MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- Collin Wickramaratna (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee), Kibwe McNair (Lansdale, Pa./Methacton) and Matthew Weinberg (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) all had pins, while KJ Fenstermacher (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) won in his Kutztown debut as the 11th-ranked Golden Bears cruised to a 35-9 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference road dual victory Friday night at Millersville.

The Maroon and Gold remained perfect on the season at 7-0 (2-0 PSAC) ahead of next Friday's home dual with fellow unbeaten No. 13 Pitt-Johnstown in a match that will have conference championship implications.

Kutztown was never threatened in this one, however, winning the first five weights to collect a 22-0 lead and going on to claim 8-of-10 regulation bouts. It is the 15th straight dual victory for the Golden Bears over the Marauders (4-3, 1-2 PSAC) going back to the 2005-06 season.

The top of coach Robert Fisher's lineup has been so reliable and that trend continued Friday night as Matt Wilde (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) controlled Bryce Beatty for a 12-2 major decision at 125 pounds and fourth-ranked Collin Wickramaratna (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) picked up an early second period pin (3:25) of Devin Flannery at 133.

Wilde (6-1) and Wickramaratna (7-0) are a combined 13-1 in duals this season.

Fenstermacher, a three-time District XI champion and former state place-winner at Northampton, earned a win in his first match as a Golden Bear. The redshirt junior, who wrestled at Division I West Virginia in 2018-19, scored a pair of takedowns, two back points, an escape and received a riding time point in an 8-2 defeat of Timothy Uhler at 141.

Kutztown also got a 5-1 decision by Michael Cusick (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) against Alex Bendinelli in the 149-pound bout and strengthened its grip on the match with Kibwe McNair's (Lansdale, Pa./Methacton) first dual pin (2:18) of Jonathan Parrilla at 157 that made it 22-0.

The Marauders tried to seize some momentum with a decision at 165 and a fall at 174, while the Bears were hit with a point deduction following the 174 match for failing to control the mat area.

Still holding a comfortable 21-9 lead, Kutztown went back to work with newcomer Matthew Weinberg (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) quickly pinning Anthony Giampietro 2:02 into their 184-pound match. Brian Kennerly (Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby) and top-ranked Andrew Dunn Jr. (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) notched major decisions at 197 and 285, respectively, to provide the final margin of victory.

The Golden Bears and Mountain Cats are scheduled for a 7:30 start Friday, Jan. 28, from Keystone Arena. Kutztown will be looking to snap UPJ's six-match winning streak in the series.

 

#11 KUTZTOWN AT MILLERSVILLE FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 2022 | MILLERSVILLE, PA. | PUCILLO GYMNASIUM
WT.	MATCH	KU	MILL
125	Matt Wilde (KU) major dec. Bryce Beatty (MILL), 12-2	4	0
133	#4 Collin Wickramaratna (KU) pinned Devin Flannery (MILL), 3:25	10	0
141	KJ Fenstermacher (KU) dec. Timothy Uhler (MILL), 8-2	13	0
149	Michael Cusick (KU) dec. Alex Bendinelli (MILL), 5-1	16	0
157	Kibwe McNair (KU) pinned Jonathan Parrilla (MILL), 2:18	22	0
165	Guy DeLeonardis (MILL) dec. AJ Bencivenga (KU), 6-0	22	3
174	Anthony Yacovetti (MILL) pinned Ethan Baney (KU), 4:04	21 *	9
184	Matthew Weinberg (KU) pinned Anthony Giampietro (MILL), 2:02	27	9
197	Brian Kennerly (KU) major dec. Daniel Pereira (MILL), 12-4	31	9
285	#1 Andrew Dunn Jr. (KU) major dec. Bishop McCoy (MILL), 14-4	35	9
EXTRA MATCHES
157	Sean Smith (KU) major dec. Tyler Stanton (MILL), 18-5
184	Cameron Whisner (MILL) tech. fall Tyler Fisher (KU), 18-3 (7:00)
	* Kutztown team point deducted for control of the mat area