NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (November 2, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team opened its 2014-15 season with a win over Centenary College and losses to Delaware Valley College and Rutgers University at the Rutgers Duals Saturday in the College Ave. Gym.
 
The Ducks won 42-0 over Centenary, but were upended by Delaware Valley, 27-13, and Rutgers, 41-0. Stevens (1-2) will return to action next weekend at the Ithaca College Invitational.
 
No. 4 Delaware Valley 27, Stevens 13
The fourth-ranked Aggies jumped on top 12-0 via a pair of falls at 125 and 133, before junior Ryan Wilson earned a 12-6 decision victory to get the Ducks within nine.
 
The lead swelled to 14 (17-3) after 149 before the Ducks earned a decision at 157 and a major decision at 165 to make it a 17-10 bout. Freshman Zach Wilhelm notched the decision at 157, before senior CJ Caserta tallied a major (11-1) over Steve Acevedo.
 
Stevens' final three points of the match came from a 6-2 decision win by newcomer Phil Woods at 184 pounds.
 
Stevens 42, Centenary 0
Stevens came out on fire versus Centenary and never looked back. Murray started the dual at 125 with a technical fall over Alex Reeves, and senior Anthony Geiger won by fall at 2:01 of the first to put the Ducks up 11-0.
 
Wilson improved to 2-0 on the day with a decision over Adam Swift at 141 and freshman Josh Smith picked up his first collegiate win over Allen Jordan in overtime, 6-4. Wilhelm also went to 2-0 when he picked up three team points with another decision at 157.
 
A Caserta major pushed the score to 24-0 Stevens and made him 2-0, while freshman Kalen Gans pocketed his season's first triumph via fall over Dan Wegner at 174. Freshmen AJ Kowal and Robert Maggiulli each were victorious by decision – Kowal at 184 over Josh Sibblies and Maggiuli at 197 over Joe Ragsdale.
 
Senior standout and defending Centennial Conference Champion Chris Florek closed the dual with a win by forfeit at heavyweight, giving Stevens an early-season-high of 42 points.
  
Rutgers 41, Stevens 0
Against the DI Scarlet Knights, Murray wrestled well at 125, dropping a 4-2 decision, and so did the 197-pounder Maggiulli, losing in a heartbreaker, 7-6, to Ralph Normandia. Rookie Phil Woods was also solid for the Ducks, falling 7-3 at 184 to Taylor Jackson.
 
No. 4 Delaware Valley 27, Stevens 13
125: Connor Kirkegard (DVC) won by fall (6:38) over Rob Murray (Stevens); DVC leads 6-0
133: Zach Haynes (DVC) won by fall (1:47) over Anthony Geiger (Stevens); DVC leads 12-0
141: Ryan Wilson (Stevens) decision over Sean Haynes (DVC), 12-6; DVC leads 12-3
149: Vincent Fava (DVC) won by technical fall (6:59) over Josh Smith (Stevens); DVC leads 17-3
157: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) decision over Nicholas Menkin (DVC), NSA; DVC leads 17-6
165: CJ Caserta (Stevens) major decision over Steve Acevedo (DVC), 11-1; DVC leads 17-10
174: Ben Schweiger (DVC) decision over Kalen Gans (Stevens), 9-5; DVC leads 20-10
184: Phil Woods (Stevens) decision over Connor Gabriel (DVC), 6-2; DVC leads 20-13
197: Ethan Barnes (DVC) decision over Robert Maggiulli (Stevens), 7-2; DVC leads 23-13
HWT: Zach Roseberry (DVC) major decision over Chris Florek (Stevens), 11-3; DVC wins 27-13
 
Stevens 42, Centenary 0
125: Rob Murray (Stevens) wins by technical fall over Alex Reeves (Centenary), 15-0 (6:09); Stevens leads 5-0
133: Anthony Geiger (Stevens) wins by fall (6:09) over Andrew Perez (Centenary); Stevens leads 11-0
141: Ryan Wilson (Stevens) decision over Adam Swift (Centenary), 6-4 (OT); Stevens leads 14-0
149: Josh Smith (Stevens) decision over Allan Jordan (Centenary), 6-0; Stevens leads 17-0
157: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) decision over Cole Cameron (Centenary), 3-0; Stevens leads 20-0
165: CJ Caserta (Stevens) major decision over Anthony Kuloish (Centenary), 24-0; Stevens leads 24-0
174: Kalen Gans (Stevens) won by fall (4:56) over Dan Wegner (Centenary); Stevens leads 30-0
184: AJ Kowal (Stevens) decision over Josh Sibblies (Centenary), 10-3; Stevens leads 33-0
197: Robert Maggiulli (Stevens) decision over Joe Ragsdale (Centenary), 11-4; Stevens 36-0
HWT: Chris Florek (Stevens) won by forfeit; Stevens wins 42-0
 
Rutgers 41, Stevens 0
125: Sean McCabe (RU) decision over Rob Murray (Stevens), 4-2; Rutgers leads 3-0
133: Josh Patrick (RU) wins by fall over Anthony Geiger (Stevens) (4:41); Rutgers leads, 9-0
141: Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech fall over Aaron Wolfang (Stevens) (5:32), 17-1; Rutgers leads, 14-0
149: Tyler Hunt (RU) major decision over Ricky Perrine (Stevens), 10-1; Rutgers leads, 18-0
157: No. 6/6/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) tech fall over William Mason (Stevens) (2:56), 17-0; Rutgers leads, 23-0
165: Nicholas Gravina (RU) major decision over Conner Bass (Stevens), 11-1; Rutgers leads, 27-0
174: Phil Bakuckas (RU) major decision over Zach Bass (Stevens), 15-7; Rutgers leads, 31-0
184: Taylor Jackson (RU) decision over Phil Woods (Stevens), 7-3; Rutgers leads, 34-0
197: Ralph Normandia (RU) decision over Robert Maggiulli (Stevens), 7-6; Rutgers leads, 37-0
285: No. 9/8/13 Billy Smith (RU) major decision over Chris Florek (Stevens), 14-1; Rutgers wins, 41-0