Drexel Powers Past Franklin & Marshall, 30-11

Saturday, January 31

Philadelphia, Pa.

6 p.m.

Drexel University

Franklin & Marshall

Drexel Powers Past Franklin & Marshall, 30-11

1/31/2026 8:21:00 PM | Wrestling

PHILADELPHIA — The Drexel wrestling team picked up its third victory in conference Saturday night, defeating Franklin & Marshall, 30–11, in Philadelphia. The win marked the Dragons' 11th of the season, with eight Drexel wrestlers earning victories in the dual.

Desmond Pleasant started the dual at 125 pounds, earning a hard fought 7-1 decision victory. Pleasant collected takedowns in the first and third periods for his 17th win of the season.

At 133 pounds, Kyle Waterman cruised to a dominant 20–3 technical fall. The redshirt senior notched five takedowns and capped the bout with four back points.

Deon Pleasant secured his first win of the season in the DAC in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion against Pat Phillips. Phillips jumped out to an early lead with a late takedown in the first period. Pleasant answered with a takedown in the final 10 seconds of the second, but Phillips regained control early in the third to take a 7-3 advantage. Deon battled back to cut the deficit before scoring the decisive takedown in the closing seconds to seal an 8–7 victory.

Luke Nichter and Dom Findora followed with back-to-back decision wins at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Cody Walsh made his season debut at 174 pounds and delivered a 10-2 major decision. Walsh now leads the Dragons with 20 wins on the year.

Ibrahim Ameer and No. 24 Nate Schon closed things out for Drexel, recording consecutive technical falls to secure the 30-11 team victory.

Drexel 30, F&M 11
125 | No. 28 Desmond Pleasant def. James Garcia, Dec. 7-1 // Drexel 3, F&M 0
133 | No. 31 Kyle Waterman def. Ejiro Montoya, TF 20-3 // Drexel 8, F&M 0
141 | Bryce Kresho def. No. 33 Jordan Soriano, Fall (4:52) // Drexel 8, F&M 6
149 | Deon Pleasant def. Pat Phillips, Dec. 8-7 // Drexel 11, F&M 6
157 | No. 24 Luke Nichter def. Josh Hillard, Dec. 6-3 // Drexel 14, F&M 6
165 | Dom Findora def. Josh Palmucci, Dec. 3-2 // Drexel 17, F&M 6
174 | Cody Walsh def. Brandon Carr, MD 10-2 // Drexel 21, F&M 6
184 | No. 5 James Conway def. Chris Mance III, TF 19-4 // Drexel 21, F&M 11
197 | Ibrahim Ameer def. Jake Allred, TF 18-3 // Drexel 26, F&M 11
285 | No. 21 Nate Schon def. Brody Kline, MD 10-1 // Drexel 30, F&M 11
*NCAA DI Coaches' Rankings

The Dragons will return to the DAC tomorrow, closing out the weekend with another EIWA matchup against the Hofstra Pride. Action is set for 6 p.m., and can be streamed through FloWrestling.