Saturday, January 13
Princeton, N.J.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
39
vs
3
Morgan State
Aidan Conner had one of Princeton's nine wins on Saturday against Morgan State.
Photo by: Lisa Elfstrum
In a Monday Reunion, Wrestlers Defeat Morgan State
January 13, 2024 | Wrestling, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
In a reunion of Mondays father and son, the Princeton wrestling team welcomed Morgan State to Jadwin Gym on Saturday as Kenny Monday, coach of a Morgan State program competing this season for the first time since 1997, coached against a Tiger team with his son Quincy Monday on the Princeton bench as an assistant coach alongside head coach Joe Dubuque after Monday's outsanding Princeton wrestling career wrapped up last winter with a third All-American honor.
The 39-3 win was Princeton's second straight dual-match victory of the season, and it came just two days after Dubuque got his first win as Princeton's head coach, coming down Route 206 at Rider.
Rookie Drew Heethuis opened the match with a tech-fall win at 125, reaching the margin early in the third period after breaking it open in the second with 12 points on three four-point near-falls. At 133, Sean Pierson followed that with another tech fall, getting his with less than a minute to go in the second period after turning in a three-point takedown and a four-point near-fall in each of the first two periods.
A win from rookie Tyler Vazquez at 141 pushed the lead to 13-0, with Vazquez getting a pair of takedowns in the first period and another in the third on the way to the victory. Eligh Rivera, at 149, Princeton's third freshman over the first four matches, had Princeton's third bonus-point win over that span, getting two of his match's four takedowns in the third period to build a lead on the way to a 14-2 win.
Rocco Camillaci closed out the first half of the match with a bonus-point win at 149, getting five takedowns in an 18-6 win over Shaymus MacIntosh.
After the intermission, Morgan State got its first win of the day when Princeton alum Jake Marsh '23, now wrestling with Morgan State, overcame an early Bergey takedown with one of his own later in the first period, adding a penalty point and an escape to it to lead 5-4 after one. Each wrestler followed with an escape, Bergey's tying it at 5-5 in the second and Marsh getting his for the eventual winning point in the third to lead 6-5.
At 174, Mikey Squires got the Tigers back on the winning side by turning in the team's fifth bonus-point win, defeating Cortilius Vann 13-3 after building a 7-0 first-period lead on a takedown and a four-point near-fall. Nate Dugan followed that at 184 with the first pin of the day, ending the match against Eric Washington Jr. in 4:01 after scoring five takedowns.
Aidan Conner had an escape to start the third period of the match at 197 and added the riding point in his 2-0 win over Nathanic Kendricks Jr., and Sebastian Garibaldi had Princeton's ninth win of the day, 19-1 over Sam Alsheimer at 285, getting three takedowns and two four-point near-falls on the way to the tech-fall win.
Detailed results via Trackwrestling are available here.
Princeton 39, Morgan State 3
125: Drew Heethuis (P) wins by technical fall over Kevin Lopez (M), 19-2 (5:22); Princeton leads 5-0
133: Sean Pierson (P) wins by technical fall over Khalid Brinkley (M), 16-1 (4:18), Princeton leads 10-0
141: Tyler Vazquez (P) wins by decision over Tommy Fierro (M), 11-5; Princeton leads 13-0
149: #32 Eligh Rivera (P) wins by major decision over Aaron Turner (M), 14-2; Princeton leads 17-0
157: Rocco Camillaci (P) wins by major decision over Shaymus MacIntosh (M), 18-6; Princeton leads 21-0
165: Jake Marsh (M) wins by decision over Blaine Bergey (P), 6-5; Princeton leads 21-3
174: Mikey Squires (P) wins by major decision over Cortilius Vann (M), 13-3; Princeton leads 25-3
184: #22 Nate Dugan (P) wins by fall over Eric Washington Jr. (M), 4:01; Princeton leads 31-3
197: Aidan Conner (P) wins by decision over Nathanic Kendricks Jr. (M), 2-0; Princeton leads 34-3
285: Sebastian Garibaldi (P) wins by technical fall over Sam Alshemier (M), 19-1 (5:43); Princeton wins 39-3
The 39-3 win was Princeton's second straight dual-match victory of the season, and it came just two days after Dubuque got his first win as Princeton's head coach, coming down Route 206 at Rider.
Rookie Drew Heethuis opened the match with a tech-fall win at 125, reaching the margin early in the third period after breaking it open in the second with 12 points on three four-point near-falls. At 133, Sean Pierson followed that with another tech fall, getting his with less than a minute to go in the second period after turning in a three-point takedown and a four-point near-fall in each of the first two periods.
A win from rookie Tyler Vazquez at 141 pushed the lead to 13-0, with Vazquez getting a pair of takedowns in the first period and another in the third on the way to the victory. Eligh Rivera, at 149, Princeton's third freshman over the first four matches, had Princeton's third bonus-point win over that span, getting two of his match's four takedowns in the third period to build a lead on the way to a 14-2 win.
141: Tyler The Creator!
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) January 13, 2024
A sweet duck under from Ty Vazquez sends him on his way to the win!#LetsGetWild pic.twitter.com/p2L0Z9LuXB
Rocco Camillaci closed out the first half of the match with a bonus-point win at 149, getting five takedowns in an 18-6 win over Shaymus MacIntosh.
After the intermission, Morgan State got its first win of the day when Princeton alum Jake Marsh '23, now wrestling with Morgan State, overcame an early Bergey takedown with one of his own later in the first period, adding a penalty point and an escape to it to lead 5-4 after one. Each wrestler followed with an escape, Bergey's tying it at 5-5 in the second and Marsh getting his for the eventual winning point in the third to lead 6-5.
At 174, Mikey Squires got the Tigers back on the winning side by turning in the team's fifth bonus-point win, defeating Cortilius Vann 13-3 after building a 7-0 first-period lead on a takedown and a four-point near-fall. Nate Dugan followed that at 184 with the first pin of the day, ending the match against Eric Washington Jr. in 4:01 after scoring five takedowns.
184: Nate Dug-Win!
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) January 13, 2024
Takedown to the fall for Nate Dugan!
Princeton leads, 31-3#LetsGetWild pic.twitter.com/XZ2g9TLrvq
Aidan Conner had an escape to start the third period of the match at 197 and added the riding point in his 2-0 win over Nathanic Kendricks Jr., and Sebastian Garibaldi had Princeton's ninth win of the day, 19-1 over Sam Alsheimer at 285, getting three takedowns and two four-point near-falls on the way to the tech-fall win.
Detailed results via Trackwrestling are available here.
Princeton 39, Morgan State 3
125: Drew Heethuis (P) wins by technical fall over Kevin Lopez (M), 19-2 (5:22); Princeton leads 5-0
133: Sean Pierson (P) wins by technical fall over Khalid Brinkley (M), 16-1 (4:18), Princeton leads 10-0
141: Tyler Vazquez (P) wins by decision over Tommy Fierro (M), 11-5; Princeton leads 13-0
149: #32 Eligh Rivera (P) wins by major decision over Aaron Turner (M), 14-2; Princeton leads 17-0
157: Rocco Camillaci (P) wins by major decision over Shaymus MacIntosh (M), 18-6; Princeton leads 21-0
165: Jake Marsh (M) wins by decision over Blaine Bergey (P), 6-5; Princeton leads 21-3
174: Mikey Squires (P) wins by major decision over Cortilius Vann (M), 13-3; Princeton leads 25-3
184: #22 Nate Dugan (P) wins by fall over Eric Washington Jr. (M), 4:01; Princeton leads 31-3
197: Aidan Conner (P) wins by decision over Nathanic Kendricks Jr. (M), 2-0; Princeton leads 34-3
285: Sebastian Garibaldi (P) wins by technical fall over Sam Alshemier (M), 19-1 (5:43); Princeton wins 39-3