IOWA CITY, IOWA – The 15th-ranked University of Pennsylvania wrestling team opened the dual portion of its schedule with a 26-11 loss at #2 Iowa on Saturday afternoon. The Quakers earned wins from #17 Ryan Miller, #10 Michael Colaiocco, and #32 Carmen Ferrante in three straight bouts.
 
Penn knew it had a tough opponent ahead in Iowa as the Hawkeyes opened with five straight victories at 165, 174, 184, 197, and 285. #24 Lucas Revano opened the meet with a trio of escapes through the first two periods to cut the deficit in half as Patrick Kennedy recorded a trio of takedowns in that time frame.  Cole Urbas went down 8-1 after the first period but used an 8-0 second period to take a one-point lead heading into the third period. An early takedown by his opponent, #2 Jacob Warner, gave Warner a lead he would not relinquish, even as Urbas got a late point for an escape. Warner got the 11-10 decision as Iowa jumped out to a 13-0 lead.  
 
After a short halftime, Penn rallied off three straight wins at 125, 133, and 141 to cut the Iowa lead to just six points. #17 Ryan Miller opened the second half with a tech fall (20-5, 7:00) as earned 14 of his 20 points via a takedown. Colaiocco and Ferrante had identical first and second period scorings as they both earned a takedown in the first period and an escape in the second to lead 3-0. Colaiocco earned another takedown in the third period and a point for riding time to win his bout 6-0. Despite a third period escape by his opponent, Ferrante won his bout 4-1. Ferrante's victory cut down Iowa's lead to just six points, 17-11. At 149, Doug Zapf's opponent #6 Max Murin opened the scoring with a first period takedown, but Zapf was able to earn a point for an escape to trail 2-1 after the first period. Zapf tied the bout 2-2 early with an escape in the second period and took a lead with a take down and lead 4-3 after the second period. Murin's escape in the third period tied it up at 4-4 and sent it to overtime, where he got a takedown to win the bout, which practically sealed the victory for the home team. In the final bout of the meet, #10 Anthony Artalona jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with a takedown and then lead 2-1 after the first period. Artalona quickly extended his lead with an escape and a takedown but would eventually get pinned to give Iowa's Cobe Siebrecht his fourth win of the season.
 
#2 IOWA 26 | #15 PENN 11
165: Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) over #24 Lucas Revano (PENN) (MD 14-5) (0-4)
174: Nelson Brands (IOWA) over #16 Nick Incontrera (PENN) (Dec 5-1) (0-7)
184: #2 Abe Assad (IOWA) over Maximus Hale (PENN) (Dec 5-0) (0-10)
197: #2 Jacob Warner (IOWA) over #27 Cole Urbas (PENN) (Dec 11-10) (0-13)
285: #4 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) over #15 Ben Goldin (PENN) (MD 9-0) (0-17)
125: #17 Ryan Miller (PENN) over Aidan Harris (IOWA) (TF 20-5 7:00) (5-17)
133: #10 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) over Cullan Schriever (IOWA) (Dec 6-0) (8-17)
141: #32 Carmen Ferrante (PENN) over Drew Bennett (IOWA) (Dec 4-1) (11-17)
149: #6 Max Murin (IOWA) over #9 Doug Zapf (PENN) (SV-1 6-4) (11-20)
157: #29 Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA) over #10 Anthony Artalona (PENN) (Fall 4:02) (11-26)

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The Quakers return east for the Garden State Grapple with duals against #19 Rutgers and #14 Wisconsin on December 4 at the Prudential Center. The Quakers are set to host Army in their first home dual meet of the season on December 9. Buy tickets here for the Garden State Grapple, and the Army dual.