Princeton Routs Penn 28-6; Kolodzik Posts Another Top-20 Win, While Monday Caps 5-0 Ivy Run

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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 (#2) and Anthony Artalona (#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.

Check out the clinching takedown in the final seconds for #2 Matthew Kolodzik against #13 Anthony Artalona during our 28-6 victory over Penn today! #GetIn pic.twitter.com/2hzx98RRbz
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) February 16, 2019

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.

PRINCETON 28, PENN 6
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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