ESU-Franklin and Marshall Wrestling
EAST STROUDSBURG - Kevin Rake scored his second straight pin to lead East Stroudsburg University to a 23-15 wrestling victory over Franklin and Marshall Tuesday in the Koehler Fieldhouse.
Rake took the mat at 133 pounds with the match tied at 9-9. He took the Diplomats' Matt McConnell down twice in the first period and once in the second before cradling him to his back for the pin with 4:04 gone. The sophomore from Pocono Mountain High School also had scored a pin against Rutgers last week and now has three pins in a 9-8 campaign.
Two ESU wrestlers, Brad Kleckner (141) and Matt Dudeck (157) registered major decisions while Ben Zerance (197) had an overtime decision and Marc Bauknecht (285) won by forfeit.
Kleckner, now 10-7, trounced Ted Seemuller, 16-4, with three takedowns, one three-point near fall and two two-point near falls. Dudeck scored his third straight win and raised his record to 10-9 with a 9-1 victory over Isaiah Hankel on three takedowns, a reversal and 2:12 of riding time.
Zerance had the most exciting match as he rode out Shawn Rodgers during a second overtime period for a sudden victory after the two wrestlers had battled, 2-2, through regulation and the first overtime.
Another Pocono Mountain wrestler, Dan Gonzalez (125) made his dual-match debut for the Warriors and bowed to Will Filbert, 5-4, on a controversial stalling call in the final seconds. Gonzalez had taken an early lead with two takedowns, but Filbert escaped twice, escaped again in the second period and rode out Gonzalez in the third period to gain a riding-time point.
ESU is now 4-9 while F and M is still winless now in ten matches.
ESU 23, Franklin and Marshall 15
125 - Will Filbert (F-M) dec. Dan Gonzalez, 5-4
133 - Kevin Rake (ES) pinned Matt McConnell, 4:04
141 - Brad Kleckner (ES) won by major over Ted Seemuller, 16-4
149 - Nathan Schy (F-M) dec. Louie Delauro, 8-3
157 - Matt Dudeck (ES) won by major over Isaiah Hankel, 9-1
165 - Derek Michalowski (F-M) dec. Shawn Smith, 8-5
174 - Tom Brinzer (F-M) dec. Dan Roy, 6-3
184 - Scott Zimmerman (F-M) dec. Dan Madonna, 7-4
197 - Ben Zerance (ES) dec. Shawn Rodgers, 2-2, OT, RO
285 - Marc Bauknecht (ES) won by forfeit
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Records: ESU 4-9, Franklin and Marshall 0-10