Senior Insert
EWING, N.J. – The College of New Jersey wrestling team honored its four graduating senior team members Friday night before a 38-6 victory over Delaware Valley. In their final matches in Packer Hall, Nic Mele, Giancarlo Crivelli, and Dan Kilroy each scored six team points for the sixth-ranked Lions (16-1). The final senior, Mike Plaska, was unable to compete due to injury.
 
Mele started the Lions off with a forfeit win at 141. After the Aggies (5-12) answered with a decision win at 149, Matthew Surich got out to a 16-1 lead early in the third period to earn a technical fall and end the match.
 
Crivelli followed with a forfeit at 165, extending the Lions advantage to 17-3. Kilroy stepped on to the mat and made quick work of his opponent, earning his 51^st career pin at the 1:12 mark of the match.
 
Daniel Surich earned a high-scoring, 15-9, victory at 184. Thomas Anderson followed with an 8-3 win to put TCNJ up 29-3.
 
The Aggies earned their second bout of the day at heavyweight with a decision, but would not score again in the match. Nick DeNora took a forfeit at 125 to set up the much-awaited showdown at 133.
 
Third-ranked Jake Giordano and tenth-ranked Kordell Rush both knew that the team victory was already decided before they took the mat, but the match had the same intensity as if the team score had been tied. The two fought through a scoreless opening period. Giordano selected bottom to begin period two and earned the escape point midway through the period. Rush chose bottom to begin the third and escaped easily within the first six seconds. With just 23 seconds remaining in regulation, Giordano completed his shot to earn the takedown. Rush would escape in the waning seconds of the match, but did not have enough time to fire an attack. Giordano improved to 27-1 on the season with the victory.
 
The win for the Lions is their 15^th-straight dual, and TCNJ has now won 31 of their last 32 duals, dating back to last season. TCNJ has also won five straight against the Aggies.
 
The Lions will put their winning streak to the test Saturday afternoon when they travel to 17^th-ranked Messiah for a dual at noon.

 

Weight	Result	TCNJ	Delaware Valley
141	Nic Mele (TCNJ) over Unknown (For.)	6	0
149	Evan Widing (Delaware Valley) over Anthony Gagliano (TCNJ) (Dec 15-9)	0	3
157	Matthew Surich (TCNJ) over Justin Whitacre (Delaware Valley) (T.F. 16-1 5:15)	5	0
165	Giancarlo Crivelli (TCNJ) over Unknown (For.)	6	0
174	Daniel Kilroy (TCNJ) over Jake Nase (Delaware Valley) (Fall 1:12)	6	0
184	Daniel Surich (TCNJ) over Kyle Hillermeier (Delaware Valley) (Dec 15-9)	3	0
197	Thomas Anderson (TCNJ) over Austin Williams (Delaware Valley) (Dec 8-3)	3	0
285	Youssef Ait Boulahri (Delaware Valley) over Thomas Marretta (TCNJ) (Dec 8-5)	0	3
125	Nick DeNora (TCNJ) over Unknown (For.)	6	0
133	Jake Giordano (TCNJ) over Kordell Rush (Delaware Valley) (Dec 3-2)	3	0
Team Score:		38	6