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The Muhlenberg wrestling team opened its home and dual-meet season in impressive fashion, winning two of three matches.

The Mules won all but one contested bout in defeating Mount St. Vincent, 36-9, and Temple, 42-12. In between, they hung tough in several competitive bouts in a 35-10 loss to 22nd-ranked Wilkes.

Of the eight Mules who wrestled, seven won two bouts each and the eighth, freshman Patrick Sockler, went 3-0 at 133. Sockler recorded a pin, a major decision and a forfeit win to improve his season record to a team-best 8-4.

Sockler's pin in just 103 seconds against Mount St. Vincent was the first of four consecutive first-period pins for Muhlenberg against Mount St. Vincent. Sophomore Ben Peck recorded his first pin of the season at 141, and freshman Robert Armus and senior Che Chengsupanimit both flattened their opponents with 17 seconds left in the first period.

After freshman Nely Montina held on for a 7-6 victory at 174 for his first career win, the last bout of the match offered even more drama. Freshman Ethan Pentz was ahead 4-3 but effectively tied due to riding time when he scored a takedown with 25 seconds left in the third period for a 6-4 win.

Sockler had five takedowns, a reversal and a four-point near-fall in his 18-7 major decision to open the Wilkes match. Armus wrestled a strong bout at 149 against a Wilkes opponent ranked eighth in Division III. He scored a reversal in the second period and did not allow an offensive point in the final two periods of the 7-2 loss.

Freshman Gennaro Cerminara provided the most entertaining bout of the day at 174. Trailing his Wilkes opponent 8-3 early in the second period, Cerminara closed to within 9-7 on a reversal and a takedown before finishing off the bout with a pin with 29 seconds left in the third period. It was his first career win.

Cerminara (pictured at right) added another come-from-behind pin, this one in the first period, in the Temple match, which also featured pins from Peck, Armus (in just 48 seconds) and senior Zach Goldrosen. Chengsupanimit (pictured above) and Pentz won by decision.

Box Scores
Muhlenberg 36, Mount St. Vincent 9
125 Taylor Picciano (MSV) won by forfeit
133 Patrick Sockler (Mu) pinned Connor Hay, 1:43
141 Ben Peck (Mu) pinned Christian Hilario, 2:24
149 no match
157 Robert Armus (Mu) pinned Vincent Lombardo, 2:43
165 Che Chengsupanimit (Mu) pinned Patrick Polintan, 2:43
174 Nely Montina (Mu) dec. Karl Schmitt, 7-6
184 Adeshola Logunleko (MSV) dec. Gennaro Cerminara, 5-4
197 Zach Goldrosen (Mu) won by forfeit
HWT Ethan Pentz (Mu) dec. Anthony Fontanello, 6-4

Wilkes 35, Muhlenberg 10
125 Michael Fleck (W) won by forfeit
133 Patrick Sockler (M) maj. dec. Dino Cancellieri, 18-7
141 Thomas Stokes (W) maj. dec. Ben Peck, 11-2
149 Josh Evans (W) dec. Robert Armus, 7-2
157 James Palys (W) dec. Che Chengsupanimit, 10-3
165 James Ilvento (W) dec. Nely Montina, 6-3
174 Gennaro Cerminara (M) pinned Matthew Judge, 6:31
184 Kyle Diesel (W) maj. dec. Zach Goldrosen, 11-0
197 Nicholas Dawson (W) pinned Ethan Pentz, 1:28
HWT Alex Pullen (W) won by forfeit

Muhlenberg 42, Temple 12
125 Daniel Lei (T) won by forfeit
133 Patrick Sockler (M) won by forfeit
141 Ben Peck (M) pinned Luke Furukawa, 2:03
149 Robert Armus (M) pinned Joshua Lloret, 0:48
157 Che Chengsupanimit (M) dec. Michael Walsh, 11-7
165 Nely Montina (M) won by forfeit
174 Gennaro Cerminara (M) pinned Aram Soukiasian, 1:47
184 Zach Goldrosen (M) pinned Daniel Nelson, 2:59
197 Marcus Newsome (T) won by forfeit
HWT Ethan Pentz (M) dec. Eric An, 6-1