Wrestling

Delaware Valley College 28, East Stroudsburg University 10

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Delaware Valley College junior heavyweight Kyle Bilquist pinned another opponent at home, this time a Division I wrestler that is ranked in the EIWA, as the Aggies notched a 28-10 victory over East Stroudsburg University.

The win was the fifth straight for Delaware Valley as the fourth-ranked Aggies improved to 11-4 on the season. The Warriors fell to 3-9.

Bilquist, ranked second nationally in Division III, needed just 30 and 38 seconds to drop his prior foes at home matches. On Friday night, he was matched up with sophomore Chris Birchler who was 19-6 and ranked sixth in the latest EIWA poll. Bilquist didn't need much more time as it took only 88 seconds before he pinned Birchler to improve to 20-1 (nine pins) on the year. The win also sealed the team match for the Aggies at 24-10 with one weight class remaining.

Chris Sheetz, ranked ninth nationally, ended the match with bonus points for Delaware Valley as he notched a 12-2 major decision over Matthew Benedetti (1-17) at 125 pounds. The victory was a team-best 26th (26-5) for Sheetz.

Delaware Valley won seven of the 10 weight classes on the evening, including the opening bout at 133 pounds as Brandon Clemmer (19-7) used an escape and a full period of riding time to earn a 2-0 decision over Matt Swallow (17-9).

East Stroudsburg evened things up at 141 as a match-up of nationally-ranked wrestlers went into overtime. The Warriors' Sean Carr (20-6), ranked sixth in the EIWA, registered a takedown with 16 seconds left in the extra session to pull out a 3-1 victory over the second-ranked wrestler in Division III in Dan Hall (18-6).

The Aggies took a 12-3 lead with decisions in the next three weight classes. Jesse Harrington, ranked sixth at 149, improved to 22-5 on the year with an 8-2 triumph over Jesse Dunn (1-8). Two-time Division III national qualifier Ryan Herwig (16-9) used riding time as the difference in a 10-9 victory over Kyle Hesselpoth (8-14) at 157. Greg Miele continued the run and upped his record to 14-9 with a 6-2 decision over Joe Schick (4-14) at 165 pounds.

East Stroudsburg won two of the next three matches as Shane Mallory (17-10) notched a 12-4 decision over Mike DiGregorio (11-11) at 174 and Dave Williams (5-5) posted an 8-2 victory over Joe West (18-9) at 197. Delaware Valley's remaining points were a forfeit victory to second-ranked Mike Wilcox (19-2) in-between at 184 pounds.

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 28, EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY 10
133: Brandon Clemmer (DVC) by decision over Matt Swallow, 2-0 (3-0 DVC)
141: Sean Carr (ESU) by decision over Dan Hall, 3-1 OT (3-3)
149: Jesse Harrington (DVC) by decision over Jesse Dunn, 8-2 (6-3 DVC)
157: Ryan Herwig (DVC) by decision over Kyle Hesselpoth, 10-9 (9-3 DVC)
165: Greg Miele (DVC) by decision over Joe Schick, 6-2 (12-3 DVC)
174: Shane Mallory (ESU) by major decision over Mike DiGregorio, 12-4 (12-7 DVC)
184: Mike Wilcox (DVC) by forfeit (18-7 DVC)
197: Dave Williams (ESU) by decision over Joe West, 8-2 (18-10 DVC)
Hwt: Kyle Bilquist (DVC) by fall over Chris Birchler, 1:28 (24-10 DVC)
125: Chris Sheetz (DVC) by major decision over Matthew Benedetti (ESU), 13-2 (28-10 DVC)
* Match began at 133 pounds