January 7, 2017) – The No. 9 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team went a perfect 4-0 at the North/South Duals Saturday at Ursinus to continue its dominant season in duals. 

Stevens topped No. 14 Delaware Valley 30-10, Cortland 37-10, Elizabethtown 30-12, and No. 11 Messiah 30-15 to move its record to 13-0. With the wins, Stevens extended its dual match win streak to 27.

No. 9 Stevens 30 No. 14 Delaware Valley 10
Freshman No. 1 Troy Stanich and junior No. 8 Zach Wilhelm won by decision at 133 and 149 respectively to deadlock the match after four bouts, before sophomore No. 4 Thomas Poklikuha catapulted Stevens to the lead with an 11-3 major at 157. 

Senior No. 8 Colin Navickas followed with a 17-0 technical fall win at 165, followed by an 8-7 decision for junior Phil Woods at 174, An injury forfeit for Delaware Valley extended the Stevens lead at 184, before a forfeit at 197 solidified the win for Stevens. 

Delaware Valley entered the match with four individuals ranked in the NWCA national rankings. 

125 – Brenden Velez (DV) dec. Rob Murray, 7-2
133 – Troy Stanich (SIOT) dec. Kordell Rush, 8-2
141 – Tim Ambacher (DV) dec. Dylan Van Sickell, 7-1
149 – Zach Wilhelm (SIOT) dec. Robert Duxbury, 4-2 
157 – Thomas Poklikuha (SIOT) maj. dec. Sekou Harris, 11-3
165 – Colin Navickas (SIOT) tech fall Brandon Rudy, 17-0 (6:16)
174 – Phil Woods (SIOT) dec. Benjamin Schweiger, 8-7
184 – Danny Moore (SIOT) over David Furmato (Inj. 6:20)
197 – A.J. Kowal (SIOT) won by forfeit
285 – Zachary Roseberry (DV) maj. dec. Pete Andrich, 14-2

No. 9 Stevens 37 Cortland 10
Senior Rob Murray picked up his first win of the day with a 13-2 major at 125, followed by a fall in 55 seconds for Stanich at 133. Freshman Dylan Van Sickell won by major at 141 in his first action of the afternoon, before Wilhelm edged Greg Chery 3-2 at 149.

Poklikuha and Navickas continued the dominant start with technical fall and decision wins respectively, followed by a forfeit at 184 and a pin for Kowal at 197 to seal the win. 

Kowal picked up the pin in 4:03 in what was his team-leading 13th of the season.

125 – Rob Murray (SIOT) maj. dec. Eric Orellana, 13-2
133 – Troy Stanich (SIOT) pinned Chris Cataldo, 0:55
141 – Dylan Van Sickell (SIOT) maj. dec. Austin O'Reilly, 11-3
149 – Zach Wilhelm (SIOT) dec. Greg Chery, 3-2
157 – Thomas Poklikuha (SIOT) tech fall Tristan Broadus, 18-2
165 – Colin Navickas (SIOT) dec. Brendan Dent, 5-4
174 – Colin Barber (C) maj. dec. Josh Smith, 11-3
184 – Danny Moore (SIOT) won by forfeit
197 – A.J. Kowal (SIOT) pinned Kevin Morgans, 4:03
285 – Nicholas Lupi (C) pinned Jack Jachim, 2:30 

No. 9 Stevens 30 Elizabethtown 12
A forfeit gave Stevens early points at 125, before Van Sickell and Wilhlem answered a loss at 133 with wins by major and technical fall respectively. 

Elizabethtown responded with a 7-1 decision at 157 and picked up wins at 197 and 285, but a forfeit at 165 followed by a pin from junior Josh Smith at 174 and a 6-2 decision for senior Danny Moore at 184 gave the Ducks more than enough points they needed for the win.

The pin was the third of the season for Smith, while Moore's win was his 14th.

125 – Rob Murray (SIOT) won by forfeit
133 – Bryan Pflanz (ETOWN) dec. Yoseph Borai, 5-0
141 – Dylan Van Sickell (SIOT) maj. dec. Josh Paisley, 17-3
149 – Zach Wilhelm (SIOT) tech fall Dan Smith, 18-0
157 – Chris Kummerer (ETOWN) dec. Aaron Wolfang, 7-1
165 – Colin Navickas (SIOT) won by forfeit
174 – Josh Smith (SIOT) pinned Quinn Ruble, 7:00
184 – Danny Moore (SIOT) dec. Dayne Ross, 6-2
197 – Luke Fernandez (ETOWN) dec. A.J. Kowal, 3-2
285 – Eric Eckstein (ETOWN) dec. Pete Andrich, 4-3

No. 9 Stevens 30 No. 11 Messiah 15
Stanich built on Murray's 9-4 decision win with a pin in 5:37 at 133, before Van Sickell won for the third time with a tight 15-12 victory at 141. Wilhelm completed a perfect afternoon with an 8-0 win at 149, followed by an 11-3 victory for Poklikuha at 157. 

Messiah captured wins in three of the final five bouts, but a pin in 2:20 for Woods at 174 and an 8-0 win for Kowal at 197 gave the Ducks enough points to pick up the nationally-ranked win.

125 – Rob Murray (SIOT) dec. Marshall Myers, 9-4
133 – Troy Stanich (SIOT) pinned Hunter Harris, 5:37
141 – Dylan Van Sickell (SIOT) dec. Lee Cassel, 15-12
149 – Zach Wilhelm (SIOT) dec. Steven Maloney, 8-0
157 – Thomas Poklikuha (SIOT) dec. Tag Wilber, 11-3
165 – Larry Cannon (M) dec. Colin Navickas, 3-1
174 – Phil Woods (SIOT) pinned Tyler Hershey, 2:20
184 – Derek Beitz (M) pinned Danny Moore, 5:59
197 – A.J. Kowal (SIOT) dec. Kyle Koser, 8-0
285 – Nick Havener (M) pinned Pete Andrich, 2:01

UP NEXT
Stevens will be back in action Thursday at No. 19 Cornell in Iowa, before competing at the prestigious Cornell Matman Invitational on January 14. 

Facebook: "Like" Stevens Athletics
Twitter: @stevensducks
Instagram: @stevensducks
Snapchat: ducks_athletics