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No. 23 Wrestling Readies for Road Tilt with Hofstra
Nov 15 | Wrestling
Scarlet Knights face Pride for Friday night match in Hempstead, N.Y.
No. 23 Rutgers vs. Hofstra • Friday, Nov. 16 • 6 p.m.
Hempstead, New York • David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex
Livestream: Hofstra.com
Live Results: TrackWrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 23 Rutgers wrestling continues the 2018-19 dual season with a match at Hofstra on Friday in Hempstead, New York. This will be the 25th meeting all-time between the programs after the Scarlet Knights defeated the Pride, 37-9, last winter at the RAC.
With a win over Hofstra on Friday, head coach Scott Goodale will tie John Sacchi for the most wins in program history with 166. In 12 seasons at RU, Goodale owns a 165-63-1 record.
RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS (INTERMAT/FLOWRESTLING/THE OPEN MAT)
133: 3/2/5 Nick Suriano (5-0)
149: 2/3/3 Anthony Ashnault (5-0)
157: 15/19/13 John Van Brill (2-2)
184: 13/12/13 Nicholas Gravina (0-0)
WHAT TO KNOW
• RU split its matches last weekend in its last time out, defeating Appalachian State (26-9) and falling to Utah Valley (24-14) last Saturday at the 2018 Journeymen duals. No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (149), No. 2 Nick Suriano (133) and Shane Metzler (125) all won both of their bouts during the showcase.
• Rutgers checks in at No. 23 in the latest NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday. As a team, RU is also ranked No. 14/20 (tournament/dual) by Intermat, No. 14 by FloWrestling and No. 14 by TrackWrestling.
• Five individuals appear in the national rankings for Rutgers, including two Top 3 wrestlers in Ashnault and Suriano. The two have combined for a 10-0 record with six pins, two major decisions, a tech fall and a forfeit. Ashnault and Suriano have accounted for 55 team points this season.
• John Van Brill (157) and Nicholas Gravina (184) also appear in the national polls, with Van Brill as high as No. 9 (Track) and Gravina as high as No. 12 (FloWrestling). Stephan Glasgow is No. 23 at 165 pounds according to TrackWrestling.
SCOUTING HOFSTRA
• This will be the Pride's first dual of 2018-19 after opening the season at two individual tournaments.
• Hofstra had wrestlers compete in the Journeymen Classic on Sunday, Nov. 11 in Troy, New York. In round-robin action, Sage Heller (174) finished second with a 3-1 record, while Zachary Knighton-Ward (HWT) and Dylan Ryder (125) finished second in their pools with 2-1 marks.
• Under head coach Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra finished 10-10 last season, including a 4-4 mark in EIWA action.
• Last season, then-senior heavyweight Michael Hughes picked up All-America honors with his sixth-place result at NCAAs. He was the first Pride wrestler to achieve the accolade since Steve Bonanno and Justin Accordino did it in 2012.
• Friday's matchup with Hofstra will be the 25th all-time meeting between the two schools. Rutgers leads the all-time series with Hofstra, 14-9-1, which includes wins in 10 of the programs' last 11 matchups.
• Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff served as an assistant coach at Hofstra from 2004-06. While at Hofstra, Pritzlaff worked with three-time All-American Jon Masa and two-time All-Americans Mike Patrovich and Chris Skretkowicz, helping guide the Pride to three-straight Colonial Athletic Association titles and an 11th-place NCAA finish in 2006.
LAST TIME AGAINST HOFSTRA
• Last season, then-No. 16 Rutgers collected bonus points in seven of its 10 bouts en route to a 37-9 victory over Hofstra on Jan. 19, 2017 at the RAC.
• No. 18 John Van Brill and Michael Van Brill both pinned their opponents, the first time both recorded falls in the same dual for Rutgers.
• No. 2 Nick Suriano and No. 12 Richie Lewis added tech falls, while No. 17 Scott DelVecchio, No. 13 Eleazar DeLuca and No. 14 Nicholas Gravina all worked major decisions.
• The match was contested in front of 3,139 fans at the RAC.
UP NEXT
Rutgers will close out the month at the Cliff Keen Invitational out in Las Vegas from Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
Hempstead, New York • David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex
Livestream: Hofstra.com
Live Results: TrackWrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 23 Rutgers wrestling continues the 2018-19 dual season with a match at Hofstra on Friday in Hempstead, New York. This will be the 25th meeting all-time between the programs after the Scarlet Knights defeated the Pride, 37-9, last winter at the RAC.
With a win over Hofstra on Friday, head coach Scott Goodale will tie John Sacchi for the most wins in program history with 166. In 12 seasons at RU, Goodale owns a 165-63-1 record.
RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS (INTERMAT/FLOWRESTLING/THE OPEN MAT)
133: 3/2/5 Nick Suriano (5-0)
149: 2/3/3 Anthony Ashnault (5-0)
157: 15/19/13 John Van Brill (2-2)
184: 13/12/13 Nicholas Gravina (0-0)
WHAT TO KNOW
• RU split its matches last weekend in its last time out, defeating Appalachian State (26-9) and falling to Utah Valley (24-14) last Saturday at the 2018 Journeymen duals. No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (149), No. 2 Nick Suriano (133) and Shane Metzler (125) all won both of their bouts during the showcase.
• Rutgers checks in at No. 23 in the latest NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday. As a team, RU is also ranked No. 14/20 (tournament/dual) by Intermat, No. 14 by FloWrestling and No. 14 by TrackWrestling.
• Five individuals appear in the national rankings for Rutgers, including two Top 3 wrestlers in Ashnault and Suriano. The two have combined for a 10-0 record with six pins, two major decisions, a tech fall and a forfeit. Ashnault and Suriano have accounted for 55 team points this season.
• John Van Brill (157) and Nicholas Gravina (184) also appear in the national polls, with Van Brill as high as No. 9 (Track) and Gravina as high as No. 12 (FloWrestling). Stephan Glasgow is No. 23 at 165 pounds according to TrackWrestling.
SCOUTING HOFSTRA
• This will be the Pride's first dual of 2018-19 after opening the season at two individual tournaments.
• Hofstra had wrestlers compete in the Journeymen Classic on Sunday, Nov. 11 in Troy, New York. In round-robin action, Sage Heller (174) finished second with a 3-1 record, while Zachary Knighton-Ward (HWT) and Dylan Ryder (125) finished second in their pools with 2-1 marks.
• Under head coach Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra finished 10-10 last season, including a 4-4 mark in EIWA action.
• Last season, then-senior heavyweight Michael Hughes picked up All-America honors with his sixth-place result at NCAAs. He was the first Pride wrestler to achieve the accolade since Steve Bonanno and Justin Accordino did it in 2012.
• Friday's matchup with Hofstra will be the 25th all-time meeting between the two schools. Rutgers leads the all-time series with Hofstra, 14-9-1, which includes wins in 10 of the programs' last 11 matchups.
• Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff served as an assistant coach at Hofstra from 2004-06. While at Hofstra, Pritzlaff worked with three-time All-American Jon Masa and two-time All-Americans Mike Patrovich and Chris Skretkowicz, helping guide the Pride to three-straight Colonial Athletic Association titles and an 11th-place NCAA finish in 2006.
LAST TIME AGAINST HOFSTRA
• Last season, then-No. 16 Rutgers collected bonus points in seven of its 10 bouts en route to a 37-9 victory over Hofstra on Jan. 19, 2017 at the RAC.
• No. 18 John Van Brill and Michael Van Brill both pinned their opponents, the first time both recorded falls in the same dual for Rutgers.
• No. 2 Nick Suriano and No. 12 Richie Lewis added tech falls, while No. 17 Scott DelVecchio, No. 13 Eleazar DeLuca and No. 14 Nicholas Gravina all worked major decisions.
• The match was contested in front of 3,139 fans at the RAC.
UP NEXT
Rutgers will close out the month at the Cliff Keen Invitational out in Las Vegas from Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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