The Scarlet Knights (10-5, 5-3 EIWA) are coming off a 26-10 loss to No. 24 Lehigh, 26-10, on Feb. 10. Only three Scarlet Knights came up with victories against the Mountain Hawks. Dan Hilt (Manalapan, N.J.) won a 3-0 decision against LU's Kevin Vinh at 133 pounds. At 165, Matt Pletcher (Eastampton, N.J.) beat Manuel Schubert, 6-2, registering his ninth win out of the last 10 matches. At 197 pounds, Lamar Brown (Red Bank, N.J.) recorded a major decision win over Eddy Silverman, 13-5, moving to 7-2 on the year.
Drexel leads the all-time series with the Scarlet Knights, 9-7, including an 8-6 mark against teams under the direction of head coach John Sacchi Last season, the Dragons won a 28-10 match-up, having won three of the last four meetings.
Rutgers is led by Jack Barrett (Metuchen, N.J.)who has a 16-13 mark on the year, while Hilt is 14-13 and freshman Chris Norrell (Phillipsburg, N.J.) owns a 14-14 mark. Norrell leads the team in pins with eight, including four in the last seven matches.
Following the match-up with the Dragons, the Scarlet Knights will travel to East Stroudsburg, Pa., to compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships from March 2-3.
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