The dual started out with Zack Fuentes receiving a forfeit at 125, giving the Dragons a 6-0 advantage to start the night. No. 11 Kevin Devoy Jr. was the first Drexel wrestler to see action and came away with a 19-3 technical fall over Columbia's Alec Kelly at 133 to put Drexel ahead, 11-0. Jacob Macalolooy got the Lions on the board with an 8-5 decision over David Pearce at 141, but then No. 15 Matthew Cimato retaliated with a 14-3 major decision over the Lions' Dan Reed in the 149 match to increase the Dragons' lead to 15-3.
Columbia's Tyler Ponte came away with a hard-fought match at 157, edging Willie Davis, 2-1 after securing a point for riding time. The Lions' Tyrel White followed with a 2-0 decision over Austin Rose at 165 to cut Drexel's advantage to 15-9. However, Nick Elmer secured a 5-3 victory at 174 and Alex DeCiantis pulled out a last-minute major decision over Columbia's Jacob Young at 184 to put Drexel ahead by 13 points, 22-9.
With two matches to go, Joshua Murphy took a major decision from the Lions' Matt Doggett in the 197 match to make it a 26-9 Drexel advantage. Columbia was able to take the heavyweight match, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit the Dragons had created and Drexel walked away with a 26-12 victory.
With the win, the Dragons improve to 7-1 overall and 4-0 against EIWA opponents. Drexel's only loss this season has come at the hands of No. 7 Nebraska.
The Dragons return to action tomorrow afternoon as they visit No. 11 Lehigh. Matches are set to begin at 2 p.m.
Results:
125: Zack Fuentes (DU) received a forfeit
133: No. 11 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alec Kelly (Columbia), 19-3
141: Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) DEC David Pearce (DU), 8-5
149: No. 15 Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ Dan Reed (Columbia), 14-3
157: Tyler Ponte (Columbia) DEC Willie Davis (DU), 2-1
165: Tyrel White (Columbia) DEC Austin Rose (DU), 2-0
174: Nick Elmer (DU) DEC Austin Coniker (Columbia), 5-3
184: Alex DeCiantis (DU) MAJ Jacob Young (Columbia), 11-3
197: Joshua Murphy (DU) MAJ Matt Doggett (Columbia), 15-2
285: Garrett Ryan (Columbia) DEC Joey Goodhart (DU), 7-4
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