VESTAL, N.Y.- The Binghamton wrestling team travels to Philadelphia for two Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) matches this weekend. The Bearcats wrestle at Drexel on Friday, January 22, at 7 p.m. and then compete at Penn on Sunday, January 24, at 1 p.m.
 
Coach Matt Dernlan's squad is 6-4 overall and 3-2 in the EIWA. It split two bouts last weekend, falling at Columbia, 18-17, before taking care of Hofstra, 31-10. Frankie Garcia, Steve Schneider, Jack McKeever, and Mark Tracy each went 2-0 over the weekend. McKeever, now ranked 28^th in the Wrestling Report rankings, defeated two ranked foes in his pair of outings.
 
Drexel has a 4-6 record, including a 1-2 conference mark. The Dragons fell at Navy, 25-14, and then beat American, 21-16, last weekend. They won the last five bouts of their match at American, rallying to take down the Eagles.
 
Penn is 2-1 this season, with all three of their duals coming against EIWA opponents. It won on the road twice Sunday, beating Sacred Heart, 31-6, and Army West Point, 24-12. Ray Bethea and May Bethea both win twice, with May Bethea claiming a 2-1 overtime win against then-14^th-ranked Russell Parsons of Army.
 
Schneider is tabbed 20^th among 184-pounders in the latest Wrestling Report rankings. He has a 14-4 mark, including a 7-1 dual record this season. McKeever is 10-6 overall and 7-2 in dual competition. The 174-pound senior is 28^th in the Wrestling Report standings.
 
Matt Cimato is the lone Dragon in this week's rankings. The 149-pounder is 23-4 overall, including a 10-0 record in dual action. Six Quakers are ranked, with C.J. Cobb (149) 11^th, Lorenzo Thomas (184) 12th, Casey Kent (174) 17th, Ray Bethea (165) 27th, Caleb Richardson (133) 29^th, and May Bethea (157) 31^st. Thomas paces Penn with 18 wins this season, while Cobb and Kent have 16 apiece.
 
Last season, Binghamton defeated Drexel, 22-14, and dropped a 26-10 decision to Penn. Schneider won his match in both duals.