PHILADELPHIA - The second dual win of the day for redshirt freshman Lucas White started a five-bout run of wins for American University wrestling at Drexel, allowing the Eagles to overcome an 11-0 deficit and go on to win 19-17 in their final dual of the season. American lost 25-9 at #24 Penn earlier in the day but finished the season at 8-12 with the split. That ties the current Eagles with three other teams in the last 12 years for the most dual victories.

Notable

• White had an outstanding day at 174 pounds with a pair of wins including his first-ever win over a ranked opponent when he beat #19 Nick Incontrera of Penn.
• After two periods, White led Incontrera 6-2 and ending up taking the 9-5 decision with over four minutes of riding time in a dominant performance.
• White took the mat in match number four at Drexel with the Eagles trailing 11-0, but shut out Cody Walsh by 8-0 major decision to start a huge run for AU.
• Also going 2-0 on the day was sophomore Maximilian Leete at 125 pounds. He beat Penn's Brady Pruett 8-5 and had a wild match against Drexel's Antonio Mannino.
• Leete was down 1-0 before appearing to pin Mannino midway through the second period, but Mannino had just called for injury time during the takedown.
• After Mannino returned, Leete controlled the rest of the bout with 10 points to Drexel's won, earning a 10-2 major decision.
• Sophomore Jack Maida was tied 4-4 with Penn's Nico Nardone at 133, but scored the last escape and held on for the 5-4 win.
• After White's victory at Drexel, grad student Colin Shannon ended a long drought with a clutch, 2-1 victory over Josh Stillings at 184 pounds.
• Senior Connor Bourne (197) kept the run going with another major decision, 11-2 over Nate Lapinski that gave AU the 11-11 tie.
• Another shutout followed as redshirt junior Will Jarrell dominated in a 10-0 major against Dominic Petracci at heavyweight.
• Leete's major decision win over Mannino at 125 then gave American 19 points, and that was all the Eagles would need.
• Maida looked strong against Drexel's Kyle Waterman at 133 with a 2-0 early lead, but the wrestlers ended up in OT tied at 4-4. 
• Waterman got the first takedown to give Drexel hope and cut AU's lead to 19-14, but freshman Raymond Lopez did what he needed to do at 141 pounds.
• Lopez had to dig deep to fight off a near-pin that would give the dual to the Dragons, but he had it in him and the 8-1 win for Jordan Soriano put just three points on the board for Drexel. 

Results vs. Penn

• 157 - #15 Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 6-2 (Penn 3-0)
• 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Caleb Campos (AU), 6-4 SV (Penn 6-0)
• 174 - Lucas White (AU) dec. #19 Nick Incontrera (Penn), 9-5 (Penn 6-3)
• 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 8-2 (Penn 9-3)
• 197 - #30 Cole Urbas (Penn) pinned Connor Bourne (AU), 2:26 (Penn 15-3)
• HWT - #27 Ben Goldin (Penn) dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 6-5 (Penn 18-3)
• 125 - Maximilian Leete (AU) dec. Brady Pruett (Penn), 8-5 (Penn 18-6)
• 133 - Jack Maida (AU) dec. Nico Nardone (Penn), 5-4 (Penn 18-9)
• 141 - Carmen Ferrante (Penn) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 6-3 (Penn 21-9)
• 149 - Vincent Mannella (Penn) major dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 9-1 (Penn 25-9)

Extra Countable Matches

• 157 - Jeremy Ridge (Penn) major dec. Mikey Glynos (AU), 8-0
• 174 - Mikey Kistler (Penn) pinned Mervin Mancia (AU), 4:01

Results vs. Drexel

• 149 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) major dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 11-3 (Drexel 4-0)
• 157 - Tyler Williams (Drexel) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 8-6 (Drexel 7-0)
• 165 - #17 Evan Barczak (Drexel) major dec. Caleb Campos (AU), 11-3 (Drexel 11-0)
• 174 - Lucas White (AU) major dec. Cody Walsh (Drexel), 8-0 (Drexel 11-4)
• 184 - Colin Shannon (AU) dec. Josh Stillings (Drexel), 2-1 (Drexel 11-7)
• 197 - Connor Bourne (AU) major dec. Nate Lapinski (Drexel), 11-2 (Tied 11-11)
• HWT - Will Jarrell (AU) major dec. Dominic Petracci (Drexel), 10-0 (AU 15-11)
• 125 - Maximilian Leete (AU) major dec. Antonio Minnino (Drexel), 10-2 (AU 19-11)
• 133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec. Jack Maida (AU), 6-4 SV (AU 19-14)
• 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec. Raymond Lopez (AU), 8-1 (AU 19-17)

Next Up

• The Eagles will take two weeks to prepare for the EIWA Championships which will be hosted by Penn at the Palestra on March 4-5.

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