Bucknell University Athletics
Wrestling Welcomes American to Davis Gym Friday, Takes to the Road Sunday
1/30/2014 3:05:00 PM | Wrestling
LEWISBURG, Pa. – A busy weekend is ahead for the Bucknell wrestling team. The Bison open the weekend Friday at 7 p.m. when they host EIWA rival American in Davis Gym. Bucknell then travels to George Mason (9 a.m.) and No. 13 Virginia (2 p.m.) on Sunday. Live results for all three matches will be available via TrackWrestling.com, while Friday's home competition will be broadcast live and free of charge on Bison Vision on the Patriot League Network.
This is the third time in four weekends the Bison will have three duals. Three weeks ago they competed three times in one day at the Virginia Duals and two weeks ago they defeated Brown and Clarion on Saturday before falling to Penn on Sunday to complete a 2-1 weekend.
Bucknell (5-8, 2-2 EIWA) is coming off a 19-18 loss at Columbia last Friday. The score was tied 18-18 after a pin by heavyweight Joe Stolfi concluded the match, but the Lions earned the winning point on bout points.
Stolfi, who is ranked 20th nationally, and 125-pounder Paul Petrov continue to pace the team in individual victories with matching 21-6 records this season. Stolfi has won six straight bouts and is listed second nationally in pins with 16. That figure is tied for third on the Bucknell single-season list, while his 25 career pins place him seventh on that ledger.
Petrov brings a seven-bout winning streak into the weekend and is coming off a 13-9 decision at Columbia. He has 12 bonus-point victories this year, including five wins by fall. After going 11-9 in duals as a freshman, Petrov is a strong 10-2 in duals, including 4-0 in EIWA duals.
Junior Tyler Lyster also enters the weekend on a hot streak, having captured four of his last five bouts. With a 3-0 record in bouts decided by fall, Lyster is now 11-1 in his career in bouts ending with a pin.
American is 6-5 on the year and 4-3 opposite EIWA competition. The Eagles defeated Binghamton by a 21-19 score last Saturday and have won three straight meetings with Bucknell. The Bison, though, lead the all-time series 18-4-1. American has ranked wrestlers at 125 pounds (No. 8 David Terao) and 197 pounds (No. 10 Daniel Mitchell).
This will be the second time Bucknell and George Mason (6-10, 0-0 EWL) have met this season. The two teams squared off at the Virginia Duals earlier this month with the Bison posting a 27-9 victory to extend their lead in the all-time series to 5-0. The Patriots will wrestle at Clarion on Saturday afternoon.
Virginia (13-3, 2-1 ACC) is ranked 13th nationally in the latest Amateur Wrestling News poll and has four ranked wrestlers in its projected lineup. The Cavaliers have won six of their last seven duals and will host ACC opponent Maryland on Friday evening.
Bucknell will next be in action next Sunday, Feb. 9, when it again wrestles two opponents at two different locations in the same day. The Bison will face Army at West Point, N.Y., at 2 p.m. and then travel to Fairfield, Conn., for a 7 p.m. matchup with Sacred Heart.
Bucknell's Weekend Schedule
Friday, Jan. 31: American at Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 2: Bucknell at George Mason, 9 a.m. & Bucknell at No. 13 Virginia, 2 p.m.
Bucknell vs. American
Record: Bucknell leads 18-4-1
First Meeting: 1965
Streak: American +3
Last Bucknell Win: 2010
Last American Win: 2013
Series:
Dec. 11, 1965 - Bucknell 34, American 8 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Dec. 10, 1966 - Bucknell 26, American 11 (Washington, D.C.)
Dec. 8, 1967 - Bucknell 30, American 3 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Dec. 6, 1968 - Bucknell 34, American 8 (Washington, D.C.)
Feb. 16, 1970 - Bucknell 36, American 4 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Dec. 12, 1970 - Bucknell 35, American 3 (Washington, D.C.)
Dec. 11, 1971 - Bucknell 40, American 5 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Dec. 9, 1972 - Bucknell 24, American 12 (Washington, D.C.)
Dec. 8, 1973 - Bucknell 35, American 11 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Dec. 4, 1974 - Bucknell 34, American 3 (Washington, D.C.)
Feb. 14, 1981 - Bucknell 36, American 6 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 30, 1982 - Bucknell 43, American 2 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 29, 1983 - American 21, Bucknell 20 (Easton, Pa.)
Jan. 14, 1984 - Bucknell 24, American 15 (Washington, D.C.)
Dec. 20, 1998 - Bucknell 33, American 18 (Clarion, Pa.)
Jan. 29, 2000 - Bucknell 24, American 23 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 24, 2002 - Bucknell 26, American 26 (Washington, D.C.)
Feb. 17, 2008 - Bucknell 30, American 14 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 15, 2009 - Bucknell 19, American 17 (Washington, D.C.)
Feb. 20, 2010 - Bucknell 23, American 16 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 20, 2011 – American 25, Bucknell 14 (Washington, D.C.)
Feb. 5, 2012 – American 23, Bucknell 13 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 16, 2013 – American 21, Bucknell 17 (Washington, D.C.)
Bucknell vs. George Mason
Record: Bucknell leads 5-0
First Meeting: 2007
Streak: Bucknell +5
Last Bucknell Win: 2014
Last George Mason Win: N/A
Series:
Dec. 1, 2007 – Bucknell 23, George Mason 20 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 12, 2010 – Bucknell 28, George Mason 12 (Fairfax, Va.)
Jan. 27, 2012 – Bucknell 27, George Mason 9 (Fairfax, Va.)
Feb. 2, 2013 – Bucknell 21, George Mason 12 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 10, 2014 – Bucknell 27, George Mason 9 (Hampton, Va.)
Bucknell vs. Virginia
Record: Virginia leads 7-1
First Meeting: 1972
Streak: Virginia +6
Last Bucknell Win: 1994
Last Virginia Win: 2013
Series:
Dec. 2, 1972 – Virginia 34, Bucknell 3 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 26, 1994 – Bucknell 26, Virginia 18 (Charlottesville, Va.)
Feb. 24, 1996 – Virginia 26, Bucknell 7 (Charlottesville, Va.)
March 1, 1997 – Virginia 29, Bucknell 9 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 24, 2002 – Virginia 45, Bucknell 4 (Washington, D.C.)
Nov. 29, 2008 – Virginia 30, Bucknell 11 (Troy, N.Y.)
Nov. 15, 2009 – Virginia 20, Bucknell 13 (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Jan. 11, 2013 – Virginia 31, Bucknell 6 (Hampton, Va.)
Bucknell's Projected Lineup (5-8, 2-2 EIWA)
125: Paul Petrov (21-6)
133: Grim Gonzalez (13-18)
141: Connor Lapresi (10-16)
149: Victor Lopez (14-15)
157: Ray Schlitt (17-16)
165: Rustin Barrick (13-15)
174: Joey Krulock (7-12)
184: Rory Bonner (7-12)
197: Tyler Lyster (14-12)
285: No. 20 Joe Stolfi (21-6)
American's Projected Lineup (6-5, 4-3 EIWA)
125: No. 8 David Terao (25-7)
133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (18-14)
141: Spencer Slishman (5-9) or Tom Page (6-11)
149: Mark Cirello (14-9) or Cole Moseley (9-9) or Brad Mutchnik (7-7)
157: John Boyle (17-15)
165: Cristian Masaya (1-14)
174: Keithen Cast (14-13)
184: Jason Grimes (11-17)
197: No. 10 Daniel Mitchell (19-5)
285: Blake Herrin (15-8)
George Mason's Projected Lineup (6-10, 0-0 EWL)
125: Bill Prochniewski (7-16) or Bryce Gentry (2-8)
133: Vince Rodriguez (12-7)
141: Sahid Kargbo (15-10)
149: Shohei Takagi (11-8) or Ryan Hunsberger (14-12)
157: Greg Flournoy (15-9)
165: Ryan Forrest (5-10) or Sean Raftery (1-5) or Matt Stull (6-8)
174: Zach Martinez (11-9)
184: Ryan Hembury (11-10)
197: Matt Meadows (12-12)
285: Jake Kettler (11-9)
No. 13 Virginia's Projected Lineup (13-3, 2-1 ACC)
125: Nick Herrmann (12-6)
133: Joe Martinez (10-11)
141: No. 15 Joe Spisak (15-9)
149: Gus Sako (14-1) or Justin Van Hoose (10-10) or Chris Yankowich (9-13)
157: No. 15 Blaise Butler (13-6)
165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (25-1)
174: No. 17 Stephen Doty (20-7)
184: Jon Fausey (12-6)
197: Zach Nye (14-7)
285: Ethan Hayes (13-11) or Collin Campbell (3-5)
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