Princeton Falls In Tri-Meet To Bucknell, Drexel
Release: 12/18/2009

Despite individual wins by Garrett Frey, Bobby Grogan, Andrew Hirai and Andy Lowy, the Princeton wrestling team dropped a pair of matches Friday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pa.

In the opener, Princeton fell to Bucknell 38-6. Frey, Princeton's winningest wrestler this season and the third-ranked competitor in the EIWA at 125 pounds, picked up a 3-0 win over Derrik Russell. Heavyweight Bobby Grogan added a 3-1 overtime win over Conor Sweeney, but the host Bison controlled the middle matches to take the win. One of the most impressive Princeton performances came from sophomore Daniel Kolodzik, who stayed close with the national No. 8 wrestler Kevin LeValley in a 5-2 loss.

Princeton followed with a 32-9 loss to Drexel. A forfeit win by Hirai and a 10-3 win for sophomore Andy Lowy at 165 pounds were the Tigers' lone wins of the match.

The Tigers, now 3-5 on the season, will next compete at the Southern Scuffle on Dec. 29-30. Below the individual results of Friday's matches is information on the Southern Scuffle, courtesy of UNC-Greensboro.

Bucknell 38, Princeton 6
125: Garrett Frey (P) dec. Derrik Russell (B), 3-0.
133: No. 19 David Marble (B) tech fall Zach Bintliff (P), 22-7 (7:00)
141: Zac Hancock (B) dec. Luis Ramos (P), 5-3
149: No. 8 Kevin LeValley (B) dec. Daniel Kolodzik (P), 5-2
157: Corey Lear (B) maj. dec. Danny Scotton (P), 15-7
165: No. 13 Andy Rendos (B) tech fall Andy Lowy (P), 17-1 (6:25)
174: No. 14 Shane Riccio (B) pinned Travis Erdman (P), 4:45
184: David Thompson (B) wins by forfeit
197: Joe McMullan (B) pinned Charles Fox (P), 2:40
Hwt: Bobby Grogan (P) dec. Conor Sweeney (B), 3-1 (sv)

Drexel 32, Princeton 9
125: Andy Hirai (P) won by forfeit
133: No. 13 Steve Mytych (D) tech fall Garrett Frey (P), 24-4 (5:45)
141: Shane Fenningham (D) dec. Luis Ramos (P), 6-1
149: Brett McCurdy (D) maj. dec. Daniel Kolodzik (P), 10-1
157: Joe Booth (D) maj. dec. Danny Scotton (P), 15-5
165: Andy Lowy (P) dec. Alex Rinaldi, 10-3
174: Dave Woodall (D) pinned Travis Erdman (P), 2:22
184: Justin Wieller (D) dec. Kurt Brendel (P), 9-2
197: Jack Callendar (D) dec. Charles Fox (P), 10-4
Hwt: Kyle Frey (D) maj. dec. Bobby Grogan (P) 16-3

Bucknell 35, Drexel 6
125: Derrik Russell (B) won by forfeit
133: No. 19 David Marble (B) dec. No. 13 Steve Mytych (D), 4-3
141: John Regan (B) pinned Shane Fenningham (D), 1:31
149: No. 8 Kevin LeValley (B) dec. Brett McCurdy (D), 5-3
157: Joe Booth (D) dec. Brantley Hooks (B), 3-1
165: No. 13 Andy Rendos (B) maj. dec. Alex Rinaldi (D), 15-2
174: No. 14 Shane Riccio (B) maj. dec. Dave Woodall (D), 10-0
184: Rob Waltko (B) dec. Justin Wieller (D), 3-2
197: Jay Hahn (B) pinned Jack Callendar (D), 2:37
Hwt: Kyle Frey (D) maj. dec. Conor Sweeney (B), 16-4
* Drexel lost one point for unsportsmanlike conduct

Note: All matches started at 125 pounds