Drexel University Athletics
Drexel University
Hofstra
Dragons Set to Host Hofstra on Senior Day
2/23/2024 4:00:00 PM | Wrestling
Match Info:
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: The DAC
Senior Night
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PHILADELPHIA - Drexel wrestling is set to take on Hofstra at the Daskalakis Athletic Center as they celebrate senior day on Saturday, February 24 at 4 p.m. Drexel is set to honor seniors Santino Morina, Connor Trowbridge and Tyler Williams prior to the match. The Dragons will compete the night before against B1G foe, Maryland in a non-conference matchup.
About Drexel
Drexel went 1-1 in back-to-back duals last weekend at the DAC, moving to 7-9 overall and 4-4 in conference matches. DU was dominant in the win against LIU on Friday, with nine Dragons getting their hand raised in the match up. The next day the Dragons faced Franklin & Marshall in a hard fought battle, taking the defeat with five wrestlers securing wins. No. 33 Cody Walsh picked up two more victories over the weekend, improving to a team high 21 wins on the season. Walsh has been on fire in the last few weeks, winning his last six matches and re-entering the national rankings on February 6. Dom Findora and Tyler Williams also both gained two victories. Desmond Pleasant inked a huge win at 125 against LIU. Pleasant earned his third fall of the year with the rowdy spirit night crowd cheering behind him.
Never Count the Dragons Out
John Hildebrandt, Jack Janda, Dom Findora, and Jordan Soriano have defeated at least one ranked opponent this season. Hildebrandt boasts wins over #7 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) and #27 Mason Leiphart (F&M) by decision. Janda defeated #18 Sal Perrine of Ohio in dual action on Dec. 18, 5-2. Findora won against #33 Thomas Deck (Army) by decision, 7-6 from West Point, NY. Soriano was the latest Dragon to pull an upset, winning by fall in 1:45 against #28 Jason Miranda of Stanford.
National Recognition
Walsh has stayed steady in the national rankings, improving to a season high #28 in the Intermat poll and #32 in the FloWrestling poll at 165 lbs.. Kyle Waterman, Luke Nichter, Jack Janda, and Mickey O'Malley have also gathered national recognition this season.
Highest Rankings thus far
Kyle Waterman, 133lbs
Intermat: 27th
FloWrestling: 30th
WrestleStat: 25th
Luke Nichter, 157lbs
Intermat: 27th
FloWrestling: 32nd
WrestleStat: 25th
Cody Walsh, 165lbs
Intermat: 28th
FloWrestling: 32nd
WrestleStat: 30th
Mickey O'Malley, 174lbs
Intermat: 15th
FloWrestling: 15th
WrestleStat: 11th
Jack Janda, 174lbs
FloWrestling: 33rd
OpenMat: 20th
EIWA February Rankings
133 - John Hildebrandt - 6th
149 - Dom Findora -8th
157 - Tyler Williams - 7th
165 - Cody Walsh - 8th
About the Pride
Hofstra is 8-5 overall and 2-1 in EIWA conference duals this season. Their conference wins included Franklin & Marshall, 21-16, and LIU, 22-14. Jacob Ferreira and Trey Rogers both represented the Pride in the 2023 NCAA National Championships.
Against Hofstra
Drexel has the slight advantage over the Pride in the overall series 20-19, including winning eight straight. The Dragons were victorious last year in Hempstead 19-16, with Luke Nichter, Tyler Williams, Evan Barczak, Mickey O'Malley and Brian Bonino all seeing their hands raised.
Probables
(NCAA Coaches Rankings)
Drexel
125 - Desmond Pleasant
133 - John Hildebrandt or Jaxon Maroney
141 - Jordan Soriano
149 - Dom Findora
157 - Tyler Williams
165 - #33 Cody Walsh
174 - Jack Janda
184 - Ethan Wilson or Justin Griffith
197 - Ibrahim Ameer or Chase Levey
285 - Santino Morina or Dom Petracci
Hofstra
125 – Dylan Acevedo
133 – Dylan Ryder
141 – Alex Turley
149 – Noah Tapia
157 – Jurius Clark
165 – Joe McGinty or Jake Slotnick or Eric Shindel
174 – Ross McFarland
184 – Will Conlon
197 – Nikolas Miller
285 – #18 Keaton Kluever or Danny Church
Up Next
The Dragons will prepare for the EIWA Championships, which will take place at the Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. The postseason tournament will take place on Friday, March 8 through Saturday, March 9.
EIWA Tournament Central
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