The Aggies, ranked fourth in Division III, improved to 16-2 in dual meets, including a perfect 3-0 against Division I opponents. The Warriors fell to 1-9.
Delaware Valley won seven of 10 weight classes, none bigger than Jaryd Steinbacher's triumph at 149 pounds. The sophomore and 2006 Division III national qualifier hit the mat against Scott Heckman who came off a conference title just five days ago. However, Steinbacher led throughout the match and finished with a 5-4 decision to improve to 26-9 on the season.
Steinbacher's victory was the second of four in a row that put the match away for the Aggies. Ricky LaForge hit the mat prior to Steinbacher and the second-ranked wrestler in Division III at 141 pounds registered a 9-1 major decision over Sean Carr for his 24th win in 26 matches.
Ryan Herwig improved to 27-12 with a 6-3 decision over Alex Bimes at 157 and Ryan Pope followed with a 4-3 victory over Leif Ruschmeyer at 165 pounds to see his mark go to 22-15. Those four victories upped the match score to 28-5 before East Stroudsburg earned pinned in the final two weight classes of the night.
The last two matches of the evening were victorious for the Warriors. At 174, Mallory earned a fall against the Aggies Paul Donnell to make the score 28-12 in favor of Delaware Valley with one match remaining. Next, Williams earned a pin in the second period to finish the match at 28-17.
The match started at 197 pounds where Delaware Valley's Joe West (12-7) picked up a win by forfeit. Aggie heavyweight Kyle Bilquist, ranked third in Division III, followed with a 4-2 decision over Charles Deighton to improve to 34-4 on the season.
ESU will travel to Boston on Sunday, February 4 to begin wrestling at 4 p.m.
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