PHILADELPHIA – The 20th-ranked University of Pennsylvania wrestling team dropped a close contest at Stanford on Sunday afternoon. This marks the second straight dual for the Red and Blue that has come down to the final weight class. This time Penn found itself needing more than three team points to force a tie or take a lead. Even with #15 Anthony Artalona closing the meet with an 11-5 decision, the Cardinal prevailed for the 16-15 victory.
 
The Cardinal opened the meet with a pair of decision wins at 165 and 174. At 184, Maximus Hale got his first dual win of the season with an 8-2 decision over Brook Byers. Hale opened the bout with a takedown and led 4-1 after the first period. As he built up more than two minutes of riding time in the second period, he also extended his lead to 6-2. The win at 184 cut the Stanford lead in half, 6-3. Nick Stemmet's 11-3 major decision over #33 Cole Urbas at 197 pounds proved to be the difference in the dual. Stanford extended its lead to 13-3 with a 5-2 decision victory for Peter Ming over #27 Ben Goldin.
 
After the intermission, Penn closed out the dual with wins at four of the final five weight classes. Penn earned decision wins at 125, 133, 141, and 157. The second half of the dual began with an incredible 7-4 decision of #31 Ryan Miller over #15 Nico Provo. #9 Michael Colaiocco earned an 8-4 decision over Jackson Disario and Carmen Ferrante got the final point from riding time as he won by a 4-3 decision. #10 Doug Zapf lost by a 3-2 decision to #22 Jaden Abas. Needing four team points to tie the dual, Artalona earned a 10-5 decision over Charlie Darracott. The decision only pulled Penn within one point as Stanford took the dual, 16-15.
 
Stanford 16 | Penn 15
165: Hunter Garvin (STAN) dec. Lucas Revano (PENN), 11-9 (0-3)
174: #27 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dc. #19 Nick Incontrera (PENN), 7-4 (0-6)
184: Maximus Hale (PENN) dec. Brook Byers (STAN), 8-2 (3-6)
197: #22 Nick Stemmet (STAN) maj. dec. #33 Cole Urbas (PENN), 11-3 (3-10)
285: Peter Ming (STAN) dec. #27 Ben Goldin (PENN), 6-2 (3-13)
125: #31 Ryan Miller (PENN) dec. #15 Nico Provo (STAN), 7-4 (6-13)
133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) dec. Jackson DiSario (STAN), 8-4 (9-13)
141: Carmen Ferrante (PENN) dec. Jason Miranda (STAN), 4-3 (12-13)
149: #22 Jaden Abas (STAN) dec. #10 Doug Zapf (PENN), 3-2 (12-16)
157: #14 Anthony Artalona (PENN) dec. Charlie Darracott (STAN), 11-5 (15-16)

Extra Matches:
133: Evan Mougalian (PENN) fall Suhas Chundi (STAN), F1:47
157: Cole Spencer (PENN) fall Tony Williams (STAN), F4:56
184: Connor Strong (PENN) dec. Nick Addison (STAN), 12-5
 
UP NEXT
The Quakers return to the east coast for a pair of duals next weekend. They host Lehigh at The Palestra on Friday, January 20 and then hit the road for a Sunday dual at Columbia. Fans can buy ticket for the Lehigh dual here. Both duals will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Tickets are now on sale for the 119th EIWA Championships. This year's championships will be held at The Palestra on March 4 and 5. All Session tickets, as well as individual sessions are on sale now and can be purchased here.