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Drexel Set To Face Little Rock and #5 Oklahoma State
11/24/2021 12:00:00 PM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA – It is a busy road weekend for the Drexel wrestling team as they travel to Arkansas Little Rock and No. 5 Oklahoma State this Saturday, Nov. 27 and Sunday, Nov. 28 for a pair of dual matches. The Dragons are currently 0-1 in dual competition, after opening the year with a strong matchup against No. 20 Purdue.
VETERAN STRENGTH
The Dragons seasoned veterans continue to drive the teams scoring through three contests. No. 12 Mickey O'Malley, Drexel's star redshirt junior at 174lbs, is off to one of his strongest career starts with a perfect 8-0 record through three contests. O'Malley downed No. 19 nationally ranked Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) in his season debut followed by two shutout performances at both the ESU Open and Keystone Classic, taking home gold at both.
O'Malley is joined by Evan Barczak (165) and Parker Kropman (157), both of whom have set the bar in their respective weight classes. Barczak opened the year with a hard fought 3-0 decision victory over Purdue followed by a first-place finish at the ESU Open and a fourth-place finish at the Keystone Open. The grad student enters a tough weekend of competition with an 8-2 record. Barczak is currently one win away from his 50th career win.
Kropman is also tied for most wins by a Dragon as he holds onto a 8-2 record heading into this weekend. The Rochester, N.Y. native upset No. 9 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) in the Dragons season opener and then placed at both the ESU Open (5th) and the Keystone Classic (3rd).
LITTLE ROCK LOWDOWN
The Trojans are in a similar position as the Dragons heading into their matchup on Saturday. Little Rock opened its first ever home tournament with 25 pins and seven bracket champions. The Trojans then welcomed No. 23 Wisconsin to home turf where they lost a 31-13 matchup to a dominant Badgers team. ALR's performance was highlighted by Jaylen Carson and Triston Wills who wrestled to individual wins at 133lbs and 174lbs.
A TOP 10 MATCHUP
The next stop on the Dragons road tour will take them to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on the No. 6 ranked Cowboys. OSU enters Sunday's matchup with a perfect 2-0 record after collecting two convincing wins over No. 24 Stanford and Minnesota to open their season. In their first two victories, the Cowboys only allowed 13 total points and brought home wins in every weight class except 141lbs, 149lbs and 165lbs. Eight of OSU's starting lineup currently holds a national individual ranking, led by No. 1 ranked AJ Ferrari at 197lbs and No. 2 Daton Fix at 133lbs.
THE SERIES
This will be the first time in program history that the Dragons and the Trojans will compete and the third time against the Cowboys. The last time that Drexel and Oklahoma competed was Nov. 25, 2011. The Cowboys currently hold a 2-0 record against the Dragons, dating back to Jan. 11, 2008.
DREXEL PROBABLES
125- Mininno/Waterman
133- Maroney/Pleasant
141- Donahue/Williams
149- G. Onorato
157- Kropman/Martinak
165- Barczak
174- No. 12 M. O'Malley
184- McLaughlin/Stillings
197- Morina
285- Anthony
LITTLE ROCK PROBABLES
125- Jayden Carson or Josh Sarpy
133- Jaylen Carson
141- Conner Ward
149- Joseph Bianchi
157- Chase Tebbets
165- Tyler Brennan
174- Triston Wills
184- Tanner Mendoza
197- Brooks Sacharczyk
285- Josiah Hill
OKLAHOMA STATE PROBABLES
125 - No. 15 Trevor Mastrogiovanni
133 - No. 2 Daton Fix
141 - Dusty Hone/Carter Young
149 - No. 24 Kaden Gfeller
157 - No. 16 Wyatt Sheets/ Jalin Harper
165 - No. 5 Travis Wittlake
174 - No. 16 Dustin Plott
184 - No. 7 Dakota Geer/Gavin Stika
197 - No. 1 AJ Ferrari
HWT - No. 31 Luke Surber/Austin Harris
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DRAGONS ON FLOWRESTLING/NBC SPORTS PHILADELPHIA
Drexel Wrestling and FloSports have renewed their agreement to provide live and on-demand coverage of all home matches for the 2021-22 season on FloWrestling. In addition, two of the Dragons matchups will receive regional coverage on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
The following Drexel home matches will appear on FloWrestling:
Jan. 23 // Bucknell
Feb. 5 // Hofstra &LIU
Feb. 6 // Cornell
The following Drexel home matches will appear on NBC Sports Philadelphia:
Jan. 9 // Oregon State
Feb. 18 // Rider
CONFERENCE LINEUP
The Dragons conference slate will feature seven of the EIWA's 17 member schools.
Jan. 14 // at Brown
Jan. 15 // at Binghamton
Jan. 23 // vs Bucknell
Jan. 30 // at American
Feb. 5 // vs Hofstra & LIU
Feb. 6 // vs Cornell
Feb. 13 // at Penn
THE FINALE
The 118th EIWA tournament is set to be hosted by Cornell University on Saturday, Mar. 5 and Sunday, Mar. 6 in the Newmann Arena at Bartels Hall. The EIWA Championships serve as an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships and is recognized as one of the most competitive conference tournaments in the nation. It's also the largest, with 17 schools competing for the prestigious EIWA team title and numerous automatic berths to the NCAA Championships.
The NCAA Tournament will be held Mar. 17-19 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
VETERAN STRENGTH
The Dragons seasoned veterans continue to drive the teams scoring through three contests. No. 12 Mickey O'Malley, Drexel's star redshirt junior at 174lbs, is off to one of his strongest career starts with a perfect 8-0 record through three contests. O'Malley downed No. 19 nationally ranked Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) in his season debut followed by two shutout performances at both the ESU Open and Keystone Classic, taking home gold at both.
O'Malley is joined by Evan Barczak (165) and Parker Kropman (157), both of whom have set the bar in their respective weight classes. Barczak opened the year with a hard fought 3-0 decision victory over Purdue followed by a first-place finish at the ESU Open and a fourth-place finish at the Keystone Open. The grad student enters a tough weekend of competition with an 8-2 record. Barczak is currently one win away from his 50th career win.
Kropman is also tied for most wins by a Dragon as he holds onto a 8-2 record heading into this weekend. The Rochester, N.Y. native upset No. 9 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) in the Dragons season opener and then placed at both the ESU Open (5th) and the Keystone Classic (3rd).
LITTLE ROCK LOWDOWN
The Trojans are in a similar position as the Dragons heading into their matchup on Saturday. Little Rock opened its first ever home tournament with 25 pins and seven bracket champions. The Trojans then welcomed No. 23 Wisconsin to home turf where they lost a 31-13 matchup to a dominant Badgers team. ALR's performance was highlighted by Jaylen Carson and Triston Wills who wrestled to individual wins at 133lbs and 174lbs.
A TOP 10 MATCHUP
The next stop on the Dragons road tour will take them to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on the No. 6 ranked Cowboys. OSU enters Sunday's matchup with a perfect 2-0 record after collecting two convincing wins over No. 24 Stanford and Minnesota to open their season. In their first two victories, the Cowboys only allowed 13 total points and brought home wins in every weight class except 141lbs, 149lbs and 165lbs. Eight of OSU's starting lineup currently holds a national individual ranking, led by No. 1 ranked AJ Ferrari at 197lbs and No. 2 Daton Fix at 133lbs.
THE SERIES
This will be the first time in program history that the Dragons and the Trojans will compete and the third time against the Cowboys. The last time that Drexel and Oklahoma competed was Nov. 25, 2011. The Cowboys currently hold a 2-0 record against the Dragons, dating back to Jan. 11, 2008.
DREXEL PROBABLES
125- Mininno/Waterman
133- Maroney/Pleasant
141- Donahue/Williams
149- G. Onorato
157- Kropman/Martinak
165- Barczak
174- No. 12 M. O'Malley
184- McLaughlin/Stillings
197- Morina
285- Anthony
LITTLE ROCK PROBABLES
125- Jayden Carson or Josh Sarpy
133- Jaylen Carson
141- Conner Ward
149- Joseph Bianchi
157- Chase Tebbets
165- Tyler Brennan
174- Triston Wills
184- Tanner Mendoza
197- Brooks Sacharczyk
285- Josiah Hill
OKLAHOMA STATE PROBABLES
125 - No. 15 Trevor Mastrogiovanni
133 - No. 2 Daton Fix
141 - Dusty Hone/Carter Young
149 - No. 24 Kaden Gfeller
157 - No. 16 Wyatt Sheets/ Jalin Harper
165 - No. 5 Travis Wittlake
174 - No. 16 Dustin Plott
184 - No. 7 Dakota Geer/Gavin Stika
197 - No. 1 AJ Ferrari
HWT - No. 31 Luke Surber/Austin Harris
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DRAGONS ON FLOWRESTLING/NBC SPORTS PHILADELPHIA
Drexel Wrestling and FloSports have renewed their agreement to provide live and on-demand coverage of all home matches for the 2021-22 season on FloWrestling. In addition, two of the Dragons matchups will receive regional coverage on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
The following Drexel home matches will appear on FloWrestling:
Jan. 23 // Bucknell
Feb. 5 // Hofstra &LIU
Feb. 6 // Cornell
The following Drexel home matches will appear on NBC Sports Philadelphia:
Jan. 9 // Oregon State
Feb. 18 // Rider
CONFERENCE LINEUP
The Dragons conference slate will feature seven of the EIWA's 17 member schools.
Jan. 14 // at Brown
Jan. 15 // at Binghamton
Jan. 23 // vs Bucknell
Jan. 30 // at American
Feb. 5 // vs Hofstra & LIU
Feb. 6 // vs Cornell
Feb. 13 // at Penn
THE FINALE
The 118th EIWA tournament is set to be hosted by Cornell University on Saturday, Mar. 5 and Sunday, Mar. 6 in the Newmann Arena at Bartels Hall. The EIWA Championships serve as an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships and is recognized as one of the most competitive conference tournaments in the nation. It's also the largest, with 17 schools competing for the prestigious EIWA team title and numerous automatic berths to the NCAA Championships.
The NCAA Tournament will be held Mar. 17-19 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
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