No. 18 Wrestling Wraps Up Non-Conference Slate at Bloomsburg, Rider

Friday, January 6

Bloomsburg, Pa.

7 PM

Rutgers University

Bloomsburg

No. 18 Wrestling Wraps Up Non-Conference Slate at Bloomsburg, Rider

Jan 05 | Wrestling

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PISCATWAY, N.J. – No. 18 Rutgers wrestling (6-1) finishes its non-conference dual schedule with weekend matches at Bloomsburg (Friday) and Rider (Sunday.) Friday night's dual with the Huskies is set for a 7 p.m. start, while the matchup with the Broncs will begin at 2 p.m. in Lawrenceville.

Projected Lineup: No. 18 Rutgers (6-1, 0-0)

125: 14/15 Dean Peterson (13-4) -OR- Dylan Shawver (12-5)

133: 14/14 Joe Heilmann (16-3)

141: 12/HM Sammy Alvarez (11-2)

149: 32/NR Tony White (8-3)

157: NR/21 Andrew Clark (14-6) -OR- Al DeSantis (10-5)

165: Connor O'Neill (9-10) -OR- Luke Gayer (10-6)

174: Jackson Turley (3-4) -OR- Eric Freeman (3-4)

184: 15/18 Brian Soldano (13-3)

197: Billy Janzer (2-4) -OR- Kyle Epperly (5-2)

HWT: 24/22 Boone McDermott (12-2)

Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Projected Lineup: Bloomsburg (0-6, 0-1)

125: Bronson Garber (7-8)

133: Cole Rhone (11-6)

141: Josh Mason (14-10)

149: Cade Balestrini (13-11)

157: CJ Fritz (0-2)

165: Trenton Harder (0-9) -OR- Christian Reid (1-4)

174: Anthony DeRosa (4-9)

184: Bruno Stolfi (5-3)

197: Tanner Culver (0-3)

285: Shane Noonan (12-7)

Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Projected Lineup: Rider (2-1, 1-0)

125: Tyler Klinsky (8-8)

133: Richie Koehler (4-4)

141: 29/HM McKenzie Bell (15-6)

149: 23/21 Quinn Kinner (12-4)

157: Colton Washleski (3-5)

165: Hunter Mays (12-7)

174: Shane Reitsma (3-1)

184: Ray Weed (0-0) -OR- Asa Terrell (0-7)

197: 10/9 Ethan Laird (11-1)

HWT: David Szuba (10-7)

Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Last Time Out

Six placed at the 2022 Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois during RU's last time out, which included a third-place finish from Sammy Alvarez (141). Dean Peterson (125) and Brian Soldano (184) added fourth-place results at the two-day tournament.
Rutgers' last dual came on Dec. 11, a 17-16 victory at Princeton inside Jadwin Gymnasium. Down seven after six bouts, the Scarlet Knights delivered wins in three of their final four matchups to push the dual to criteria, as RU held a 47-43 advantage in total match points.

What to Know

Seven starters appear in at least one national poll ahead of weekend action, including six by Intermat. After a sixth-place result at Midlands, Andrew Clark moved to No. 21 by FloWrestling. Alvarez holds the highest individual ranking at No. 12 by Intermat.
Soldano has been one of the top true freshmen in the country this season with his 13-3 record and unblemished 7-0 mark in dual action. The rookie has two victories over ranked foes and has registered six pins this season.
Joe Heilmann (133) has been solid in his first season 'On the Banks' with a team-high 16 wins and three wins over ranked opponents.
Head coach Scott Goodale picked up his 200th career win as a head coach when RU defeated Clarion in its season opener. The program's all-time wins leader, Goodale owns 205 victories during his 16-year tenure "On the Banks."

Series vs. Opponents

Bloomsburg leads the all-time series, 7-5.
Rutgers won the last meeting on Feb. 17, 2013 by a score of 18-16.
Rider leads the all-time series, 12-10.
Rutgers delivered a 36-3 win over the Broncs in their last meeting last season on Feb. 3, 2022. The Scarlet Knights won nine out of 10 bouts against Rider, which included bonus-point victories from Boone McDermott, John Poznanski and Joseph Olivieri.

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