CORTLAND (NY) – Delaware Valley College, ranked fifth nationally in Division III, won seven of 10 matches, including a pin and a forfeit win, and the Aggies defeated 14th-ranked Cortland State University, 27-12.

The win improved Delaware Valley to 9-2 in dual meets while the Red Dragons slipped to 14-3.

Cortland took an early 6-0 lead when Sean Kempf won by disqualification at 125 pounds. Kempf was injured due to an illegal move by his opponent and was unable to continue. The Aggies, however, won by forfeit at 133 pounds and took a 12-6 lead when Zak Andrews pinned his foe in five minutes, 51 seconds.

Delaware Valley extended its lead to 21-6 with decisions in each of the next three matches. Emmanuel Ajagbe, ranked eighth nationally, won 6-1 at 149 pounds and Jesse Harrington, the nation's top Div. III wrestler at 157 pounds, posted a 7-3 decision. Justin Barowski followed with a 3-2 decision over Will Brodfuehrer at 165 pounds.

Cortland got on the board at 174 pounds when Mike Ciaburri earned a 6-3 decision over Dan Daddino. The Aggies responded with a 4-2 win by Brian Boudroat 184 pounds to put the match out of reach. Boudro broke a 2-2 tie with an escape with 1:01 left and added a point for riding time.

The final two matches of the evening featured a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers. At 197 pounds, Cortland's Carl Korpi, ranked sixth nationally, earned a hard-fought 7-6 win over Martin Porter. Porter is ranked 10th at 184 pounds, but wrestled up a weight class. Korpi trailed 5-3 before tying the match on a takedown with 1:36 left. Porter regained the lead with an escape five seconds later, but Korpi recorded the winning takedown with 18 seconds left and held on for the win.

At heavyweight, second-ranked Kyle Bilquist edged 10th-ranked Joe Murphy, to give Delaware Valley the 27-12 final. Bilquist took a 2-0 lead with a first-period takedown and scored the decisive point on an escape early in the third period.

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 27, CORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY 12
125 - Sean Kempf (COR) by disqualification over Terrance Clendenin ** (6-0 COR)
133 - Zac Haynes (DVC) by forfeit (6-6)
141 - Zak Andrews (DVC) by fall over Mike Pagano, 5:51 (12-6 DVC)
149 - Emmanuel Ajagbe (DVC) by decision over Troy Sterling, 6-1 (15-6 DVC)
157 - Jesse Harrington (DVC) by decision over Kevin Sackett, 7-3 (18-6 DVC)
165 - Justin Barowski (DV) by decision over Will Brodfuehrer, 3-2 (21-6 DVC)
174 - Mike Ciaburri (COR) by decision over Dan Daddino, 6-3 (21-9 DVC)
184 - Brian Boudro (DVC) by decision over Jared Mhyrberg, 4-2 (24-9 DVC)
197 - Carl Korpi (COR) by decision over Martin Porter, 7-6 (24-12 DVC)
HWT - Kyle Bilquist (DV) by decision over Joe Murphy, 3-2 (27-12 DVC)
** Kempf was unable to continue after suffering an injury resulting from an illegal move by Clendenin