PHILADELPHIA – The #18 University of Pennsylvania wrestling team fell 26-8 to #8 Cornell at home on Saturday night.
CJ Composto (141) and
Nick Incontrera (174) won their matches against the Big Red to score Penn's eight points in the meet.
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*There were five Top-25 matchups at 133, 141, 157, and 197 between the Quakers and Cornell in the dual.
*Composto won his fifth straight dual off a tech fall win over Cornell's Mark Botello. Three of the junior's wins have been from Ivy League matchups.
How It Happened
#6 Incontrera won the Quakers' first contest in the dual off a decision over Benny Baker (Cornell). The junior got to work quickly in the bout, scoring a takedown to lead Baker by three after the first. Incontrera kept his foot on the gas, scoring two more takedowns in the second before riding out time and battling hard defensively in the third to top Baker 9-2 and cut Cornell's lead to 6-3.
#16 Composto won the Red and Blue's final contest of the day, securing the sole Penn tech fall victory of the meet. The junior worked lightning fast to open the match, taking down the Big Red's Botello to lead 3-0 before closing the first with back points to increase his lead to 7-0. Composto did not let up his intensity in the second, adding five more points to the board to bump his lead to double digits at 12. Composto opened the final period with a takedown to end the bout by tech fall, 15-0, to account for Penn's five other points scored in the meet.
Up Next
The Quakers (4-5, 3-1 Ivy League) close out road meets on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Princeton. The dual with the Tigers is slated for noon at Jadwin Gymnasium.
Results
157 - #6 Meyer Shapiro (C) def. #23
Lucas Revano (P), 6-3 DEC –
Cornell leads 3-0
165 – #4 Julian Ramirez (C) def.
Kaya Sement (P), 5-1 DEC –
Cornell leads 6-0
174 - #6
Nick Incontrera (P) def. Benny Baker (C), 9-2 DEC –
Cornell leads 6-3
184 - #7 Chris Foca (C) def. #17
Maximus Hale (P), 3-0 DEC –
Cornell leads 9-3
197 – #7 Jacob Cardenas (C) def. #24
Cole Urbas (P), 7-0 –
Cornell leads 12-3
285 – #12 Lewis Fernandes (C) def.
John Stout (P), 15-0 TF –
Cornell leads 17-3
125 – Brett Ungar (C) def. #33
Max Gallagher (P), 4-2 DEC –
Cornell leads 20-3
133 – #2 Vito Arujau (C) def. #9
Michael Colaiocco (P), 11-4 DEC –
Cornell leads 23-3
141 - #16
CJ Composto (P) def. Mark Botello (C), 15-0 TF –
Cornell leads 23-8
149 –#23 Ethan Fernandez (C) def.
Jude Swisher (P), 8-7 DEC –
Cornell wins 26-8
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