The Quakers never trailed in their 21-18 win over Columbia, leading by as much as 10-0 before wins from Joe Heyob and No. 9 Frank Mattiace broke a 14-14 tie late and secured the win. That victory followed a 32-9 loss to the Big Red.
No. 17 May Bethea was the only Quaker to win both of his matches on the day, improving to 20-6 this season. He scored a 7-3 decision over Cornell's Adam Santoro to open his day, breaking a 0-0 tie after one period with two takedowns in the second. Against Columbia's Laurence Kosoy, he scored six takedowns – including three in the third period – for an important major decision.
With injuries hitting the Red and Blue at an inopportune time, the Quakers had a makeshift lineup in place against Cornell and the Big Red capitalized to the tune of a 22-0 lead midway through the dual.
At 197 pounds, No. 3 Ben Darmstadt of Cornell was able to even the season series against Penn's No. 9 Frank Mattiace after an 8-1 decision. Darmstadt scored quickly to take a 2-0 lead and added a takedown following a scramble late in the first period for a 4-1 lead. Mattiace struggled to get out from bottom in the second and third periods, leading to stalling points against and riding time. Mattiace still holds a 2-1 lead in the all-time series between the two wrestlers – both of Mattiace's wins by major decision.
After Senior Day Ceremonies to honor May Bethea, Freddie Dunau, Joe Heyob, Quinton Hiles, Marc Mastropietro, Frank Mattiace and Joe Velliquette, the Quakers quickly pounced on the Lions with wins from a pair of freshman.
Daniel Planta made his return to the lineup and pinned Spencer Good in 1:08 to open the dual. Classmate Gianni Ghione followed with a 13-3 major decision at 133. He connected on two takedowns in the first period, but opened up the bout with a takedown and four nearfall in the second.
Columbia won the next three matches to tie the dual at 10-10 at halftime. JP Ascolese knocked off freshman Thomas DiGiovanni, 12-6, at 141. That was followed by a 14-1 major decision for Jacob Macalolooy over Joe Oliva at 149. A takedown and four backpoints in the first period staked Macalolooy to a big lead and he never looked back. Markus Scheidel brought the dual meet level at 10-10 with an 11-6 decision over Joe Velliquette. The bout was close late, Scheidel rallied to tie the match, 6-6, at the end of two periods after Velliquette had led, 6-3 midway through the second. In the third, Scheidel rode out and added four late backpoints for the final margin.
The teams traded major decisions at 165 and 174. Bethea gave Penn a 14-10 lead with his 14-5 win at 165 before Tyrel White knocked off Brian Krasowski, 13-4.
The Quakers took the next two bouts to seal the dual. Joe Heyob edged Andrew Psomas, 5-4, at 184. Heyob had a takedown in the first, and led, 3-2, after two. In the third period, the two wrestlers traded reversals – Psomas first, then Heyob – before Psomas escaped to get within one. Heyob defended in the final 10 seconds to secure the win.
Mattiace knew he needed to score bonus points to finish off the team win, and he connected on five takedowns to defeated Michel Bulkin, 13-4. Bulkin kept the bout close, trailing just 2-1 after one period. Mattiace scored twice in each of the final two periods, including a takedown in the final seconds to finish off the major and put Penn ahead by seven points.
That lead was too far for Columbia to overcome with just one bout left, and No. 15 Garrett Ryan picked up a major decision, 18-5, over Tyler Hall.
Penn Defeats Columbia, 21-18
125: Daniel Planta (Penn) FALL Spencer Good (Columbia), 1:08, Penn leads, 6-0
133: Gianni Ghione (Penn) MD Alec Kelly (Columbia), 13-3, Penn leads, 10-0
141: JP Ascolese (Columbia) DEC Thomas DiGiovanni (Penn), 12-6, Penn leads, 10-3
149: Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) MD Joe Oliva (Penn), 14-1, Penn leads, 10-7
157: Markus Scheidel (Columbia) DEC Joe Velliquette (Penn), 11-6, Match tied, 10-10
165: No. 17 May Bethea (Penn) MD Laurence Kosoy (Columbia), 14-5, Penn leads, 14-10
174: Tyrel White (Columbia) MD Brian Krasowski (Penn), 13-4, Match tied, 14-14
184: Joe Heyob (Penn) DEC Andrew Psomas (Columbia), 5-4, Penn leads, 17-14
197: No. 9 Frank Mattiace (Penn) DEC Michael Bulkin (Columbia), 13-4, Penn leads, 21-14
285: No. 15 Garrett Ryan (Columbia) MD Tyler Hall (Penn), 18-5, Penn leads, 21-18
No. 12 Cornell Defeats Penn, 32-9
125: Noah Baughman (Cornell) wins via forfeit, Cornell leads, 6-0
133: Chaz Tucker (Cornell) MD Tristin DeVincenzo (Penn), 12-4, Cornell leads, 10-0
141: No. 4 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornel) wins via forfeit, Cornell leads, 16-0
149: William Koll (Cornell) DEC Patrick Munn (Penn), 9-3, Cornell leads, 19-0
157: Fredy Stroker (Cornell) DEC Jon Errico (Penn), 6-0, Cornell leads, 22-0
165: No. 17 May Bethea (Penn) DEC Adam Santoro (Cornell), 7-3, Cornell leads, 22-3
174: Milik Dawkins (Cornell) MD Quinton Hiles (Penn), 17-5, Cornell leads, 26-3
184: No. 12 Max Dean (Cornell) DEC Joe Heyob (Penn), 7-2, Cornell leads, 29-3
197: No. 3 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) DEC No. 9 Frank Mattiace (Penn 8-1), Cornell leads, 32-3
285: Tyler Hall (Penn) wins via forfeit, Cornell leads, 32-9
Penn closes the 2017-18 regular season on Feb. 17 with a pair of road contests. The Quakers head to Princeton (12 p.m.) before finishing up in University City at Drexel (7 p.m.)
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