York, Pa- Delaware Valley men's wrestling went on the road Wednesday, November 15^th to face off against the Spartans of York College. First time since 2019 these two teams faced off in a dual meet, where the Spartans defeated the Aggies in Doylestown by a score of 27-20. Delaware Valley entered tonight's MAC showdown with a record of 0-2 on the season, with close losses to #12 Stevens and borderline top 25 Muhlenberg. York came into tonight's matchup looking for their first win on the season as well as they dropped their season opener to Millersville two weeks ago. The Aggies would go on to defeat York by a score of 32-7, picking up their first dual meet victory in 2023-2034.

In the first bout of the night, first year Malik Asfour defeats Jacob DelVecchio by an 8-1 decision. At 133 lbs #15 Ryan Arndt defeats Dan Barra by a 17-1 technical decision. Junior Ryan Arndt is currently the team leader in wins for the Aggies and is undefeated in dual meets so far in 2023. Returning NCAA Qualifier and #13 ranked Jacob Blair bumps up to 141 lbs and picks up a major decision victory over Bryan Diaz.  Blair moves to 3-0 on the season in dual meets and has yet to lose a match to a Division III opponent so far in the 2023 season. The Spartans would bounce back at 149 lbs as Nick Paolucci defeats sophomore Taylor Weaver by a 6-2 decision. Massie upset for the Aggies at 157 lbs as first year Nick Delorenzo defeats #14 Jared Bair by a close 6-4 decision. This marks three weeks in a row where a Delaware Valley wrestler defeated a nationally ranked opponent in the NWCA rankings. Delorenzo's high school teammate sophomore Joseph McCullough picked up the major decision win at 165 lbs. The lone pin fall in tonight's match would come at 174 lbs where sophomore Luke Moore locks in a cradle and defeats Justice Hockenberry by fall. At 184 lbs, Maximus Gordon would drop a major decision to Lucas Romasco. Delaware Valley would finish the night with two wins as first year Nick Hall wins by major decision and senior Isaiah Johnson wins by a 3-0 decision. First win of the season for the Aggies as they move to 1-0 in MAC Conference dual meets.
Here is what head coach Andrew Taylor had to say about tonight's victory.

"Tonight's performance was great for both our men's and women's team. Coming into these matches we were less concerned on the outcome or result and more focused on putting our best product to date out on the mat.

I loved our compete level and willingness to commit to the adjustments we made this past week in our wrestling. York is a tough team and they created a great atmosphere for these duals. This was a selfless win on both sides with multiple athletes moving around in weights and shifting on the fly. We're happy with today and excited to move forward into the remainder of the week."

The Aggies will be back in action on Saturday, November 18^th as they will travel to the Doug Parker Invite at Springfield College.