Friday, January 17
7 PM
Rutgers
vs
Cornell
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
No. 22 Wrestling Hosts No. 19 Cornell Friday at RAC
Jan 16 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā No. 22 Rutgers wrestling (7-1, 2-1) returns to Piscataway to host No. 19 Cornell (5-4) on Friday night at the RAC. The dual, presented by RWJBarnabas Health, will stream live via BTNPlus, with Lou Brogno and Nick Kosko on the call.
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Prior to the match, the Scarlet Knights will unveil championship banners for Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano, who claimed individual NCAA titles during the 2018-19 season. The titles were the first in program history, as both helped RU finish in the Top-10 at the national tournament under 2019 NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year Scott Goodale.
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What to Know
ā¢ The Scarlet Knights moved up two spots to No. 22 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll after splitting its Big Ten Conference road trip against Michigan State (W, 25-12), and No. 5 Ohio State (L, 22-13).
ā¢ Nicolas Aguilar (125), Sammy Alvarez (133) and Billy Janzer (184) all picked up two victories last weekend, as the trio combined for victories over five ranked foes. Janzer registered back-to-back ranked victories to vault into this week's national rankings.
ā¢ Four Scarlet Knights enter the weekend ranked by FloWrestling - No. 11 Alvarez, No. 16 Aguilar, No. 25 Janzer and No. 18 Jordan Pagano (197).
ā¢ With two more dual wins, Rutgers will register its 13th consecutive winning season since head coach Scott Goodale took over the program in 2007-08. The Scarlet Knights are also looking for a winning conference record for the fourth time since it joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15.
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Projected Matchups: No. 19 Cornell
125: 16/15/14 Nicolas Aguilar (16-4) OR Malcolm Robinson (4-4) vs. Dominic LaJoie (11-11)
133: 9/11/9 Sammy Alvarez (17-4) vs. 4/5/5 Chas Tucker (19-0)
141: JoJo Aragona (9-4) OR Zach Firestone (5-6) vs. Noah Baughman (15-8)
149: Gerard Angelo (11-7) OR Nick Santos (6-1) vs. Hunter Richard (13-7)
157: Michael Van Brill (14-9) vs. Adam Santoro (8-10)
165: Brett Donner (13-9) vs. Jake Brindley (3-5)
174: NR/NR/25 Joseph Grello (5-4) OR Willie Scott (6-4) vs. Malik Dawkins (9-7)
184: NR/25/27 Billy Janzer (13-4) vs. 19/23/23 Jonathan Loew (17-7)
197: 18/18/21 Jordan Pagano (15-5) OR Mathew Correnti (10-4) vs. Jonathan Fagen (6-4)
HWT: Alex Esposito (14-9) vs. Brendan Furman (13-8)
Rankings: Intermat/FloWrestling/TheOpenMat
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Scouting the Big Red
ā¢ Cornell enters Friday night with a 5-4 dual record after it split its matches against No. 14 Lehigh (L, 19-14) and Columbia (W, 27-12) on Jan. 11 in Ithaca, New York.
ā¢ Due to a combination of Olympic redshirts and injuries, the Big Red feature just two ranked wrestlers in their projected lineup for Friday ā No. 4 Chas Tucker (133) and No. 19 Jonathan Loew (184). Tucker sports an unblemished 19-0 record and represents the eighth ranked foe for Alvarez this season. Alvarez is 7-0 against ranked Intermat foes in 2019-20.
ā¢ Behind an individual national title from Yianni Diakomihalis, a runner-up result from Max Dean and four All-Americans, Cornell finished seventh with 59.5 team points at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh. Vitali Arujau (125) and Ben Honis (197) also appeared on the podium a year ago.
ā¢ Arujau, Dean, Diakomihalis all took Olympic redshirts this season, while ranked wrestlers No. 5 Ben Darmstadt (197) and No. 19 Brandon Womack (174) are also out due to injury.
ā¢ Rutgers is 3-6-1 all-time against Cornell, with the Big Red taking a 28-10 result in their last meeting on Nov. 27, 2016. Rutgers won the matchup the previous year courtesy of a 21-13 result. The programs first met in 1952, a 12-12 tie.
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Up Next
Rutgers takes a short road trip across the Keystone State to face No. 2 Penn State on Sunday in State College. The dual will broadcast live via ESPN2 at 5 p.m. ET.
Rutgers Wrestling is presented by Eat Clean Bro, an Official Partner of Rutgers Athletics.
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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 theĀ Gameday App.
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Prior to the match, the Scarlet Knights will unveil championship banners for Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano, who claimed individual NCAA titles during the 2018-19 season. The titles were the first in program history, as both helped RU finish in the Top-10 at the national tournament under 2019 NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year Scott Goodale.
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What to Know
ā¢ The Scarlet Knights moved up two spots to No. 22 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll after splitting its Big Ten Conference road trip against Michigan State (W, 25-12), and No. 5 Ohio State (L, 22-13).
ā¢ Nicolas Aguilar (125), Sammy Alvarez (133) and Billy Janzer (184) all picked up two victories last weekend, as the trio combined for victories over five ranked foes. Janzer registered back-to-back ranked victories to vault into this week's national rankings.
ā¢ Four Scarlet Knights enter the weekend ranked by FloWrestling - No. 11 Alvarez, No. 16 Aguilar, No. 25 Janzer and No. 18 Jordan Pagano (197).
ā¢ With two more dual wins, Rutgers will register its 13th consecutive winning season since head coach Scott Goodale took over the program in 2007-08. The Scarlet Knights are also looking for a winning conference record for the fourth time since it joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15.
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Projected Matchups: No. 19 Cornell
125: 16/15/14 Nicolas Aguilar (16-4) OR Malcolm Robinson (4-4) vs. Dominic LaJoie (11-11)
133: 9/11/9 Sammy Alvarez (17-4) vs. 4/5/5 Chas Tucker (19-0)
141: JoJo Aragona (9-4) OR Zach Firestone (5-6) vs. Noah Baughman (15-8)
149: Gerard Angelo (11-7) OR Nick Santos (6-1) vs. Hunter Richard (13-7)
157: Michael Van Brill (14-9) vs. Adam Santoro (8-10)
165: Brett Donner (13-9) vs. Jake Brindley (3-5)
174: NR/NR/25 Joseph Grello (5-4) OR Willie Scott (6-4) vs. Malik Dawkins (9-7)
184: NR/25/27 Billy Janzer (13-4) vs. 19/23/23 Jonathan Loew (17-7)
197: 18/18/21 Jordan Pagano (15-5) OR Mathew Correnti (10-4) vs. Jonathan Fagen (6-4)
HWT: Alex Esposito (14-9) vs. Brendan Furman (13-8)
Rankings: Intermat/FloWrestling/TheOpenMat
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Scouting the Big Red
ā¢ Cornell enters Friday night with a 5-4 dual record after it split its matches against No. 14 Lehigh (L, 19-14) and Columbia (W, 27-12) on Jan. 11 in Ithaca, New York.
ā¢ Due to a combination of Olympic redshirts and injuries, the Big Red feature just two ranked wrestlers in their projected lineup for Friday ā No. 4 Chas Tucker (133) and No. 19 Jonathan Loew (184). Tucker sports an unblemished 19-0 record and represents the eighth ranked foe for Alvarez this season. Alvarez is 7-0 against ranked Intermat foes in 2019-20.
ā¢ Behind an individual national title from Yianni Diakomihalis, a runner-up result from Max Dean and four All-Americans, Cornell finished seventh with 59.5 team points at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh. Vitali Arujau (125) and Ben Honis (197) also appeared on the podium a year ago.
ā¢ Arujau, Dean, Diakomihalis all took Olympic redshirts this season, while ranked wrestlers No. 5 Ben Darmstadt (197) and No. 19 Brandon Womack (174) are also out due to injury.
ā¢ Rutgers is 3-6-1 all-time against Cornell, with the Big Red taking a 28-10 result in their last meeting on Nov. 27, 2016. Rutgers won the matchup the previous year courtesy of a 21-13 result. The programs first met in 1952, a 12-12 tie.
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Up Next
Rutgers takes a short road trip across the Keystone State to face No. 2 Penn State on Sunday in State College. The dual will broadcast live via ESPN2 at 5 p.m. ET.
Rutgers Wrestling is presented by Eat Clean Bro, an Official Partner of Rutgers Athletics.
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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 theĀ Gameday App.
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