CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore Philip Conigliaro and senior Lukus Stricker each won twice, but Harvard University wrestling fell to No. 20 Princeton, 34-9, and to No. 22 University of Pennsylvania, 29-6, in a pair of Ivy League duals on Friday at the Malkin Athletic Center.
 
Hosting an Ivy League dual meet for the first time since February 1, 2020 – a span of 727 days – the Crimson (1-3, 1-3 EIWA, 0-2 Ivy) faced 14 nationally ranked wrestlers on the day, including five against the Tigers (3-2, 2-0 EIWA, 2-0 Ivy) and nine against the Quakers (3-1, 3-0 EIWA, 3-0 Ivy).
 
Conigliaro – ranked No. 13 in the nation at 165 pounds – and Stricker each won twice, extending their team leading win totals to 13. Stricker posted a pin against Princeton for his second fall of the season. 

Harvard Highlights

• Sophomore Philip Conigliaro – ranked No. 13 in the nation at 165 pounds – improved his record to 13-4 on the year with his pair of wins. Making his dual debut on the day, he moved to 2-0 in dual action on the year.
• Conigliaro posted an 11-8 decision over the Tigers' Jake Marsh at 165 pounds. He opened the scoring with a takedown in the first period before totaling two takedowns and two escapes in the second period to take an 8-4 lead. He added an escape and takedown in the third stanza to seal the win.
• In the evening dual, Conigliaro topped No. 25 Lucas Revano of Penn, 6-3, at 165. He notched a takedown and an escape in the first period prior to closing out the match with an escape and takedown in the third period, breaking a 3-3 tie entering the stanza.
• Senior Lukus Stricker tallied his second fall of the season and seventh of his career. Behind his two wins, he remains in a tie for the team lead in wins (13) and paces the team in dual points (18) and dual wins (four) on the year.
• Stricker earned a second-period fall in 4:10 over Princeton's Marshall Keller at 149 pounds. Gaining a 3-2 lead after the first period, Stricker notched an escape, takedown, and 4-point near fall before securing the pin.
• Against Penn, Stricker registered a 3-0 shutout win against Carmen Ferrante at 149. After a scoreless first period, Stricker recorded an escape and takedown before completing the shutout in the final frame.
• Sophomore Joshua Kim dropped a narrow 6-4 decision in sudden victory to Princeton's Nate Dugan at 174 pounds. Kim – ranked No. 31 at 174 – scored a takedown in the first period and two escapes in the second stanza to knot the score at 4-4 at the end of regulation before Dugan notched a takedown in overtime.
• Against the Quakers, three Crimson student-athletes dropped close decisions within two points against ranked opponents including junior Beau Bayless (3-1, 125 pounds), junior Michael Jaffe (6-5, 141 pounds), and sophomore Joshua Kim (3-1, 174 pounds).
• Due to impending winter weather on Saturday, the Crimson's weekend schedule was moved such that Harvard hosted both teams on Friday. 

Dual Meet Results

No. 20 Princeton 34, Harvard 9
184: No. 20 Travis Stefanik (P) def. Dom Mata (H), Fall 3:20 (Princeton 6-0)
197: No. 18 Luke Stout def. Nick Marcenelle (H), TF 17-1 5:19 (Princeton 11-0)
285: Matthew Cover (P) def. Jeffrey Crooks (H), MD 12-4 (Princeton 15-0)
125: No. 2 Patrick Glory (P) def. Beau Bayless (H), Fall 1:32 (Princeton 21-0)
133: Nicholas Kayal (P) def. Dillon Murphy (H), MD 12-2 (Princeton 25-0)
141: Daniel Coles (P) def. Kenny Herrmann (H), Dec. 9-4 (Princeton 28-0)
149: Lukus Stricker (H) def. Marshall Keller (P), Fall 4:10 (Princeton 28-6)
157: No. 11 Quincy Monday (P) def. Trevor Tarsi (H), Dec. 10-3 (Princeton 31-6)
165: No. 13 Philip Conigliaro (H) def. Jake Marsh (P), Dec. 11-8 (Princeton 31-9)
174: Nate Dugan (P) def. No. 31 Joshua Kim (H), Dec. 6-4 SV1 (Princeton 34-9)
 
No. 22 Penn 29, Harvard 6
125: No. 27 Ryan Miller (P) def. Beau Bayless (H), Dec. 3-1 (Penn 3-0)
133: No. 19 Michael Colaiocco (P) def. Dillon Murphy (H), MD 12-3 (Penn 7-0)
141: No. 17 CJ Composto (P) def. Michael Jaffe (H), Dec. 6-5 (Penn 10-0)
149: Lukus Stricker (H) def. Carmen Ferrante (P), Dec. 3-0 (Penn 10-3)
157: No. 22 Doug Zapf (P) def. Cael Berg (H), Dec. 9-3 (Penn 13-3)
165: No. 13 Philip Conigliaro (H) def. No. 25 Lucas Revano (P), Dec. 6-3 (Penn 13-6)
174: No. 27 Nick Incontrera (P) def. No. 31 Joshua Kim (H), Dec. 3-1 (Penn 16-6)
184: No. 33 Neil Antrassian (P) def. Leo Tarantino (H), Dec. 8-4 (Penn 19-6)
197: Cole Urbas (P) def. Nick Marcenelle (H), Fall 1:33 (Penn 25-6)
285: No. 30 Ben Goldin (P) def. Jeffrey Crooks (H), MD 25-11 (Penn 29-6)

Next Up

Following an off weekend, Harvard competes at Columbia on Friday, Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) and at Hofstra on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 1:00 p.m. in a pair of EIWA duals.