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    Drexel earns victory over Cal Poly

    SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. --The Drexel wrestling team earned a 28-12 victory over Cal Poly in dual action on Friday night to kick off action its brief west coast trip. Matthew Cimato, who is currently ranked 14th in the nation at 149 pounds by WrestlingReport earned a technical fall, while No. 22 Kevin Devoy Jr. and Zack Fuentes added major decisions at 141 and 125 respectively in the winning effort.

    The night started off with Fuentes' major decision, which put the Dragons ahead, 4-0 early. The Mustangs were able to get on the board in the 133 pound match as Jason Delacruz edged out Franco Ferraina in the first sudden victory period. Devoy came up next and extended the Dragons' lead to 8-3 and then Cimato's tech fall made it a 13-3 Drexel advantage.

    While Cal Poly would pick up three points with a decision at 157, Austin Rose, Nick Elmer, and Stephen Loiseau won three consecutive matches for the Dragons to create a 22-6 lead over the Mustangs. Despite a late pin from JT Goodwin at 197 pounds to double its team score, Cal Poly would not be able to overcome the deficit the Dragons had created.

    With the victory, the Dragons improve to 2-2 in dual competition. Cal Poly moves to 1-2 on the season.

    Drexel returns to action when members of the squad will compete in the Road Runner Open in Fresno, Calif. to close out the west coast road-trip. Competition at the tournament is expected to begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time/noon Eastern.

    Results:
    125: Zack Fuentes (DU) MAJ David Gonzalez (CP), 8-0
    133: Jason Delacruz (CP) DEC Franco Ferraina (DU), 4-2 (SV-1)
    141: No. 22 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) MAJ Colton Schilling (CP), 13-2
    149: No. 14 Matthew Cimato (DU) TF Joshua Cortez (CP), 21-3
    157: Colt Shorts (CP) DEC Richard Viruet (DU), 8-4
    165: Austin Rose (DU) DEC Xavier Johnson (CP), 6-1
    174: Nick Elmer (DU) DEC Sohrab Movahedi (CP), 3-2
    184: Stephen Loiseau (DU) DEC Mitchell Woods (CP), 8-4
    197: JT Goodwin (CP) WBF Joshua Murphy (DU) @ 1:32
    285: Joey Goodhart (DU) wins by forfeit

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