Drexel University Athletics

Hampton, Va. - Drexel suffered a first-round loss in the 30th annual Virginia Duals Competition at the Hampton Coliseum as 19th-ranked Kent State defeated 34-6.  The Golden Flashes extended their winning streak to seven matches while the Dragons dipped to 4-5 on the season. Drexel's highlight of the match came at 133 pounds as 19th-ranked Steve Mytych stunned fifth-ranked Danny Mitcheff, 5-3. The Dragons' other victory in the dual came from senior Brett McCurdy at 149 pounds. With the loss, Drexel will now face No. 24 Virginia Tech in the consolation bracket.

After a Kent State win by fall at 125 pounds. Mytych took down No. 5 Danny Mitcheff of KSU by a score of 5-3 to give the Dragons their first points of the dual. Earlier this season, in their first meeting, Mitcheff won a close decision 6-5 against Mytych at the Cornell Body Bar Invitational. With the win Mytych improved to an overall record of 14-6 for his senior season. The Golden Flashes rebounded to take the 141-pound match by decison but McCurdy picked up a 5-4 victory to move the Dragons to within three points at 9-6. However it would be the Dragons last points of the dual as Kent State picked up the final six bouts to advance to face Penn State in the next round.

Drexel will face No. 24 Virginia Tech on Friday, Jan. 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Kent State 34, Drexel 6
125: Troy Opfer (K) wbf Yiming Law (D)
133: No. 17 Steve Mytych (D) dec. No. 5 Danny Mitcheff (K), 5-3
141: Chase Skonieczny (K) dec. Shane Fenningham (D), 4-0
149: Brett McCurdy (D) dec. Tommy Sasfy (K), 5-4
157: Mallie Shuster (K), maj. Charles Aungst (D), 11-0
165: Ross Tice (K) tf. Alex Rinaldi (D), 17-1
174 : Keith Witt (K) wbf Robert Brooks (D), 3:22
184 : Dustin Kilgore (K) maj. Justin Wieller (D), 14-1
197: Adam Cogar (K) dec. Adam Callender (D), 6-3
285: Brenden Barlow (K) dec. Kyle Frey (D), 12-9