EAST STROUDSBURG - Army defeated East Stroudsburg University 30-6 in the Warriors' home opener on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Senior Sean Carr (141) and sophomore Chris Birchler (285) both won their matches for ESU. Carr earned a 7-4 decision over Matt Kyler, and Birchler defeated Nathan Thobaben 5-3 for the Warriors' two victories.

Carr improves to 5-1 this season after the decision over Kyler, who entered the match with an 18-4 record and was the runner-up at the Penn State Open last weekend for the Black Knights.

Army won three bouts by major decision, starting with No. 15 Fernando Martinez by an 8-0 score over Matthew Benedetti at 125. Casey Thome earned a 10-1 major decision over Alex Bimes at 149, and Dean Gaier won 17-9 over Shane Mallory at 174.

ESU will compete at the PSAC Championships on Saturday at Clarion.

125 - No. 15 Fernando Martinez (Army) maj. dec. Matthew Benedetti, 8-0
133 - Whitt Dunning (Army) dec. Matt Swallow, 7-4
141 - Sean Carr (ESU) dec. Matt Kyler, 7-4
149 - Casey Thome (Army) maj. dec. Alex Bimes, 10-1
157 - Christopher Grill (Army) dec. Kyle Heselpoth, 10-6
165 - John Drew (Army) dec. Joe Schick, 4-2 sv
174 - Dean Gaier (Army) maj. dec. Shane Mallory, 17-9
184 - Scott Ferguson (Army) dec. Dave Williams, 8-3
197 - Richard Starks (Army), forfeit
285 - Chris Birchler (ESU) dec. Nathan Thobaben, 5-3