Lions Head To Drexel; Face Penn And Princeton In Busy Road Weekend

Friday, February 7

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

Columbia University

Drexel

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/David Collins

Lions Head To Drexel; Face Penn And Princeton In Busy Road Weekend

2/6/2020 5:49:00 PM | Wrestling

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Columbia Wrestling will take on Drexel (Feb. 7), before facing Penn and Princeton (Feb. 8) at their respective locations.

PHILADELPHIA/PRINCETON, N.J. – With one final three-match weekend road trip on the books for Columbia Wrestling (4-3, 4-2 EIWA/0-1 IVY), the Lions head out to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association match at Drexel (6-7, 2-3 EIWA) on Friday, Feb. 7 (7 p.m.), before taking on Penn (5-4, 4-1 EIWA/2-0 IVY) at The Palestra (11:30 a.m.) and No. 16 Princeton (4-4, 3-0 EIWA/2-0 IVY) in Princeton, New Jersey (4 p.m.) for a Saturday, Feb. 8 Ivy League doubleheader, with Columbia's match at Princeton being broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW
at Drexel – Watch (FloWrestling [$]) | Follow (@ColumbiaWR)
at Penn – Watch (ESPN+) | Follow (@ColumbiaWR)
at No. 16 Princeton – Watch (ESPNU) | Follow (@ColumbiaWR)

TWO WIN WEEEKEND: Last weekend Columbia made a three-match road trip, taking the match at LIU, on Jan. 31, 45-3, before splitting a tri-meet at Hofstra on Feb. 1, taking down Franklin & Marshall, 25-15, before falling to hosting Hofstra, 24-14, collecting a pair of EIWA victories over the weekend. During the weekend, both sophomore Joe Franzese (184) and first-year Kyle Mosher (157) had solid weekends, with Franzese winning his two matches and Mosher taking all three matches he took to the mat in.

IMPRESSIVE MOSH: Mosher has been impressive during his first collegiate year, currently sitting at a team-high 19-9, Mosher has won six straight matches, with his last loss coming via a 3-2 decision to No. 29 Justin McCoy (Virginia) at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29, 2019. In his last 10 matches, Mosher is 8-2, having collected four wins via fall and he got his winning streak started with a SV-1 3-1 victory over Binghamton's Chris Barker on Jan. 10.

RANKED LIONS: Through the opening two months of the season, sophomores Matt Kazimir (18-6) and Joe Manchio (18-7) have both been impressive, and their strong start has been recognized by the national polls, with Manchio sitting at No. 29 at 125 pounds and Kazimir coming in at No. 27 at 141 pounds in the latest Trackwrestling rankings. Both Kazimir and Manchio, thanks to a pair of wins each over the previous weekend, each bumped up in the latest rankings.

Overall, both Kazimir and Manchio have been off to strong starts, with Kazimir already taking a pair of tournament titles (Princeton Open [Nov. 3], Patriot Open [Dec. 7]) and Manchio knocking off the then-ranked No. 14 125-pounder from Stanford and taking the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 24) title all in the same weekend.

WHAT THE DRAGONS BRING: Drexel comes into the weekend sitting at 6-7 (2-3 EIWA), but they have lost two straight matches, with the last win coming in the form of a 28-9 victory over Binghamton on Jan. 19. During the season, Drexel has faced and lost to four ranked teams, dropping matches to then-ranked No. 4 Oklahoma State (Nov. 15, 2019), No. 10 Pittsburgh (Dec. 8, 2019), No. 25 Stanford (Dec. 19, 2019) and No. 5 NC State (Jan. 17).

Historically, Drexel holds an 8-3 record over Columbia, with the last meeting coming in 2018, when Drexel visited Morningside, taking a 27-9 win over the Lions. Columbia last beat Drexel in 2012 in a match played in Troy, New York, and throughout the 11 all-time meetings the Lions have yet to snag a win in Philadelphia.

The Dragons carry one ranked wrestler, according to Trackwrestling, with Ebed Jarrel (165) sitting at No. 21, as he holds a 13-5 record on the season. Two other Dragons have double-digit wins, with Chandler Olson, sitting at 133 pounds, coming in with an 11-4 record and Bryan McLaughlin holding a 12-11 record at 197 pounds.

PROBABLE LINEUP

AT DREXEL (FEB. 7)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Daskalakis Athletic Center)

125 | No. 29 Joe Manchio (Columbia) vs. Antonio Mininno (Drexel)
133 | Angelo Rini (Columbia) vs. Chandler Olson -or- Chase Shields (Drexel)
141 | No. 27 Matt Kazimir -or- Chris Scorese (Columbia) vs. Tyler Williams -or- Julian Flores (Drexel)
149 | Andrew Garr (Columbia) vs. Nick Widmann -or- Vincent Foggia (Drexel)
157 | Kyle Mosher -or- David Berkovich (Columbia) vs. Patrick Kropman (Drexel)
165 | Riley Jacops -or- Sam Webster (Columbia) vs. No. 21 Ebed Jarrel (Drexel)
174 | Lennox Wolak (Columbia) vs. Michael O' Malley (Drexel)
184 | Joe Franzese -or- Michael Baker (Columbia) vs. Owen Brooks (Drexel)
197 | Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) vs. Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel)
285 | Danny Conley (Columbia) vs. Sean O' Malley (Drexel)

WHAT THE QUAKERS BRING: The Quakers will enter Saturday's matchup with Columbia having won four straight matches and five out of the last six. The last loss for Penn came during the Virginia Duals where the Quakers dropped the middle match, 27-17, to Kent State on Jan. 10.

Historically, the Lions are 40-73-2 against Penn in 115 meetings, with the first matchup between the two programs going all the way back to 1906 when the Lions too the first match with Penn, 4-3. Columbia took last season's meeting between the two, 25-12, on Feb. 9, 2019 on Morningside, and Columbia's last win in The Palestra coming during the 2016 season.

Penn brings three wrestlers into the weekend ranked by Trackwrestling, with all three sitting inside the top 25 and two sitting inside the top 15. Sitting at the top of the rankings for Penn, is Michael Colaiocco (15-5) who carries with him the No. 6 ranking at 125 pounds, behind him is Anthony Artalona (14-6), who is at No. 11 at 157 pounds, while Penn's final ranked wrestler is at 141 pounds with Doug Zapf (20-5) sitting at No. 23.

PROBABLE LINEUP

AT PENN (FEB. 8)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (The Palestra)

125 | No. 29 Joe Manchio (Columbia) vs. No. 6 Michael Colaiocco -or- Dan Planta, Jr. (Penn)
133 | Angelo Rini (Columbia) vs. Carmen Ferrante (Penn)
141 | No. 27 Matt Kazimir -or- Chris Scorese (Columbia) vs. No. 23 Doug Zapf (Penn)
149 | Andrew Garr (Columbia) vs. Lucas Revano -or- Jon Errico (Penn)
157 | Kyle Mosher -or- David Berkovich (Columbia) vs. No. 11 Anthony Artalona -or- Cam Connor (Penn)
165 | Riley Jacops -or- Sam Webster (Columbia) vs. Jake Lizak -or- Brian Krasowski (Penn)
174 | Lennox Wolak (Columbia) vs. Neil Antrassian -or- Jake Stefanowicz (Penn)
184 | Joe Franzese -or- Michael Baker (Columbia) vs. John Stout -or- Jalen Laughlin (Penn)
197 | Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) vs. Cole Urbas -or- Greg Bensley (Penn)
285 | Danny Conley (Columbia) vs. Ben Goldin -or- Nate Hoaglund (Penn)

WHAT THE TIGERS BRING: Having been ranked since the start of the season, No. 16 Princeton will face only the Lions on Saturday, with a big matchup the following day, against No. 17 Cornell on Sunday, Feb. 9. The Tigers enter Saturday's matchup with Columbia having won their previous two matches, and during the season the Tigers have put themselves in harm's way, facing six ranked opponents so far this season.

All-time Columbia is 41-67-1 against Princeton, and much like Penn, the series goes all the way back to the start, with the first meeting between these two historic programs coming in 1906. The Tigers took last season's matchup, 20-16, in a close match on Morningside, and Columbia's last win over Princeton came in 2013 at home, with the last win at Princeton coming the season prior in 2012.

Coming into the match, Princeton claims five ranked wrestlers in the latest Trackwrestling poll, with three inside the top five, starting with Patrick Glory (15-0) sitting at No. 3 at 125 pounds, and Patrick Brucki (14-2) carrying the same ranking of No. 3, with Brucki sitting at 197 pounds. At 157 pounds, Quincy Monday (17-3) holds the No. 5 ranking, while Mike D'Angelo (5-5) sits at No. 13 at 149 pounds and Travis Stefanik (6-4) rounds out the ranked Tigers with the No. 28 ranking at 184 pounds.

PROBABLE LINEUP

AT PRINCETON (FEB. 8)
Princeton, New Jersey (Dillon Gymnasium)

125 | No. 29 Joe Manchio (Columbia) vs. No. 3 Patrick Glory (Princeton)
133 | Angelo Rini (Columbia) vs. Ty Agaisse (Princeton)
141 | No. 27 Matt Kazimir -or- Chris Scorese (Columbia) vs. Marshall Keller -or- Pat D'Arcy (Princeton)
149 | Andrew Garr (Columbia) vs. Josh Breeding (Princeton)
157 | Kyle Mosher -or- David Berkovich (Columbia) vs. No. 5 Quincy Monday -or- Jack Lang (Princeton)
165 | Riley Jacops -or- Sam Webster (Columbia) vs. Grant Cuomo -or- Dale Tiongson (Princeton)
174 | Lennox Wolak (Columbia) vs. Kevin Parker -or- Nate Dugan (Princeton)
184 | Joe Franzese -or- Michael Baker (Columbia) vs. No. 28 Travis Stefanik (Princeton)
197 | Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) vs. No. 3 Patrick Brucki (Princeton)
285 | Danny Conley (Columbia) vs. Aidan Conner (Princeton)

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