Wrestling Drops Home Dual to No. 10 Pittsburgh

Sunday, December 8

Daskalakis Athletic Center

1 p.m.

Drexel University

Pittsburgh

Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

Wrestling Drops Home Dual to No. 10 Pittsburgh

12/8/2019 3:39:00 PM | Wrestling

PHILADELPHIA – Drexel Wrestling dropped a 33-0 home dual to 10^th-ranked Pittsburgh at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Sunday. The loss moves the Dragons to 2-2. The Panthers improve to 4-1 overall.

The match began at 184 pounds, where Owen Brooks lost by 17-5 major decision to No. 8 Nino Bonaccorsi. No. 23 Kellan Stout then added a 6-1 decision against Bryan McLaughlin.

Sean O'Malley started aggressively against fifth-ranked Demetrius Thomas, the reigning ACC heavyweight champion, but eventually dropped an 11-3 major decision as Pitt built an 11-0 lead.

Flipping over to the lighter weights, Louis Newell topped Antonio Mininnio by a 10-5 decision.

At 133 pounds, Chandler Olson stayed close to No. 4 Mickey Phillippi through the first two periods before eventually losing in a 12-3 major decision. Olson trailed 2-0 after the opening period and was down only 5-0 heading to the final period, where the defending 133-pound ACC champion pulled away.

The last five matches were all decided by tight decisions. Julian Flores and No. 15 Cole Matthews battled to a scoreless stalemate until the third period. Matthews broke the deadlock with an escape and collected the riding time point for a 2-0 decision victory at 141 pounds.

Luke Kemerer's takedown of Jared Donahue in the first period proved decisive in the 149-pound bout as Kemerer topped Donahue, 4-2.

Anthony Colello surged in the third period to hand Felix Belga an 8-4 decision loss at 157 pounds. Belga struck first with a takedown inside the first three minutes and led 4-3 after two periods.

No. 15 Ebed Jarrell and No. 10 Jake Wentzel clashed at 165 pounds in the lone bout between ranked opponents. A high-octane first period saw Wentzel grab an 8-4 advantage. Jarrell shaved a point off his deficit with a second-period escape but could not break down Wentzel for any further scoring in a 9-5 loss.

No. 29 Michael O'Malley ended the day with a 6-2 decision loss to Gregg Harvey. O'Malley trailed 3-1 after two periods and started the third in the down position. He earned an escape, but a late Harvey takedown and riding time advantage sealed the bout.

Drexel returns to the mat on Saturday, when it hosts LIU at 4 p.m.

No. 10 Pitt 33, Drexel 0
184: No. 8 Nino Bonaccorsi major dec. Owen Brooks, 17-5 – Pitt 4, Drexel 0
197: No. 23 Kellan Stout dec. Bryan McLaughlin, 6-1 – Pitt 7, Drexel 0
285: No. 5 Demetrius Thomas major dec. Sean O'Malley, 11-3 – Pitt 11, Drexel 0
125: Louis Newell dec. Antonio Mininno, 10-5 – Pitt 14, Drexel 0
133: No. 4 Micky Phillippi major dec. Chandler Olson, 12-3 – Pitt 18, Drexel 0
141: No. 15 Cole Matthews dec. Julian Flores, 2-0 – Pitt 21, Drexel 0
149: Luke Kemerer dec. Jared Donahue, 4-2 – Pitt 24, Drexel 0
157: Anthony Colello dec. Felix Belga, 8-4 – Pitt 27, Drexel 0
165: No. 10 Jake Wentzel dec. No. 15 Ebed Jarrell, 9-5 – Pitt 30, Drexel 0
174: Gregg Harvey dec. No. 29 Michael O'Malley, 6-2 – Pitt 33, Drexel 0

Attendance: 503