ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won nine matches, including five with bonus points to cruise past  Drexel 37-3 on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 1-0 on the season, while Drexel slipped to 2-3.

Cornell's four returning mainstays, Nahshon Garrett, Duke Pickett, Brian Realbuto and Gabe Dean, each had strong wins, with three earning bonus point victories. Garrett posted a tech fall at 133, while Pickett won a strong 9-3 decision after dropping a weight class from a year ago. Realbuto turned Nick Elmre for a second period fall and Dean scored at will in his 16-8 major decision victory at 184.

Cornell's four freshmen made their debut with three coming away with a win and the fourth dropping a decision to a nationally ranked foe. Dalton Macri'stakedown, the only one of the match, was enough for a 3-2 decision over Zack Fuentes at 125, while Will Koll dominated from the whistle at 141 en route to a tech fall over Anthony Canfora. In what might have been the most exciting match of the night, Jeramy Sweany earned a late takedown and rodeout Joey Goodhard for a 4-3 victory at heavyweight.

While Realbuto earned a fall in the dual victory, Chris Dowdy plowed through Mike Communale at 157, bringing his shoulders to the mat just 1:26 into the match to ignite the crowd and extend the team lead to 19-3, taking back the momentum after No. 16 Matt Cimato earned a 6-0 decision over Joe Galasso at 149.

The Big Red won its 45th straight dual against EIWA opponents and its 63rd consecutive against an unranked team in the process.

Cornell's wrestlers will be back in action beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 when the Big Red hosts the New York State Championship at Barton Hall.

#8 Cornell 37, Drexel 3
125: #17 Dalton Macri (C) won by decision over Zack Fuentes (D), 3-2
133: #4 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by technical fall over Franco Ferraina (D), 17-2
141: Will Koll (C) won by technical fall over Anthony Canfora (D), 18-3
149: #16 Matt Cimato (D) won by decision over Joe Galasso (C), 6-0
157: Chris Dowdy (C) won by fall over Mike Comunale (D), 1:26
165: #10 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Austin Rose (D), 9-3
174: #2 Brian Realbuto (C) won by fall over Nick Elmer (D), 4:09
184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by major decision over Stephen Loiseau (D), 16-8
197: Jake Taylor (C) won by decision over Nezar Haddad (D), 8-2
285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over Joey Goodhart (D), 4-3