PHILADELPHIA – The Dragons secured two commanding victories over EIWA opponents on Saturday afternoon, beating Hofstra 27-13 and LIU 30-6. The pair of wins boosted Drexel to a 5-6 overall record and 4-2 in conference matchups. DU had eight wrestlers post a winning record on the day.

Mickey O'Malley opened the day at 174lbs in both matches, setting the pace for Drexel's heavy offensive attack. The redshirt junior completed a perfect start to the day with his ninth victory by fall against Hofstra.

The Pride tried to take control with an edge at 184lbs, 197lbs and 285lbs, but the Dragons dominated the remaining bouts, securing six straight victories from 125lbs-165lbs. Kyle Waterman led the charge with his third major decision victory of the season, followed by two decision victories from Jaxon Maroney and Jared Donahue.

Tyler Williams gave the Dragons the advantage they needed to secure a win, opening the scoring to an eight-point lead. Parker Kropman (14-5) and Evan Barczak (17-6) closed things out with a pair of wins for a 27-13 finish.

Drexel 27, Hofstra 13
174 | Mickey O'Malley def. Ericson Velesquez, Fall 0:59, Drexel leads 6-0
184 | Charles Small def. Bryan McLaughlin, 7-6 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3
197 | Trey Rogers def. Santino Morina, 17-6 MD, Hofstra leads 7-6
285 | Zach Knighton-Ward def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 2:06, Hofstra leads 13-6
125 | Kyle Waterman def. Jacob Moon, 10-2 MD, Hofstra leads 13-10
133 | Jaxon Maroney def. Matt Templeton, 8-2 Dec, Tie Score 13-13
141 | Jared Donahue def. Justin Hoyle, 9-6 Dec, Drexel leads 16-13
149 | Tyler Williams def. Mike Leandrou, 15-0 TF, Drexel leads 21-13
157 | Parker Kropman def. Joe McGinty, 7-3 Dec, Drexel leads 24-13
165 | Evan Barczak vs Ricky Stamm, 6-1 Dec, Drexel wins 27-13
Extra Match, 184 | Charles Small def. Josh Stillings, 8-5 Dec
Extra Match, 285 | Eli Anthony def. Ben Somerville, 5-3 Dec
 
O'Malley improved to a perfect 2-0 on the day with a 5-2 decision against LIU's Ryan Ferro. The veteran at 174lbs remained undefeated against EIWA opponents, improving to 5-0. McLaughlin also secured a victory against the Sharks, battling to a 1-1 record on the day.

LIU added its first points of the day with strength in the heavyweights, tying the score at six. Antonio Mininno broke the stalemate between the two with a key victory at 125lbs.

Maroney captured a new season best fall time at 133lbs, taking down LIU's Kaelen Francois in 1:39. LIU took a forfeit at 141lbs, allowing the Dragons a 21-6 advantage with three matches to follow.

Drexel followed through with three straight victories to close out the match, including a fourth EIWA win for both Kropman and Barczak.
 
Drexel 30, LIU 6
174 | Mickey O'Malley def. Ryan Ferro, 5-2 Dec, Drexel leads 3-0
184 | Bryan McLaughlin def. James Langan, 9-2 Dec, Drexel leads 6-0
197 | Nunzio Crowley def. Santino Morina, 4-0 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3
285 | Tim Nagosky def. Eli Anthony, 9-2 Dec, Tie score 6-6
125 | Antonio Mininno def. Robbie Sagaris, 8-6 Dec, Drexel leads 9-6
133 | Jaxon Maroney def. Kaelen Francois, Fall 1:39, Drexel leads 15-6
141 | Jared Donahue wins by forfeit, Drexel leads 21-6
149 | Tyler Williams def. Drew Witham, 5-0 Dec, Drexel leads 24-6
157 | Parker Kropman def. Rhise Royster, 10-3 Dec, Drexel leads 27-6
165 | Evan Barczak def. Blake Banha, 4-0 Dec, Drexel wins 30-6
Extra Matches | Josh Stillings def. Gavin Claro, 14-8 Dec
Extra Matches | Aeden Begue def. Liam Dietrich, 7-2 Dec
 
Up Next
Drexel is back in action tomorrow afternoon for a 5 p.m. match with No. 11 Cornell.