The dual started off with the 165 match where Austin Rose picked up a 12-4 major decision over American's Michael Eckhart. Ebed Jarrell followed with another major decision at 174, this time by a 14-4 margin over Joe Salvi. Then in the 184 match DeCiantis earned his win-by-fall less than two minutes in to give Drexel an early 14-0 advantage.
American was able to get on the board in the 197 match, as Jeric Kasunic retaliated with a pin over Joshua Murphy. Goodhart then followed by taking Brett Dempsey to overtime in the heavyweight match, escaping with two second remaining in the second ride-out period to walk away with a 3-2 victory and give Drexel a 17-6 lead after the first five matches.
The Eagles picked up wins at 125 and 133, with No. 15 Josh Terao earning a 9-2 decision over Tanner Shoap and then Esteban Gomez-Rivera edging No. 11 Kevin Devoy Jr., 3-1. This brought American within five points as they trailed the Dragons, 17-12.
David Pearce finished in exciting fashion as he defeated American's Jack Mutchnik in the final seconds of the 141 match. Pearce picked up an escape with just over 20 seconds to go in the second ride-out period and then added a takedown and a four-point near-fall with two seconds remaining to walk away with an 8-1 decision.
No. 17 Matthew Cimato came up next for the Dragons and secured a 9-4 win over Michael Sprague at 149 to put Drexel ahead, 23-12. The Eagles' Tom Page was able to earn a 9-4 decision over Willie Davis at 157 to finish out the dual, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit the Dragons had created and Drexel walked away with a 23-15 victory.
The win helps the Dragons improve to 9-5 overall and 5-3 in conference action, while the Eagles move to 3-6, 0-5 EIWA.
Drexel returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 4 when the Dragons will first visit Franklin & Marshall for dual at noon, before returning home later that evening to host Hofstra at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at 7 p.m.
Results:
165: Austin Rose (DU) MAJ Michael Eckhart (American), 12-4
174: Ebed Jarrell (DU) MAJ Joe Salvi (American), 14-4
184: Alex DeCiantis (DU) WBF Jason Grimes (American) @ 1:46
197: Jeric Kasunic (American) WBF Joshua Murphy (DU) @ 1:48
285: No. 19 Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Brett Dempsey (American), 3-2 (TB-1)
125: No. 15 Josh Terao (American) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU), 9-2
133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American) DEC No. 11 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 3-1
141: David Pearce (DU) DEC Jack Mutchnik (American) 8-1 (TB-1)
149: No. 17 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Michael Sprague (American), 9-4
157: Tom Page (American) DEC Willie Davis (DU), 9-4
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