PHILADELPHIA – Freshmen Doug Zapf and Ben Goldin recorded wins for the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, but those decisions were not enough as No. 19 Princeton picked up a 28-6 win.
 
Zapf wrestled a strategic bout en route to a 1-0 win over Jonathan Gomez at 133 pounds, recording just an escape in a 1-0 win. After a scoreless first period, Gomez chose top for the second and Zapf worked an escape inside of the first minute of the period. Zapf would chose neutral for the third and Gomez was unable to score.
 
Goldin finished the dual with a 4-0 decision at heavyweight over Kendal Elfstrum. Goldin scored the bout's only takedown midway through the first period, connecting on a single leg. He would ride out the rest of that period and building more riding time with a full 2:00 of riding in the third.
 
A highly-anticipated match at 149 pounds did not disappoint as Penn's No. 13 Anthony Artalona gave two-time EIWA champion and two-time All-American No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik all he could handle in a 7-5 loss decided in the final 20 seconds. Kolodzik had struck first and led, 2-1, after one period. In the second, Artalona took the lead following an escape and a beautiful sweep single but Kolodzik rallied with a quick reversal. An Artalona escape with under 30 seconds remaining in the second period gave him a 5-4 lead after five minutes. In the third. Kolodzik escaped early and then connected on a single leg late to secure the win.
 
The dual had started with an intriguing match at 125 between Penn's Carmen Ferrante and No. 10 Patrik Glory. Two true freshmen battled, with Ferrante having the better of sequences in the first period before a Glory counter takedown changed the momentum. In the third, Glory tacked on three more takedowns for a 10-3 decision and Ferrante's first dual meet loss of the season.
 
After Zapf's win at 133, Penn looked to A.J. Vindici to keep the momentum going, but Marshall Keller staved off a furious Vindici attack late in a 6-4 decision. Keller scored first, but Vindici answered with a reverse to tie the match, 2-2. In the second, A reversal from Keller built a 5-3 lead. Vindici earned an escape with under 0:30 remaining and he went on the attack. His efforts came close to a takedown twice, but video review was not enough to overturn the call and Keller added riding time.
 
At 165 pounds, a 1-1 match late in the third period was decided by this year's new hands to the face call as Evan DeLuise was deemed to have made contact inside the protected area in such a manner that sent Leonard Merkin backpedaling and drew a late call and a penalty point for a 2-2 Merkin win.
 
Two first period takedowns built an insurmountable lead for Quincy Monday at 157 despite senior captain Joe Oliva's comeback efforts in the second and third periods of a 10-5 match. The Tigers added bonus points in three consecutive matches from 174-197 to pull away in the second half.
 
The Quakers are home one final time on Sunday, hosting California Baptist in the Rumble & Tumble alongside Penn Gymnastics at 1 p.m. That evening, the Quakers head to Franklin & Marshall at 7:30 p.m.
 
No. 19 Princeton defeats Penn, 28-6
125: No. 10 Patrick Glory (Princeton) DEC Carmen Ferrante (Penn), 10-3; Princeton leads, 3-0
133: Doug Zapf (Penn) DEC Jonathan Gomez (Princeton), 1-0; Match tied, 3-3
141: Marshall Keller (Princeton) DEC A.J. Vindici (Penn), 6-4; Princeton leads, 6-3
149: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) DEC No. 13 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 7-5; Princeton leads, 9-3
157: Quincy Monday (Princeton) DEC Joe Oliva (Penn), 10-5; Princeton leads, 12-3
165: Leonard Merkin (Princeton) DEC Evan DeLuise (Penn), 2-1; Princeton leads, 15-3
174: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) MD Jake Hendricks (Penn), 10-2; Princeton leads, 19-3
184: Kevin Parker (Princeton) MD Robert Ng (Penn), 14-3; Princeton leads, 23-3
197: No. 3 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) TF Greg Bensley (Penn), 17-2 (4:02); Princeton leads, 28-3
285: Ben Goldin (Penn) DEC Kendall Elfstrum (Princeton), 4-0; Princeton leads, 28-6
Attendance: 317