Sunday, January 9
Madison, Wis.
1 PM
Rutgers
at
Wisconsin
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
No. 12 Wrestling Faces No. 16 Wisconsin Sunday in Madison
Jan 08 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Fresh off its win against Indiana, No. 12 Rutgers (11-0, 1-0) faces No. 16 Wisconsin (5-0, 1-0) on Sunday in Madison. The dual is slated for a 1 p.m. ETĀ start at UW Field HouseĀ and will stream via Big Ten Plus.
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| PROJECTED LINEUP: RUTGERS |
| Weight | Wrestler |
| 125 | 30/HM/NR Dylan Shawver (13-2) |
| 133 | 16/20/15 Sammy Alvarez (8-2) -OR- Devon Britton (7-6) |
| 141 | 4/3/3 Sebastian Rivera (13-0) |
| 149 | 19/HM/NR Michael VanBrill (10-0) |
| 157 | Robert Kanniard (6-5) |
| 165 | Andrew Clark (10-10) |
| 174 | 26/22/20 Jackson Turley (3-2) -OR- Connor O'Neill (9-7) |
| 184 | 5/5/5 John Poznanski (11-0) |
| 197 | 7/11/10 Greg Bulsak (13-0) |
| HWT | Boone McDermott (9-5) -OR- Alex Esposito (4-2) |
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| PROJECTED LINEUP: WISCONSIN |
| Weight | Wrestler |
| 125 | 4/12/6 Eric Barnett |
| 133 | 25/NR/NR Kyle Burwick -OR- Ethan Rotando |
| 141 | 24/15/NR Joseph Zargo |
| 149 | 11/14/11 Austin Gomez |
| 157 | 33/NR/NR Garrett Model |
| 165 | 8/12/9 Dean Hamiti |
| 174 | 17/22/16 Andrew McNally |
| 184 | 33/NR/NR Chris Weiler -OR- Tyler Dow |
| 197 | 24/HM/NR Braxton Amos |
| HWT | 5/6/7 Trent Hillger |
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| LAST TIME OUT |
- RutgersĀ opened the Big Ten Conference dual season with a dominant 29-7 win over IndianaĀ on Friday night in front of 3,093 fans at Jersey Mike's Arena.
- No. 4Ā Sebastian RiveraĀ (141), No. 5Ā John PoznanskiĀ (184) and No. 30Ā Dylan ShawverĀ (125) all delivered wins over ranked Hoosiers, as the Scarlet Knights secured their first 11-0 start to a season in program history.
- No. 26Ā Jackson TurleyĀ (174) worked a tech fall, while Rivera, Shawver and No. 7Ā Greg BulsakĀ (197) all added majors against Indiana. PoznanskiĀ picked up one of the biggest wins of his collegiate career with a 4-2 decision over No. 8 DJ Washington.
- Rutgers secured its first 11-0 start to a dual season in program history. The Scarlet Knights opened the 1960 season 10-0-1 and have competed on the varsity level since 1930.
| SCOUTING WISCONSIN |
- WisconsinĀ moved to 5-0 with its come-from-behind 19-15 win over No. 23 Northwestern on Friday night in Madison. Trailing 9-0 after the first three bouts of the night, the Badgers won five of their final seven matchups to work a 5-5 match split and a victory in their Big Ten opener.
- No. 11 Austin Gomez (149) picked off No. 4 Yahya Thomas by decision, while No. 17 Andrew McNally (165) added a ranked win by major decision against the Wildcats.
- Wisconsin is No. 16 in the latest NWCA coaches poll under fourth-year head coach Chris Bono.
- Rutgers is 2-3 all-time against the Badgers but have won the last two matchups in the series. The Scarlet Knights prevailed by criteria in a 17-16 win on Jan. 11, 2019 in Piscataway. RU also defeated Wisconsin 24-12 on Feb. 16, 2018 in Madison.
- Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff was a two-time national champion at Wisconsin from 1998-2001 and also served as an assistant with the program from 2007-11.
| WHAT TO KNOW |
- Four RU starters -Ā Bulsak, Poznanski, Rivera and Michael VanBrill (149) - own undefeated records heading into the heart of the Big Ten dual season. The quartet is a combined 47-0 this season with wins over 14 ranked opponents.
- Rutgers remained No. 12 in the country in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll. The Big Ten features 11 ranked programs, including the top-three teams in the country (No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Michigan.
- With a 100 percent bonus rate, Rivera is No. 7Ā in FloWrestling's Hodge Trophy rankings. Rivera is looking to become the program's first Hodge Trophy finalist since current assistant coach Anthony Ashnault in 2019 after his 32-0 season and individual title at 149 pounds.
- Rivera is just two wins away from 100 for his career.
- Scott Goodale is justĀ sixĀ wins away from the 200th dual victory as head coach.
| UP NEXT |
- Rutgers hosts No. 24 Illinois on Friday, Jan. 14 (7 p.m., Big Ten Plus) before it heads to State College to face No. 2 Penn State (5 p.m., ESPN).
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