PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team dropped its homestand opener Thursday night in The Palestra, falling 22-12 to nationally ranked Lehigh.
 
CJ Composto (141), Cross Wasilewski (149), Jude Swisher (157), and Nick Incontrera (174) won their bouts against #23 Lehigh to account for Penn's 12 points in the meet.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Junior Matthew Cruise made his dual debut, starting at 285 for the first time in his collegiate career.
 
*#11 Composto and #16 Wasilewski extend their win streaks to eight off the win over the Mountain Hawks.
 
*The Quakers won two matchups in the meet where both grapplers were ranked.
 
How It Happened
Lehigh controlled the pace of the outing from the start, taking the first four matches to lead 16-0. Senior Composto slashed the Mountain Hawks' lead off a comeback 10-9 win over Carter Bailey.  Freshman Wasilewski followed Composto's lead during the 149 bout, topping #14 Malyke Hines by decision, 10-7, to cut Lehigh's lead to 16-6.
 
#19 Swisher kept the hope alive for the Quakers, topping #24 Logan Rozynski by decision, 10-6, to bring the Red and Blue closer at 16-9, but the Mountain Hawks prevailed, taking the 165 match to extend their lead to ten points. #12 Incontrera did his part, winning his battle with Rylan Rogers, 4-1, but the Quakers' comeback fell short as Lehigh secured the meet off the 184 bout.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (9-5, 3-1 Ivy League) closes out home action on Sunday, hosting Princeton for a Senior Day battle at 2 p.m. in The Palestra.
 
Results
197: #6 Micheal Beard def. Josh Labarbera, 22-5 TF
285: #6 Owen Trephan def.  Matthew Cruise, 22-6 TF
125: #14 Sheldon Seymour def. #23 Max Gallagher, 4-1 DEC
133: Matty Lopes def. #21 Ryan Miller, 4-3 DEC                  
141: #11 CJ Composto def. Carter Bailey, 10-9 DEC    
149: #16 Cross Wasilewski def. #26 Malyke Hines, 10-7 DEC     
157: #19 Jude Swisher def. #24 Logan Rozynski, 10-6 DEC 
165: Richie Grungo def. Andy Troczynski, 10-4 DEC          
174: #12 Nick Incontrera def. Rylan Rogers, 4-1 DEC           
184: Caden Rogers def. #19 Maximus Hale, 2-1 DEC