Wrestling Travels to Drexel, Hosts Brown and Harvard on Sunday

Princeton vs Drexel
Saturday, February 1 | 5:00 p.m.
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Princeton vs. Brown
Sunday, February 2 | 12:00 p.m.
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Princeton vs. Harvard
Sunday, February 2 | 5:00 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – After beginning Ivy League play with a dominant victory over Columbia, the Princeton wrestling team will hit the mat three times this weekend, first traveling to Philadelphia for a matchup against Drexel on Saturday night, before hosting Ivy rivals Brown and Harvard in a Jadwin doubleheader on Sunday.

Saturday's dual will begin at 4 p.m. The dual against Brown will begin at noon on Sunday, and will mark Kids Day in Jadwin. The dual against Harvard will begin at 5 p.m., and Princeton will celebrate Alumni Day as the Tigers honor their former EIWA placewinners.

Probable Lineup
125 - 26/21Marc-Anthony McGowan (23)
133 - Dan Jones or Drew Heethius
141 - #31/29 Eligh Rivera (25)
149 - 14/11 Ty Whalen (6)
157 - Jake Mann
165 - Zander Silva or Blaine Bergey
174 - Xavier Giles
184 - #29/25 Kole Mulhauser
197 - #16/15 Luke Stout
285 - Sebastian Garibaldi
*Rankings Flowrestling/Intermat (NCAA)

About the Tigers

Princeton kicked off conference play with a statement 34-3 victory on the road over Columbia on Sunday, winning all but one bout as sophomore Drew Heethius earned a fall while senior captain Luke Stout earned a tech fall.
The win was a second-consecutive and fifth tech fall for #16/15 Stout this season, as the Pennsylvania native posts a 7-1 record so far.
Sophomore Eligh Rivera had a standout week, going 2-0 with a sudden victory win over Rider's #29 McKenzie Bell before earning a major decision win from behind over Columbia's Kai Owens to contribute to his 8-6 record.
For his efforts, #31/29 Rivera was named Ivy League Co-Wrestler of the Week. The honor is the first of his career and the first time a Tiger was given the award this season.
Three Tigers were ranked in the first NCAA coaches' poll, including #25 Rivera, #23 Marc-Anthony McGowan (125), and #6 Ty Whalen (149).
#26/21 McGowan started the season at Midlands and has since gone 10-2, picking up a fifth-place win at the tournament while earning four tech falls and a pin in just 12 matches.
#14/11 Whalen has been dominant this season, posting a 12-1 record with his only loss coming last Friday with a 7-3 decision to Rider's #15 Sammy Alvarez. The sophomore won his weight class at the Princeton Open in November, and has accumulated three tech falls on the season.
#29/25 Kole Mulhauser has also been strong as of late, jumping into the lineup in January and posting a 7-2 record since. Mulhauser picked up a third-place title at the F&M Open, and picked up a major decision over #27 Nick Fine at Columbia on Sunday - the second time the two wrestlers met and Mulhauser took the victory.
Princeton is now 5-6 on the season and 1-0 in Ivy play.
The Tigers are led by two-time national champion Head Coach Joe Dubuque, in his second season at the helm of the program. Joining Dubuque this year are two new assistant coaches - Cody Brewer, who comes to Princeton from Virginia Tech, and 219 NCAA Champion Anthony Ashnault, who is beginning his coaching career after an impressive collegiate wrestling career at Rutgers.

About Brown

Brown is coming off a close loss at home to Binghamton, 18-17, at home, also falling 35-3 to #9 Cornell on Saturday to open Ivy play and bring its record to 1-4.
Two Bears are nationally-ranked, with #33 Blake Saito in the 157 class and #27 Drew Reall in the 184 class.
Princeton holds the 11-3 advantage all-time against Brown, and a 5-1 record when the Bears visit Jadwin.
The last meeting between the two sides was a 34-12 Princeton win on the road in Providence.

About Harvard

Harvard most recently fell to Binghamton (26-12) and #9 Cornell (39-2) on Saturday, and the Crimson are 0-4 on the season.
#18 Diego Sotelo (125) and #30 Jimmy Harrington (157) represent Harvard in the national rankings. Sotelo was named Ivy League Wrestler of the Week following his strong performances against American and Navy the previous week.
Princeton is 12-10 all-time against Harvard, with the most-recent meeting a 20-16 Tiger victory in Cambridge last season.

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