WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Dragons defeated Morgan State, 43-0 and American, 31-6 on Sunday afternoon. Jaxon Maroney pinned #31 Maximilian Leete in a sudden victory to upset the Eagles and highlight a 3-0 weekend for Drexel. DU  improves to 5-8 overall and 2-3 in the EIWA. The Dragons won 18 of 20 weight classes on the day and won their inaguaral matchup against the Bears. 
Match 1 - Morgan State 
Against MSU, Desmond Pleasant started the day off strong with a tech fall, 20-3, in full-time. John Hildebrandt took the mat for the Dragons at 133lbs. He scored two takedowns and added a pair of back points to enter the second period with an 8-1 advantage. The redshirt freshman added another three points in the middle frame and earned riding time for an 11-6 decision. In the next two matches, Jordan Soriano and Dom Findora earned Drexel bonus points as they both defeated MSU by tech fall. Fifth-year senior, Tyler Williams, extended the lead by tech fall on twelve back points in the opening period. 

The Dragons led 23-0, at the halfway point. At 165lbs, Cody Walsh scored a takedown and four near fall points to help him win an 8-3 decision. The next match was scoreless after three minutes of action. Jack Janda started the second period with an escape and took down Vann for a 4-0 decision. In the next weight class, Ethan Wilson matched up against Kyle Grey. A takedown in the middle frame was enough to claim his second dual victory of his career, 4-2. 

Ibrahim Ameer scored six takedowns on his way to a 24-4 tech fall. In the final match, Santino Morina pinned Tyler Stewart in 6:05 to clinch Drexel's first win on the afternoon. The Dragons captured their first shutout since 2018 when in a 41-0 victory over The Citadel, in the Northeast Duals. 

Drexel 43, Morgan State 0
125 | Desmond Pleasant def. Julian Dawson (Morgan State), TF 20-3 (7:00); Drexel 5-0
133 | John Hildebrandt def. Kevin Lopez (Morgan State), Dec. 11-6; Drexel 8-0
141 | Jordan Soriano def. Tommy Fierro (Morgan State), TF 18-1 (5:00); Drexel 13-0
149 | Dom Findora def. Aaron Turner (Morgan State), TF 17-2 (6:46); Drexel 18-0
157 | Tyler Williams def. Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State), TF 16-0 (2:52); Drexel 23-0
165 | Cody Walsh def. Jake Marsh (Morgan State), Dec 8-3; Drexel 26-0
174 | Jack Janda def. Cortilius Vann (Morgan State), Dec 4-0; Drexel 29-0
184 | Ethan Wilson def. Kyle Grey (Morgan State), Dec 4-2; Drexel 32-0
197 | Ibrahim Ameer def. Nathanic Kendricks Jr (Morgan State), TF 24-4 (5:00); Drexel 37-0
285 | Santino Morina def. Tyler Stewart (Morgan State), Fall 6:05; Drexel wins 43-0

Match 2 - American 
The second dual of the day opened up at 125lbs. Pleasant picked up his second bonus point victory by a major decision. Next up, Jaxon Maroney battled against #31 Maximilian Leete. The first period ended tied at four with each wrestler taking down their opponent and then escaping. Maroney took a one-point lead after five minutes of action. #31 Leete came back to score on a reversal and DU escaped which tied the match at six, headed into sudden victory. After a few resets, Maroney fired a shot off the whistle and caught Leete on his back for the fall. Jordan Soriano kept the Dragons rolling with a 6-4 decision as he rode out the Eagles the entire third period. At 149lbs, Dom Findora defeated Gage Owen by decision to extend Drexel's lead to 16-0 after four matches. American claimed their first victory by decision at 157lbs. 

Cody Walsh bounced back after a low-scoring bout against Morgan State. He defeated Ryan Zimmerman by tech fall with over three minutes of riding time. Jack Janda was down 1-0 in the second period at 174lbs. The Dragon tied the bout at one with a riding time point at the end of regulation. In the second minute of extra time, Janda fought for the takedown to win, 4-1, in sudden victory. Ethan Wilson capped off a 3 for 3 performance in his first set of duals at 184lbs. Ibrahim Ameer defeated AU for DU's eighth individual bout victory. In the final match, Santino Morina kept #33 Will Jarrell on his heels but the Eagles won the bout 3-0. 

Drexel 31, American 6
125 | Desmond Pleasant def. Shamil Kalmatov (American), MD 14-3; Drexel 4-0
133 | Jaxon Maroney def. #31 Maximilian Leete (American), Fall 7:55; Drexel 10-0
141 | Jordan Soriano def. Cael McIntyre (American), Dec. 6-4; Drexel 13-0
149 | Dom Findora def. Gage Owen (American), Dec. 9-2; Drexel 16-0
157 | Kaden Milheim (American) def. Tyler Williams, Dec. 3-1; Drexel 16-3
165 | Cody Walsh def. Ryan Zimmerman (American), TF 17-2 (7:00); Drexel 21-3
174 | Jack Janda def. Lucas White (American), SV 4-1; Drexel 24-3
184 | Ethan Wilson def. Brad Kata (American), MD 10-1; Drexel 27-3
197 | Ibrahim Ameer def. Liam Volk-Klos (American), Dec. 11-5; Drexel 31-3
285 | #33 Will Jarrell (American) def. Santino Morina, Dec. 3-0; Drexel wins 31-6


Up Next
Drexel travels to Rhode Island for an EIWA matchup. The Dragons compete against Brown on Saturday, February 10, at 7 p.m.