At 149 pounds, Garcia battled with the 13th-ranked Matt Cimato. Cimato earned two minutes of riding time through two periods, with neither grappler able to score a point. Garcia started on top in the third frame. The freshman from Norwich, New York, stayed in control throughout the tense period, coming away with two minutes of riding time to force overtime. Garcia immediately attacked to start the extra session, eventually taking down his foe for a dramatic 2-0 victory.
Vincent DePrez followed with a commanding performance in his 157-pound contest. The sophomore handled Ryan O'Connor, controlling from start to finish in a 14-5 major decision.
After the Dragons won the 165-pound bout, Binghamton made its run. McKeever recorded a 2-1 win over Nick Elmer at 174, earning the decisive point on riding time in the third period. Schneider then notched a 3-0 decision over Stephen Loiseau at 184 pounds, keeping his opponent in his grasp throughout the final two minutes.
At 197 pounds, Tracy put together a stellar seven minutes, registering a 12-8 win over Nezar Haddad. Tracy scored in each period, coming up with a key victory for the Bearcats as BU took a 16-12 dual advantage. Drexel won the heavyweight contest, but it was not enough to overcome its deficit.
The hosts collected wins in each of the first three bouts of the night.
BU (7-5 overall, 4-2 EIWA) will stay in Philadelphia and wrestle at Penn on Sunday. The EIWA dual is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
Results:
125 Zack Fuentes (DU) dec. Steven Bulzomi (BU), 7-2 (3-0 DU)
133 David Pearce (DU) dec. Jacob Nicholson, 5-4 (6-0 DU)
141 Kevin Devoy (DU) dec. Dylan Caruana (BU), 3-2 (9-0 DU)
149 Frankie Garcia (BU) dec. #13 Matt Cimato (DU), 2-0 SV (9-3 DU)
157 Vincent DePrez (BU) maj. dec. Ryan O'Connor (DU), 14-5 (9-7 DU)
165 Austin Rose (DU) dec. Anthony DePrez (BU), 7-3 (12-7 DU)
174 #28 Jack McKeever (BU) dec. Nick Elmer (DU), 2-1 (12-10 DU)
184 #19 Steve Schneider (BU) dec. Stephen Loiseau (DU), 3-0 (13-12 BU)
197 Mark Tracy (BU) dec. Nezar Haddad (DU), 12-8 (16-12 BU)
285 Joey Goodhart (DU) dec. Connor Calkins, 1-0 (16-15 BU)
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