WILKES-BARRE – The College of New Jersey visited King's College on Wednesday night. The match started with a 9-9 tie until TCNJ won five straight bouts en route to a 34-12 victory.

With the win, the Lions, ranked sixth nationally in the NWCA Division III Poll (link below), improved to 2-0 while King's slipped to 1-3

TCNJ won seven bouts in the dual sporting three pins, one technical fall, two major decisions, and one decision. Third ranked Antonio Marcella posted an 11-3 major decision over King's top wrestler Howard Kilpatrick, seventh-ranked Nick Herring won by technical fall over Hilton Martin, and tenth-ranked Dan Wojtaszek won by fall in 1:21 over Bill Burger.

Earlier in the day the National Wrestling Coaches Association released its second poll of the year. TCNJ is ranked sixth as a team and has four wrestlers ranked in the top 10. This is the first time since 2004 that the Lions have had more than three wrestlers ranked in the country.

Lion Strong!
 
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TCNJ 34 - King's 12
125 - James Wright (K) dec. James Gill (NJ), 12-8
133 - James Goldschmidt (NJ) dec. Matthews Sparks (K), 7-4
141 - Ryan Budzek (NJ) pinned Kevin Kelly, 2:33
149 - Owen Watkins (K) pinned Steven Schneider (NJ), 4:55
157 - Antonio Mancella (NJ) major dec. Howard Kilpatrick (K), 11-3
165 - Nick Herring (NJ) tech fall Hilton Martin(K), 22-7
174 - Joe Paton (NJ) major dec. Rene Sousa (K), 11-2
184 - Dan Wojtaszek (NJ) pinned Bill Burger (K), 1:21
197 -  Constantine Rissiotos (NJ) pinned  Eddie Merrill (K), 2:55
285 - Ralph Bernardo dec. Kyle Cocozza (NJ), 5-2

Exhibition
149/165 - J.T. Beirne (NJ) pinned Ryan Carden (K), 2:24
149 - Billy Reardon (NJ) TECH FALL  Keegan Williamson (K), 17-1
 
TCNJ returns to the mat on Saturday 11/21 when they host Gloucester, Middlesex, and Camden Community Colleges in the Recreation Center at 10am.

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