PHILADELPHIA – The 23rd-ranked University of Pennsylvania Wrestling team is preparing for a pair of EIWA duals in University City this weekend. The Quakers will host Princeton on Friday night for their final Ivy League dual of the season and then will make the long trip up 33rd Street for their penultimate EIWA dual.   
 
MEET INFORMATION
#23 Penn (6-5, 5-1 EIWA, 3-1 IVY) vs. Princeton (3-9, 2-3 EIWA, 1-3, IVY)
Feb. 10, 2023 | 7 p.m. | The Palestra | Philadelphia, Pa.
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#23 Penn (6-5, 5-1 EIWA, 3-1 IVY) at Drexel (9-4, 6-0 EIWA)
Feb. 12, 2023 | 1 p.m. | Daskalakis Athletic Center | Philadelphia, Pa.
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Scouting the opponents
Princeton's 2022-23 schedule has featured a multitude of ranked opponents and while most of the Tiger's duals have been close they have just one win over a ranked opponent on the season. The Tigers are coming off a 1-1 weekend in which they lost a 32-7 dual at #5 Cornell and bounced back with a 28-10 victory at Binghamton on Sunday. The Tigers picked up two victories in Ithaca as #32 Nate Dugan earned a 4-3 decision over Jonathan Loew and Patrick Glory won by major decision over #8 Brett Unger. Princeton and Binghamton went back-and-forth through the first five bouts with neither team holding more than a four-point advantage. #3 Quincy Monday won by fall over Carter Baer to give the visitors a 16-7 advantage that they would never relinquish.
 
Drexel is currently on an eight-match win streak that began with a 19-13 win over Utah Valley at the Purdue Duals. The Dragons earned wins over George Mason (28-13), LIU (31-6) and Hofstra (19-16) last weekend. Drexel won 14 of 20 bouts between wins over George Mason and LIU with six bonus points wins including four by fall. After losing both opening bouts by decision the Dragons bounced back with bonus point wins in the second bout as they took leads they would never give up. Drexel earned its eighth-straight win with a close victory at Hofstra. After losing the opening three bouts and seeing Hofstra take a 10-0 lead, Drexel used a pair of major decision wins and a tech fall to 13-10 lead and earned all the team point they needed with decision wins at 174 and 184. The Dragons are slated to face Army on Friday night.
 
Quaker Notemeal
* For the second straight season, head coach Roger Reina has named Carmen Ferrante, Doug Zapf, and Ben Goldin as captains for the #TheMovement.  
* Eight Quakers continue to earn national recognition. Ryan Miller (125), Michael Colaiocco (133), Anthony Artalona (149), Doug Zapf (157), Lucas Revano (165), Nick Incontrera (174),  Cole Urbas (197), and Ben Goldin (285) all earned national rankings.
* Penn is coming off a hard-fought battle on Sunday at #5 Cornell. As two highly successful programs fought for an Ivy title, the day began with the first of six bouts featuring two ranked opponents. #24 Ryan Miller opened the dual with a dominating 6-1 win over #17 Brett Unger. This began a back-and-forth battle as the two teams traded wins over the first half of the dual. Carmen Ferrante gave Penn its second lead of the afternoon with a 4-1 decision over Ethan Fernandez. #12 Anthony Artalona put the Quakers back on top for what turned out to be the final time with a 3-2 decision over Cole Handlovic. At 184 pounds, Max Hale came out strong against #6 Jonathan Loew as he earned a 10-3 decision to pull Penn within three of the Big Red. Cornell sealed up the victory and the Ivy League title with a major decision win at 197 pounds. Senior captain Ben Goldin closed out the dual on a high note for Penn with a 3-1 decision in sudden victory. Cornell won the dual 19-15.
* Penn will be well represented in the EIWA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 as Clint Mater C'97 W'97 and Dr. Rick Springman EAS'02 Gr'09 will be inducted into the EIWA Hall of Fame. Tickets for the 119th EIWA Championships are on sale now and can be purchased here. 
 
PROJECTED PENN LINEUP *
125: #16 Ryan Miller (15-7)
133: #7 Michael Colaiocco (18-4)
141: Carmen Ferrante (14-10)
149: #10 Doug Zapf (16-6)
157: #12 Anthony Artalona (20-5)
165: #32 Lucas Revano (16-11)
174: #13 Nick Incontrera (20-6)
184: #22 Maximus Hale (10-11)
197: #30 Cole Urbas (14-10)
285: #29 Ben Goldin (16-10)

PROJECTED PRINCETON LINEUP *
125: Patrick Glory (14-0) or Nick Kayal (5-8)
133: Anthony Clark (3-7) or Sean Pierson (4-11)
141: Danny Coles (6-9) or Chris Martino (3-4)
149: Marshall Keller (6-9)
157: Ty Whalen (12-9)
165: #3 Quincy Monday (16-1)
174: Kole Mulhauser (11-8 or Grant Cuomo (4-2)
184: #32 Nate Dugan (14-9)
197: #17 Luke Stout (16-6)
285: #33 Travis Stefanik (13-9) or Matt Cover (6-6)

PROJECTED DREXEL LINEUP *
125: Antonio Mininno, Gabe Giampietro
133: Kyle Waterman, Jaxon Maroney
141: Jordan Soriano
149: #30 Luke Nichter, Dom Findora
157: Tate Nichter, Tyler Williams
165: #16 Evan Barczak, Cody Walsh
174: #5 Mickey O'Malley
184: #25 Brian Bonino, Josh Stillings
197: Sean O'Malley
285: Santino Morina, Dom Petracci

 
*Rankings listed are individuals highest ranking from the following list of rankings: NCAA Amateur Wrestling News, Flo-wrestling, Intermat, Wrestlstat, The Open Mat, and Wrestling Insider Newsmag. Columbia rankings are listed as FloWrestling/Intermat.
 
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.