At 125 pounds, No. 10 Frank Perrelli opened the dual taking on No. 17 Mark Rappo. Perrelli demonstrated great defense in the first period fending off a few shots from the Quaker. Rappo escaped from his opening down position in the second to score the only point of the period. Perrelli immediately escaped to open the third, quickly getting to his feet and twisting away from his opponent. With 26 seconds left on the clock, Perrelli took down Rappo to take a 3-1 lead. Rappo would escape, but the Penn wrestler was hit with a technical violation for grabbing the headgear. Perrelli won a 4-2 decision.
Senior No. 6 Mike Grey faced off against No. 5 Rollie Peterkin at 133 pounds. Grey finished a shot for a takedown a little over a minute into the first period. The Big Red wrestler collected riding time before Peterkin was able to escape with 32 seconds left in the period. Grey immediately worked for a reversal from his starting down position in the second, and was rewarded, coming out on top after 20 seconds. Peterkin escaped, and came within a point with an escape to start the third period. Grey went right back on offense scoring another takedown. Peterkin would reverse Grey, but the Big Red wrestler escaped and scored another takedown before the period was over. With 2:55 in riding time, Grey won a 10-5 decision.
At 141 pounds, senior Corey Manson and No. 10 Zack Kemmerer were scoreless after the first period. Kemmerer notched the only point of the second with an escape from his opening down position. Manson tied the bout with an escape of his own in the third. With four seconds left in the deadlocked bout, the referee hit Manson with a penalty point for illegal contact. Kemmer won a 2-1 decision.
Dake hit the mat against Andrew Lenzi full of energy looking to score early. Dake countered a shot by Lenzi and pulled his opponent for an inside cradle winning by fall in 1:00.
At 157 pounds, No. 11 Meagher rode the momentum of Dake’s pin and quickly took down Brad Wukie. After an escape by Wukie, Meagher took him down once again. The Big Red wrestler punished his opponent throughout the period looking for the fall. Meagher earned six points for his team winning by fall right before the buzzer at 2:59.
Once again wrestling up a weight class for Cornell, freshman Craig Eifert faced No. 18 Gabriel Burak at 165 pounds. Burak notched a takedown in the first period and rode Eifert for the rest of the period. Burak chose top for the second period looking to score back points, but Eifert worked hard defensively. Eifert chose neutral to start the third period. The Big Red wrestler continued to work hard looking to score, but with riding time, Burak won a 3-0 decision.
At 174 pounds, No. 3 Lewnes nearly pinned Canann Bethea at the end of the first period but time ran out on his attempt. Lewnes held a 5-0 lead after the first with a takedown and three back points. The Big Red wrestler took down his opponent from neutral in the second. Lewnes lengthened his lead with a reversal from his opening down position in the third. With riding time, Lewnes won a 10-0 major decision.
No. 6 Steve Bosak scored a takedown off a single leg midway through the first period over Erich Smith at 184 pounds. Bosak earned two back points as time ran out in the first period. Smith chose to start the second at neutral, but neither wrestler was able to score. Bosak chose top for the third looking to score back points. With 45 seconds left, Bosak increased his lead to 7-0 with a three-point nearfall. Smith earned his only two points of the bout with a reversal as time ran out. With riding time, Bosak won an 8-2 decision.
At 197 pounds, No. 1 Cam Simaz quickly took a 2-0 lead with a single leg on No. 5 Micah Burak, sweeping his opponent to the mat. Burak was not able to escape from Simaz for the remainder of the period. Simaz quickly escaped from his opening down position to start the second. With a low ankle pick, Simaz increased his lead to 5-0. Burak scored his only offense points of the bout midway through the third period with a throw. With 11 seconds left in the match, Simaz took down his opponent once again. With riding time, Simaz won a 9-3 decision.
At heavyweight, Stryker Lane took on Kyle Cowan. With 30 seconds left in the first period, Cowan took the lead with a takedown. Cowan chose top to start the second period, and rode out the entire two minutes. Lane started on top in the third period looking for back points. He almost earned them midway through the period, but could not turn his opponent. Lane erased Cowan’s riding time, but the Penn wrestler won a 2-0 decision.
Cornell will wrestle its last home match of the season against Princeton on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Cornell will honor its seniors before the match begins.
Results:
125: #10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. #17 Mark Rappo (Penn), 4-2 (Cornell 3, Penn 0)
133: #6 Mike Grey (Cornell) dec. #5 Rollie Peterkin (Penn), 10-5 (Cornell 6, Penn 0)
141: #10 Zack Kemmerer (Penn) dec. Corey Manson (Cornell), 2-1 (Cornell 6, Penn 3)
149: #3 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 1:00 (Cornell 12, Penn 3)
157: #11 DJ Meagher (Cornell) win by fall Brad Wukie (Penn), 2:59 (Cornell 18, Penn 3)
165: #18 Gabriel Burak (Penn) dec. Craig Eifert (Cornell), 2-0 (Cornell 18, Penn 6)
174: #3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) maj dec. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 10-0 (Cornell 22, Penn 6)
184: #6 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. Erich Smith (Penn), 8-2 (Cornell 25, Penn 6)
197: #1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec. #5 Micah Burak (Penn), 9-3 (Cornell 28, Penn 6)
HWT: Kyle Cowan (Penn) dec. Stryker Lane (Cornell), 2-0 (Cornell 28, Penn 6)
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