Drexel University Athletics
Friday, January 14
Providence, RI
7 PM
Drexel University
at
Brown
Wrestling Opens EIWA Competition at Brown and Binghamton
1/12/2022 11:32:00 AM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel wrestling team is scheduled for another weekend on the road, set to face its first two EIWA opponents of the year. The Dragons will start in Providence, R.I. on Friday for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Brown Bears followed by a visit to Vestal, N.Y. to compete against the Binghamton Bearcats on Saturday at 5 p.m.
THE BATTLE OF THE BEAR (CATS)
This weekend will be the Dragons first of eight consecutive conference matchups between Jan. 14 and Feb. 13. DU didn't compete against either team in the regular season in 2020-21.
The last meeting between the Bearcats and the Dragons was in 2019-20 when Drexel took a dominant 28-9 victory from BU during their annual homecoming weekend. In their 17 meetings over the last two decades, the Bearcats hold a 5-12 advantage over the Dragons.
It's been a bit longer since Drexel and Brown have gone head-to-head. The last meeting between the two came in February of 2012 with the Dragons taking home a 23-13 victory. The Dragons and the Bears have met 15 times in the history of their rivalry with the Dragons taking the advantage, 9-6.
SCOUTING BROWN
Brown enters this weekend's competition with a 2-2 record and 1-0 in conference. After a pair of tough losses to Northern Illinois and Purdue to start the year, the Bears capped off their weekend at the Boilermaker duals with a dominant 42-0 shutout over Bellarmine. Brown tallied its second victory of the year in an EIWA matchup with Hofstra, outscoring the Pride 20-15.
The Bears lineup is headlined by Jack Bokina (12-5) and Blake Saito (10-7) at 149lbs and Timothy Levine (12-8) at 133lbs. The Bears have six wrestlers with conference victories under their belt including Hunter Adrian (125), Bokina (157), Nicky Cabanillas (133), Aj Pedro (174), Saito (149) and Harrison Trahan (165).
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats have amassed a 3-9 overall record and a 1-1 conference record. Despite a tough opening to their season, BU picked up two big wins at its home tournament against Edinboro and EIWA rival, Sacred Heart. The Bearcats met their second conference opponent to open the new year, dropping a 24-14 matchup with the reigning EIWA Champion, Lehigh. Saturday's matchup will also start Binghamton's seven match conference slate leading up to the tournament.
Binghamton continues to rely on their powerhouse 2x All-American and 2x EIWA Champion at 197lbs, Lou DePrez. The redshirt senior currently holds the teams best record at 18-3, joined by Anthony Sobotker (133), Nick Lombard (149), Brevin Cassella (165) and Jacob Nolan (174), all of whom have 10 or more wins this season.
INTERMAT STANDINGS
149| Luke Nichter, #31
165| Evan Barczak, #30
174| Mickey O'Malley, #15
DREXEL PROBABLES
125| Mininno, Waterman
133| Deon Pleasant
141| Donahue
149| Nichter, Williams
157| Kropman
165| Barczak, R. Onorato
174| M. O'Malley
184| McLaughlin, Stillings
197| Morina
285| Anthony, Dietrich
BROWN PROBABLES
125| Hunter Adrian, Reese Fry
133| Darby Diedrich, Nicky Cabanillas
141| Timothy Levine
149| Ricky Cabanillas, Blake Saito
157| Jack Bokina, Mason Spears
165| Harrison Trahan
174| AJ Corrado
184| James Araneo
197| Cade Wilson, Tony Pray
285| Lear Quinton
BINGHAMTON PROBABLES
125 | Nick Curley
133 | No. 32 Anthony Sobotker
141 | Ryan Anderson
149 | Nick Lombard
157 | Tyler Martin
165 | Brevin Cassella
174 | Jacob Nolan
184 | Cory Day, Sam DePrez
197 | No. 12 Lou DePrez
285 | No. 20 Joe Doyle
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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.
THE BATTLE OF THE BEAR (CATS)
This weekend will be the Dragons first of eight consecutive conference matchups between Jan. 14 and Feb. 13. DU didn't compete against either team in the regular season in 2020-21.
The last meeting between the Bearcats and the Dragons was in 2019-20 when Drexel took a dominant 28-9 victory from BU during their annual homecoming weekend. In their 17 meetings over the last two decades, the Bearcats hold a 5-12 advantage over the Dragons.
It's been a bit longer since Drexel and Brown have gone head-to-head. The last meeting between the two came in February of 2012 with the Dragons taking home a 23-13 victory. The Dragons and the Bears have met 15 times in the history of their rivalry with the Dragons taking the advantage, 9-6.
SCOUTING BROWN
Brown enters this weekend's competition with a 2-2 record and 1-0 in conference. After a pair of tough losses to Northern Illinois and Purdue to start the year, the Bears capped off their weekend at the Boilermaker duals with a dominant 42-0 shutout over Bellarmine. Brown tallied its second victory of the year in an EIWA matchup with Hofstra, outscoring the Pride 20-15.
The Bears lineup is headlined by Jack Bokina (12-5) and Blake Saito (10-7) at 149lbs and Timothy Levine (12-8) at 133lbs. The Bears have six wrestlers with conference victories under their belt including Hunter Adrian (125), Bokina (157), Nicky Cabanillas (133), Aj Pedro (174), Saito (149) and Harrison Trahan (165).
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats have amassed a 3-9 overall record and a 1-1 conference record. Despite a tough opening to their season, BU picked up two big wins at its home tournament against Edinboro and EIWA rival, Sacred Heart. The Bearcats met their second conference opponent to open the new year, dropping a 24-14 matchup with the reigning EIWA Champion, Lehigh. Saturday's matchup will also start Binghamton's seven match conference slate leading up to the tournament.
Binghamton continues to rely on their powerhouse 2x All-American and 2x EIWA Champion at 197lbs, Lou DePrez. The redshirt senior currently holds the teams best record at 18-3, joined by Anthony Sobotker (133), Nick Lombard (149), Brevin Cassella (165) and Jacob Nolan (174), all of whom have 10 or more wins this season.
INTERMAT STANDINGS
149| Luke Nichter, #31
165| Evan Barczak, #30
174| Mickey O'Malley, #15
DREXEL PROBABLES
125| Mininno, Waterman
133| Deon Pleasant
141| Donahue
149| Nichter, Williams
157| Kropman
165| Barczak, R. Onorato
174| M. O'Malley
184| McLaughlin, Stillings
197| Morina
285| Anthony, Dietrich
BROWN PROBABLES
125| Hunter Adrian, Reese Fry
133| Darby Diedrich, Nicky Cabanillas
141| Timothy Levine
149| Ricky Cabanillas, Blake Saito
157| Jack Bokina, Mason Spears
165| Harrison Trahan
174| AJ Corrado
184| James Araneo
197| Cade Wilson, Tony Pray
285| Lear Quinton
BINGHAMTON PROBABLES
125 | Nick Curley
133 | No. 32 Anthony Sobotker
141 | Ryan Anderson
149 | Nick Lombard
157 | Tyler Martin
165 | Brevin Cassella
174 | Jacob Nolan
184 | Cory Day, Sam DePrez
197 | No. 12 Lou DePrez
285 | No. 20 Joe Doyle
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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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