PRINCETON, NJ - On Friday night at Jadwin Gymnasium, the Princeton wrestling team suffered a defeat against No. 10 Cornell, losing 35-3. Mikey Squires emerged as the sole Tiger to secure a victory in his weight class at 174.

Tonight's matchup saw the Tigers conceding nine out of ten bouts against Cornell's top-ranked wrestlers.

Mikey Squires came out on top in the 174 with a 5-1 decision over Cornell's Evan Canoyer. Squires, tied at one with his opponent, Squires executed a crucial takedown in the final period with less than 10 seconds remaining on the clock. Squires was also awarded an additional point for riding time.

Mikey gets the job done and fights hard for the decision over Evan Canoyer (COR), 5-1

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Luke Stout and Eligh Rivera both engaged in closely contested bouts, with only a single takedown standing between them and victory in their respective weight classes.

Scoring Breakdown

133: #2 Vito Arujau (COR) TF Sean Pierson (PRIN), 19-4 (3:49); Cornell leads 5-0
141: Mark Botello (COR) DEC Christopher Martino (PRIN), 5-2; Cornell leads 8-0
149: #23 Ethan Fernandez (COR) DEC #25 Eligh Rivera (PRIN), 11-7; Cornell leads 11-0 
157: #6 Meyer Shapiro (COR) TF Rocco Camillaci (PRIN) 21-5 (4:23); Cornell leads 16-0
165: #4 Julian Ramirez (COR) MD Blaine Bergey (PRIN), 15-3; Cornell leads 20-0
174: Mikey Squires (PRIN) DEC Evan Canoyer (COR), 5-1; Cornell leads 20-3
184: #7 Chris Foca (COR) MD #22 Nate Dugan (PRIN), 17-4; Cornell leads 24-3
197: #7 Jacob Cardenas (COR) DEC #12 Luke Stout (PRIN), 4-2; Cornell leads 27-3
285: #17 Lewis Fernandes (COR) MD #31 Matthew Cover (PRIN), 8-0; Cornell leads 31-3
125: Brett Ungar (COR) MD Drew Heethuis (PRIN), 11-2; Cornell wins 35-3
 

Up Next

The Tigers will host Binghamton in Jadwin Gym on February 10th at 1:00 P.M.