LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. –  Drexel collected four falls on the day against Cleveland State and Rider in a tri-match on Saturday afternoon. DU went 1-1 as it defeated CSU 27-15 but fell to the Broncs 26-12. Drexel's record stands at 10-7 heading into the final dual of the regular season. Luke Nichter, No. 17 Evan Barczak, No. 9 Mickey O'Malley, and Sean O'Malley earned victories by pin against Cleveland State. Additionally, Barczak and Mickey O'Malley were triumphant in both duals. 

Against Cleveland St
The Vikings started off the dual with a 5-4 decision at 125. Kyle Waterman defeated Manley at 133 in sudden victory on a takedown to tie the dual at three. CSU broke the tie in a win at 141. Nichter pinned Terry in the first period which gave Drexel its first lead 9-6. Cleveland State was victorious at 157 lbs and evened the bout at nine. Barczak and O'Malley earned back-to-back falls to give DU the advantage 21-9. Josh Stillings dropped a close battle at 184. O'Malley scored the Dragon's final bonus points of the match in a fall at 3:08. The Vikings were successful in the final decision at heavyweight but Drexel secured its tenth win of the season. 
 
Drexel 27, Cleveland St 15
125 | Nick Molchak (CSU) def. Antonio Mininno, 5-4; CSU 3-0
133 | Kyle Waterman def. Jake Manley (CSU), SV 3-1; Tied 3-3
141 | Caleb Rea (CSU) def. Jaxon Maroney, 3-1; CSU 6-3
149 | Luke Nichter def. Douglas Terry (CSU), Fall 1:20; Drexel 9-6
157 | No. 32 Marcus Robinson (CSU) def. Tate Nichter, 6-1; CSU 9-9
165 | No. 17 Evan Barczak def. Daniel Patten (CSU), Fall 3:57; 15-9
174 | No. 9 Mickey O'Malley def. JR Reed (CSU), Fall 0:51; Drexel 21-9
184 | DeAndre Nassar (CSU) def. Josh Stillings, 3-1; Drexel 21-12
197 | Sean O'Malley def. Anthony Perrine (CSU), Fall 3:08; Drexel 27-12
285 | Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) def. Santino Morina, 4-0; Drexel wins 27-15
 
Against Rider
The Dragons were not able to carry their momentum into the second matchup. They found themselves in an early 17-0 disadvantage after four bouts. Nichter collected the first team points against the Broncs in a 12-11 decision. He escaped in the final two seconds of regulation in his ninth success of the season. No. 17 Barczak defeated Washleski 6-1 and No.9 Mickey O'Malley was successful in a 3-1 decision. No. 26 Bonino fought hard in a close victory at 184. The bout was tied at the end of the third period, 1-1. The referees did not credit Bonino with a takedown in sudden victory 1. Drexel challenged the ruling which was deemed unsuccessful and the match continued to TB1. The graduate student won by riding time of :06 as Dean was not able to escape until :10 in the second half of TB1. The score stood at 17-12 in favor of Rider with two matches remaining. The Dragons were not able to claim victories at 197 or 285 as the final score was 26-12. 
 
Drexel 12, Rider 26
125 | Tyler Klinsky (Rider) def. Desmond Pleasant, MD 16-6; Rider 4-0
133 | Richie Koehler (Rider) def. Jaxon Maroney, 5-0; Rider 7-0
141 | No. 29 McKenzie Bell (Rider) wins by Forfeit; Rider 13-0
149 | No. 22 Quinn Kinner (Rider) def. Luke Nichter, MD 8-0; Rider 17-0
157 | Tate Nichter def. Colton Washleski (Rider),12-11; Rider 17-3
165 | No. 17 Evan Barczak def. Hunter Mays (Rider), 6-1; Rider 17-6
174 | No. 9 Mickey O'Malley def. Shane Reitsma (Rider), 3-1; Rider 17-9
184 | No. 26 Brian Bonino def. Isaac Dean (Rider), TB1 2-2 RT(:06); Rider 17-12
197 | No. 5 Ethan Laird (Rider) def. Sean O'Malley, 8-2; Rider 20-12
285 | David Szuba (Rider) def. Dom Petracci, Fall 6:04; Rider wins 26-12

Up Next
Drexel hosts American for Senior Day tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Senior day ceremonies will begin at 3:45 p.m. and action is set to start at 4:05 p.m.