ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team fell, 35-13, to Muhlenberg in Centennial Conference action on Saturday in Allentown, Pa.
The Generals (2-9, 0-5) were led by the trio of senior Alex Poor (Perkasie, Pa./Germantown Academy), sophomore Brian Avello (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Cardinal Newman) and junior Michael Bennett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel), who combined to account for the team's 13 points.
Poor, who grappled at 165, won a major decision (14-1) against Chris Gibson, while Avello (174) defeated the Cardinals' (10-5, 3-1) Greg Jacobs, 13-6. Bennett, entered at 197, won by forfeit.
The Cardinals picked up wins via fall by Dale Mills and Jed Wulfekotte. At 149 pounds, Mills pinned sophomore Lucas Williams (Richmond, Calif./Hyde (N.Y.)) in 1:05, while the 125-pound Wulfekotte pinned W&L freshman Ben Everett (Maryville, Tenn./Maryville) in 4:56.
The Generals compete next on Sun., Jan. 9, when they travel to Johns Hopkins for a quadrangular. Matches are slated to get underway at 12:00 pm.
-- GENERALS --
Muhlenberg 35, Washington and Lee 13
125 - Jed Wulfekotte (MC) d. Ben Everett (W&L), Fall 4:56
133 - Did not wrestle
141 - Nate Yeasted (MC) d. John Polena (W&L), 18-7
149 - Dale Mills (MC) d. Lucas Williams (W&L), Fall 1:05
157 - Joe Salerno (MC) d. Corey Little (W&L), 24-10
165 - Alex Poor (W&L) d. Chris Gibson (MC), 14-1
174 - Brian Avello (W&L) d. Greg Jacobs (MC), 13-6
184 - Bill Cummins (MC) d. Jason Smee (W&L), 8-2
197 - Michael Bennett (W&L) won by forfeit
285 - Josh Carter (MC) won by forfeit
