TROY, N.Y. - The Columbia wrestling team took down Drexel, 26-9, but fell to No. 16 Maryland, 27-10, and Rutgers, 30-6, at the 2012 Journeyman Wrestling/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals in Troy, N.Y. Saturday. Steve Santos improved to 11-0 on the year at 149 pounds with a trio of victories.

Maryland Recap

After dropping the first three matches to go down 10-0, Columbia rallied with three straight wins to even the match at 10-10, but the Terps would sweep the remaining bouts to secure the 27-10 victory.

No. 11 Jake O'Hara moved to 9-0 on the year with his third victory via major decision. O'Hara picked up four points for the Lions en route to a 12-4 defeat of Maryland's Danny Orem in the 157-pound match. No. 10 Steve Santos also remained undefeated (9-0) at 149 pounds with a 9-2 decision over the Terps' Lou Mascola, who entered Saturday's contest with a 5-1 record on the year. Josh Houldsworth notched an equivalent 9-2 decision in the 165-pound bout, toppling Josh Snook.

Rutgers Recap

The Scarlet Knights established an early 13-0 advantage on their way to a 30-6 defeat of Columbia. Santos and Nick Mills were the lone Lions to secure victories over their respective Rutgers' challengers.

Santos registered his 10th win of the season with a one-point (4-3) decision over three-time NCAA qualifier Mario Mason. At 197 pounds, Nick Mills locked up his eighth win of the year, as he shutout (4-0) Hayden Hrymack.

Drexel Recap

Columbia captured seven of ten matches to defeat Drexel, 26-9, in the Lions' final dual of the day Saturday afternoon.

Junior Penn Gottfried and first-year Joe Moita established a 7-0 lead for the Lions with victories at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Gottfried dispatched Jacob Goodwin with a 4-1 decision, while Moita notched his second major decision of the season, downing Jordan Hart, 10-2.

The Dragons tallied three points with a win at 141 pounds, but the senior co-captain Santos responded with six points for Columbia, pinning Garth Mahosky in 2:05. Classmates and fellow co-captains O'Hara and No. 13 Stephen West also earned wins at 157 and 174 pounds, respectively. O'Hara garnered a 10-6 decision over Noel Blanco, while West defeated Connor Moran, 6-4.

In between those two matches, Houldsworth recorded his second win of the day and his first major decision of the season, dropping Charles Aungst, 9-0, in the 165-pound match. Wyatt Baker capped the day with a 3-2 decision over John Max Wright at 285 pounds.

Columbia will take just over a month off from competition before heading to Evanston, Ill. Dec. 29-30 to compete at the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern. A total of 32 teams are slated to compete in the tournament, including 14 that placed in the top-25 at the NCAA Championships last spring.

MARYLAND 27, COLUMBIA 10                            SCORE/TIME   MARY    COL     CUM.
125     Gentry (MARY) DEC Gottfreid (COL)              6-0                3          0         3-0
133     Alexander (MARY) MAJ Molta (COL)             11-2               4          0         7-0
141     Goodwin (MARY) DEC Bystol (COL)               4-0                3          0         10-0
149     Santos (COL) DEC Mascola (MARY)              9-2                0          3         10-3
157     O'Hara (COL) MAJ Orem (MARY)                 12-4               0          4         10-7
165     Houldsworth (COL) DEC Snook (MARY)         9-2                0          3         10-10
174     Asper (MARY) DEC West (COL)                    9-3                3          0         13-10
184     Sheptock (MARY) TF Rebling (COL)              5:00              5          0         18-10
197     Snook (MARY) WBF Mills (COL)                    6:35              6          0         24-10
285     Buchholz (MARY) DEC Manna (COL)              7-3                3         0         27-10

RUTGERS 30, COLUMBIA 6                                SCORE/TIME   RUTG    COL     CUM.
125     Langel (RUTG) WBF Gottfreid (COL)             1:26               6          0         6-0
133     Dellefave (RUTG) DEC Grabfelder (COL)        6-1                3          0         9-0
141     Melde (RUTG) MAJ Bystol (COL)                   14-3               4          0        13-0
149     Santos (COL) DEC Mason (RUTG)                 4-3                0          3         13-3
157     Winston (RUTG) DEC O'Hara (COL)               3-1                3          0         16-3
165     Visicaro (RUTG) DEC Houldsworth (COL)        4-3                3          0         19-3
174     Zannetti (RUTG) DEC West (COL)                 1-0                3          0         22-3
184     Rinaldi (RUTG) MAJ Hughes (COL)                9-0               4          0         26-3
197     Mills (COL) DEC Hrymack (RUTG)                 4-0                0          3         26-6
285     Smith (RUTG) MAJ Manna (COL)                  9-1                4          0         30-6

COLUMBIA 26, DREXEL 9                                   SCORE/TIME   COL      DREX   CUM.
125     Gottfreid (COL) DEC Goodwin (DREX)            4-1                3          0         3-0
133     Molta (COL) MAJ Hart (DREX)                       10-2              4          0         7-0
141     Cimato (DREX) DEC Ponte (COL)                   7-2               0          3         7-3
149     Santos (COL) WBF Mahosky (DREX)               2:05              6          0         13-3
157     O'Hara (COL) DEC Blanco (DREX)                  10-6              3          0         16-3
165     Houldsworth (COL) MAJ Aungst (DREX)          9-0                4          0         20-3
174     West (COL) DEC Moran (DREX)                     6-4                3          0         23-3
184     Sternlieb (DREX) DEC Rebling (COL)              7-5                0          3         23-6
197     Palik (DREX) DEC Mills (COL)                        3-1                0          3         23-9
285     Baker (COL) DEC Max (DREX)                       3-2                3          0         26-9