Friday, February 11
Bethlehem, Pa.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
20
at
16
Lehigh
Travis Stefanik had the decisive win at 184 after the teams were tied 16-16 entering the final match of the night.
Photo by: Lisa Elfstrum
No. 19 Princeton Wins First of Weekend Pair, Tops No. 23 Lehigh
February 11, 2022 | Wrestling
Defeating Lehigh for a third straight meeting, the No. 19-ranked Princeton wrestling team was a 20-16 winner in Bethlehem on Friday night, opening up a two-match weekend that will close with the Ivy League finale on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Dillon Gym against Penn.
The Penn match can be seen on ESPN+ with live results on TrackWrestling. Fans should review the attendance policy before coming to the match.
The win gave Princeton its first three-match win streak over Lehigh in series history. The teams have wrestled 64 times, on and off since the series began in the 1910-11 season.
The match began at 197, and No. 20-ranked Luke Stout had takedowns in each of the first two periods on the way to a 6-3 win over JT Davis to put Princeton in front 3-0 after the first bout. Stout led 5-0 through two periods and held off a comeback attempt that saw Davis score a third-period takedown and an escape.
Matt Cover then battled No. 7-ranked Jordan Wood, who scored a 12-1 major-decision win to put Lehigh in front, 4-3. Wood had three takedowns over the first two periods in building an 8-1 lead through the first five minutes.
Princeton answered with a win by decision from No. 2 Patrick Glory at 125 against Sheldon Seymour, and though Lehigh tied the match late, the Tigers never trailed once Glory delivered the win. Glory responded to an early Seymour takedown with one of his own in the first, and though Glory and Seymour were tied at 3-3 after the first period, Glory had a takedown in each of the last two periods to build a lead and win, 9-4.
Princeton then picked up six points at 133 through an injury default by Lehigh's No. 16 Malyke Hines, who had an early takedown of Nick Kayal before suffering an apparent knee injury while attempting to turn Kayal just 1:09 into the bout. The points put Princeton up 12-4 in the match.
Lehigh then won back-to-back matches at 141 and 149 to pull within two at 12-10. Connor McGonagle was a 3-2 winner over Danny Coles at 141, getting a first-period takedown and accruing enough riding time to make that the decisive point as Coles had a pair of escapes. At 149, Max Brignola won 3-1 over Marshall Keller as a late takedown was the difference.
The teams split the final four matches of the dual. No. 7 Quincy Monday had a bonus-point win at 157 against Luca Frinzi, getting five takedowns, including two in each of the first and third periods to build a 4-1 lead and then pull away after entering the final frame up 7-1.
Down 16-10, Lehigh won at both 165 and 174 to tie the match at 16-16. No. 23 Brian Meyer won 5-3 over Jake Marsh, getting a key takedown in the first period to open the scoring and another in the third to reopen a lead after Marsh had pulled within 3-2 on an escape early in the third. At 174, Jake Logan won 7-0 over Nate Dugan, building a 5-0 lead after two periods with the help of a takedown in each frame.
That left the match up to No. 23 Travis Stefanik, from nearby Nazareth, Pa., at 184. Taking on No. 33 AJ Burkhart, Stefanik had a pair of first-period takedowns to lead 4-1 after a period. Ahead 6-2 after two, Stefanik pulled away with a pair of takedowns, the last of which preceded a four-point near fall that pushed the match into bonus territory.
197: #20 Luke Stout (P) wins by decision over JT Davis (L), 6-3 (P leads 3-0)
HWT: #7 Jordan Wood (L) wins by major decision over Matt Cover (P), 12-1 (L leads 4-3)
125: #2 Patrick Glory (P) wins by decision over Sheldon Seymour (L), 9-4 (P leads 6-4)
133: Nick Kayal (P) wins by injury default over #16 Malyke Hines (L) (P leads 12-4)
141: Connor McGonagle (L) wins by decision over Danny Coles (P), 3-2 (P leads 12-7)
149: Max Brignola (L) wins by decision over Marshall Keller (P), 3-1 (P leads 12-10)
157: #7 Quincy Monday (P) wins by major decision over Luca Frinzi (L), 12-3 (P leads 16-10)
165: #23 Brian Meyer (L) wins by decision over Jake Marsh (P), 5-2 (P leads 16-13)
174: Jake Logan (L) wins by decision over Nate Dugan (P), 7-0 (Tied 16-16)
184: #23 Travis Stefanik (P) wins by major decision over #33 AJ Burkhart (L), 15-4 (P leads 20-16)
Extra match:
197: Eli Jones (L) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (P), 6-2
The Penn match can be seen on ESPN+ with live results on TrackWrestling. Fans should review the attendance policy before coming to the match.
The win gave Princeton its first three-match win streak over Lehigh in series history. The teams have wrestled 64 times, on and off since the series began in the 1910-11 season.
The match began at 197, and No. 20-ranked Luke Stout had takedowns in each of the first two periods on the way to a 6-3 win over JT Davis to put Princeton in front 3-0 after the first bout. Stout led 5-0 through two periods and held off a comeback attempt that saw Davis score a third-period takedown and an escape.
Matt Cover then battled No. 7-ranked Jordan Wood, who scored a 12-1 major-decision win to put Lehigh in front, 4-3. Wood had three takedowns over the first two periods in building an 8-1 lead through the first five minutes.
Princeton answered with a win by decision from No. 2 Patrick Glory at 125 against Sheldon Seymour, and though Lehigh tied the match late, the Tigers never trailed once Glory delivered the win. Glory responded to an early Seymour takedown with one of his own in the first, and though Glory and Seymour were tied at 3-3 after the first period, Glory had a takedown in each of the last two periods to build a lead and win, 9-4.
No. 2 Patrick Glory gets the 9-4 decision at 125 over Sheldon Seymour, and it's 6-4 Princeton over Lehigh.
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) February 12, 2022
Here's a takedown from Pat that put him up 6-3 ??
Watch the match here: https://t.co/c4tgzVLWxg pic.twitter.com/YQARnfQVbS
Princeton then picked up six points at 133 through an injury default by Lehigh's No. 16 Malyke Hines, who had an early takedown of Nick Kayal before suffering an apparent knee injury while attempting to turn Kayal just 1:09 into the bout. The points put Princeton up 12-4 in the match.
Lehigh then won back-to-back matches at 141 and 149 to pull within two at 12-10. Connor McGonagle was a 3-2 winner over Danny Coles at 141, getting a first-period takedown and accruing enough riding time to make that the decisive point as Coles had a pair of escapes. At 149, Max Brignola won 3-1 over Marshall Keller as a late takedown was the difference.
The teams split the final four matches of the dual. No. 7 Quincy Monday had a bonus-point win at 157 against Luca Frinzi, getting five takedowns, including two in each of the first and third periods to build a 4-1 lead and then pull away after entering the final frame up 7-1.
No. 7 Quincy Monday gets the 12-3 win over Luca Frinzi for the bonus-point win!
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) February 12, 2022
Here's one of Quincy's five takedowns on the match ??
Princeton leads Lehigh 16-10.
Watch the match here: https://t.co/c4tgzVLWxg pic.twitter.com/D4dvYOPJ6v
Down 16-10, Lehigh won at both 165 and 174 to tie the match at 16-16. No. 23 Brian Meyer won 5-3 over Jake Marsh, getting a key takedown in the first period to open the scoring and another in the third to reopen a lead after Marsh had pulled within 3-2 on an escape early in the third. At 174, Jake Logan won 7-0 over Nate Dugan, building a 5-0 lead after two periods with the help of a takedown in each frame.
That left the match up to No. 23 Travis Stefanik, from nearby Nazareth, Pa., at 184. Taking on No. 33 AJ Burkhart, Stefanik had a pair of first-period takedowns to lead 4-1 after a period. Ahead 6-2 after two, Stefanik pulled away with a pair of takedowns, the last of which preceded a four-point near fall that pushed the match into bonus territory.
No. 23 Travis Stefanik wins 15-4 to deliver the match for Princeton!
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) February 12, 2022
We win, 20-16!
Here's a six-point run for Travis that made it a bonus-point win: pic.twitter.com/4J2XGFQOqi
197: #20 Luke Stout (P) wins by decision over JT Davis (L), 6-3 (P leads 3-0)
HWT: #7 Jordan Wood (L) wins by major decision over Matt Cover (P), 12-1 (L leads 4-3)
125: #2 Patrick Glory (P) wins by decision over Sheldon Seymour (L), 9-4 (P leads 6-4)
133: Nick Kayal (P) wins by injury default over #16 Malyke Hines (L) (P leads 12-4)
141: Connor McGonagle (L) wins by decision over Danny Coles (P), 3-2 (P leads 12-7)
149: Max Brignola (L) wins by decision over Marshall Keller (P), 3-1 (P leads 12-10)
157: #7 Quincy Monday (P) wins by major decision over Luca Frinzi (L), 12-3 (P leads 16-10)
165: #23 Brian Meyer (L) wins by decision over Jake Marsh (P), 5-2 (P leads 16-13)
174: Jake Logan (L) wins by decision over Nate Dugan (P), 7-0 (Tied 16-16)
184: #23 Travis Stefanik (P) wins by major decision over #33 AJ Burkhart (L), 15-4 (P leads 20-16)
Extra match:
197: Eli Jones (L) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (P), 6-2