The Big Red opened its day at Penn for an early afternoon dual at the Palestra. Cornell opened the match with a quick six points when No. 6 Perrelli won by forfeit at 125 pounds.
At 133 pounds, freshman Nick Pena faced No. 15 Bryan Ortenzio. Ortenzio came away with a narrow 4-3 victory. Pena scored a takedown in the final 10 seconds of the match to tie the bout at 3-3, but Ortenzio won the decision with the riding time point.
No. 12 Zach Kemmer of Penn gave the Quakers a 7-6 lead when he defeated No. 15 Mike Nevinger by a 9-1 major decision.
Chris Villalonga gave the Big Red back the lead with a 5-3 decision over Steve Robertson at 149 pounds. Sophomore Craig Eifert moved up a weight to 157 pounds to take on Troy Hernandez and won a 6-3 decision.
At 165 pounds, senior Derek Schreiner lost an 8-0 major decision to Penn's Lorenzo Thomas. Marshall Peppelman moved up to 174 pounds to take on Ian Korb. Peppelman came away with a 4-2 win.
No. 3 Bosak had a solid showing against Erich Smith at 184 pounds. The Big Red junior won a 6-0 decision to put Cornell up, 18-11 in the team race.
At 197 pounds, No. 1 Simaz faced No. 9 Micah Burak for the eighth time of their careers. Simaz won a 3-0 decision to clinch Cornell's dual victory.
At heavyweight, senior Maciej Jochym had a hold of Steve Granziano and was looking to throw him to the mat early in the first period. Granziano countered the move and caught Jochym on his back to win by fall in 1:04.
No. 5 Cornell 30, Princeton 9
At 125 pounds, Perrelli won by forfeit for the second time of the day.
Freshman Nick Pena wrestled the first bout at Princeton, taking on Joe DeQuinzio at 133 pounds. With a little over 30 seconds off the clock, Pena converted a double leg shot for a takedown to take a 2-0 lead. After being hit with a stalling warning, Pena cut his opponent looking to score. Neither wrestler scored for the remainder of the period. Pena quickly escaped to start the second and took a 5-1 lead with another takedown. DeQuinzio was awarded his second point when Pena was hit for stalling. DeQuinzio chose down to start the third, but was unable to escape. With riding time, Pena won a 6-2 decision.
At 141 pounds, No. 15 Nevinger took on No. 19 Adam Krop. Krop charged right off the whistle and grabbed an early takedown for a 2-0 lead. Nevinger later escaped at the edge of the mat to come within a point. Nevinger escaped from his opening down position to start the second period to tie the bout 2-2. Krop chose to start the third period at neutral. Nevinger was unable to grab a takedown, and with riding time Krop won a 3-2 decision.
Villalonga faced Zach Bintliff at 149 pounds. The Big Red wrestler was in on a single leg and with a leg sweep took down his opponent for a 2-0 lead. Villalonga chose to start the second period down and escaped to secure 1:01 in riding time to take a 3-0 lead into the third period. Bintliff chose to start at neutral. Villalonga countered a shot by Bintliff for a takedown to increase his advantage to 5-0. With riding time, Villalonga won a 6-0 decision.
At 157 pounds, Eifert took the mat against Daniel Kolodzik. Kolodzik notched a takedown off a front headlock, and with two quick back points, took a 4-0 lead after the first period. Eifert chose to start the second at neutral, but Kolodzik took him down to hold a 6-0 advantage. Kolodzik escaped to open the third period. Eifert would take him down and earn a point for Kolodzik's second stalling call. With riding time, Kolodzik won an 8-3 decision.
Schreiner squared off against Rich Eva at 165 pounds. The Big Red wrestler notched a takedown and added three back points as time ran out in the first period to hold a 5-0 lead. Eva chose to start the second at neutral, but neither wrestler scored. Schreiner escaped from his opening down position in the third. Eva grabbed two takedowns in the third, but Schreiner held on to win 7-4.
At 174 pounds, Peppelman faced Andy Lowy. Peppelman held a 2-1 lead after the first with a takedown from which Lowy escaped. Peppelman reversed Lowy from his opening down position in the second period. Lowy would escape, but Peppelman had to call injury time allowing Lowy his choice at the restart. Lowy chose down and reversed Peppelman to tie the bout at 4-4. Peppelman nearly had another reversal, but settled for a one point escape at time ran out in the period. Lowy reversed Peppelman to start the third period and added two back points for an 8-5 advantage. Peppelman would be hit with two stalling calls before the period was up. Lowy added another takedown and with riding time won a 13-6 decision.
No. 3 Bosak quickly took down Dan Santoro at 184 pounds. Bosak added three points from a nearfall before moving back to parallel. The Big Red wrestler went for the arm bar and turned his opponent to win by fall in 2:29.
At 197 pounds, No. 1 ranked Simaz faced Kurt Brendel. Simaz went for the ankle pick with only four seconds off the clock to earn two points for a takedown. The Big Red senior dominated his opponent racking up points on his way to a 23-8 technical fall.
At heavyweight, senior Jochym took on Charles Fox. Jochym notched two takedowns in the first period. Fox escaped from his opening down position to start the second, but Jochym would take him down again and add three back points to hold a 9-2 lead.
Jochym took down Fox from neutral to start the third period. Fox was hit with numerous stalling calls in the third period. With riding time, Jochym won a 13-2 major decision.
Cornell will wrestle its third dual of the weekend on Sunday at Binghamton. The 5 p.m. dual will be televised live on Time Warner Sports channel. The dual will also be broadcast live on the radio at 1160espn.com
No. 5 Cornell def. Penn, 21-17
125 - #6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) wins by forfeit, Cornell leads, 6-0
133 - #15 Bryan Ortenzio (Penn) def. Nick Pena (Cornell), 4-3 Cornell leads, 6-3
141 - #12 Zack Kemmerer (Penn) def. #15 Mike Nevinger (Cornell), 9-1 Penn leads, 7-6
149 – Chris Villalonga (Cornell) def. Steve Robertson (Penn), 5-3 Cornell leads, 9-7
157 – Craig Eifert (Cornell) def. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 6-3 Cornell leads, 12-7
165 – Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) def. Derek Schreiner (Cornell), 8-0 Cornell leads, 12-11
174 – Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) def. Ian Korb (Penn), 4-2 Cornell leads, 15-11
184 - #3 Steve Bosak (Cornell) def. Erich Smith (Penn), 6-0 Cornell leads, 18-11
197 - #1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) def. #9 Micah Burak, 3-0 Cornell leads, 21-11
285 – Steve Graziano (Penn) def. Maciej Jochym (Cornell), FALL 1:04, Cornell leads, 21-17
No. 5 Cornell def. Princeton, 30-9
125: No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) win by forfeit, Cornell leads 6-0
133: Nick Pena (Cornell) dec. Joe DeQuinzio (Princeton), 6-2 , Cornell leads 9-0
141: No. 19 Adam Krop (Princeton) dec. No. 15 Mike Nevinger (Cornell), Cornell leads, 9-3
149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Zach Bintliff (Princeton), 6-0, Cornell leads 12-3
157: Daniel Kolodzik (Princeton) dec. Craig Eifert (Cornell), 8-3, Cornell leads 12-6
165: Derek Schreiner (Cornell) dec. Rich Eva (Princeton), 7-4, Cornell leads 15-6
174: Andy Lowy (Princeton) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Cornell), Cornell leads, 15-9
184: No. 3 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Dan Santoro (Princeton), 2:29, Cornell leads, 21-9
197: Cam Simaz (Cornell) tech fall Kurt Brendel (Princeton), 23-8, Cornell leads 26-9
HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) vs. Charles Fox (Princeton) , 14-2, Cornell wins 30-9
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