The two have met on several prior occasions, with Rechul progressively making things difficult for this All-American. Saturday proved no different as Rechul fought hard but eventually fell in a close 4-2 decision.

"Dawid wrestled him very well. He was right in there," Weiss said. "[Rechul] is so good because he doesn't wrestle like a heavyweight. He is very athletic."

The 133-pounds weight class pitted Matt Picarsic against Jason Nagle, the top two wrestlers in the EIWA for their class. Although Picarsic's strong return to the mats has been marked with a win last weekend over his Lehigh competitor and on Friday night over Princeton's Knorring, he was unable to overtake Nagle, falling 7-2 to the Quaker foe.

At 141-pounds, Nick Picarsic had a good freshman performance but was defeated 6-1 by Jody Giuricich. At 157-pounds, Kurtz faced one of Penn's highest ranked wrestlers in No. 2 Brett Matter, also first in the EIWA.

Kurtz kept him scoreless in the first, but Matter took control in the second and grappled on to a 7-2 win.

Mosley, ranked No. 4 in the 174-pound weight class, was set to square off against Penn's other star wrestler, No. 2 Rick Springman. However, Mosley suffered a knee injury early on in the match, which eventually forced him to forfeit early in the third period. The team is unsure of whether Mosley will return to action next weekend.

While the outcome is not what the Harvard wrestlers wanted, they will use it as a stepping stone from which to build.