The match opened with a bout at 125 pounds with No. 2 Troy Nickerson facing the Tigers' Nikhil Pereira. Nickerson opened with an early takedown 15 seconds into the match and was able to maneuver Pereira onto his back, earning the pin in 27 seconds.
The Tigers forfeited the match at 133 pounds giving Nick Bridge the win putting Cornell up 12-0.
Freshman Corey Manson wrestled Danny Scotton at 141 pounds. Manson opened with two takedowns and a two-point nearfall to take a 6-2 early lead, but with 17 seconds left in the first, Scotton would come within two points with a takedown of his own. Scotton started in the second in the down position, and Manson racked up his riding time keeping him in his clutches until he finally made his escape with six seconds left in the period. Manson quickly grabbed another point with an escape five seconds into the third period. With 1:21 left on the clock he dominated Scotton driving him to the mat for a takedown. Scotton made his escape only to have Manson bring him down once again. The Princeton wrestler made a late break with five seconds left earning a reversal, but with 2:55 in riding time, Manson won a 13-9 decision.
Next up for the Big Red would be No. 4 Jordan Leen facing Eric Marcotulli at 149 pounds. Marcotulli caught a hold of Leen at 43 seconds into the match to make a takedown. The Princeton wrestler seemed to catch Leen in a position that did not allow him to breathe, and the Big Red wrestler had to take an injury timeout to reorient himself. Leen reentered the match with renewed vigor quickly tying the match with a reversal. The Cornell wrestler wasted no time turning Marcotulli onto his back and earned the pin in 1:07.
Drake Hovis squared off against Mike Alvarez at 157 pounds. Hovis opened the first period with two takedowns and a nearfall, and was almost able to work for the pin but time ran out. Alvarez would start the second in the down position and Hovis would dominate earning almost two minutes of riding time before making a nearfall with 10 seconds left in the second. Hovis would rack up the points in the third making takedowns and letting Alvarez escape until he had the tech fall with a score of 19-4. His five-point win put the Big Red up 26-0 halfway through the match.
At 165 pounds, No. 10 Steve Anceravage met Aaron Casp. Anceravage posted the early points making two takedowns, each time letting Casp up off the mat. The Big Red wrestler would take advantage of his third and final takedown of the match, and with a quick turn had Casp pinned in 2:05.
Fresh off an upset win over Penn wrestler Matt Harrington Friday night, Joey Hooker looked energized as he faced off against John Clore at center mat. Thirty-six seconds into the match, Hooker made the opening takedown, and Clore would never be able to recover. Hooker would take six more points with two nearfalls before pinning Clore in 1:50.
The Big Red's Josh Arnone would follow in Hooker's footsteps at 184 pounds, making a takedown on Oliver Noteware 45 seconds into the first period. Arnone would control Noteware turning him into that fatal position, and in 1:05 Arnone earned his second pin of the weekend.
Ranked fourth in the nation at 197 pounds, senior Jerry Rinaldi would takedown Zach Morse in five seconds. Morse held him off for over a minute, but at 1:10 Rinaldi was able to make the pin.
At heavyweight, Zach Hammond took a 6-2 lead in the first period making three takedowns on Princeton's Kris Berr. Berr chose to start the second period in the down position, and at 3:32 Hammond had him pinned extending Cornell's lead to 56-0.
Cornell will hit the road next weekend in hopes of securing its fifth-straight Ivy title when it will face Brown on Friday night and Harvard on Saturday.
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