Wrestling Defeats LIU in First Match of Saturday Tripleheader, 35-9

Saturday, February 6

Brookville, N.Y.

12 p.m.

Drexel University

LIU

Photo by: Gavin Baker

Wrestling Defeats LIU in First Match of Saturday Tripleheader, 35-9

2/6/2021 1:45:00 PM | Wrestling

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. –The Drexel University wrestling team (1-0) picked up its first team victory of the season with a road win over the LIU Sharks (1-4) by a win of 35-9 on Saturday, Feb. 6 in New York from the Pratt Recreation Center.

The Dragons won eight of 10 matches in the matinee in Brookville.

Starting at 184 pounds, Josh Stillings' tech fall victory, 16-0, and Bryan McLaughlin's first-period win by fall at 197 pounds helped put Drexel up 11-0 in the match.

The Sharks took the 285- and 125-pound bouts as the Dragons' lead slimmed, 11-9.

But DU was perfect over the final six matches to pick up the decisive 35-9 win.

Chandler Olson (133) and Julian Flores (141) turned in 4-0 and 8-2 decision wins.

Luke Nichter (149) and Parker Kropman (157) garnered big points to push Drexel's lead to 26-9. Nichter defeated LIU's Anthony Dushaj with a technical fall victory, 17-1, while Kropman won the next match 18-8 by a major decision over LIU's Rhise Royster.

At 165 pounds, Evan Barczak picked up a 3-1 decision before Michael O'Malley needed 5:45 to pin LIU's James Langan in the final match at 174 pounds.

NEXT UP
With one match down, the Dragons continue their Saturday tripleheader in Hempstead, N.Y. against Bloomsburg at 4 p.m. and Hofstra at 6 p.m.

RESULTS
184 / Josh Stillings (Drexel) def. Dan Shafran (LIU) / TF, 16-0 (5:15) / Drexel, 5-0
197 / Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) def. T.J. Franden (LIU) / F, 0:41 / Drexel, 11-0
285 / Tim Nagosky (LIU) def. Derek Rose (Drexel) / F, 3:43 / Drexel, 11-6
125 / Bryce Cockrell (LIU) def. Antonio Mininno (Drexel) / D, 7-4 / Drexel, 11-9
133 / Chandler Olson (Drexel) def. Devin Matthews (LIU) / D, 3-0 / Drexel, 14-9
141 / Julian Flores (Drexel) def. Drew Witham (LIU) / D, 8-2 / Drexel, 17-9
149 / Luke Nichter (Drexel) def. Anthony Dushaj (LIU) / TF, 16-1 (6:29) / Drexel, 22-9
157 / Parker Kropman (Drexel) def. Rhise Royster (LIU) / MD, 18-8 / Drexel, 26-9
165 / Evan Barczak (Drexel) def. Ryan Ferro (LIU) / D, 3-1 / Drexel, 29-9
174 / Michael O'Malley (Drexel) def. James Langan (LIU) / F, 5:45 / Drexel, 35-9

The first HAMMER of the day! Great work @LNicher pic.twitter.com/YJAZFfgkAw
— DrexelWrestling (@DrexelWrestling) February 6, 2021

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