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December 7, 2013

 

Wrestling Concludes Day One of Competition at Indiana Duals

 

 

Bloomington, Ind. – The Drexel wrestling team finished day one of the Indiana Duals with a win and two losses. The Dragons fell to West Virginia, 25-8, lost to Indiana, 29-9, and then defeated Northern Colorado, 16-15. This brings Drexel’s overall record to 3-9.

 

The Dragons took on West Virginia first, starting at 125. The Mountaineers struck first with a major decision at 125 to put them up 4-0. Kevin Devoy Jr got Drexel on the board with a technical fall at 133 that put the Dragons up 5-4. WVU’s #33 Colin Johnston defeated David Pearce at 141and then #31 Mike Morales earned a victory over Noel Blanco at 149 to put the Mountaineers up 10-5. West Virginia continued their win streak, earning victories at 157, 165, 174, and 184 to go ahead 22-5. Bryan Sternlieb picked up a decision at 197 to make the score 22-8, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit made by West Virginia.

 

Next, the Dragons faced Indiana, the hosts of the weekend’s duals. The Hoosiers went ahead 3-0 after taking a decision at 125. Devoy Jr earned his second victory of the day with a 5-3 decision over Indiana’s Chris Caton and Matthew Cimato followed with a 13-8 decision at 141. Blanco continued the Dragons run with a 3-2 win at 149 to put the Dragons up 9-3. Momentum switched hands starting with the 157 match, as Indiana went on to win out the remaining matches and earn a 29-9 victory.

 

Drexel finished out the day with a dual against Northern Colorado. The Bears struck first with a 4-0 decision at 125. Devoy Jr followed with his third win of the day, a major decision against Northern Colorado’s Sonny Espinoza to put the Dragons up 4-3. Pearce picked up a win at 141 and Blanco earned a 9-7 decision for his second win of the day to make the score 10-3. The Bears took the 157 and 165 matches to come within one of Drexel, 10-9. Kevin Matyas wrestled at 174 and picked up a 5-2 decision to give Drexel a 13-9 lead, but Northern Colorado’s Nick Bayer brought the Bears within one again with a winning decision at 184. Brandon Palik stepped in with a 4-2 decision at 197 to give the Dragons some extra padding with a 16-12 lead. Despite winning the 285 match, the Bears were unable to surpass the Dragons and Drexel walked away with a 16-15 victory.

 

Competition will continue tomorrow, as the Dragons will take on SIUE starting at 11:00 a.m. This will be followed by a dual against VMI at 1:00 p.m. Be sure to follow @DrexelWrestling on Twitter for live updates from the duals.

 

 

West Virginia (WVU) 25, Drexel (DU) 8

125: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) MAJ Tanner Shoap (DU), 10-1; TS: 4-0

133: Kevin Devoy Jr (DU) TF #15 Nathan Pennesi (WVU), 16-1; TS: 4-5

141: #33 Colin Johnston (WVU) DEC David Pearce (DU), 4-2; TS: 7-5

149: #31 Mike Morales (WVU) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 5-1; TS: 10-5

157: Brutus Scheffel (WVU) DEC Austin Sommer (DU), 2-1; TS: 13-5

165: Ross Renzi (WVU) DEC Jason Fugiel (DU), 7-2; TS: 16-5

174: #27 Bubba Scheffel (WVU) DEC Kevin Matyas, 5-4; TS: 19-5

184: Mac Mancuso (WVU) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-2; TS: 22-5

197: Bryan Sternlieb (DU) DEC Leo Trinade (WVU), 5-4; TS: 22-8

285: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) DEC Joseph Giorgio (DU), 3-1 (DU); TS: 25-8

 

Indiana (IU) 29, Drexel (DU) 9

125: Joe Duca (IU) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU), 4-1; TS: 3-0

133: Kevin Devoy Jr (DU) DEC Chris Caton (IU), 5-3 (SV); TS: 3-3

141: Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Ethan Raley (IU), 13-8; TS: 3-6

149: Noel Blanco (DU) DEC Alex Gregory (IU), 3-2; TS: 3-9

157: #6 Taylor Walsh (IU) WBF Austin Sommer (DU), 3:27; TS: 9-9

165: #23 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) TF Jason Fugiel (DU), 19-4; TS: 14-9

174: Nate Jackson (IU) DEC Kevin Matyas (DU), 12-9; TS: 17-9

184: #15 Luke Sherdian (IU) DEC Bryan Sternlieb (DU), 4-3 (TB1); 20-9

197: Garret Goldman (IU) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-3; TS: 23-9

285: #8 Adam Chalfant (IU) wins by forfeit; TS: 29-9

 

Drexel (DU) 16, Northern Colorado (UNCO) 15

125: Trey Andrews (UNCO) dec. Tanner Shoap (DU), 4-0; TS: 0-3

133: Kevin Devoy (DU) maj. dec. Sonny Espinoza (UNCO), 10-0; TS: 4-3

141: David Pearce (DU) dec. Nick Adams (UNCO), 4-1; TS: 7-3

149: Noel Blanco (DU) dec. Beau Robertson (UNCO), 9-7; TS: 10-3

157: Mitchell Polkowske (UNCO) dec. Austin Sommer (DU), 8-7; TS: 10-6

165: Charlie McMartin (UNCO) dec. Jason Fugiel (DU), 6-2; TS: 10-9

174: Kevin Maytas (DU) dec. Josh VanTine (UNCO), 5-2; TS: 13-9

184: Nick Bayer (UNCO) dec. Bryan Sternlieb (DU), 3-1; TS: 13-12

197: #14 Brandon Palik (DU) dec. Cole Briegle (UNCO), 4-2 (SV1); TS: 16-12

285: #27 Henry Chirino (UNCO) dec. Joe Giorgio (DU), 8-2; TS: 16-15

 

 

 

 

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Molly Sweeney

Graduate Assistant, Athletics Communications

Department of Athletics

 

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