Wrestling 1/7/2018 3:00:00 AM Charles O'Brien

No. 10 Wrestling earns three victories at North-South Duals

January 6, 2018

Match Results

The Basics

Scores: No. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology 25; Delaware Valley University 12
- No. 14 Messiah College 27; No. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology 15
- No. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology 26; University of Southern Maine 14
- No. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology 33; Elizabethtown College 12
Location: North-South Duals; Ursinus College - Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Short Story: Sophomores Troy Stanich and Dylan Van Sickell teamed with freshman Brett Kaliner to go 12-0 to lead the No. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology Wrestling team to three victories at the North-South Duals Saturday, hosted by Ursinus College. The Ducks earned wins over Delaware Valley University, University of Southern Maine and Elizabethtown College. The only blemish on the day came at the hands of No. 14 Messiah College.
How it happened: The Ducks earned five decisions and one major decision win over Delaware Valley to overcome an early technical fall setback at 125 pounds. Stanich began the run with an 11-1 major decision victory. Kaliner (decision) and Van Sickell (forfeit) continued the run and decision wins by senior Zach Wilhelm and sophomore Carl Vasti extended the lead. Delaware earned a major decision victory at 174 pounds to trim the deficit, but freshmen Bruce Parola and Colin Myles earned decision wins at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively, to put the match away.
- The Ducks opened up strong against the nationally-ranked Falcons. Stevens jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the match via a decision victory by junior Joey Borai, a major decision win by Stanich and technical fall by Kaliner. The Falcons got on the board at 149 pounds and closed the match by scoring 27 of the final 30 points.
- Stevens got back to its winning ways with wins at 133, 141, 149, 157 and 165 pounds to take a commanding lead over the Huskies. Stanich pinned Casey Abshire to begin the run, Kaliner and Van Sickell each earned major decision wins to continue the run and sophomore Carl Vasti earned a decision win over Zach Thompson to conclude the stretch. Myles defeated Kolby Smith by decision to give Stevens a 26-10 lead. A major decison win for Southern Maine at 285 pounds rounded out the scoring.
- In the final match of the day, Stevens earned victories in eight of the 10 bouts to cruise to victory over Elizabethtown. The Ducks earned two major decision victories, two pins and a technical fall in building an insurmountable lead. Joe Moreno earned a decision win at 285 to close the day.
The victories by Stanich extended his 2017-18 unbeaten streak.
Vasti (3-0) and Wilhelm (3-1) each earned three victories on the day, although Wilhelm's lone setback came via a 3-1 decision loss to Messiah's sixth-ranked Jeff Hojnacki at 165 pounds. Wilhelm won all three of his bouts at 157 pounds, where the Tuckerton, New Jersey native is currently ranked third in the country.

Box Score (Delaware Valley)

125 – Kordell Rush (DV) tech fall Michael Heck, 17-0
133 – Troy Stanich (Stevens) maj. dec. Brenden Velez, 11-1
141 – Brett Kaliner (Stevens) dec. Tim Ambacher, 7-4
149 – Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens) won by forfeit
157 – Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) dec. Shawn Phillips, 9-2
165 – Carl Vasti (Stevens) dec. Brandon Rudy, 5-2
174 – Eliias Vega (DV) maj. dec. Zachary Kovacs, 15-5
184 – Bruce Parola (Stevens) dec. Dave Furmato, 5-2
197 – Colin Myles (Stevens) dec. Steve Horvath, 8-2
285 – Marc Isaac (DV) dec. Joe Moreno, 6-3

Box Score (Messiah)

125 – Joey Borai (Stevens) dec. Sean Reddington, 9-4
133 – Troy Stanich (Stevens) maj. dec. Hunter Harris, 12-2
141 – Brett Kaliner (Stevens) tech fall Nick Nunez, 18-1
149 – Stephen Maloney (Messiah) tech fall Michael Derin, 16-0
157 – Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens) dec. Kevin Edwards, 5-3
165 – Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah) dec. Zach Wilhelm, 3-1
174 – Ben Swarr (Messiah) tech fall Zachary Kovacs, 16-0
184 – Derek Beitz (Messiah) pinned Bruce Parola, 4:56
197 – Kyle Koser (Messiah) tech fall Colin Myles, 2:17
285 – Jared Schell (Messiah) dec. Joe Moreno, 7-4

Box Score (Southern Maine)

125 – Peter Del Gallo (So. Maine) maj. dec. Joey Borai, 8-0
133 – Troy Stanich (Stevens) pinned Casey Abshire, 3:12
141 – Brett Kaliner (Stevens) maj. dec. Austin Shorey, 13-2
149 – Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens) maj. dec. Brendan Weir, 11-2
157 – Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) pinned Juan Vernaza, 2:28
165 – Carl Vasti (Stevens) dec. Zach Thompson, 9-3
174 – Raul Gierbolini (So. Maine) dec. Zachary Kovacs, 9-7
184 – Brandon Cousino (So. Maine) dec. Bruce Parola, 9-7
197 – Colin Myles (Stevens) dec. Kolby Smith, 7-5
285 – Mike Risti (So. Maine) maj. dec. Joe Moreno, 10-2

Box Score (Elizabethtown)

125 – Joey Borai (Stevens) tech fall Phil Torresani
133 – Troy Stanich (Stevens) pinned Josh McLaughlin, 3:38
141 – Brett Kaliner (Stevens) maj. dec. Josh Paisley, 14-4
149 – Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens) maj. dec. Dan Smith, 18-8
157 – Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) dec. Chris Kummerer, 11-4
165 – Carl Vasti (Stevens) pinned Dan Jerrems, 1:25
174 – Zachary Kovacs (Stevens) dec. Tyler Mentzer, 10-4
184 – Quinn Ruble (Elizabethtown) pinned Bruce Parola, 2:44
197 – Rocco Hladney (Elizabethtown) pinned Colin Myles, 3:35
285 – Joe Moreno (Stevens) dec. Eric Eckstein, 4-3

From the Mats

"It was great to be back on the mats competing after a long hiatus from competition. We knew coming into the weekend we would have four quality duals, with Messiah being our toughest test. We came up short against Messiah, but saw some really good individual performances throughout the day. We will build off today's performance and get ready to fly out west to battle against some of the nation's best in Iowa." - assistant coach Anthony Bonaventura

Up Next

No. 10 Wrestling heads west to Dubuque, Iowa for a dual meet with No. 4 Loras College on Jan. 11. The prestigious Matman Invitational follows on Jan. 13.

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