Princeton Travels to Penn for Dual Meet Finale

Princeton Travels to Penn for Dual Meet Finale

Princeton vs. Penn
February 16 | 2:00 P.M. | Philadelphia, Pa.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Closing out the dual meet regular season, the Princeton wrestling team will travel to Philadelphia on Sunday for a battle with Ivy rival Penn. The first bout is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the Palestra.

Probable Lineup
125 - Ethan Rivera
133 - Dan Jones
141 - #30/31 Eligh Rivera (30)
149 - #16/12 Ty Whalen (12)
157 - Jake Mann or Cody Tavoso
165 - Blaine Bergey
174 - Xavier Giles
184 - #27/27 Kole Mulhauser (29)
197 - #16/16 Luke Stout (19)
285 - Sebastian Garibaldi

*Rankings according to Flo/Intermat (NCAA)

About the Tigers

Princeton had its final home dual meet on Thursday, dropping a close contest with #17 Stanford.
No. 12 Ty Whalen earned a big decision over #9 Jaden Abas, with a last-second takedown combination that gave him the lead as the third period ended, 6-5.
Jake Mann also earned a hard-fought victory over Jack Sonsiglio, as he found himself down with a minute to go before making a match-winning takedown and an escape to take the bout 7-4.
No. 29 Kole Mulhauser earned a commanding tech fall victory over Tye Monteiro in just 5:11. The sophomore is now 10-4 on the season, with three wins over ranked opponents.
The Tigers' last Ivy match was a loss to #9 Cornell on the road in Ithaca, 32-8, last Saturday.
Senior captain Luke Stout and first-year Ethan Rivera won in the match, with Stout picking up his second-consecutive tech fall and fifth in the last eight.
Before Cornell, Princeton had a 3-0 weekend with wins over Drexel, 24-13, and Ivy rivals Brown (36-7) and Harvard (44-0).`
Princeton is now 3-1 in the Ivy League after capturing another big win on the road at Columbia the weekend prior, 34-3.
#19 Stout is now 10-2 on the season. The three-time NCAA qualifier has gone 8-1 since his midseason return to the mat in January.
#23 Marc-Anthony McGowan is 13-2 since starting the season at Midlands. The weekend prior, McGowan earned three tech fall victories in his three matches, including one against Drexel's #32 Desmond Pleasant. For his performance, McGowan was named Ivy League Wrestler of the Week on February 4th. The redshirt freshman has now earned a tech fall or a fall in six of his last seven matches, winning the only outlier by decision.
#26 Kole Mulhauser has been strong as of late too, going 2-1 last weekend with a major decision over Brown's #27 Drew Reall and a tech fall over Harvard's Luke Rada. The sophomore is now 9-3 on the season, with two wins over ranked opponents.
Ty Whalen has been consistent for the Tigers, as the sophomore captain is 16-1 on the season with his only loss to Rider's #15 Sam Alvarez.
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.

Probable Lineup - Penn
125 - #23 Max Gallagher
133 - #21 Ryan Miller
141 - #11 CJ Composto
149 - #16 Cross Wasiliewski
157 - Jude Swisher
165 - Andy Troczynski
174 - #12 Nick Incontrera
184 - #19 Maximus Hale
197 - Nate Taylor
285 - John Pardo
*Rankings according to NCAA

About Penn

Penn is 9-5 on the season and 3-1 in the Ivy League, most recently dropping a home contest to #23 Lehigh at home on Thursday, 22-12.
Last weekend, Penn also fell to #9 Cornell, 26-10.
In the latest NWCA poll, Penn received eight votes.
Seven Quakers landed in the second round of the NCAA Division I coaches rankings, with #12 Nick Incontrera (157), #11 CJ Composto (141), #16 Cross Wasilewski (149), #19 Jude Swisher (157), #19 Maximus Hale (184), #21 Ryan Miller (133), and #23 Max Gallagher (125).
Penn holds the 14-5 advantage all-time against the Tigers, with the series dating back to 2005. The last meeting between the two sides was a 34-8 Quaker win in Jadwin last season.

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