Dragons Take Down Hofstra, 26-13

Sunday, February 1

Philadelphia, Pa.

6 p.m.

Drexel University

Hofstra

2/1/2026 8:30:00 PM | Wrestling

PHILADELPHIA — The Drexel wrestling team erased a 13-8 deficit to defeat Hofstra, 26-13, Sunday night at the DAC. The Dragons closed the dual by winning the final four bouts to secure their 12th victory of the season. DU improves to 12-3 overall, sitting one win shy of the most victories under Mert '67 and Joanne '69 Hill Head Coach of Wrestling Matt Azevedo.

Desmond Pleasant got the Dragons started at 125 pounds, cruising to a 19-4 technical fall with six takedowns in the bout. Jordan Soriano followed with a bounce-back 8-1 decision victory at 141 pounds.

After DU took a 8-4 lead, The Pride put together three straight victories, all by decision, to take a 13-8 advantage. The Dragons followed with four straight victories of their own, including three with bonus points.

Jasiah Queen opened the scoring with his fifth major decision win of the season. Ethan Wilson followed with a technical fall at 197 pounds, scoring 27 points, the most by any Dragon in a dual this season. Wilson fell behind early after Jorgge recorded a takedown just 30 seconds into the match. Down 6–2, he responded with a takedown and four back points to take a 9-6 advantage. The Washington Township, N.J. native kept the pressure on from there, securing the tech fall in the third period.

Ibrahim Ameer added another comeback victory for the Dragons at 197 pounds. Trailing 4–1 in the second period, Ameer scored a takedown in the final 30 seconds of the second to even the match at four. Will Conlon regained the lead with an escape. Ameer answered in the final two minutes with a takedown, controlling the remainder of the bout to secure the 7–6 decision.

Nate Schon took care of business quickly at heavyweight, pinning Adrian Sans in just 51 seconds to secure the dual victory. The redshirt junior continues to impress, winning nine of his last 10 matches.

Drexel 26, Hofstra 13
125 | No. 28 Desmond Pleasant def. Teague Strobel, TF 19-4 // Drexel 5, Hofstra 0
133 | Gauge Shipp def. No. 31 Kyle Waterman, MD 14-5 // Drexel 5, Hofstra 4
141 | No. 33 Jordan Soriano def. Chase Liardi, Dec. 8-1 // Drexel 8, Hofstra 4
149 | Alex Turley def. Deon Pleasant, Dec. 5-4 // Drexel 8, Hofstra 7
157 | Frank Volpe def. No. 24 Luke Nichter, Dec 9-2 // Hofstra 10, Drexel 8
165 | No. 32 Jake Slotnick def. Dom Findora, Dec. 4-3 // Hofstra 13, Drexel 8
174 | No. 21 Jasiah Queen def. Matthew Waddell, MD 14-3 // Hofstra 13, Drexel 12
184 | Ethan Wilson vs. Josh Jorgge, TF 27-9 // Drexel 17, Hofstra 13
197 | Ibrahim Ameer def. Will Conlon, Dec. 7-6 // Drexel 20, Hofstra 13
285 | Nate Schon def. Adrian Sans, Fall (0:51) // Drexel 26, Hofstra 13

Up Next
The Dragons return home on Saturday, Feb. 7, to face Bucknell on Alumni Day. Action is set for 6 p.m. and can be streamed on FloWrestling.