NEW
YORK, N.Y.- The
George Mason wrestling team fell to Drexel 24-19, Sunday, in their conference
opener. With the loss Mason falls to 1-5 on the season and 0-1 in Colonial
Athletic Association competition. Drexel advances to 4-5 and 1-1 in conference
play with the win. The dual was held at Madison Square Garden in the Grapple at
the Garden, the first collegiate wrestling event to be held in the Garden.
Drexel took an early 6-0 with a pin in the 125
weight class. Their lead would be short lived as Zach Isenhour tied the match
at 6-6 by pinning Clayton Lutzow of Drexel 1:56 into his match in the 133
weight class.
The Dragons regained the lead with a 6-1 decision
win at 141, Drexel now led the match 9-6 going into the 149 weight class.
Greg Flournoy gave Mason its first lead of the match
with a 10-2 major decision win against Nicholas Maccini at 149. The Patriots led
the dual 10-9.
At the 157 weight class, Jaaziah Bethea extended the
Patriots lead to 13-9 with a 13-9 decision win over Noel Blanco.
In a close match, Ty Knepp was defeated by Connor
Moran at 165 in a 9-8 decision match. Mason still held onto a 13-12 lead in the
dual.
Drexel regained the lead with Kevin Matyas' 5-0
decision win over Ryan Hembury in the 174 weight class. The Dragons now held a
two point lead over Mason's 13 points.
The Dragons extended their lead by eight points when
Bryan Sternlieb pinned Corey Smith 4:56 into the match, Drexel now led the
match 21-13.
Drexel secured the dual win with Brandon Palik's 4-3
decision win over Mason's Matt Meadows. Drexel led the match 24-13 heading into
the 285 weight class.
Heavyweight Jake Kettler added six points for Mason when
he pinned Jon Max White 4:11 into his match. Drexel won the dual with a final
score of 24-19.
Mason will return to the mat when they travel to
Washington, D.C. on December 20th to take on American University.
Below
are the complete final results from today's dual match.
125- Jacob Goodwin
(Drexel) fall. Rich Lavorato (GMU) (1:04) (6-0, Drexel)
133- Zach Isenhour
(GMU) fall. Clayton Lutzow (Drexel) (1:56) (6-6, Tied)
141- Frank Cimato
(Drexel) dec. Sahid Kargbo (GMU) (6-1) (9-6, Drexel)
149- Greg Flournoy
(GMU) maj. dec. Nicholas Maccini (Drexel) (10-2) (10-9, GMU)
157- Jaaziah Bethea
(GMU) dec. Noel Blanco (Drexel) (13-9) (13-9, Drexel)
165- Connor Moran
(Drexel) dec. Ty Knepp (GMU) (9-8) (13-12, GMU)
174- Kevin Matyas
(Drexel) dec. Ryan Hembury (GMU) (5-0) (15-13, Drexel)
184- Bryan Sternlieb
(Drexel) fall. Corey Smith (GMU) (4:56) (21-13,
Drexel)
197- Brandon Palik
(Drexel) dec. Matt Meadows (GMU) (4-3) (24-13,
Drexel)
285 - Jake
Kettler
(GMU) fall Jon Max Wright (Drexel) (4:11) (24-19, Drexel)
