Zack Fuentes got things started for the Dragons with a 15-3 major decision over Sacred Heart's Gerard Daley at 125. David Pearce followed by picking up a 17-0 technical fall at 133 at the end of the first period to give Drexel an early 9-0 advantage. In the 141 match, Kevin Devoy Jr. gave Drexel another tech fall late in the third period as he secured a 23-6 victory over Alex Harnsberger.
With the Dragons leading 14-0, No. 11 Matthew Cimato came out strong and earned a 14-3 major decision over the Pioneers' Brandon Levesque in the 149 bout. At 157, freshman Mike Comunale pinned Sacred Heart's Casey Mitchell just 45 seconds into the match to earn his first-career dual win in front of a home crowd. Then at 165, Austin Rose kept the Dragons' momentum going with a 16-0 technical fall just before the end of the first period to give Drexel a 29-0 advantagfe.
A major decision from Nick Elmer at 174 extended the Dragons' lead to 33-0 with three matches to go. At 184, Stephen Loiseau picked up a 2-0 victory over Elliott Antler and then Joshua Murphy followed with a win-by-fall just 43 seconds into the 197 match. Heavyweight Joey Goodhart sealed the deal for the Dragons with a pin at 1:41 to give Drexel the dual victory by a final score of 48-0.
With the win, the Dragons improve to 6-7 overall and 3-3 in EIWA competition while the Pioneers move to 1-10, 0-5 EIWA.
The Drexel wrestling squad returns to action tomorrow as they host back-to-back duals against Franklin & Marshall and Rider at the DAC. The Dragons will first face the Diplomats beginning at 4 p.m. before they take on the Broncs in a dual that is set to begin at 6 p.m.
Results:
125: Zack Fuentes (DU) MAJ Gerard Daley (SHU), 15-3
133: David Pearce (DU) TF Tim Johnson (SHU) (9-0 DU), 17-0 @3:00
141: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alex Harnsberger (SHU), 23-6 @6:25
149: No. 11 Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ Brandon Levesque (SHU), 14-3
157: Mike Comunale (DU) WBF Casey Mitchell (SHU) @0:45
165: Austin Rose (DU) TF Matt Fisher (SHU), 16-0 @2:49
174: Nick Elmer (DU) MAJ Johnny Vrasidas (SHU), 14-4
184: Stephen Loiseau (DU) DEC Elliott Antler (SHU), 2-0
197: Joshua Murphy (DU) WBF Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) @0:43
285: Joey Goodhart (DU) WBF Duke Sherwood (SHU) @1:41
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