The Dragons opened with a victory over Colonial Athletic Association opponent James Madison, 37-3. Reigning CAA Rookie of the Year Steve Mytych opened the match with a convincing technical fall win at 125 pounds over Nhat Nguyen. Fellow sophomore Greg Jensen pinned Shawn Horst in what was a close match. Jensen started the second period on the bottom and executed a reversal and pinned Horst just seconds later.
Mark Cartella and Billy Haydt both won their first match after redshirting last season. Cartella fought through an ankle injury to take a 9-2 decision at 149 pounds while Haydt earned a tough 5-2 win at 165 pounds. Cartella would not wrestle in the Dragons' final two matches.
Last season's 30-match winners, Ryan Hluschak and Nick Kozar each started his season with a victory. Hluschak earned an 11-4 win while Kozar registered a 14-5 major decision triumph.
Sophomore Justin Terhune showed he has recovered from a knee injury that ended his first collegiate season early. Terhune executed a takedown with just 11 seconds remaining in the match to clinch an 8-5 win over Dan Rafeedie.
Jon Oplinger and Chris Cowen each earned bonus points for his victory. Oplinger earned a 17-6 major decision win at 197 pounds while Cowen pinned Zack Winfrey to earn the Dragons six points.
Bucknell defeated Maryland, 27-14, in the other noon match at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
In the Dragons' second match, Coach Childs' squad defeated Bucknell, 26-10.
Mytych opened the match with a major decision victory over Greg Hart, 15-3. Sophomore 141-pounder James Therrien wrestled his first match of the 2006-07 season and earned a 6-1 victory. Kris Park spelled Ryan Hluschak and earned an injury default victory after Park earned a takedown and a near fall and the Bisons' Mike Powers was unable to continue. Kozar picked up his second victory of the day when he earned a 9-4 decision over Shane Riccio. Terhune, Oplinger and Cowen all followed with their second wins of the day as the Dragons finished off the Bison. Oplinger earned his second bonus point of the day for a major decision.
In the other 1:30 p.m. match, Maryland defeated James Madison, 35-3.
In Drexel's final match of the meet, the Dragons dropped a tough match to Maryland, 22-12.
Steve Mytych opened the match with a thrilling 6-5 win in the second tiebreaker. Maryland won the next three matches until Hluschak earned a 5-2 victory for his second triumph of the day. After Maryland won the 165-pound match, Kozar earned his third victory of the day when he broke open a close match with a takedown and near fall with less than one minute remaining in his match to defeat Mike Letts, 8-2. Terhune followed with a hard-fought 7-4 decision over Rich Dipietro. However, Hudson Taylor outpointed Oplinger 3-0 in the 197-pound bout to clinch the match for the Terrapins.
In the other match at 3:00 p.m. Bucknell defeated James Madison, 24-9.
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