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    Princeton routs Penn, Kolodzik posts another top-20 win

    The most anticipated individual match lived up to the hype and wasn't determined until the final seconds. The team dual, however, was another story; Princeton posted its fourth straight win over Penn in dominant fashion, winning eight of 10 individual matches at the Palestra during a 28-6 victory.

    Princeton improved to 8-6 overall with the win and clinched second place outright in the Ivy League with a 4-1 mark. The Tigers will conclude their regular season next weekend when they return to Philadelphia for a Saturday showdown at Drexel.

    With Princeton leading 6-3, nationally ranked wrestlers Matthew Kolodzik (No. 2) and Anthony Artalona (No. 13) took the mat for the highlight showdown at 149. Kolodzik got the scoring going with a quick takedown off a restart in the first period, but Artalona evened the score with escapes in the first and second period.

    Artalona gave the Palestra a quick jolt with a single-leg takedown, but Kolodzik scored a reversal within seconds to even the score at 4-4. Artalona escaped, and Kolodzik matched it in the third period to even the match at 5-5 heading into the final seconds. For some, that would be a moment of pressure, but Kolodzik has shown time and again an ability to get the final takedown when he needs it most.

    Kolodzik's takedown with 25 seconds remaining secured a 7-5 win, and freshman Quincy Monday followed with a 10-5 win at 157 to become the only Princeton wrestler to go a perfect 5-0 in the Ivy League.

    A tight 2-1 win by Leonard Merkin at 165 opened the floodgates for Princeton, which got major decisions from both Travis Stefanik and Kevin Parker, followed by a technical fall for third-ranked Patrick Brucki, to put together another dominant Princeton win.

    Results:
    125 – #10 Patrick Glory (Pr) dec. Carmen Ferrante 10-3
    133 – Doug Zapf (Pe) dec. Jonathan Gomez 1-0
    141 – Marshall Keller (Pr) dec. AJ Vendici 6-4
    149 – #2 Matthew Kolodzik (Pr) dec. #13 Anthony Artalona 7-5
    157 – Quincy Monday (Pr) dec. Joe Oliva 10-5
    165 – Leonard Merkin (Pr) dec. Evan DeLuise 2-1
    174 – Travis Stefanik (Pr) mdec. Jake Hendricks 10-2
    184 – Kevin Parker (Pr) mdec. Robert Ng 14-3
    197 – #3 Patrick Brucki (Pr) TTF Greg Bensley 17-2
    285 – Ben Goldin (Pe) dec. Kendall Elfstrum 4-0

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