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January 22, 2016
Wrestling Edged by Binghamton on Spirit Night, 16-15
PHILADELPHIA - The Drexel wrestling team fell to Binghamton by a score of 16-15 on Spirit Night at the DAC on Friday night. The Dragons secured victories in five of the ten matches, but it was not enough to overcome the Bearcats.
Drexel jumped out to an early 9-0 advantage after the first three matches. Zack Fuentes started things off for the Dragons with a strong 7-2 decision at 125. David Pearce followed at 133 by edging Binghamton's Jacob Nicholson by a score of 5-4. Pearce and Nicholson were tied at 4-4 as time expired in regulation, but riding time gave Pearce the advantage and ultimately the win.
141 was another close match as Kevin Devoy Jr. and Dylan Caruana remained scoreless deep into the second period. After Caruana was awarded one point for an escape, Devoy took the lead with a reversal that put him ahead 2-1. A late escape from Binghamton knotted the score up at 2-2, but Devoy's control of riding time earned him a 3-2 victory and gave the Dragons a 9-0 lead.
The Bearcats got on the board in the 149 match after a tough battle as Frankie Garcia handed No. 13 Matthew Cimato his first dual loss of the season with a 2-0 sudden victory decision. Binghamton would then cut Drexel's lead to 9-7 as Vincent DePrez took a 14-5 major decision from Ryan O'Connor at 157.
With the Bearcats trailing by just two, Austin Rose came up for the Dragons at 165 and extended Drexel's advantage to 12-7 with a 7-3 decision over Anthony DePrez. However, Binghamton's Jack McKeever would bring the Bearcats within two again in the next match with a 2-1 decision over Nick Elmer at 174.
With just three matches to go, Stephen Loiseau was put up against No. 17 Steve Schneider and despite keeping the match close throughout, Loiseau would ultimately drop a 3-0 decision to give the Bearcats their first lead of the night, 13-12. Nezar Haddad came out strong for Drexel at 197, but was defeated, 12-8, by Binghamton's Mark Tracy which gave the Bearcats a 16-12 advantage with just one match remaining. Joey Goodhart was able to pick up a 1-0 decision in the heavyweight match, but it was not enough as Binghamton edged the Dragons by a total team score of 16-15.
With the loss, the Dragons move to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in EIWA action while Binghamton improves to 7-4, 4-2 EIWA.
Drexel Wrestling returns to action on Sunday as it will host Army West Point at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The conference dual between the Dragons and the Black Knights will now begin at 3:30 p.m. as it was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
Binghamton 16, Drexel 15
125: Zack Fuentes (DU) DEC Steven Bulzomi (Binghamton), 7-2
133: David Pearce (DU) DEC Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton), 5-4
141: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Dylan Caruana (Binghamton), 3-2
149: Frankie Garcia (Binghamton) DEC No. 13 Matthew Cimato (DU), 2-0 (SV-1)
157: Vincent DePrez (Binghamton) MAJ Ryan O'Connor (DU), 14-5
165: Austin Rose (DU) DEC Anthony DePrez (Binghamton), 7-3
174: Jack McKeever (Binghamton) DEC Nick Elmer (DU), 2-1
184: No. 17 Steve Schneider (Binghamton) DEC Stephen Loiseau (DU), 3-0
197: Mark Tracy (Binghamton) DEC Nezar Haddad (DU), 12-8
285: Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Connor Calkins (Binghamton), 1-0
January 22, 2016
Wrestling Edged by Binghamton on Spirit Night, 16-15
PHILADELPHIA - The Drexel wrestling team fell to Binghamton by a score of 16-15 on Spirit Night at the DAC on Friday night. The Dragons secured victories in five of the ten matches, but it was not enough to overcome the Bearcats.
Drexel jumped out to an early 9-0 advantage after the first three matches. Zack Fuentes started things off for the Dragons with a strong 7-2 decision at 125. David Pearce followed at 133 by edging Binghamton's Jacob Nicholson by a score of 5-4. Pearce and Nicholson were tied at 4-4 as time expired in regulation, but riding time gave Pearce the advantage and ultimately the win.
141 was another close match as Kevin Devoy Jr. and Dylan Caruana remained scoreless deep into the second period. After Caruana was awarded one point for an escape, Devoy took the lead with a reversal that put him ahead 2-1. A late escape from Binghamton knotted the score up at 2-2, but Devoy's control of riding time earned him a 3-2 victory and gave the Dragons a 9-0 lead.
The Bearcats got on the board in the 149 match after a tough battle as Frankie Garcia handed No. 13 Matthew Cimato his first dual loss of the season with a 2-0 sudden victory decision. Binghamton would then cut Drexel's lead to 9-7 as Vincent DePrez took a 14-5 major decision from Ryan O'Connor at 157.
With the Bearcats trailing by just two, Austin Rose came up for the Dragons at 165 and extended Drexel's advantage to 12-7 with a 7-3 decision over Anthony DePrez. However, Binghamton's Jack McKeever would bring the Bearcats within two again in the next match with a 2-1 decision over Nick Elmer at 174.
With just three matches to go, Stephen Loiseau was put up against No. 17 Steve Schneider and despite keeping the match close throughout, Loiseau would ultimately drop a 3-0 decision to give the Bearcats their first lead of the night, 13-12. Nezar Haddad came out strong for Drexel at 197, but was defeated, 12-8, by Binghamton's Mark Tracy which gave the Bearcats a 16-12 advantage with just one match remaining. Joey Goodhart was able to pick up a 1-0 decision in the heavyweight match, but it was not enough as Binghamton edged the Dragons by a total team score of 16-15.
With the loss, the Dragons move to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in EIWA action while Binghamton improves to 7-4, 4-2 EIWA.
Drexel Wrestling returns to action on Sunday as it will host Army West Point at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The conference dual between the Dragons and the Black Knights will now begin at 3:30 p.m. as it was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
Binghamton 16, Drexel 15
125: Zack Fuentes (DU) DEC Steven Bulzomi (Binghamton), 7-2
133: David Pearce (DU) DEC Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton), 5-4
141: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Dylan Caruana (Binghamton), 3-2
149: Frankie Garcia (Binghamton) DEC No. 13 Matthew Cimato (DU), 2-0 (SV-1)
157: Vincent DePrez (Binghamton) MAJ Ryan O'Connor (DU), 14-5
165: Austin Rose (DU) DEC Anthony DePrez (Binghamton), 7-3
174: Jack McKeever (Binghamton) DEC Nick Elmer (DU), 2-1
184: No. 17 Steve Schneider (Binghamton) DEC Stephen Loiseau (DU), 3-0
197: Mark Tracy (Binghamton) DEC Nezar Haddad (DU), 12-8
285: Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Connor Calkins (Binghamton), 1-0