Drexel Earns Dominant Victory Over Clarion, 31-3

Wednesday, December 4

Clarion, Pa.

7 p.m.

Drexel University

Clarion

Drexel Earns Dominant Victory Over Clarion, 31-3

12/4/2024 10:02:00 PM | Wrestling

CLARION, Pa. - The Drexel wrestling team took down Clarion on the road Wednesday night in dominant fashion, 31-3. The victory was the first of the season for the Dragons after facing off against three ranked opponents. Desmond Pleasant, Kyle Waterman, Jordan Soriano, Luke Nichter, Cody Walsh, Giuseppe Hoose, Mickey O'Malley, and Dom Petracci all earned wins for the Dragons.

The dual started at 125, as Pleasant picked up his first win of the season against Scott Clawson. The redshirt junior found himself in a hole early in the contest, falling behind 5-0 after a takedown and near fall in the final seconds of the first by Clawson. Pleasant made a comeback in the second period, securing an escape and takedown to trail by just two. The Piscataway, N.J. native recorded two takedowns in the final two minutes to take the decision win, 10-6.

Soriano followed up his win against No. 1 Penn State with a major decision win at 141 pounds. The Westbury, N.Y. native managed two takedowns in the first period to take the early 6-2 lead. Soriano carried the momentum to get win, 17-5

Nichter got back in the win column in a hard fought battle at 157 pounds. A takedown and an escape point in the opening period was enough to record the decision win, 4-2.

Walsh earned another win over Wesley Barnes at 165 pounds. Both wrestlers went scoreless heading into the third period. Barnes was able to take Walsh down with nearly one minute remaining to take a 3-1 lead. The Cherry Hill, N.J. native responded with a quick reversal and was able to take the 4-3 win with riding time.

Hoose recorded his first technical fall of the season. The graduate student led 10-0 after the second period, recording two takedowns and four near-fall points. Hoose eventually managed to take his opponent down twice more for the 16-1 win.

O'Malley picked up his second win of the season at 197 pounds against Ethan Wiant. O'Malley secured takedowns in the first and third period en route to a 7-0 decision.

The final match of the night saw Dominic Petracci take a sudden victory at 285 pounds. Although only scoring one escape point through three periods, Petracci took down the much heavier opponent to cap off the 31-3 win for the Dragons.

Drexel 31, Clarion 31-3
125: Desmond Pleasant def. Scott Clawson, Dec. 11-9 // Drexel 3, Clarion 0
133: Kyle Waterman def. Scott Johnson, Dec. 8-2 // Drexel 6, Clarion 0
141: Jordan Soriano def. David McClelland, MD 17-5 // Drexel 10, Clarion 0
149: Kyle Schickel def. Dom Findora, Dec. 7-5 // Drexel 10, Clarion 3
157: Luke Nichter def. John Altieri, Dec. 4-2 // Drexel 13, Clarion 3
165: Cody Walsh def. Wesley Barnes, Dec. 4-3 // Drexel 16, Clarion 3
174: Jack Janda def. Deegan Ross, MD 11-2 // Drexel 20, Clarion 3
184: Giuseppe Hoose def. Adrian Gacek, TF 16-1 // Drexel 25, Clarion 3
197: Mickey O'Malley def. Ethan Wiant, Dec. 7-0 // Drexel 28, Clarion 3
285: Dom Petracci def. Austin Chapman, SV 4-1 // Drexel 31, Clarion 3

Up Next
The Dragons return home to the DAC to battle Ohio on Tuesday, December 17. Action will begin at 6 p.m. and can be seen on FloWrestling.