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EAST STROUDSBURG - Redshirt sophomore Dylan Nace (141 pounds) and senior Joey Kratochvil (165) posted wins as East Stroudsburg University topped Keystone, 35-12, in a dual that was rescheduled from December 17.

Nace pinned Ryan Celenza in 4:21, and Kratochvil won by technical fall (19-4) over Thomas Pashinski in the two contested bouts.

ESU won four bouts by forfeit, Keystone won two by forfeit, and there were two "no contests" at 197 and 285.

The Warriors' next action is next weekend (Friday-Saturday) at the NCAA Division II Super Region 1 Championships, with the top four wrestlers in each weight class advancing to the NCAA DII Championships.

Nace, ranked No. 9 in DII at 141 pounds, improved to 25-4 on the season with his seventh fall and 14th bonus point win of the year. He finishes the dual schedule with a 17-2 mark to go with his 13-0 ledger as a redshirt freshman.

He is ESU's first wrestler with a 25-win season since Braden Turner was 26-7 at 165 pounds in 2013-14.

Nace is listed No. 3 in the most recent Super Region 1 rankings entering the regional. He recorded his 50th career win on Tuesday at Kutztown and has a 51-13 record (18 falls, 2 tech falls, 12 major decisions) nearing the midway point of his career with the Warriors.

Kratochvil, ranked No. 5 in the region at 157, concludes the regular season with an 11-8 record (9-7 in duals) and had his third bonus point win of the year, and his first career technical fall. He wraps up his dual career with a 25-22 mark and had his 11th bonus point win among 38 career victories overall.

ESU has two other regionally-ranked wrestlers entering next weekend, graduate student John Pellegrino (No. 7 at 125) and senior Tyler Richardson (No. 6 at 184), who was a national qualifier at 197 pounds as a sophomore in 2015.

Richardson received a forfeit at 184, having his hand raised for the final time at Koehler Fieldhouse. He improves to 24-8 on the season (17-2 in duals) and finishes with a career dual record of 39-16, competing at 285 in 2014, 197 in 2015 and 184 the last two years.

Senior Connor Maliff received a forfeit at 133, finishing his senior year with a 6-5 dual record and evening his career dual mark at 18-18.

Also receiving forfeits were redshirt sophomore Blake Cohen (149) and freshman Pierre Liciaga (157).


ESU 35, Keystone 12
125 - Josh Rivera (KC) wins by forfeit … Keystone 6-0
133 - Connor Maliff (ESU) wins by forfeit … Tied 6-6
141 - No. 9 Dylan Nace (ESU) pinned Ryan Celenza, 4:21 … ESU 12-6
149 - Blake Cohen (ESU) wins by forfeit … ESU 18-6
157 - Pierre Liciaga (ESU) wins by forfeit … ESU 24-6
165 - Joey Kratochvil (ESU) tech. fall Thomas Pashinski, 19-4 (5:14) … ESU 29-6
174 - Zachary Briggs (KC) wins by forfeit … ESU 29-12
184 - Tyler Richardson (ESU) wins by forfeit … ESU 35-12
197 - no contest
285 - no contest

Exhibitions
133 - Connor Maliff (ESU) pinned Josh Rivera, 2:38
184 - Tyler Richardson (ESU) pinned Zachary Briggs, 2:57
141 - Pierre Liciaga (ESU) pinned Ryan Celenza, 1:32
133 - Francesco Palagruto (ESU) pinned Josh Rivera, 1:54