DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The sixth-ranked Ithaca College wrestling continued its weekend road trip on Saturday morning when it faced off against Delaware Valley in what has become a perennial dual meet between the two celebrated programs. The Aggies proved to be no match for the Bombers on this day, as IC raced past Delaware Valley for a 39-0 shutout, scoring a second victory in less than 24 hours. The win improves Ithaca's record to 6-4 in dual meet formats on the season.
 
#6 Ithaca 39 – Delaware Valley 0
125 LB: Ferdinand Mase (ITHACA) received forfeit
133 LB: Tito Colom (ITHACA) def. Russel Benson (Del Val) | DEC: 6-4
141 LB: Chris Wymer (ITHACA) def. Rob Duxbury (Del Val) | DEC: 8-4
149 LB: Demetri D'Orsaneo (ITHACA) received forfeit
157 LB: Jawan Jones (ITHACA) def. Chris Richardson (Del Val) | DEC: 9-5
165 LB: #9 Austin Whitney (ITHACA) def. Anthony Snyder (Del Val) | MD: 14-6
174 LB: Steven Rice (ITHACA) def. Kyle Hillermeier (Del Val) | DEC: 9-3
184 LB: #1/1 Jake Ashcraft (ITHACA) def. Anthony Costanza (Del Val) | DEC: 12-9
197 LB: Dalton Elias (ITHACA) def. Steve Horvath (Del Val) | MD: 13-3
285 LB: #5/6 Jake O'Brien (ITHACA) def. Oscar Daniels (Del Val) | MD: 14-4
 
Back on the mats less than 24-hours after picking up a comfortable 29-14 dual-meet victory over Centenary University (N.J.), Ithaca hoped to continue the momentum into Saturday's early start against the Aggies. The Bombers certainly responded, shaking off some lingering fatigue with a workmanlike effort in the runaway victory. IC posted bonus points in three of the eight total wrestled-bouts in the match, while two forfeits helped to inflate the team total score to Ithaca's most lopsided win of the season thus far.
 
Breaking away from the traditional mold, Delaware Valley elected to begin at the 174-pound weight class with Kyle Hillermeier squaring off against IC's Steven Rice. The Ithaca junior set the tone for the visitors, pulling away over the final two periods to secure a 9-3 decision. Senior captain Jake Ashcraft (1^st NWCA | 1^st d3wrestle) doubled the advantage shortly thereafter. Although Delaware Valley's Anthony Costanza was able to make things close late, Ashcraft grinded out the 12-9 decision to push IC's advantage to 6-0 through two bouts.
 
The Bombers closed out the heavier weights with back-to-back bonus-point victories to break things open. Junior Dalton Elias stretched Ithaca's lead to 10-0, connecting on several shots in a 13-3 major decision over the Aggies' Steve Horvath. Senior captain Jake O'Brien (5^th NWCA | 6^th d3wrestle) followed suit with his second win with bonus points of the weekend. He controlled matters from the outset in a 14-4 major decision over Oscar Daniels.
 
Senior captain 125-pounder Ferdinand Mase received a forfeit, which elevated Ithaca's lead to 20-0 at the midway point of the match.
 
The two closest battles of the day came at the 133-pound and 141-pound weight classes. However, junior Tito Colom and senior Chris Wymer kept the shutout alive and well for IC, each outlasting their opponents for narrow decision victories. Entering the third-period tied at 4-4 with Delaware Valley's Russel Benson, Colom was able to get in on a leg and bring Benson to the mat late in the third period to score a 6-4 decision. Seeing his first action of the season, Wymer came firing out the gates to race out to a 6-0 advantage over Delaware Valley's Rob Duxbury. Although the Aggie grappler was able to whittle away at Wymer's advantage in the third period, the IC wrestler prevailed in an 8-4 decision. The two victories clinched matters for the Bombers with three bouts remaming.
 
Ithaca's point advantage widened above the 30-point threshold when senior Demetri D'Orsaneo received a forfeit at 149-pounds. However, Ithaca kept on pushing with the shutout still in the balance. Senior Jawan Jones snapped a three-bout losing skid with a strong effort at 157-pounds. He jumped out to a comfortable advantage over Chris Richardson and sealed things with a third-period reversal to take a 9-5 decision. Junior Austin Whitney (9^th d3wrestle) capped the victory for IC with a 14-6 major decision over Anthony Snyder at 165-pounds. It was a gutsy victory for Whitney, who had a pair of injury scares in the bout, but was able to battle through the pain to pick up the win.
 
The Bombers will be back in action tomorrow when a contingent of wrestlers are set to head to Jamestown, N.Y., for the annual Jamestown Community College Open. Start time for the event is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.