Wrestling Falls to Princeton, Defeats George Mason at Grapple at the Garden

Sunday, December 1

Madison Square Garden, N.Y.

10:00 a.m.

Drexel University

Princeton

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Wrestling Falls to Princeton, Defeats George Mason at Grapple at the Garden

12/1/2013 2:33:00 PM | Wrestling

New York, N.Y. – The Drexel wrestling team went 1-1 on the day at the second annual Grapple at the Garden on Sunday. The Dragons move to 2-7 overall, 0-1 EIWA after today's competition.

Freshman Tanner Shoap started off the Dragons' day with a tech fall at 125 against Princeton. David Pearce then dropped a close 4-3 decision at 133 and Matthew Cimato was pinned at 141 to give the Tigers a 9-5 lead. Noel Blanco took a 7-4 decision at 149 and Austin Sommer followed with a win at 157 to put Drexel in the lead again, 11-9. Princeton retaliated, winning three matches in a row to go ahead again 18-11. Brandon Palik won a 3-1 decision at 197, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit as Princeton walked away with a 21-14 victory.

In the second match of the day, Drexel jumped out to an early lead over George Mason with a win-by-fall from Shoap at 1:36 in the 125 match and a 6-1 decision from Pearce at 133. The Patriots got on the board for the first time in the dual as Sahid Kargbo defeated Franco Ferriana at 141. The Dragons went on another run as both Blanco and Sommer picked up their second wins of the day and Jason Fugiel picked up a victory with a 2-0 decision at 165 to give Drexel a 19-3 lead. Mason shortened the Dragons' lead to 19-9 with wins at 174 and 184, but Palik earned a 3-2 victory at 197 ensure a Drexel victory.

Next up, the squad will travel to Bloomington, Ind. to compete in the Indiana Duals on December 7 and 8. The Dragons will face West Virginia, Indiana, and Northern Colorado on Saturday with matches starting at 10:00, 12:00, and 2:00 respectively. On Sunday, Drexel will take on SIUE at 11:00 and then round out competition with a dual against VMI starting at 1:00.

Princeton 21, Drexel 14
125: Tanner Shoap (Drexel) TF John Aslanian (Princeton) 18-0
133: Jordan Laster (Princeton) DEC David Pearce (Drexel) 4-3
141: Christopher Perez (Princeton) WBF Matthew Cimato (Drexel) @ 2:52
149: Noel Blanco (Drexel) DEC Kevin Moylan (Princeton) 7-4
157: Austin Sommer (Drexel) DEC Kyle Roddy (Princeton) 5-2
165: Judson Ziegler (Princeton) DEC Jason Fugiel (Drexel) 7-5
174: Brett Harner (Princeton) DEC Kevin Matyas (Drexel) 4-3
184: Scott Gibbons (Princeton) DEC Alex DeCiantis (Drexel) 8-2
197: Brandon Palik (Drexel) DEC Daniel Santoro (Princeton) 3-1
285: Cole Lampman (Princeton) DEC Joe Giorgio (Drexel) 4-3

Drexel 22, George Mason 15
125: Tanner Shoap (Drexel) WBF William Prochniewski (George Mason) @ 1:36
133: David Pearce (Drexel) DEC Rich Carroll-Lavorato (George Mason) 6-1
141: Sahid Kargbo (George Mason) DEC Franco Ferriana (Drexel) 6-3
149: Noel Blanco (Drexel) MAJ Luke Ludke (George Mason) 13-4
157: Austin Sommer (Drexel) DEC Gregory Flournoy (George Mason) 10-3
165: Jason Fugiel (Drexel) DEC Matthew Stull (George Mason) 2-0
174: Zachary Martinez (George Mason) DEC Bryan Sternlieb (Drexel) 7-3
184: Ryan Hembury (George Mason) DEC Kevin Matyas (Drexel) 4-2
197: Brandon Palik (Drexel) DEC Matt Meadows (George Mason) 3-2
285: Jacob Kettler (George Mason) WBF Joe Giorgio (Drexel) @ 2:01