Results

WILKES-BARRE, PA - Junior Christian Gramuglia won his second-consecutive tournament title and three other Lakers finished in the top-six in a field of 12 college teams at the Ned McGinley Tournament hosted by King's College.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  68.5 Points (8th of 12 teams)
• Location:  McGrane Gymnasium, King's College - Wilkes-Barre, PA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gramuglia won bouts in a variety of ways with a pair of falls, one decision, and one medical forfeit on his way to the 165-pound title.
• At 184, Aidan Mathews won a pair of matches by fall and forced a medical forfeit before losing a 6-2 decision to the top seed in the semifinal.
• Mathews would win the consolation by fall (4:53) and end up placing third in his bracket.
• Teammate Isaac Mathews came into the 174-pound bracket seeded fifth and won his opening bout by fall (4:37).
• He would drop an 8-3 decision before winning his next three by scores of 5-1, 12-3 (Major Decision) and 8-5 to finish in fifth.
• Freshman John DeConno had a solid day with a 14-4 major decision in his opener and then won by fall (5:25) against the five-seed and decision (9-4) versus the four-seed.
• DeConno would place sixth after decision losses to the top-seed and in his final two matchups.
• At 133, William Hardin II split results with decision wins of 20-15 and 7-3 and setbacks of 7-3 and 9-7.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers get a weekend of recovery before hosting the 51st Annual New York State Collegiate Championships on Sunday, November 24 with a 9 a.m. morning start time.