NEW YORK – Wrestling will host the first two Ivy League dual matches of the season when Princeton (1-5) and No. 27 Penn (2-4) come to Levien Gym this weekend. Friday night's dual against Princeton will begin at 7 p.m. and Sunday's dual with Penn is set for a 1 p.m. start.
HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW
Both matches this weekend will be streamed on ESPN+. Entry to both matches at Levien Gym are free. Updates for both matches will also be provided through the Columbia Wrestling Twitter account (@CULionsWR).
ABOUT LAST WEEKEND
The Lions opened EIWA action last Friday on the road at American where Columbia took a dominating 48-0 win. Two pins and six major decisions led the Lions to their first dual win of the season.
Columbia returned home last Sunday to host No. 13 Oklahoma State.
Nick Babin,
Matt Kazimir, and
Joshua Ogunsanya posted wins in their bouts, but the Lions fell, 23-12 in a close contest with the Cowboys.
Babin had an impressive showing over the weekend as he pinned American's Maximilian Leete in just over a minute on Friday night. He followed that up by defeating OSU's 13/16 Trevor Mastrogiovanni in a 6-0 decision on Sunday. Babin was awarded the EIWA Wrestler of the Week honor for his performance in both matches.
RANKED LIONS
Babin joined the list of ranked Lions this week. There are now six wrestlers ranked nationally by FloWrestling and Intermat.
PRINCETON MATCHUP
Columbia and Princeton will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in Levien Gym. The Tigers took a 27-12 win last season at Princeton.
The Tigers sit at 1-5 overall this season. They are coming off a 24-12 upset win over No. 8 Arizona State last Sunday for the first dual win of the year. The Tigers have been close in other dual matches this season against tough opponents, but have come up just short.
PROJECTED LINEUPS VS. PRINCETON
125 | HM/32
Nick Babin (COL) vs. 2/2 Patrick Glory (PRIN)
133 | HM/32
Angelo Rini (COL) vs. Sean Pierson (PRIN)
141 | HM/25
Matt Kazimir (COL) vs. Danny Coles (PRIN)
149 |
Danny Fongaro (COL) vs. Rocco Camillaci / Marshall Keller (PRIN)
157 | HM/26
Cesar Alvan (COL) vs. Ty Whalen (PRIN)
165 | 20/17
Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) vs. 3/3 Quincy Monday (PRIN)
174 | HM/33
Lennox Wolak (COL) vs. Kole Mulhauser (PRIN)
184 |
Aaron Ayzerov (COL) vs. Nate Dugan (PRIN)
197 |
Javen Jovero /
Jack Wehmeyer (COL) vs. 24/20 Luke Stout (PRIN)
285 |
Danny Conley /
Billy McChesney (COL) vs. Travis Stefanik (PRIN)
PENN MATCHUP
The Lions lost the road contest last season at Penn. Ogunsanya earned Columbia's only bout win in the matchup with a 3-2 decision over Lucas Revano.
The Quakers are 2-4 overall and 1-0 in EIWA action this season. Penn has posted wins over Army and North Carolina. The Quakers are coming off a narrow 16-15 loss at Stanford last Sunday. Penn will host Lehigh on Friday night before traveling to New York for Sunday's match.
PROJECTED LINEUPS VS. PENN
125 | HM/32
Nick Babin (COL) vs. HM/30 Ryan Miller (PENN)
133 | HM/32
Angelo Rini (COL) vs. 9/8 Michael Colaiocco / Evan Mougalian (PENN)
141 | HM/25
Matt Kazimir (COL) vs. Carmen Ferrante (PENN)
149 |
Danny Fongaro (COL) vs. 11/12 Doug Zapf (PENN)
157 | HM/26
Cesar Alvan (COL) vs. 20/12 Anthony Artalona / Cole Spencer (PENN)
165 | 20/17
Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) vs. Lucas Revano (PENN)
174 | HM/33
Lennox Wolak (COL) vs. 24/24 Nick Incontrera (PENN)
184 |
Aaron Ayzerov (COL) vs. Maximus Hale / Connor Strong (PENN)
197 |
Javen Jovero /
Jack Wehmeyer (COL) vs. NR/33 Cole Urbas (PENN)
285 |
Danny Conley /
Billy McChesney (COL) vs. NR/32 Ben Goldin (PENN)
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsWR), Instagram (@culionswr) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
