Dragons Outscore Brown 22-15 For First Conference Win

Friday, January 14

Providence, RI

7 PM

Drexel University

Brown

Dragons Outscore Brown 22-15 For First Conference Win

1/14/2022 8:45:00 PM | Wrestling

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Drexel wrestling opened its conference slate on Friday night in dominant fashion, outscoring Brown 22-15. The Dragons took home wins in six of 10 weight classes for their first EIWA victory of the year.

Drexel got off to a hot start with Parker Kropman and Evan Barczak leading the pack. Kropman opened the meet at 157lbs and took an early 4-0 lead over his opponent, Mason Spears, and never looked back. Barczak gave the Dragons a strong 7-0 advantage shortly after with a dominant 11-1 major decision.

The Bears widened the gap to 13 with a forfeit at 174lbs, leaving James Araneo (184) to record the first points of the night for Brown in a tight 9-4 battle with Josh Stillings.

Santino Morina swung the momentum back in Drexel's favor at 197lbs, holding on to a three-period lead for his second career win.

Despite a last second loss for Eli Anthony at 285, Kyle Waterman picked up a big win at 125lbs, securing a 6-4 victory with 30 seconds left in the third period. Antonio Mininno followed suit with a last minute 4-3 decision victory at 133lbs, clinching Drexel's first EIWA victory of the year.

The Dragons are back in action tomorrow afternoon for a 5 p.m. matchup with the Binghamton Bearcats. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Scoring Breakdown
157 | Parker Kropman def. Mason Spears (Brown), 7-1 Dec, 3-0 Drexel
165 | Evan Barczak vs AJ Corrado (Brown), 11-1 Major Dec, 7-0 Drexel
174 | Mickey O'Malley – Brown Forfeit, 13-0 Drexel
184 | James Araneo (Brown) def. Josh Stillings, 9-4 Dec, 13-3 Drexel
197 | Santino Morina def. Cade Wilson (Brown), 9-4 Dec, 16-3 Drexel
285 | Lear Quinton (Brown) def. Eli Anthony, 5-2 Dec, 16-6 Drexel
125 | Kyle Waterman def. Hunter Adrian, 6-4 Dec, 19-6 Drexel
133 | Antonio Mininno def. Darby Diedrich (Brown), 4-3 Dec, 22-6 Drexel
141 | Timothy Levine (Brown) def. Jared Donahue, 5-2 Dec, 22-9 Drexel
149 | Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) def. Luke Nichter, Injury Def., 22-15 Drexel