COLLEGEVILLE (PA) – The Delaware Valley University wrestling team won three of its four matches at the North/South Duals on Saturday. The event was held at Ursinus College.

The Aggies defeated Western New England University, 42-3 followed by their lone setback of the afternoon against 18^th-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology, 27-11. DelVal recovered to win its final two matchups versus SUNY Oneonta, 21-18 and Rhode Island College, 35-13.

Senior Conor Kirkegard (133) went a perfect 4-0 on the day with two pins. Junior Zach Roseberry (285) was victorious in three matches while senior Nick Della Fera (184) recorded two big victories for the Aggies, including one pin.
Three DelVal grapplers earned three wins while suffering just one defeat. They were sophomores Brenden Velez (125), Tim Ambacher (141) and Chris Jastrzebski (174). Jastrzebski registered one pin. Freshman Josh Richardson (184/197) was 2-1 with one pin.

DelVal took to the mat for the first time in just over a month but shook off the rust quickly against Western New England. The Aggies produced a victory in all but one bout. Sophomore Nick Menkin (149), junior Tom Tehan, Jastrzebski and Richardson all won by fall. Junior Sekou Harris (157) earned an 18-3 technical fall and junior Ben Schweiger (165) was a winner by major decision (9-1).

The Aggies competed with the 18^th-ranked Ducks but came up short. Sophomore Alex Price (197), Kirkegard and Roseberry earned DelVal's three victories. Price (11-2) and Roseberry (16-4) won by major decision.

The wrestling team was involved in a close contest with SUNY Oneonta. The Aggies won the first three bouts to take a 12-0 lead but the Red Dragons bounced back to tie the match with three straight wins. DelVal took the next two by decision but Price suffered a medical forfeit and the match was tied entering the final bout. Roseberry, a two-time All-American, earned a 10-2 major decision to give the Aggies the victory.

DelVal had a strong showing against Rhode Island College, winning seven of the 10 bouts. The Aggies recorded two pins, one major decision, two decisions, one forfeit and one disqualification victory. With the injury to Price, DelVal had to shuffle its lineup and Della Fera came up with his second win at 184, this time by pin, while Richardson moved up to 197 and won by disqualification.

The Aggies next compete at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Lycoming College on Saturday, January 23 (9:00 a.m.).

Delaware Valley 42, Western New England 3
125: Brenden Velez (DV) over Timothy McLinden (WNE) (Dec 9-2) (3-0)
133: Connor Kirkegard (DV) over Austin Sisco (WNE) (Dec 4-3) (6-0)
141: Tim Ambacher (DV) over Lamont Wallace (WNE) (TB-1 3-1) (9-0)
149: Nicholas Menkin (DV) over Anthony Monteiro (WNE) (Fall 2:25) (15-0)
157: Sekou Harris (DV) over Yuri Gulak (WNE) (TF 18-3 2:18) (20-0)
165: Benjamin Schweiger (DV) over Joshua Nelson (WNE) (MD 9-1) (24-0)
174: Chris Jastrzebski (DV) over Patrick Canavan (WNE) (Fall 2:00) (30-0)
184: Josh Richardson (DV) over Andrew Cole (WNE) (Fall 3:22) (36-0)
197: Brian Donovan (WNE) over Alex Price (DV) (Dec 6-0) (36-3)
285: Thomas Tehan (DV) over Oumar Keita (WNE) (Fall 1:45) (42-3)

Stevens 27, Delaware Valley 11
125: Rob Murray (Stevens) over Brenden Velez (DV) (Dec 10-4) (3-0)
133: Connor Kirkegard (DV) over Yoseph Borai (Dec 6-3) (3-3)
141: Ryan Wilson (Stevens) over Tim Ambacher (Fall 3:27) (9-3)
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) over Nicholas Menkin (DV) (Dec 5-2) (12-3)
157: Vic Del Monico (Stevens) over Sekou Harris (DV) (Dec 5-2) (15-3)
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens) over Benjamin Schweiger (DV) (Dec 4-1) (18-3)
174: Phil Woods (Stevens) over Chris Jastrzebski (DV) (Dec 8-2) (21-3)
184: AJ Kowal (Stevens) over Josh Richardson (DV) (Fall 1:41) (27-3)
197: Alex Price (DV) over Danny Moore (Stevens) (MD 11-2) (27-7)
285: Zachery Roseberry (DV) over Tyler Maher (Stevens) (MD 16-4) (27-11)

Delaware Valley 21, SUNY-Oneonta 18
125: Brenden Velez (DV) over Dominic DeGraba (Oneonta) (Dec 5-2) (3-0)
133: Connor Kirkegard (DV) over Anthony Messina (Oneonta) (Fall 2:46) (9-0)
141: Tim Ambacher (DV) over Richard Dennison (Oneonta) (Dec 8-4) (12-0)
149: Daniel Murphy (Oneonta) over Steve Orlic (DV) (Fall 2:57) (12-6)
157: Thomas Marrone (Oneonta) over Sekou Harris (DV) (Dec 5-4) (12-9)
165: Evan Wallace (Oneonta) over Benjamin Schweiger (DV) (Dec 13-7) (12-12)
174: Chris Jastrzebski (DV) over Shaun Gillen (Oneonta) (Dec 3-2) (15-12)
184: Nick Della Fera (DV) over Vincent Provenzano (Oneonta) (Dec 4-2) (18-12)
197: Peter Pjetri (Oneonta) over Alex Price (DV) (Inj 0:25) (18-18)
285: Zachery Roseberry (DV) over Matthew Doty (Oneonta) (MD 10-2) (22-18)
*Delaware Valley penalized one point for unsportsmanlike conduct

Delaware Valley 35, Rhode Island College 13
125: Brendan Velez (DV) over Brennen Liebel (RIC) (MD 14-2) (4-0)
133: Connor Kirkegard (DV) over Stephen Masi (RIC) (Fall 5:36) (10-0)
141: Tim Ambacher (DV) over Jake Dorman (RIC) (MD 9-0) (14-0)
149: Shawn Giblin (RIC) over Nicholas Menkin (DV) (Fall 2:26) (14-6)
157: Jonathan Costa (RIC) over Sekou Harris (DV) (SV-1 4-2) (14-9)
165: Kyle Lake (RIC) over Benjamin Schweiger (DV) (Fall 2:16) (14-15)
174: Chris Jastrzebski (DV) over Vincent Drago (RIC) (Dec 4-0) (17-15)
184: Nick Della Fera (DV) over Victor Zabalu (RIC) (Fall 2:50) (23-15)
197: Josh Richardson (DV) over Brandon Conrad (RIC) (DQ) (29-15)
285: Zachery Roseberry (DV) forfeit (35-15)
*RIC penalized 2 points for misconduct