ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team dropped its first Ivy League contest on Sunday afternoon in Ithaca, falling 26-10 to #9 Cornell.
 
Max Gallagher (125), CJ Composto (141), and Cross Wasilewski (149) won their matches against the Big Red to account for Penn's ten points in the Ivy battle.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*#10 Composto, #16 Wasilewski, and #23 Gallagher all moved to 4-0 in Ivy matches.
*Senior Composto and freshman Wasilewski's victories were both top-20 wins.
 
How It Happened
Sophomore Gallagher started the meet off strong for the Quakers, picking up a major decision win over Marcello Miliani (12-3) to give Penn a 4-0. Senior Ryan Miller dropped a tight 2-1 decision to #29 Tyler Ferrara, which allowed Cornell to cut the lead to 4-3. Senior Composto completed a comeback over #20 Josh Saunders in his bout, tallying a late third-period takedown to win 6-4.
 
The Red and Blue's final win of the day came from first-year Wasilewski, who topped #20 Ethan Fernandez by decision, 6-4. Unfortunately for Penn, the Big Red captured the final six matches to claim the win and their fourth consecutive Ivy League title.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (9-4, 3-1 Ivy League) return to The Palestra on Thursday, Feb. 13, hosting nationally ranked Lehigh for a 7 p.m. battle.
 
Results
125: #23 Max Gallagher def. Marcello Miliani, 12-3 MD
133: #29 Tyler Ferrara def. #19 Ryan Miller, 2-1 DEC
141: #10 CJ Composto def. #20 Josh Saunders, 6-4 DEC
149: #16 Cross Wasilewski def. #20 Ethan Fernandez, 5-4 DEC
157: #2 Meyer Shapiro def. #16 Jude Swisher, 6-2 DEC
165: #5 Ethan Ramirez def. Andy Troczynski, 17-1 TF
174: #11 Simon Ruiz def. #6 Nick Incontrera, 4-3 DEC
184: #7 Chris Foca def. #18 Maximus Hale, 17-0
197: #23 Mikey Dellagatta def. Cole Spencer, 10-0 MD
285: #33 Ashton Davis def. John Pardo, 9-6 DEC