COLLEGEVILLE (PA) – Delaware Valley College's first showing at the North/South Duals was a perfect one as the Aggies went 4-0 with triumphs over the United States Coast Guard Academy (36-12), 19th-ranked Messiah College (18-15), Oneonta State College (23-12) and Trinity College of Connecticut (39-9). The event took place at nearby Ursinus College.

Delaware Valley, which had not hit the mats since December 18, went over the .500 mark for the first time this season as it improved to 7-6 in dual meets. The Aggies will now have nearly two week to prepare for a home meeting with defending Metropolitan Conference champion and 25th-ranked Centenary College on Friday, January 20 (7:00 p.m.).

Delaware Valley opened the day by winning seven of 10 weight classes against Coast Guard, including bonus points in six of them with three pins, a forfeit, a technical fall and a major decision. The major came from Charlie Frankel as he knocked off the sixth-ranked wrestler at 125 pounds, Nate Giorgio, with a 12-4 final. It was the start of a 4-0 day for Frankel as he notched a forfeit, technical fall, major decision and decision and improved his record to 13-6 on the year.

Eric McCann and James DeLillo followed with a forfeit and fall at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. Zak Andrews, ranked third nationally at 149, hit the mat and pinned his opponent in 2:04 for the first of four wins on the day. It was also the All-American's 100th career triumph, making him just the 11th wrestler in the storied history of the Aggie program to reach that milestone.

Nationally-ranked Emmanuel Ajagbe (seventh at 157 pounds) recorded a technical fall to make it 27-0. Conner Gabriel's pin at 174 and Zeke Pyle's decision at heavyweight comprised the final nine points for the Aggies.

Next up was former Middle Atlantic Conference rival Messiah College. The Aggies had won 19 of 20 previous meetings against the Falcons, but Messiah had high hopes with their national ranking.

The Aggies led 15-3 halfway through as it won four of the first five weights with decisions by Frankel, Andrews and Ajagbe and an injury default triumph by Henry Stinson at 141 (Stinson was winning 9-1 at the time). Messiah too the next four – all by decision – to tie it up at 15-15 and leaving it all up to the heavyweights.

Delaware Valley's Cody Gardner, ranked ninth nationally, had little trouble with Evan Canady and earned a 6-1 decision for the 18-15 team victory. It was Gardner's lone match of the day but it was all the Aggies would need from the junior.

The Oneonta State match saw Delaware Valley dominate the early weights again as a technical fall by Frankel, a decision by McCann, a technical fall by Stinson and a decision by Andrews made it a 16-0 score. Oneonta did take four of the next six weights with decisions in all four, but Delaware Valley added to its score with a decision by Donald Smith at 165 and a major decision by Kyle Tufts at 184.

Delaware Valley ended the perfect day by taking eight of 10 weights against Trinity, including two falls, two forfeits, a technical fall, a major decision and two decisions. Andrews and Tufts had the pins while John Giusti (157) recorded the technical fall. Frankel (forfeit), McCann (major decision), DeLillo (forfeit), Alec Horan (decision at 165) and Matt Damato (decision at 174) picked up the remaining victories.    


DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 36, COAST GUARD ACADEMY 12
125 – Charlie Frankel (DVC) by major decision over Nate Giorgio, 12-4 (4-0 DVC)
133 – Eric McCann (DVC) by forfeit (10-0 DVC)
141 – James DeLillo (DVC) by fall over Anthony Signorello (16-0 DVC)
149 – Zak Andrews (DVC) by fall over Mike Giorgio (22-0 DVC)               
157 – Emmanuel Ajagbe (DVC) by technical fall over Ben Greene, 15-0 (27-0 DVC)            
165 – Lucas Taylor (CGA) by decision over Donald Smith, 10-9 (27-3 DVC)
174 – Conner Gabriel (DVC) by fall over Virgil Moreno, 5:39 (33-3 DVC)
184 – Nolan Salyer (CGA) by decision over Joseph Richard, 5-4 (33-6 DVC)
197 – Mark Howard (CGA) by fall over Mario Fioranelli, 6:40 (33-12 DVC)
285 – Zeke Pyle (DVC) by decision over Joel Wyman, 7-4 (36-12 DVC)

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 18, MESSIAH COLLEGE 15
125 – Charlie Frankel (DVC) by decision over Danny Lethbridge, 4-2 (3-0 DVC)
133 – Kaleb Loht (MES) by decision over Eric McCann, 5-1 (3-3)               
141 – Henry Stinson (DVC) by injury default over Victor Bracey (9-3 DVC)
149 – Zak Andrews (DVC) by decision over Ty Kanouff, 10-8 (12-3 DVC)               
157 – Emmanuel Ajagbe (DVC) by decision over Chris Hardenberg, 4-3 (15-3 DVC)            
165 – Ricardo Plummer (MES) by decision over Donald Smith, 5-4 (15-6 DVC)
174 – Matt Cross (MES) by decision over Conner Gabriel, 7-2 (15-9 DVC)
184 – Timothy Stewart (MES) by decision over Joseph Richard, 9-5 (15-12 DVC)
197 – Russell Jones (MES) by decision over Kyle Tufts, 3-2 (15-15)
285 – Cody Gardner (DVC) by decision over Evan Canady, 6-1 (18-15 DVC)

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 23, ONEONTA STATE COLLEGE 12
125 – Charlie Frankel (DVC) by technical fall over Joe Thompson, 16-0 (5-0 DVC)
133 – Eric McCann (DVC) by decision over Ben Mikac, 10-4 (8-0 DVC)
141 – Henry Stinson (DVC) by technical fall over Brian Barry, 18-1 (13-0 DVC)
149 – Zak Andrews (DVC) by decision over Joe Hauser, 3-2 (16-0 DVC)               
157 – Dan Graff (ONE) by decision over John Giusti, 5-2 (16-3 DVC)            
165 – Donald Smith (DVC) by decision over Frankie Provenzano, 6-0 (19-3 DVC)
174 – James Neal (ONE) by decision over Conner Gabriel, 12-8 (19-6 DVC)
184 – Kyle Tufts (DVC) by major decision over Stephen Provenzano, 9-1 (23-6 DVC)
197 – Jacob Smith (ONE) by decision over Joseph Richard, 11-8 (23-9 DVC)
285 – Vincent Barber (ONE) by decision over Mike Boardman, 8-1 (23-12 DVC)

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 39, TRINITY COLLEGE (CT) 9
125 – Charlie Frankel (DVC) by forfeit (6-0 DVC)
133 – Eric McCann (DVC) by major decision over Scott Gonzalez, 14-6 (10-0 DVC)
141 – James DeLillo (DVC) by forfeit (16-0 DVC)
149 – Zak Andrews (DVC) by fall over Tomas Crabtree, 2:06 (22-0 DVC)               
157 – John Giusiti (DVC) by technical fall over Evan Robinson, 16-1 (27-0 DVC)            
165 – Alec Horan (DVC) by decision over John Williams, 5-1 (30-0 DVC)    
174 – Matt Damato (DVC) by decision over Kyle Muir, 10-8 OT (33-0 DVC)
184 – Kyle Tufts (DVC) by fall over Matt Boccio, 0:18 (39-0 DVC)              
197 – Petros Hologitas (TRI) by fall over Joseph Richard, 3:29 (39-6 DVC)
285 – Greg Vaughan (TRI) by decision over Zeke Pyle, 2-0 (39-9 DVC)