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    Illinois wins twice at Grapple at the Garden

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Fighting Illini began their trio of duals today with two convincing wins over Maryland and Drexel as part of the Grapple at the Garden. The Fighting Illini will be back in action today at 3:30 p.m. CT when they take on No. 25 Princeton at the New York Athletic Club.

    Against Maryland, true freshman Francis Edelen opened the scoring with his first career victory at Illinois. The Oak Forest native claimed a hard-fought victory over Jhared Simmons, coming back from down 6-4 in the 3rd period to earn the 8-6 decision.

    Coach Heffernan's top wrestlers again led the way with dominating performances against Maryland. Zane Richards accelerated the Illini's advantage to 9-0 with a pin at 133 pounds (4:20), his second of the season. With the lead at 12-3, No. 1 Isaiah Martinez dominated #16 Louis Mascola with a 24-5 technical fall, before Brunson sealed the victory with his fifth pin in six matches this season.

    Maryland closed the gap with a pin at 184, but Andre Lee's first tech fall of the season paired with a 6-1 decision by Brooks Black finalized the 34-9 victory.

    In the second dual at Madison Square Garden, the Orange and Blue fell behind 3-0, but quickly regained control as Zane Richards improved to 7-0 on the season with a 15-6 major decision.

    The Fighting Illini put some distance between them and the Dragons when Brock Ervin earned a 16-0 tech fall and Martinez pinned Mike Comunale to extend the lead out to 15-6.

    Steven Rodrigues continued his dominance today with a major decision at 174 pounds, before an injury-default win for Koepke set the Orange and Blue's victory in stone. Andre Lee and Brooks Black tacked on decisions of their own for a final tally of 31-9.

    The Fighting Illini will return to action later today as they take on No. 25 Princeton at 3:30 p.m. CT. Updates will be provided after the conclusion of the dual.

    Illinois defeated Maryland 34-9
    125 - Francis Edelen (Illinois) over Jhared Simmons (Maryland) Dec 8-6
    133 - Zane Richards (Illinois) over Tyler Goodwin (Maryland) Fall 4:20
    141 - Brock Ervin (Illinois) over Alfred Bannister (Maryland) Dec 3-2
    149 - Wade Hodges (Maryland) over Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois) Dec 3-1
    157 - Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) over Louis Mascola (Maryland) TF 24-5
    165 - Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) over Brendan Burnham (Maryland) Dec 13-8
    174 - Zach Brunson (Illinois) over Josh Snook (Maryland) Fall 3:22
    184 - Jaron Smith (Maryland) over Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois) Fall 4:14
    197 - Andre Lee (Illinois) over Sean Twigg (Maryland) TF 18-3
    285 - Brooks Black (Illinois) over Youssif Hemida (Maryland) Dec 6-1

    Illinois defeated Drexel 31-9
    125 - Zachary Fuentes (Drexel) over Francis Edelen (Illinois) Dec 6-0
    133 - Zane Richards (Illinois) over David Pearce (Drexel) Maj 15-6
    141 - Brock Ervin (Illinois) over Anthony Canfora (Drexel) TF 17-0
    149 - Matthew Cimato (Drexel) over Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois) Dec 3-2
    157 - Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) over Michael Comunale (Drexel) Fall 1:49
    165 - Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) over Austin Rose (Drexel) Maj 17-4
    174 - Nicholas Elmer (Drexel) over Emory Parker (Illinois) Dec 7-3
    184 - Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois) over Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) Inj 4:11
    197 - Andre Lee (Illinois) over Nezar Haddad (Drexel) Dec 4-1
    285 - Brooks Black (Illinois) over Joseph Goodhart (Drexel) Dec 6-1

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