Wilkes Barre, PA…The College of New Jersey wrestling team won just four of ten bouts as they fell to Wilkes College 27-16 Friday night.

The Lions struggled early losing the first three bouts of the night. Nick Herring (Middletown, NJ / Middletown South) finally got TCNJ in the win column at 165, earning a 9-2 decision. Dan Kilroy (Wayne, NJ / Wayne Hills) followed with an 11-0 major decision at 174 to close the gap to 12-7.

Following a Colonel victory at 184, Pat Schinder (Forked River, NJ / Lacey) earned a 5-4 decision victory at 197-pounds. Kyle Cocozza (Farmingdale, NJ / Howell) earned the Lions extra-points for his pin in the heavyweight bout, narrowing the Wilkes advantage to 17-16. That was as close as TCNJ would get as the Colonel closed out the match with two straight wins.

The Lions are back on the mat Saturday, February 4 at the Messiah College Open. Action begins at 10:00 am.
 
Wilkes 27, TCNJ 16
141 – M. Grossmann (W) dec. Ryan Erwin (T) 8-5
149 – K. Medrow (W) fall Alfonse DeMaria (T) :58
157 – N. Racanelli (W) dec. Mark Gerstacker (T) 8-5
165 – Nick Herring (T) dec. M. Paskas (W) 9-2
174 – Dan Kilroy (T) major dec. J. Morel (W) 11-0
184 – R. Fornaciari (W) tech. fall Sean Tonry (T) 19-1 (4:23)
197 – Pat Schinder (T) dec. J. Nochimson (W) 5-4
285 – Kyle Cocozza (T) fall A. Santana-Quintana (W) 2:22
125 – G. Rea (W) fall Austin Maltez (T) 3:43
133 – P. Chander (W) major dec. Luis Rivera (T) 11-3