BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's wrestling team delivered a dominant performance Saturday evening, rolling past new crosstown rival University of Bridgeport by a decisive 41–3 score.

Of Note
The Pioneers dominated the dual from start to finish, winning nine of the 10 bouts.

Sacred Heart opened the match with back-to-back decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, as Corey Iannucci earned a 9–4 victory over Cristian Mendoza before Caden Smith followed with a 12–8 decision against Anthony Mendoza to give SHU an early lead.

At 141 pounds, Jaiden Hernandez continued the momentum with a convincing 7–1 decision, while Dakota Asuncion added to the advantage at 149 pounds with a win over Gatlin Krepela.

Felix Lettini shut out Matthew Ryan, 4–0, at 157 pounds before AJ Falcone delivered the most dominant performance of the night, securing a 21–6 technical fall at 165 pounds.

The Pioneers added to their advantage with three consecutive forfeit victories at 171, 184, and 197 pounds by Aidan Zarrella, Nick Franzen, and Chris DeLena.

Heavyweight Marc Berisha capped the evening with a 10–3 decision over Christopher Jeudy at 285 pounds.

Results
125: Corey Iannucci (SHU) over Cristian Mendoza (UB) Dec. 9-4
133: Caden Smith (SHU) over Anthony Mendoza (UB) Dec. 12-8
141: Jaiden Hernandez (SHU) over Anthony Clem (SHU) Dec. 7-1
149: Dakota Asuncion (SHU) over Gatlin Krepela (UB) Default 9-1
157: Felix Lettini (SHU) over Matthew Ryan (UB) Dec. 4-0
165: AJ Falcone (SHU) over Joshua Alert (UB) TF 21-6
171: Aidan Zarrella (SHU) won by forfeit (UB)
184: Nick Franzen (SHU) won by forfeit (UB)
197: Chris DeLena (SHU) won by forfeit (UB)
285: Marc Berisha (SHU) over Christopher Jeudy (UB) Dec. 10-3

Up Next:
The Pioneers return to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 18 with a pair of dual matches against Bellarmine University and Presbyterian College in Louisville, Kentucky.