Drexels Devoy Earns Fifth Place Finish at 2015 Southern Scuffle Drexel P1 Athletic Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Molly Sweeney (215) 895-2084 January 2, 2015 Devoy Earns Fifth Place Finish as Wrestling Concludes Competition at Southern Scuffle CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Kevin Devoy Jr. earned a fifth place finish at 133 pounds as the Drexel wrestling team concluded competition at the Southern Scuffle on Friday evening. Devoy advanced to the quarterfinals of the championship round, but lost his first match of the season as he fell to Penn State’s James Guilbon and was forced to fight his way back through the consolation round to earn a fifth place finish. Devoy started off the tournament with a win-by-fall over Demetreu Kostis at 3:55. He went on to earn a technical fall over Cleveland States Alfredo Gray and then earned a 6-0 decision over Kent States Mackenzi McGuire in the roung of 16. After losing to Guilbon, Devoy pinned both Vito Pasone of Appalachian State and Nick Soto of Chattanooga to advance to the consolation quarterfinals. He then fell to Lehigh’s Mason Beckman, who would go on to earn a third place finish, and then defeated Kent State’s McGuire again to secure a fifth place victory. Cimato started off with a 10-7 decision over Stanfords Garrett Schaner at 149 pounds and then secured a 1-0 decision over Gus Sako of Virginia to advance to the quarterfinals. There he fell to Penn States Zack Beitz, however, and then was stopped by Tyler Berger, who earned an 11-6 decision over Cimato while wrestling unattached. Shoap advanced throughout the consolation rounds after dropping his first match to Dalton Macri, who wrestled unattached. Shoap then earned a major decision over Corey Hollister of Buffalo and defeated North Carolinas Alexander Rinaldi to stay alive. He began the second day of competition with a sudden victory win over Kent State’s Edilbert Vinas of Kent State, but then was eliminated after losing a 4-2 decision to Kyle Lawson of Iowa State. Pearce came out strong on the first day of competition with a 12-0 major decision against Benjamin Polkowske of Northern Colorado in his first match. He was defeated by Nebraskas Anthony Abidin in his next outing, and then fell in his next consolation round match against Penn States Kade Moss on the second day of competition. Blanco dropped his first match at 157 to Kent States Ian Miller, but then went on to earn an 8-6 decision over Iowa States Luke Goettl to stay alive in the consolation round. On the second day of competition, he was halted as he fell to Jake Salazar of Michigan by a 10-3 decision. The Dragons return to action on January 11th when they will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Bloomsburg and Pittsburgh in the Pitt Duals. 125: Dalton Macri (Unattached) MAJ Tanner Shoap (DU), 17-6 Tanner Shoap (DU) MAJ Corey Hollister (BUF), 12-0 Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Alexander Rinaldi (UNC), 10-5 Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Edilbert Vinas (KENT), 3-1 (SV-1) Kyle Larson (IAST) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU), 7-2 133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Demetreu Kostis (Unat. Appala) @ 3:55 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alfredo Gray (CLE), 16-0 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Mackenzi McGuire (KENT), 6-0 James Gulibon (PSU) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 7-2 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Vito Pasone (APP) @ 1:37 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Nick Soto (CHAT) @ 1:36 Mason Beckman (LEH) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 11-5 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Mackenzi McGuire (KENT), 4-2 (FIFTH PLACE FINISH) 141: George Fisher (MICH) TF Franco Ferraina (DU), 19-4 Mike Waters (PSU) MAJ Franco Ferraina (DU), 11-1 141: David Pearce (DU) MAJ Benjamin Polkowske (NCO), 12-0 Anthony Abidin (NEB) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 12-1 Kade Moss (PSU) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 16-4 149: Gabe Moreno (IAST) WBF Geoffrey Verallis (DU) @ 6:43 Cody LeCount (CMCH) DEC Geoffrey Verallis (DU), 5-3 149: Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Garrett Schaner (STAN), 10-7 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Gus Sako (UVA), 1-0 Zack Beitz (PSU) WBF Matthew Cimato (DU) @ 6:35 Tyler Berger (Unat) DEC Matthew Cimato (DU), 11-6 (TB-1) 157: Ian Miller (KENT) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 12-5 Noel Blanco (DU) DEC Luke Goettl (IAST), 8-6 Jake Salazar (MICH) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 10-3 184: Domenic Abounader (MICH) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-4 Alex DeCiantis (DU) DEC John Shrader (CHAT), 3-1 (SV-1) Austin Severn (CMCH) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-7 (SV-1) -DU- --- Molly Sweeney Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Department of Athletics Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 drexeldragons I AM A DRAGON!
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