ALLENTOWN, Pa. (January 28, 2017) – Stevens Institute of Technology men's wrestling senior Rob Murray got the Ducks off to winning starts twice Saturday as the No. 6 Ducks topped Muhlenberg and Ursinus in a Centennial Conference quad. 

The wins pushed Stevens' dual record to 19-0, and extended its historic win streak to 33. The victories were also the ninth straight against Centennial Conference opponents. 

No. 6 Stevens 36 Muhlenberg 13
Murray started the winning with a pin in just under two minutes at 125, before a forfeit win at 133 and a major for freshman Dylan Van Sickell at 141 made it 16-0. Another forfeit at 149 put the Ducks in the driver's seat, followed by a 17-2 technical fall win for sophomore No. 7 Thomas Poklikuha with time expiring in the second period at 157. 

Muhlenberg bounced back with a decision win at 165 and scored points at 184 and 197, but an 11-6 decision win for junior Josh Smith at 174 and another Mules forfeit at 285 gave the Ducks the comfortable victory. 

Poklikuha's win at 157 was his team-leading 35th of the season, while Van Sickell pushed his season total to 31. 

125: Rob Murray (S) pinned Connor McGee, 1:49
133: Troy Stanich (S) won by forfeit
141: Dylan Van Sickell (S) maj. dec. Quentin Bernhard, 14-4
149: Joey Borai (S) won by forfeit
157: Thomas Poklikuha (S) tech. fall Michael Dougan, 4:53 (17-2)
165: Cam Wasson (M) dec. Aaron Wolfgang, 7-2
174: Josh Smith (S) dec. Jake Gordon (M), 11-6
184: Steven Rice (M) won by forfeit
197: Gennaro Cerminara (M) maj. dec. Ryan Jachim, 15-7
HWT: Pete Andrich (S) won by forfeit

No. 6 Stevens 19 Ursinus 18
Murray delivered a hard-fought 7-6 decision win to give Stevens an early three points, before freshman No. 1 Troy Stanich kept his undefeated season alive with a fall at 133 in 3:07. Van Sickell extended the lead with a 14-4 major at 141, followed with a 3-2 decision win for junior No. 10 Zach Wilhelm at 149.

Stevens won once more at 174 when senior Colin Navickas edged Patrick Rafferty 6-4, but Ursinus delivered wins at 157, 165, 184, 197 and 285 to give Stevens its biggest scare of the season. 

The Ducks surrendered just two by major and the rest by decision in those losses however, disabling Ursinus' ability to overcome a fall and major in favor of Stevens earlier in the match.

125: Rob Murray (S) dec. Christopher Tan, 7-6
133: Troy Stanich (S) pinned Patrick Ammirati, 3:07
141: Dylan Van Sickell (S) maj. dec. Alfred Corradetti, 14-4
149: Zach Wilhelm (S) dec. Alexander Kramer, 3-2
157: Derek Arnold (U) maj. dec. Thomas Poklikuha, 15-5
165: Jarret DiGiantomasso (U) dec. Aaron Wolfgang, 4-0
174: Colin Navickas (S) dec. Patrick Rafferty, 6-4
184: Cody Richmond (U) dec. Josh Smith, 4-2
197: William McGinley (U) maj. dec. Ryan Jachim, 14-5
HWT: Matan Peleg (U) maj. dec. Pete Andrich, 9-1

UP NEXT
Stevens will continued its conference schedule Wednesday in a mid-week clash at Merchant Marine, before wraping up the regular season next weekend with a quad at Washington and Lee. 

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