Harvard edges Princeton 19-17 after late comeback
Hudson Skove’s 5-2 decision at 285 clinched a 19-17 win for Harvard at Harvard University as bonus-point results and a three-match finishing run decided the dual.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard defeated Princeton 19-17 at Harvard University on Jan. 31, 2026, clinching the dual when Hudson Skove won a 5-2 decision at 285 with the meet on the line.
Princeton produced three bonus results that swung the middle of the card. Matthew Martino scored a 15-6 major decision at 141, No. 24 Ty Whalen recorded a 10-2 major at 165, and Holden Garcia finished by fall at 174, a result credited as six team points for the Tigers.
Harvard’s early edge came from a major at 125. Logan Brzozowski defeated Dale O'Blia 13-4 by major decision, opening with a three-point action and adding multiple three-point sequences that produced the four-point bonus.
Coleman Nogle extended Harvard’s lead at 133 with a 7-6 decision. Nogle built a 6-0 first-period advantage with two three-point scores and preserved a one-point margin after Princeton mounted a second-period rally.
Princeton mounted its comeback in the center of the lineup. Martino reversed an early deficit and posted a dominant second period to turn Dante Frinzi’s opening lead into a 15-6 major decision at 141. Eligh Rivera, No. 15 at 149, delivered an 8-6 decision over Jack Crook; Rivera’s two third-period takedowns — including one recorded at the 74-second mark — produced the decisive sequence.
No. 24 Ty Whalen’s 10-2 major at 165 featured takedowns across the periods and a riding-time point that completed the margin. Garcia’s fall at 174 pushed Princeton ahead 17-10 after the Tigers’ three bonus results.
Harvard answered with three straight decisions to reclaim the lead. Matthew Walsh won 8-5 at 184, Dylan Greenstein followed with a 6-2 decision at 197, and Hudson Skove’s 5-2 victory at 285 closed the dual and gave Harvard the one-match clinch.
Jimmy Harrington, No. 27 at 157, also contributed an 8-1 decision that kept Harvard in range through the break. The dual featured multiple lead changes and hinged on a handful of bonus-point outcomes and the heavyweight decision that decided the meeting.
Brzozowski’s major and Skove’s closing victory were decisive in the team math that separated the squads by two points in Cambridge.