ITHACA, N.Y. -- Junior 133-pounder Alex Gomez of Ithaca was honored by the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference as the ECWC Wrestler of the Week. It was the second time this year that Gomez has earned this award.

Gomez was the top-seeded wrestler at the ECWC Championships on Jan. 18 and won all three of his bouts convincingly, earning bonus team points with each victory to pick up the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler award. In the quarterfinals, Gomez scored an 18-4 major decision, then posted a win by pin at 2:57 in the semifinals. In the championship bout, Gomez won a 21-5 technical fall in 6:10 over Sean Hanson of Oneonta. Gomez is ranked second by both the NWCA and d3wrestle.com. His overall record this season stands at 16-2.

Ithaca will return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. with a dual-meet at Glazer Arena against Wabash, which is ranked fifth in the latest NWCA Division III Team Rankings. It's part of a doubleheader of wrestling duals that feature elite Division III teams. At noon, No. 5 Wabash will take on 10th-ranked Cortland, followed by 13th-ranked Ithaca against Wabash at 2 p.m.