Dragons Return Home to Face Brown on Saturday

Saturday, January 28

Philadelphia, Pa.

2 p.m.

Drexel University

Brown

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Dragons Return Home to Face Brown on Saturday

1/27/2023 1:00:00 PM | Wrestling

Match Info: Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 2 p.m.
Location: Daskalakis Athletic Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
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PHILADELPHIA - Drexel looks to continue its four-match winning streak on Saturday when Brown comes to the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The Dragons are coming off a hard-fought victory against Bucknell 23-13. This was Drexel's first win against the Bisons since a 20-17 decision on January 13, 2012.

Series History
This will be the 17^th dual between the two schools. DU has the series advantage 10-6 over the Bears. In the last meeting, Drexel defeated its EIWA foe 22-15 on January 14, 2022.

About the Dragons
The Dragons have bested their opponents in the last five of six duals. DU has downed No. 20 Purdue, Utah Valley, Bucknell, Franklin & Marshall, and Binghamton. The team returns two NCAA qualifiers from last season, No.5 Mickey O'Malley and No. 19 Evan Barczak. Additionally, No. 26 Luke Nichter and No. 27 Brian Bonino round out Drexel's nationally ranked wrestlers.

About the Bears
Brown is 2-5 thus far with wins against Davidson (22-19) and F&M (25-10). The Bears are 1-1 against the EIWA. A key returner from last season is Nicky Cabanillas, the senior who placed 8^th at 133 lbs in the 2022 EIWA Championships.

Probables
Drexel (5-4)
125 | Gabe Giampietro or Antonio Mininno or Desmond Pleasant
133 | Kyle Waterman
141 | Jordan Soriano
149 | No. 26 Luke Nichter
157 | Tate Nichter or Tyler Williams
165 | No. 19 Evan Barczak
174 | No. 5 Mickey O'Malley or Cody Walsh
184 | No. 27 Brian Bonino
197 | Sean O'Malley or Josh Stillings
285 | Santino Morina or Dom Petracci

Brown (2-5)
125 | Shane Hanson-Ashworth
133 | Hunter Adrian
141 | Ian Oswalt or Samuel Lynch
149 | Ricky Cabanillas or Blake Saito
157 | Sam McMonagle or Keegan Rothrock
165 | Harrison Trahan or Mason Spears or Jonathan Conrad
174 | Drew Clearie
184 | Nicholas Olivieri
197 | Lear Quinton or Aaron Wolk
285 | Alex Semenenko or Thomas Mukai

What's Next
The Dragons head north for a trio of duals in New York. On Saturday, February 4, the team travels to Brooklyn to compete in the LIU Duals. Matches against LIU and George Mason are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively. On Sunday, February 5, DU versus Hofstra in a conference bout at 1 p.m. in Hempstead.