The dual opened at 125 pounds with No. 10 Frank Perrelli taking on TJ Popolizio. Perrelli opened scoring with a takedown 45 seconds into the bout, but within 15 seconds Popolizio had escaped. Popolizio took a 3-2 lead into the second after scoring a takedown off a scramble. Perrelli quickly escaped from his opening down position in the second and scored off a single leg to hold a 5-3 advantage. Popolizio chose to start down in the third, and Perrelli took advantage of his superior strength earning two back points. With 1:17 in riding time, Perrelli won an 8-3 decision.
At 133 pounds, No. 5 Mike Grey squared off against Cort Choate. Grey led 6-1 after one period with two takedowns and two back points. The Big Red senior quickly escaped from his opening down position in the second, and earned two more takedowns in the period. Choate chose neutral for the beginning of the third period. Grey notched another takedown, and with 3:40 in riding time, he won a 17-4 major decision.
Senior Corey Manson took on Grant Overcashier at 141 pounds. Overcashier immediately took down Manson off the whistle to take a quick 2-0 lead. The Big Red wrestler came within a point with an escape. Overcashier escaped from his opening down position to start the second, but Manson took him down 15 seconds later to tie the bout at three points apiece. Manson escaped from his opening down position in the third and won a 4-3 decision.
At 149 pounds, No. 2 ranked Dake took down Giuseppi Lanzi with 30 seconds off the clock and immediately started working to turn his opponent. Dake won by fall in 2:06. The Big Red sophomore has earned bonus points for Cornell in each of his last six dual matches, including five pins and one technical fall.
Freshman Craig Eifert took the mat at 157 pounds against Patrick Labuz. Eifert notched three takedowns in the first period to hold a 7-4 lead. The Big Red rookie reversed Labuz from his opening down position in the second and added two more takedowns. Eifert earned four team points for Cornell with a 24-11 major decision.
Senior Justin Kerber took down Max Lewin to open the first period at 165 pounds. The No. 4 ranked wrestler added two three-point nearfalls to hold an 8-0 advantage heading into the second period. Kerber reversed his opponent in the second and road him out for the remainder of the period. Lewin chose top to start the third period, and Kerber reversed him once again. The Big Red wrestler won by tech fall, 15-0, in 5:35 with another three-point nearfall.
At 174 pounds, No. 3 Mack Lewnes wrestled Jeff Lemmer. Lewnes notched two takedowns in the first period. Lemmer chose to start the second down and after 20 seconds, Lewnes let him up looking to score. The Big Red wrestler took his opponent down two more times and added a three-point nearfall to hold an 11-3 advantage heading into the third. Lewnes chose to start the third period at neutral. Lewnes grabbed two more takedowns and with 2:39 in riding time won a 16-5 major decision.
Freshman Michael Alexander wrestled in his first dual for Cornell at 184 pounds and faced Ziad Kharbush. The two were scoreless after the first period. Alexander escaped from his opening down position to start the second, and with a takedown held a 3-1 advantage after two periods. Kharbush escaped to start the third period. The two wrestlers traded shots back and forth each looking to score. Alexander completed a double leg for a takedown at the edge of the mat with 54 seconds left to win a 5-3 decision.
At 197 pounds, No. 1 ranked Simaz took on Brandon Shull. The Big Red wrestler scored his first takedown with only seven seconds off the clock. Simaz racked up a combination of takedowns and backpoints to hold a 13-3 lead after one period. The Big Red wrestler pinned his opponent in the second period to win by fall in 4:02. Simaz has won by fall in four of his last five matches.
At heavyweight, Lane faced Tyler Cowman. The Cornell sophomore took down his opponent and turned him to his back to win by fall in 2:19.
Cornell will wrestle its final dual of the season at Harvard. The Big Red will look to win its ninth-straight Ivy League title on Saturday in a 1 p.m. dual against the Crimson.
Results:
125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. TJ Popolizio, 3-0
133: No. Mike Grey (Cornell) maj. dec. Cort Choate, 17-4
141: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. Grant Overcashier, 4-3
149: No. 2 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Giuseppi Lanzi, 2:06
157: Craig Eifert (Cornell) maj. dec Patrick Labuz, 24-11
165: No. 4 Justin Kerber (Cornell) tech fall Max Lewin, 15-0 (5:35)
174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) maj. dec. Jeff Lemmer, 16-5
184: Michael Alexander (Cornell) dec. Ziad Kharbush, 5-3
197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Brandon Shull, 4:02
HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) win by fall Tyler Cowman, 2:19
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