PHILADELPHIA — The Penn wrestling team defended home territory with a 31-7 victory over the visiting Princeton at The Palestra on February 16, 2025. The Quakers claimed victory in this important conference dual meet.

Early Quakers Momentum

The action began at 125 pounds where Max Gallagher (Penn) secured a decision victory (8-3) to give the home team an early lead at Penn 3, Princeton 0. The 133-pound bout saw Ryan Miller (Penn) earned a major decision (16-3), extending the home team's advantage at Penn 7, Princeton 0. At 141 pounds, CJ Composto (Penn) earned a technical fall in 6:55 (16-1), extending the home team's advantage at Penn 12, Princeton 0.

Key Middle Bouts

The momentum firmly shifted to Quakers beginning at 125 pounds, as the home team put together a crucial streak of 5 consecutive victories. At 125 pounds, Max Gallagher prevailed by decision, followed by Ryan Miller with a major decision at 133 pounds, followed by CJ Composto with a technical fall at 141 pounds, followed by Cross Wasilewski with a decision at 149 pounds, and at 157 pounds, Jude Swisher capped the run with a technical fall, pushing the score to Penn 20, Princeton 0.

Sealing the Victory

With the team victory already secured for Penn, at 184 pounds, Maximus Hale (Penn) won by decision (4-3), followed by Luke Stout at 197 pounds who secured a technical fall in 6:37 (19-4), In the final bout at 285 pounds, John Pardo dominated with a major decision (12-2), making the final score Penn 32, Princeton 8.

Takedown Statistics

In the takedown battle, Penn led with a 12 takedown advantage. Overall, Penn finished with 19 takedowns to Princeton's 7. Luke Stout (Princeton) led all wrestlers with 6 takedowns, followed by Ryan Miller (Penn) with 4 takedowns and CJ Composto (Penn) with 3 takedowns.

Bout-by-Bout Analysis