Waterman Earns Overtime Win as Navy Tops Drexel, 29-9

Saturday, November 9

Annapolis, Md.

1:30 p.m.

Drexel University

Navy

Waterman Earns Overtime Win as Navy Tops Drexel, 29-9

11/9/2024 6:42:00 PM | Wrestling

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Kyle Waterman, Luke Nichter, and Dom Petracci each earned victories for the Dragons, but came up short as the Dragon fell in an EIWA conference opener to Navy, 29-9. This was Drexel's second dual of the day, after competing in the Annapolis, Md. tri-meet that also included No. 25 North Carolina.

The first bout at 125 pounds saw Desmond Pleasant face Garrett Trotten. Pleasant got out to an early 3-1 lead in the first period, earning the opening takedown. Trotten earned a takedown of his own, plus four near fall points to swing the moment back in favor of the Midshipman. Trotten was eventually victorious, winning by a 9-4 decision.

In the next match, Kyle Waterman picked up the sudden victory win over Brendan Ferretti. Waterman found himself in a hole early on in the first period, with Geretti recording two takedowns to take a 6-1 lead. Waterman picked up a late three points to take the lead in the final seconds of the second period. A ride time point in the third for Ferretti sent the bout into overtime, but Waterman picked up the quick takedown to get the win, 13-10.

Luke Nichter had a dominant performance over Devon Dean at 157 pounds. After falling behind in the opening period 4-2, the redshirt senior scored 11 unanswered points to win by major decision, 13-4.

Drexel earned three more points in the final contest of the afternoon. Dom Petracci was victorious by decision over Alistair Larson at 285 pounds, 4-1.

Navy 29, Drexel 9
125 | Garrett Trotten (NAVY) dec. Desmond Pleasant, 9-4 // Navy 3, Drexel 0
133 | Kyle Waterman dec. Brendan Ferretti (NAVY), 13-10 SV-1 // Navy 3, Drexel 2
*Drexel lost a team point for a coach going on the mat*
141 | #9 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) tech fall Jordan Soriano, 19-4 (6:02) // Navy 8, Drexel 2
149 | Kaemen Smith (NAVY) dec. Dom Findora, 7-6 // Navy 11, Drexel 2
157 | Luke Nichter major Devon Deem (NAVY), 13-4 // Navy 11, Drexel 6
165 | Tyler Sagi (NAVY) major #31 Cody Walsh, 11-3 // Navy 15, Drexel 6
174 | #22 Danny Wask (NAVY) tech fall Dom D'Agostino, 21-4 (5:12) // Navy 20, Drexel 6
184 | Daniel Williams (NAVY) dec. #32 Giuseppe Hoose, 9-2 // Navy 23, Drexel 6
197 | Payton Thomas (NAVY) fall Ethan Wilson, 4:37 // Navy 29, Drexel 6
285 | Dom Petracci dec. Alistair Larson (NAVY), 4-1 // Navy 29, Drexel 9

Up Next
The Dragons return to the DAC on Friday, November 15 to host Northern Colorado. The non-conference battle will start at 7 p.m. with action seen on FloCollege.