LEXINGTON, Va. (February 4, 2017) – Senior Danny Moore, junior Zach Wilhelm and sophomore Thomas Poklikuha each went 2-0 as the No. 6 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team picked up 29-14 and 27-18 Centennial Conference victories over Washington and Lee and Johns Hopkins respectively. 

The sweep polished off a perfect season for the Ducks that saw them go 22-0 overall, and 7-0 in the Centennial Conference. The unbeaten season is the 29th in school history, and the first since the men's swimming team did it in 2007-08. 

The last team to go unbeaten with at least 10 contests was men's soccer in 2006, while this year's wrestling team is the first to do it with at least 20 wins in school history. 

No. 6 Stevens 29 Washington and Lee 14
A forfeit in favor of senior Rob Murray at 125 gave Stevens the early 6-0 lead, before a decision for freshman No. 1 Troy Stanich at 133 and a major for freshman Dylan Van Sickell at 141 ballooned the advantage to 13. No. 10 Wilhelm made it 17-0 with a 10-2 decision at 149, followed by a 7-6 win for No. 7 Poklikuha.

The wins were the 34th of the season for each of the Ducks dominant freshmen duo, while Wilhelm's victory was his team-leading 38th.

W&L rallied with a technical fall, fall and decision at 165, 197 and 285 respectively, but a decision for junior Josh Smith and a fall for Moore at 184 solidified the win for Stevens.

The pin was Moore's second of the season, while Smith raised his season record to 12-15. 

125 – Rob Murray (ST) won by forfeit [6-0] 
133 – #1 Troy Stanich (ST) d. #9 Zach Bylykbashi (W&L); 6-2 [9-0]
141 – Dylan Van Sickell (ST) d. Michael Dik (W&L); 16-6 [13-0]
149 – #10 Zach Wilhelm (ST) d. Zachary Papin (W&L); 10-2 [17-0]
157 – #7 Thomas Poklikuha (ST) vs. Shane Conners (W&L); 7-6 [20-0]
165 – Joe Scott (W&L) d. Aaron Wilfang (ST); TF, 18-3 (6:50) [20-5]
174 – Josh Smith (ST) d. Alec Horne (W&L); 9-5 [23-5]
184 – Danny Moore (ST) d. Iszak Morgan (W&L); Fall 2:28 [29-5]
197 – Zach Francis (W&L) d. Gerad Ross (ST); Fall 0:59 [29-11]
285 – Matt Kaminer (W&L) d. Pete Andrich (ST) vs.; 6-2 [29-14]

No. 6 Stevens 27 Johns Hopkins 18
Hopkins captured wins in two of the first three matches, but an injury default in favor of Stevens at 133 tied the match at six. Wilhelm gave the Ducks their first lead of the night after that with a 16-1 technical fall win at 149, followed by one of Poklikuha by an 18-2 margin to put Stevens up 16-6. 

Both came in the second period with less than a minute to go.

Hopkins responded with decision wins at 165 and 174 to slice the lead to three, but a technical fall win for Moore at 184 and a pin for senior Pete Andrich at 285 solidified the win despite a technical fall for Hopkins at 197.

The pin was the fifth of the season for Andrich, and 14th win overall.

125 – Ricky Cavallo (JHU) d. Rob Murray (ST); 10-8 [0-3]
133 – Joey Borai (ST) d. Christian Vallis (JHU); Inj. Def. [6-3]
141 – Lucas Escobar (JHU) d. Dylan Van Sickell (ST); 7-6 [6-6]
149 – #10 Zach Wilhelm (ST) d. Tommy Grifa (JHU); TF, 16-1 (4:30) [11-6]
157 – #7 Thomas Poklikuha (ST) vs. Connor Joyce (JHU); TF, 18-2 (4:28) [16-6]
165 – Dane Morgan (JHU) d. Aaron Wolfang (ST); 8-2 [16-9]
174 – Jared Forman (JHU) d. Josh Smith (ST); 13-5 [16-13]
184 – Danny Moore (ST) d. Anders Bright (JHU); TF, 22-6 (6:05) [21-13]
197 – Miles Gilliam (JHU) d. Gerad Ross (ST); TF, 18-0 (4:47) [21-18]
285 – Pete Andrich (ST) d. Hayden Good (JHU); Fall 5:43 [27-18]

UP NEXT
With the regular season now behind it, Stevens will focus its attention to the Centennial Conference Championships taking place at Canavan Arena in Hoboken next Saturday starting at 10 a.m. 

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