The Muhlenberg wrestling team won four of nine contested bouts in a 28-13 loss at 17th-ranked Stevens.

The Ducks are the three-time defending Centennial Conference champions and have three wrestlers ranked in the top five in lower weight classes by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Those three won on two pins and a major decision against the Mules; combined with a forfeit at 125, that gave Stevens a 22-3 lead halfway through the match.

Sophomore Michael Dougan (pictured above) accounted for Muhlenberg's points with a 9-5 decision at 149.

The Mules had the upper hand at the upper weights, capturing three of the final five bouts and coming close in a fourth. Junior Jimmy Fratantoni (174), sophomore Mike Cannon (184) and junior Gennaro Cerminara (197) all took control early in their bouts and went on to win. Fratantoni notched his team-leading fourth major decision of the season, 9-0, to extend his personal winning streak to four.

Sophomore Dylan Schwartz, competing at 165 against the 2017 CC 157-pound runner up, tied his bout at 6-6 on a reversal early in the third period. His opponent countered with a reversal of his own, however, and although Schwartz escaped he could not score another point and lost, 8-7.

Box Score
125 Joey Borai (S) won by forfeit
133 Troy Stanich (S) maj. dec. Austin Sherman, 8-0
141 Brett Kaliner (S) pinned Josh Hickey, 3:37
149 Michael Dougan (M) dec. Aaron Wolfang, 9-5
157 Zach Wilhelm (S) pinned Ben Peck, 1:44
165 Thomas Poklikuha (S) dec. Dylan Schwartz, 8-7
174 Jimmy Fratantoni (M) maj. dec. Carl Vasti, 9-0
184 Mike Cannon (M) dec. Ryan Jachin, 7-4
197 Gennaro Cerminara (M) dec. Colin Myles, 9-4
HWT Joe Moreno (S) dec. Scott Schaeffer, 5-1