NEW YORK (NY) – Delaware Valley College notched wins in seven weight classes as the Aggies ended the dual meet season with a 28-12 victory at Hunter College.

Delaware Valley, under new head coach Steve Cantrell, finished with a 10-11 record in head-to-head matches. Two of the setbacks were by just a single point and a third was by just five points. The team will now prepare for the Metropolitan Conference Championships at Elizabethtown College on Sunday, February 26. The 10 individual champions and 10 wild-card selections from the Metros will advance to the NCAA Division III Championships in Wisconsin on March 9 and 10.

Friday evening saw Delaware Valley jump out to a 9-0 lead thanks to wins by Charlie Frankel and Eric McCann at 125 and 133 pounds respectively. Frankel dropped Oliver Lopez with 40 seconds left in the opening period (2:20) to improve to 19-8 on the year. McCann also moved his mark to 19-8 with a 12-6 decision over Ryan Gerondal.

The Hawks (12-8) got six points at 141 as Sean Messina pinned James DeLillo late in the third period, but the Aggies answered with three straight triumphs for a 19-6 advantage. The run was started by returning All-American Zak Andrews as the second-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds improved to 25-2 with a 14-3 major decision over Chris Gogatz.

Emmanuel Ajagbe followed with an 8-4 decision over Matt Cartusciello at 157 pounds for his 16th win in 21 matches. Donald Smith then evened his record at 15-14 thanks to a 7-5 victory over Jesse Bader at 165.

Hunter picked up decisions in two of the next three weights. The lone Aggie win in that mix was a 5-2 decision by Kyle Tufts (13-11) over Alan Djockic at 184. Delaware Valley's remaining points came at heavyweight when Mike Boardman (4-7) was awarded a forfeit victory.

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 28, HUNTER COLLEGE 12
125 – Charlie Frankel (DVC) by fall over Oliver Lopez, 2:20 (6-0 DVC)
133 – Eric McCann (DVC) by decision over Ryan Gerondal, 12-6 (9-0 DVC)
141 – Sean Messina (H) by fall over James DeLillo, 6:15 (9-6 DVC)
149 – Zak Andrews (DVC) by major decision over Chris Gogatz, 14-3 (13-6 DVC)
157 – Emmanuel Ajagbe (DVC) by decision over Matt Cartusciello, 8-4 (16-6 DVC)
165 – Donald Smith (DVC) by decision over Jesse Bader, 7-5 (19-6 DVC)
174 – Luke Pragdat (H) by decision over Alec Horan, 2-1 (19-9 DVC)               
184 – Kyle Tufts (DVC) by decision over Alan Djockic, 5-2 (22-9 DVC)
197 – Musa DeReese (H) by decision over Chris James, 8-2 (22-12 DVC)
285 – Mike Boardman (DVC) by forfeit (28-12 DVC)