The Drexel University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted Northeastern University and the University of Delaware Jan. 5. The men competed against Delaware while the women competed against both Northeastern and Delaware. The Dragons were victorious over their fellow Colonial Athletic Association opponents which gives the teams a great start to 2019 leading up to the CAA Championships Feb. 20-23.

The women defeated Northeastern by a final score of 156.5-143.5 and defeated Delaware 185.5-114.5. The men dominated Delaware by a final score of 179-93. The women had 21 top-three finishes (five first-place) and swept the 200-yard individual medley event, while the men had 33 top-three finishes (12 first-place) and swept six of the 16 events. It was clear that all of the training leading up to their 2019 home opener contributed to their success as individuals and as a team.

Beginning with the 200-yard medley relays, the women’s team, composed of junior Alexa Kutch, sophomore Gabrielle Rudy, junior Hollie Hopf and sophomore Natalie Gundling took first place ahead of Northeastern by over a second. The three men’s 200-yard medley relays teams swam the three fastest times of the event. The winning team was composed of junior Jason Arthur, senior Ralph Cannarozzi III, freshman Paris Raptis and junior Stathis Malamas. They won with a time of 1:32.37.

The men placed second and third in the 1000-yard freestyle. Senior Luke Hanner was second with a time of 9:42.51 just over two seconds behind first-place winner Kevin Basch from Delaware.

In the 200-yard free events, freshman Jordan Washart had a fantastic performance with a second-place finish with a time of 1:56.53. The men took first and second in this event. Senior Patrick Cobb swam to a winning time of 1:41.77 with junior JonPat Ransom following behind with a time of 1:44.16.

In the 100-yard backstroke, Kutch placed first for the women’s team with a time of 57.11 and junior Alicia Diaz came in second behind her with a time of 57.75. Arthur took first place in this event ahead of Delaware’s Asher Kiely for second and Drexel sophomore Rhys Kawaguchi for third.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, the men swept the event. Cannarozzi had the winning time of 57.85, senior Harrison Schultz finished second with a time of 58.18 and sophomore Zachary Valenzuela finished third. The women were also successful taking first and third in this event. Freshman Megan Sicinski swam the winning time of 1:06.01 ahead of Delaware’s Taylor Draganosky and Drexel senior Rebecca Churchill.

The 200-yard butterfly saw another sweep for the men with Raptis taking first with a time of 1:49.12, which set a new pool record. Sophomore John Klein was a little over four seconds behind Raptis for second, and freshman Even Wagner took third. On the women’s side, senior April Forsthoffer took second place behind Delaware’s Mina Feyrer, but ahead of Northeastern’s Kelly Cheng.

Drexel’s name just kept being announced as the events continued. In the 50-yard free, Rudy and Hopf took second and third, respectively, for the women behind Northeastern’s Megan Clark. The men swept the event with sophomore Kiran Richardson taking first, freshman John Scully in second and Malamas in third.

For the diving events, freshman Becca Demaree took third place in the women’s 3-meter dive with a score of 222.50 behind Northeastern’s Elly Morrison and Delaware’s Jessica Antonio. Junior Anthony Musciano was the only male diver at the competition and thus claimed first place in both diving events: the 1-meter dive where he finished with a score of 294.90 and the 3-meter dive with a score of 248.10. Demaree also had success in the 1-meter dive where she placed second ahead of Sabrina Chan of Northeastern but behind Antonio.

The men took a sweep of the 100-yard free event. Richardson swam a first-place finish in 46.30 with Malamas behind at 46.36 and junior David Kneiss at 47.23. The 200-yard back event saw the women take a second place finish by Diaz with a time of 2:05.90 only 0.76 seconds behind Northeastern’s Bailey Smith. Arthur and Kawaguchi claimed first and third in the event.

Rudy and Sicinski battled it out in the women’s 200-yard breast event. Rudy finished just ahead of Sicinski with a time of 2:22.02. Sicinski was close behind with a time of 2:22.66. The men took another sweep with Cannarozzi winning with a time of 2:11.15, senior Joseph Brown took second with a time of 2:12.82 and Schultz took third with a time of 2:13.54.

In one of the longer events, the 500-yard free, Washart and Gundling placed second and third for the women’s team behind Northeastern’s Carly Schnabel. The men had a first-place finish from Cobb with a time of 4:31.98 almost 10 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Basch (Delaware). Senior Dane Bell came in third.

Forsthoffer just narrowly won the women’s 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.49. Northeastern’s Cheng swam to a time of 57.51 for second place and Delaware’s Feyrer got third with a time of 57.56. The women then swept the 200-yard IM event with Rudy taking first ahead of Forsthoffer in second and Sicinski in third. They concluded the day with a second-place finish in the 400-yard free relay with a time of 3:35.61 behind Northeastern who took the win.

A successful competition for the Dragons. Both teams have not lost a meet at home so far this season. This week, Cobb received the CAA Swimmer of the Week honor and Musciano received the CAA Diver of the Week honor.

Next, the teams will travel to Towson, Maryland, to compete against the Towson University Tigers Jan. 12 before returning to the Daskalakis Athletic Center to host their senior meet against Georgetown University Jan. 19 at 12 p.m. Come out and support the Dragons as they attempt to keep their perfect record at home!

The Drexel University men’s and women’s swimming teams sent select individuals who qualified to compete in the 2018 AT&T Winter National Championships Nov. 28-Dec. 1.

Junior Alexa Kutch was the standout performer for the Dragons as she was the only athlete to move on from the preliminary trials to the finals. She competed in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events. In the 100-meter back Nov. 30, she swam the seventh fastest time in prelims which earned her a spot in the top final later that day. In the final, she placed eighth overall clocking in with a time of 1:02.76. She swam faster in the prelims, where she posted a time of 1:02.36, which was a 2020 Olympic Trial Cut time.

In the 200-meter back event, Kutch placed 27th after prelims, which was just outside the top 24 who would move on to the finals Dec. 1.

Other Dragons also competed on the second day of competition, Nov. 29. Senior Patrick Cobb competed in the 400-meter freestyle event, but placed 38th after prelims, which did not qualify him for a spot in the finals. Junior Stathis Malamas competed in the 50-meter free, but unfortunately he did not move on to the finals either.

Along with Kutch on the third day of competition Nov. 30, sophomore Gabrielle Rudy competed in the 100-meter breaststroke, Cobb and Malamas swam the 200-meter free, junior Joe Short swam the 100-meter butterfly and seniors Joseph Brown and Ralph Cannarozzi III competed in the 100-meter breaststroke. The Dragons, however, did not make it to the finals after these races.

On the final day of competition Dec. 1, Malamas swam in the 100-meter free, and Brown bested Cannarozzi in the 200-meter breast, but none of these swims were fast enough to make the finals.

The Dragons will not return to competition until the new year. Just before classes begin at Drexel, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host Northeastern University and the University of Delaware at the Daskalakis Athletic Center pools Jan. 5 at 12 p.m.

Last season, the Dragons easily defeated Delaware. The women had a final score of 161-119, and the men had a final score of 167-126. The Dragons will be looking to have a similar outcome against their Colonial Athletic Association rivals.

Two more competitions will occur in January to complete the season before the Dragons return once again to the CAA Conference Championships Feb. 20-23, which will be hosted this year in Blacksburg, Virginia. The swimming and diving teams will face Towson University Jan. 12 with the diving team competing at 10 a.m. and the swimming races beginning at 1 p.m. The final meet of the season will be the senior meet Jan. 19 against Georgetown University in the DAC.

The Drexel University men’s basketball team traveled to La Salle University for an inner city matchup featuring two Philadelphia teams Nov. 17. The matchup was a great opportunity for Drexel to beat a well-known basketball school among college basketball fans.

The Dragons made the most of their opportunity as they led the Explorers by six at halftime. Senior Troy Harper and junior Alihan Demir led the Dragons with seven points each as part of a balanced Drexel offense. The first half featured a tough defensive battle, as both teams settled for a 35-29 score, but the second half was a different story. The Explorers outscored Drexel by just one point in the frame, 55-54, as both teams traded buckets all night. La Salle’s second half surge was not enough to beat the Dragons, however, the performances of Harper and Demir were too much for them to handle. Harper finished off the day scoring 17 of his 24 points in the second half. Harper scored 14 of his points from the free throw line. Demir racked up 21 points on 7-13 shooting. Despite the win, the Dragons struggled mightily from the three-point line going only 3-14. The final score of the game was 89-84.

The Dragons looked to build on this momentum as they headed back home to play Boston University Nov. 21. Drexel had the lead from tip off all the way to the end, dominating in all aspects of the game. Though they only led by six at the half, the Dragons kicked it into high gear for the second half, as they outscored BU by 13 points and fed off the Dragon faithful’s homefield energy. Drexel saw a great performance from freshman Camren Wynter who finished with a career high 22 points. The Dragons outrebounded BU 40-21 as well, which helped establish their presence in the paint and led to plenty of offensive opportunities.

The Dragons hosted the New Jersey Institute of Technology Nov. 28. Drexel took the lead early in this one, going on a 9-2 run. However, the lead did not last for long as NJIT went on a 13-0 run of their own in response. Despite the hot start, the Dragons trailed at the half by a score of 45-36. NJIT was led by senior Abdul Lewis, who had 13 points at halftime on 4-6 shooting. Demir had the hot hand for the Dragons in the first half, shooting 5-7 resulting in 10 points scored. While Drexel outscored NJIT in the second half 31-25, the first half deficit was too much to overcome. Despite the loss, Drexel outrebounded NJIT 49-32.

As a whole, Drexel is 3-4 on the season. Drexel will host Robert Morris University (3-3) Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

The Drexel University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the Patriot Invitational in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov. 15-17. Both teams had an overall second-place finish behind Colonial Athletic Association rivals University of North Carolina Wilmington. The women’s team came away with five gold, six silver and seven bronze medals. The men’s team brought home six gold, three silver and five bronze. Last season, at the 2018 CAA Championships, the Dragons placed ahead of UNCW. The results of the Patriot Invitational will definitely help fuel the Dragons as they progress through the rest of the season leading up to the 2019 CAA Championships.

On the first day of competition, winners were crowned in the 200-yard freestyle relays, 500-yard free, 200-yard individual medleys, 50-yard free, 400-yard medley relays, the women’s 3-meter dive and the men’s 1-meter dive.

The women’s swimming team showed great strength in the 200-yard freestyle relay coming in second behind UNCW in a very competitive field. In the 200-yard IM, senior April Forsthoffer and junior Alicia Diaz took second and third, respectively. Forsthoffer placed ahead of Diaz by only 0.18 seconds but was behind first-place winner Danica Garbett from Florida Atlantic University by just about a second. The women placed first in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:44.77 ahead of UNCW who came in with a time of 3:46.47.

The men’s swimming team also had a good showing on the first day. In the 200-yard free relay, Drexel came in third behind UNCW and George Mason University. Less than a second separated first through third place. Senior Patrick Cobb swam to a second place finish in the 500-yard free with a time of 4:31.62. Junior Jason Arthur had a fantastic swim for a first place finish in the 200-yard IM. His final time was 1:48.22 which was almost four seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Matching the women’s team, the men also claimed first place in the 400-yard medley relay. The men had an incredible finish by a narrow margin of only 0.43 seconds ahead of UNCW.

On the second day of competition, teams competed in the 200-yard medley relays, 400-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard free, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke, 800-yard free relays, the women’s 1-meter dive and the men’s 3-meter dive.

The women’s team opened the second day with a team win in the 200-yard medley relay. In the 100-yard fly, Forsthoffer took another second-place finish with fellow senior Charlotte Myers in third place. UNCW’s Vivian Louviere touched the wall just 0.37 seconds ahead of Forsthoffer. The next win of the day came from sophomore Gabrielle Rudy in the 100-yard breast with freshman Megan Sicinski earning a third-place finish as well. In her dominance, junior Alexa Kutch took first place in the 100-yard back two seconds ahead of Diaz for a one-two finish. To cap the day for the swimming events, the women placed third in the 800-yard free relay behind Seton Hall University and the University of Maryland Baltimore.

On the men’s side, the team placed third in the 200-yard medley relays just 0.21 seconds behind second-place finishers from George Mason. In the 100-yard fly, freshman Paris Raptis placed second with a time of 49.40 seconds just behind William Countie from UNCW. Cobb slipped out of the top standings in the 200-yard free as he only managed to grab sixth place in the finals. Senior Ralph Cannarozzi III took first in the 100-yard breast just breaking 55 seconds. Arthur earned second place in the 100-yard back behind UNCW’s Countie. The men finished the day with a third-place finish in the 800-yard free relay behind George Mason and Seton Hall.

On the final day, athletes competed in the 1,650-yard free, 200-yard back, 100-yard free, 200-yard breast, 200-yard fly and 400-yard free relays.

Another one-two finish from Kutch and Diaz occured in the 200-yard back. Kutch swam out in front to finish with a time of 1:56.65 with Diaz behind in 2:00.23. Rudy took third place in the 200-yard breast. Forsthoffer bested Florida Atlantic’s Garbett in the 200-yard fly touching the wall just 0.18 seconds ahead for a second-place finish. In the 400-yard free relay, the Dragons came in third place with a time of 3:28.76. UNCW took first place with American University in second.

The men completed the day with a fourth-place finish from Cobb in the 1,650-yard free. Arthur took first in the 200-yard back with a time of 1:45.54 which was over a second ahead of second-place finisher Alexander Gliese from UMBC. Junior Stathis Malamas finished in fourth only 0.53 seconds behind first place in the 100-yard free. Cannarozzi placed third in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:02.78. Raptis took first in the 200-yard fly ahead of Connor Forsythe and Noah Cahan from UNCW. In the 400-yard relays, the men finished in third place, behind UNCW and George Mason yet again.

Overall, the women’s team had 24 personal best times with 76 season bests. The men also had 15 personal bests and 111 season best swims.

The Dragons sent Kutch and Rudy from the women’s team and Cobb, Malamas, junior Joe Short, senior Joseph Brown and Cannarozzi from the men’s team to compete at the 2018 AT&T Winter National Championships Nov. 28 to Dec. 1.

To begin the new year, the Dragons will host two CAA teams: Northeastern University and the University of Delaware Jan. 5 at noon at the Daskalakis Athletic Center pool.

After a dominating win over Dickinson College by Drexel University’s men’s and women’s squash teams, and a devastating loss by the men and close loss by the women against the University of Pennsylvania, the Dragons looked to get back to winning records with home matches at the Kline & Specter Squash Center. Both the men’s and women’s teams also played the University of Virginia Nov. 17, and the women’s team had a match against Stanford University Nov. 18.

The men’s team got off to a very strong start against UVA, as freshmen Noel Heaton, Filip Krueger and Matias Knudsen all defeated their opponents. Heaton got a shutout win over Jarett Odrich, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9. Krueger and Knudson both lost a game, but ended up winning their matches, 11-4, 11-13, 12-10, 11-1 and 9-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4, respectively. However, during the next match, senior Will Grady went down in straight sets, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7.

Up three games to one, the Dragons were off to a strong start. Senior Luke Willemse kept this going with a 3-0 win over Grayson Bubrosky 11-7, 11-5, 11-8. Senior Bransten Ming also got a win over Patrick McElroy 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 to put the Dragons up 5-1. The Dragons won one last game before losing two, but ended up winning 6-3 over UVA.

The women’s team had a very similar result against UVA with their 6-3 win. They started off by winning their first three matches with wins by sophomores Hannah Blatt, Mariam Kamal and Ona Prokes. All three played very contested matches but ended up with 3-1 wins. Blatt defeated Emily Woodworth, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, while Kamal defeated Amanda Haywood and Prokes defeated Diane Tyson 11-8, 3-111, 11-8, 11-7 and 12-10, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, respectively. However, senior Apoorva Addepalli lost in straight sets, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7, getting Drexel to a 3-1 lead.

In the second round, freshman Brooke Herring and senior Fiona Power both won in straight sets, powering the Dragons to a 5-1 lead. Herring defeated Caroline Baldwin 13-11, 11-7, 11-3, while Power played a much more contested match, but came away with the win, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7. Afterward, sophomore Stephanie Ryan played a very contested match, where after winning the first two matches by a small margin, she lost the third, but bounced back to give the Dragons a 6-1 lead. UVA won the next two games, but it was not enough to overtake the Dragons.

The women had additional matches against Stanford. However, this matchup did not go as well as the previous one. Blatt and Kamal came out with straight set wins, with Blatt winning against Chloe Chemtob, someone she had not beaten previously. But, after that, every match was a loss for the Dragons. Ryan and Prokes had games that were close, but were not enough to beat Stanford, who won 7-2.

Both the men’s and women’s teams returned to the Kline & Specter Squash Center to play Dartmouth College Nov. 28. The women defeated Dartmouth 5-4, but the men unfortunately lost 7-2.

The squash teams will face Yale University Nov. 30 and Williams College Dec. 1.

The Drexel University men’s basketball team started their season on the road as they traveled to Ypsilanti, Michigan, to play Eastern Michigan University of the Mid-American Conference Nov. 9.

The first half of the game was a seesaw battle, as Drexel was able to keep up with a surprisingly strong Eastern Michigan team. Drexel had a lot of success beyond the arc in the first half hitting seven three-pointers, which accounted for 21 of their 28 total points. Drexel was led by graduate student Trevor John, who shined in his first game as a Dragon. John scored 19 points in his debut, going six for 17 from deep. In the second half, the Dragons found themselves in a 12-point hole against Eastern Michigan thanks to Eagles senior Paul Jackson. Jackson showed incredible energy after halftime, scoring 11 of his team’s first 20 points of the half. Jackson led all scorers with 20 points to go along with six assists and four rebounds. Drexel showed some resilience, fighting back to tie the game at 62 after a John three-pointer with one minute remaining. Unfortunately, that was the last time the Dragons would score, as EMU’s junior Boubacar Toure sealed the win by scoring the final four points of the game.

Despite the loss the Dragons played very well as a team statistically. The Dragons shot 13-34 from three, going 38 percent from beyond the arc. They also had 17 assists as a team, displaying the ability to move the ball and find open shooters. Junior Kurk Lee performed well for the Dragons scoring 13 points, including shooting 4-7 from three to go along with four assists, four rebounds and two steals.

The Dragons next game in the Hub City classic was against Rutgers University Nov. 11. Drexel was able to keep up with the Scarlet Knights, and only trailed by seven points at halftime.  The Rutgers team was led by sophomore Geo Baker, who had 15 points in the first half. Despite this, the Dragons trailed by only three points after one minute into the second half. Unfortunately, the Dragons were unable to keep up with Rutgers for the rest of the game. Midway through the second half the Scarlet Knights went on a 33-5 run until around the five minute mark. Drexel could not contain junior Eugene Omoruyi who finished the game with 24 points, including four three-pointers to go along with 10 rebounds. Lee had a good showing for the Dragons hitting four three-pointers  in six attempts for the second consecutive game. The Dragons struggled defending the three as they allowed Rutgers to shoot 53 percent hitting 14-26 attempts.

The Dragons had their first home game of the year as they hosted Bryn Athyn College, a Division III school Nov. 14. The Dragons dominated this matchup. Drexel was led by John who hit eight three-pointers. Junior Zach Walton was also impressive with 15 points. The Dragons defeated Bryn Athyn with a score of 118-41. This is a new record for the most points scored during a game and for the most points scored during regulation time, beating the previous records of 115 and 109 points, respectively. Drexel’s next game will be Nov. 17 with an away game against La Salle University. Then they travel to Ohio Nov. 18 to play Bowling Green State University. This should be a great game to look forward to, especially with all the momentum the Dragons have coming off that large win.

In the aftermath of a promising start to the season at the Daskalakis Athletic Center, the Drexel University men’s wrestling team headed to New York Nov. 10, to face off against three schools at the 2018 Journeymen MyHouse Northeast Duals. The University of Nebraska and Purdue University are recognized nationally as collegiate wrestling powerhouses.

Despite the pedigree of their opponents, Drexel came into their matches believing they could pull off some shocking results. While their courage was admirable, the Dragons ultimately fell short of their lofty expectations as they lost to both Nebraska and Purdue. Drexel walked away with a victory in their final matchup of the day against The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel, finishing the tourney with a 1-2 record.

Drexel lost their matchups in the lower weight classes against Nebraska, but the final scores accurately reflected just how close it was. Freshman Antonio Mininno put up a good fight in the 125 weight class, but fell short by one point to Nebraska veteran Zeke Moisey, with the  scoreboard reading 8-7. Soon after, freshman Ty Smith took a back and forth thriller at 133 pounds against Christian Miller with a final score of 16-10, providing Drexel’s lightweights with their sole win. Junior Nick Widmann lost at 141 pounds to Nebraska’s Chad Red, with another close result of 2-1.

As soon as the middle weight matchups began, Nebraska began to assert their dominance. Sophomore Trevor Elfvin was soundly beaten 14-2 by junior Collin Purinton at 149 pounds. Elfvin’s fellow sophomore Evan Barczak also took a big loss at 157 pounds, outscored 12-2 by senior Tyler Berger. Drexel briefly halted the advance of Nebraska with junior Ebed Jarrell’s surprise 6-3 win over Isaiah White, one of the nation’s top performers at the 165-pound weight class, but the momentum was quickly back on Nebraska’s side after redshirt freshman David Hoffman had a technical fall loss at 174 pounds to another redshirt, Mikey Labriola.

The story was the same for Drexel’s matchups in the heavier weights. At 184 pounds, junior Owen Brooks suffered a loss by pin to sophomore Taylor Venz. Senior Stephen Loiseau managed to round up some spare points against Nebraska at 197 in his 10-6 decision win over sophomore Eric Schultz, but Drexel closed out the day against the Huskers with a loss at 285 as Drexel redshirt senior Joey Goodhart was decisioned 5-2 by junior Patrick Grayson.

The Dragons took their first lost admirably, as they went into competition against Purdue with a steely resolve. While they couldn’t find the win, outpointed again 25-14, each category could have gone either way. Drexel’s lighter weights fell to Purdue early on. Freshman Dante Mininno, brother of Antonio, endured a technical fall loss at 125 pounds to redshirt freshman Bjorn Schroeder, while sophomores Chandler Olson and Julian Flores took losses at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. Olson was on the end of several ankle picks by senior Ben Thornton 10-0, and Flores was outgrappled by redshirt junior Nate Limmex, who won 4-0.

Barczak secured redemption for himself against Purdue, defeating redshirt junior Austin Nash 8-2 at 157. The same could not be said for Elfvin, as he fell again at 149 pounds, this time from a pin by redshirt freshman Parker Fillius. Jarrell continued his win streak at 165, taking out redshirt junior Cole Wysocki by a 4-1 decision. Redshirt freshman Bryan McLaughlin dropped a razor thin 2-1 decision to redshirt junior Dylan Lydy at 174 pounds.

While they weren’t enough to rally back against Purdue, the Drexel heavyweights brought the best they could against the Boilermakers. Though Brooks saw another loss at 184 pounds, a 15-2 beatdown by sophomore Max Lyon. Loiseau and Goodhart scored impressive victories for the Dragons. Loiseau notched his second win of the day with a technical fall over redshirt freshman David Eli at 197 pounds, followed up by Goodhart’s grueling marathon of a match at 285 pounds that saw him earn a 3-1 decision over redshirt senior Jacob Aven in overtime.

Going up against The Citadel for their finale, the blood of Drexel’s Dragons was boiling, and they knew they had to put their stamp on the competition even though they’d finish with a losing record. It was hardly surprising then, but Drexel didn’t allow The Citadel a single match, sweeping the bulldogs 41-0.

Two freshmen collided at 125 pounds, as Antonio Mininno broke even in the category on the day with a 3-2 win over Anthony New. Smith won again at 133 pounds, dominating senior Paddy Kearney en route to a 13-5 decision. Redemption also smiled at Widmann at 141 pounds, as he outlasted sophomore Ethan Phillips 11-9 to get the win.

Elfvin was granted consolation for his previous decision losses at 149 pounds by pinning freshman Chon Porter. Barczak improved to a winning record on his third match, which saw him defeat Ryan Burris at 157 pounds, 8-2. Jarrell went undefeated at 165, making short work of freshman Dazjon Casto with a pin victory. McLaughlin, unhappily missing out on a win against Purdue by a point, decided he didn’t want the 174-pound match going to the scoreboard again, quickly pinning sophomore Michael Lopouchanski to even out his record.

Brooks, despite not managing to improve to a 0.500 percentage, ended his day with a win at 184 pounds, battling out a 7-6 decision against junior Martin Duane. Loiseau showed off his veteran savvy at 197 pounds with a 2-0 win over Sawyer Root, another senior, going unchallenged throughout the meet. The last match of the day for Drexel was a good one for 285-pound Joey Goodhart, who fended off junior Michael McAleavey, and left the mat with an 8-0 win.

Before traveling to the Big Apple, Drexel comfortably held an undefeated 2-0 record. After just one weekend, they are 3-2 after facing some of the nation’s top squads. In wrestling it is said that when sharing the mat with a greatly talented wrestler, their skill rubs off on whoever they face. The Drexel wrestlers will hope to use what they have learned when competing against some of the greats in their next match. Drexel will return Nov. 18 to compete in the 23rd annual Keystone Classic at the University of Pennsylvania, who will host some of the most talented teams in the nation.

The Drexel University men’s and women’s squash teams started off their season in the Pennsylvania State Classic where they faced No. 18 Dickinson College Nov. 10 and No. 7 University of Pennsylvania Nov. 11. They started the season ranked No. 11, as the men’s team will look to bounce back from 9-11 finish last season, while the women’s team will look to continue their winning streak, as they finished 11-8 last season.

In their first game of the the weekend against Dickinson, the Dragons dominated in every aspect of the match. Senior Bransten Ming set the pace for the rest of the team as he defeated Abdelrahman Elsergany 11-7, 11-6, 11-6. The dominance continued with freshman Mathias Knudsen, who won over Sergio Martin 11-5, 11-3, 11-7, for his first ever victory. Sophomore Dylan Kachur continued the streak with a strong win over Alex Wathes 11-5, 11-3, 11-8. Freshmen Filip Krueger and Noel Heaton added to the Dragons wins with Krueger winning 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 and Heaton winning 11-5, 11-3, 11-8.  Senior Royston Raymond was the first to lose a set in a game, but he managed to win 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7. Dickinson’s Cory Litman pushed his match to five games against senior Joshua Hughes, but managed to win three games to two. Senior Will Grady was the highlight of the match, earning his first career win against Andrew Strudwick 13-15, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9. Freshman Shaan Dalal and senior Ryan Leslie finished out the competition by defeating their opponents 3-1, leading to Drexel’s 9-0 shutout of Dickinson.

The women’s team had the same results, as they also shut out Dickinson 9-0. Junior Anna Hughes started off the competition with a 3-1 game win over Courtney Trail. Sophomore Hannah Blatt came back from a two-game deficit to win 7-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8. Both freshman Brooke Herring and sophomore Stephanie Ryan cruised past their opponents with 3-0 wins, with Herring winning 11-7, 11-6, 11-1 and Ryan winning 11-4, 11-3, 11-5. Sophomore Ona Prokes and senior Fiona Power had the same fates for their opponents, destroying them 11-4, 11-3, 11-2 and 11-1, 11-7, 11-3, respectively. The last four Dragons, Senior Apoorva Addepalli, sophomore Emma MacGillivray and freshmen Rose Lawrence and Catie Castelli, finished off the competition with 3-0 wins, putting them on top of the men with more shutout wins.

Both the men’s and women’s teams moved onto Penn the next day, but neither had as much luck with this opponent. The men’s team was defeated 8-1 by the Quakers, with Knudsen getting the only victory of the night. He had a spectacular 3-0 win over David Yacobucci, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5. Raymond won the first game, but failed to do so again for the rest of the four-game matches. Krueger also lost in four-game matches.

The women’s team had a better showing against Penn, but ended up losing 5-4. MacGillivray and Power got the Dragons off to a strong start by winning in straight sets, 11-7, 11-1, 15-13 and 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 respectively. Herring played a very close game against Jamila Tamer and ended up winning 11-3, 12-10, 11-6. Prokes was up 2-1 against Lindsay Stanley, when the competition was tied 4-4, but Stanley came back in the last two games to give Penn the win.

Both the men’s and women’s teams, now 1-1, will move on to host the University of Virginia at the Kline & Specter Squash Center Nov 17. The women will play first at 10 a.m. and the men will follow at 11:30 a.m.

After such a successful season last year, the Drexel University men’s wrestling team looks to dominate once again. It is going to be hard to keep up with their 12-4 record from last season, where they were 6-4 in the conference, but a doubleheader in the Daskalakis Athletic Center was the perfect return for such a strong team.

The first match of the day Nov. 4 was against Keystone College, which is coached by former Drexel standout wrestler Steve Mytych. The Dragons were granted wins by forfeit at 125, 133, 174 and 197 pounds, and won the rest of the matches.

Sophomore Julian Flores had a first-period pin on Colby Bronzburg at 141 pounds. Sophomore Trevor Elfvin took 19 seconds into the second period to pin Jason Jones for the win at 149 pounds. Sophomore Evan Barczak had a 22-7 technical fall win over Thomas Michaels at 157 pounds, while junior Ebed Jarrell pinned Alex Talanca in the first period. To finish the match, junior Owen Brooks pinned J.J. Hooper in just 31 seconds, and redshirt senior Joey Goodhart pinned Cameron Smith at heavyweight to give the Dragons the 59-0 win.

The next match was against Wheeling Jesuit University. Freshman Ty Smith started the Dragons off with a 11-2 major decision at 133 pounds. Drexel lost matches at both 125 and 141 pounds, putting Wheeling in the lead. But, this is when Drexel really kicked it into high gear. Elfvin had a 9-4 decision over Tyler Alberts at 149 pounds, which was followed by a 22-7 technical fall win by Barczak at 157 pounds.

The Dragons had back-to-back major decisions at the 165 and 174 pound weight class by Jarrell and redshirt freshman Bryan McLaughlin, who won 10-2 and 13-5, respectively. Drexel lost the 184 pound match, but came back to win the 197 and heavyweight matches: senior Stephen Loiseau had a 18-0 technical-fall victory over Dalton Hoover, and Goodhart outlasted against the reigning Division II champion Terrance Fanning.

This gave the Dragons a 28-9 win over Wheeling, while Wheeling won their match over Keystone. Drexel will have their next match Nov. 10 when they face The Citadel, Purdue University and the University of Nebraska.

The Drexel University men’s and women’s crew teams rowed in the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta Oct. 27 and the Princeton Chase Oct. 28. The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta held its first races in 1970. The Schuylkill River hosts thousands of athletes and fans for the two-day event.

The two freshmen/novice eights started off the day with the best finishes for the Drexel boats. The men’s college frosh/novice eight finished with a time of 12:48.439 over 30 seconds ahead of third place finishers from the University of Virginia and less than 10 seconds behind the first place crew from the United States Naval Academy.

The women’s college frosh/novice eight finished behind Temple University by less than a second. Temple crossed the line with a time of 14:31.653, and Drexel finished second with a time of 14:32.281.

The men’s second, third and fourth varsity eights competed in the men’s club championship eights event. The second varsity eight came in fourth with a time of 12:25.927. The crew from the University of Pennsylvania won the event with a time of 12:07.507. The Drexel men’s third varsity eight placed 21st while the fourth varsity eight placed 12th.

On the women’s side, the second and third varsity eights placed third and 22nd, respectively, in the women’s club championship eights event. The second varsity eight came in with a time of 13:53.581. The Penn women also took home the win for this event with a time of 13:45.341, with Hamilton College in second.

The men’s and women’s varsity eights competed in the championship eights events to close out the day. The men’s varsity eight placed fifth in a tough field of competition. The Penn men’s varsity eight took home first place with a time of 11:56.143. The Chinese National team placed second, with the Pennsylvania Athletic Club Rowing Association in third and Navy in fourth. The Drexel men finished in a time of 12:05.597.

The women’s varsity eight was also off the podium as they placed sixth overall in their event. First through fifth were Penn, Potomac Boat Club, Georgetown University, University of Connecticut and Temple. The Drexel women finished with a time of 13:50.013 a little more than a second back from Temple.

The Dragons rounded out the weekend with their last head race of the fall season at the Princeton Chase hosted by Princeton University at Lake Carnegie. Princeton invites many of the top teams in the nation to the lake which also is home to the United States Rowing National Team Training Center. The Dragons sent three boats from the men’s team and three boats from the women’s team.

The day started with the men’s varsity heavyweight eights in which there were 32 boats competing. The Drexel varsity eight finished with the best place of the day coming in at 11th with a time of 13:37.558. The top three finishers were Princeton, Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin. The men’s second and third varsity eights also competed in this category. The second varsity eight finished in 21st place and the third varsity eight finished in 31st.

The women’s varsity, second varsity and third varsity eights all competed in the women’s varsity open/lightweight eights event. The varsity eight came in 28th, the second varsity in 34th and the third varsity in 44th of 46 crews. The top three finishers were Princeton, Brown University and the University of Minnesota.

The Dragons will finish their fall season at the Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta at Cooper River in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, Nov. 10.