Sunday, January 16
University Park, Pa.
5 PM
Rutgers
at
Penn State
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
No. 16 Wrestling Treks to No. 1 Penn State for Sunday Dual
Jan 15 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā No. 16 Rutgers wrestling (12-1, 2-1) hits the road to face No. 1 Penn State (10-0, 2-0) on Sunday in State College. The dual at Rec Hall is set for a 5 p.m. ET national broadcast on ESPNU.
The Scarlet Knights enter the dual after its 21-13 victory over No. 21 Illinois on Friday at Jersey Mike's Arena.Ā No. 3 Sebastian RiveraĀ (141) secured his 100th career win in front of 3,318 fans, while No. 31 Dylan ShawverĀ (125), No. 5 John PoznanskiĀ (184) and No. 7 Greg BulsakĀ (197) all added wins over ranked opponents. Michael VanBrill (149) and Robert KanniardĀ (157) also produced wins over the Illini to help the Scarlet Knights to a six-four match split.
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The Scarlet Knights enter the dual after its 21-13 victory over No. 21 Illinois on Friday at Jersey Mike's Arena.Ā No. 3 Sebastian RiveraĀ (141) secured his 100th career win in front of 3,318 fans, while No. 31 Dylan ShawverĀ (125), No. 5 John PoznanskiĀ (184) and No. 7 Greg BulsakĀ (197) all added wins over ranked opponents. Michael VanBrill (149) and Robert KanniardĀ (157) also produced wins over the Illini to help the Scarlet Knights to a six-four match split.
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| PROJECTED LINEUP: RUTGERS |
| Weight | Wrestler |
| 125 | 31/HM/NR Dylan Shawver (14-3) |
| 133 | 20/HM/NR Joseph Olivieri (14-4) |
| 141 | 3/3/3 Sebastian Rivera (15-0) |
| 149 | 18/HM/NR Michael VanBrill (11-1) |
| 157 | Robert Kanniard (7-6) |
| 165 | Andrew Clark (11-11) |
| 174 | Connor O'Neill (9-8) |
| 184 | 5/5/5 John Poznanski (13-0) |
| 197 | 7/11/8 Greg Bulsak (15-0) |
| HWT | Boone McDermott (9-7) |
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| PROJECTED LINEUP: PENN STATE |
| Weight | Wrestler |
| 125 | 9/9/5 Drew Hildebrandt (2-0) |
| 133 | 1/1/1Roman Bravo-Young (8-0) |
| 141 | 1/1/1 Nick Lee (8-0) |
| 149 | 19/14/20 Beau Bartlett (8-2) |
| 157 | Tony Negron (1-4) -OR- Terrell BarracloughĀ (5-4)Ā -OR- Joe Lee (2-3) |
| 165 | 24/20/NR Creighton Edsell (7-3) |
| 174 | 1/1/1 Carter Starocci (10-0) |
| 184 | 1/1/1 Aaron Brooks (8-0) |
| 197 | 2/2/2 Max Dean (10-0) |
| HWT | 4/4/4 Greg KerkviletĀ (8-0) |
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| WHAT TO KNOW |
- Two weeks into the new year, Rutgers is ranked as high as 16 in the country. The Scarlet Knights (11-1, 1-1) are No. 16 in the latestĀ NWCA Coaches PollĀ as well as byĀ FloWrestling, and are No. 17 byĀ Intermat.
- Seven student-athletes are ranked byĀ IntermatĀ this week, which includes an appearance from true freshmanĀ Joseph OlivieriĀ (133) at No. 20 in the country. Olivieri, who also earned honorable mention honors fromĀ FloWrestling, made his varsity debut on Sunday against the BadgersĀ with a 4-3 decision over No. 25 Kyle Burwick. The ranked win for Olivieri was the first by a true freshman in his varsity debut since RU joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014.
- Rutgers features three top-10 wrestlers byĀ IntermatĀ - No. 3 Rivera, No. 5 Poznanski and No. 7 Bulsak. The trio is a combined 43-0 this season with wins over 18Ā ranked foes.
- VanBrillĀ (18th, 149),Ā Jackson TurleyĀ (26th, 174) and ShawverĀ (31st, 125) are also ranked byĀ Intermat.Ā Sammy AlvarezĀ (133) remained No. 14 byĀ WIN MagazineĀ and No. 15 byĀ The Open Mat.
- Rivera became the 18th wrestler in program history to hit the 100 win mark for his collegiate career. He is believed to be the first to hit the century mark at Rutgers after beginning his career at a different university. Rivera earned 73 career wins at Northwestern and owns 27 "On the Banks".Ā
- Rivera owns a 100% bonus rate in his 15 matches this season, which includes eight tech falls, three major decisions, two pins and two forfeits. He has outscored his opponents 180-32 this season.
- Goodale is now five wins away from 200 for his career.
| UP NEXT |
- Rutgers remains on the road with duals at RV Michigan State (Jan. 21, 6 p.m. ET) and No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 23, 4 p.m. ET). Both matches are slated for broadcasts on Big Ten Plus.
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