NEW YORK – The 24th-ranked University of Pennsylvania wrestling team picked up an EIWA and Ivy League win on Sunday. The Red and Blue finished the weekend 2-0 with a 25-9 win at Columbia. Penn is now 4-4 overall and 3-0 in EIWA competition.
 
#30 Ryan Miller and #9 Michael Colaiocco opened the dual with back-to-back wins putting Penn up 9-0. Miller defeated Nick Babin by a 4-3 decision. A first period pin for Colaiocco over Angelo Rini gave Penn the 9-0 lead. #11 Doug Zapf's 5-1 decision over Danny Fongaro gave the visitors all the dual points they would need as Penn took a 12-3 advantage. Columbia cut Penn's lead to just three with sudden victory wins at 157 and 165.
 
The Quakers closed out the dual with four consecutive wins beginning with #17 Nick Incontrera's win by major decision to give Penn a seven point lead. Maximus Hale won by a 7-2 decision and #33 Cole Urbas earned a 4-2 decision win. #32 Ben Goldin closed the dual with a 6-0 decision.
 
#24 Penn 25 | Columbia 9
125: #30 Ryan Miller (PENN) dec. #26 Nick Babin (COL), 4-3 (3-0)
133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) def. #26 Angelo Rini (COL), F, 2:23 (9-0)
141: #24 Matt Kazmir (COL) dec. Carmen Ferrante (PENN), 1-0 (9-3)
149: #11 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. Danny Fongaro (COL), 5-1 (12-3)
157: #21 Cesar Alvan (COL) dec. #12 Anthony Artalona (PENN), 7-5 SV-1 (12-6)
165: #17 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) dec. Lucas Revano (PENN), 3-1 SV-1 (12-9)
174: #17 Nick Incontrera (PENN) maj. dec. #26 Lennox Wolak (COL), 10-2 (16-9)
184: Maximus Hale (PENN) dec. Aaron Ayzerov (COL), 7-2 (19-9)
197: #33 Cole Urbas (PENN) dec. Jack Wehmeyer (COL), 4-2 (22-9)
285: #32 Ben Goldin (PENN) dec. Billy McChesney (COL), 6-0 (25-9)

 
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The Quakers return to The Palestra next week for a pair of EIWA/Ivy League duals. Penn hosts Brown on Friday and Harvard on Saturday. Both duals will be streamed on ESPN+ and start at 7 p.m. Buy your tickets for the Brown and Harvard duals.

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.