Bucknell University Athletics
Wrestling to Compete at Home Three Times this Week
1/20/2016 11:07:00 AM | Wrestling
***Note: Saturday's matches will now take place in Davis Gym. Bucknell will wrestle Brown at 12 p.m. and then Harvard afterward. There will be approximately 10 minutes in between the two matches.***
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling team has four remaining home duals this season and three of them will take place within a 48-hour span this week. The Bison will host Lock Haven Thursday at 7 p.m. in Davis Gym, and then two days later they will host EIWA foes Brown (12 p.m.) and Harvard (2 p.m.).
There is free admission for all three wrestling matches. All three are also scheduled to have live results via TrackWrestling and Thursday's Lock Haven match will feature a free live video stream on the Patriot League Network.
Bucknell (4-4, 1-1 EIWA) is in the midst of a five-match homestand as it will not leave Lewisburg until a Feb. 7 dual at Sacred Heart. The Bison were most recently in action last Friday when they were nipped by No. 9 Oklahoma, 23-21, in Sojka Pavilion. Ben Bliss (forfeit), Rustin Barrick (decision), Tom Sleigh (DQ) and Joe Stolfi (pin) were victorious for Bucknell against the Sooners.
The Bison last year were ranked in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll for nine weeks. On Tuesday, Bucknell made its first appearance in the poll listing this season, receiving one vote.
Six different Bison – Paul Petrov, Tyler Smith, Victor Lopez, Barrick, Sleigh and Stolfi – are listed in the national rankings by Intermat, WrestlingReport.com or FloWrestling. Stolfi has the highest ranking as he is listed seventh at 285 pounds by WrestlingReport.com and eighth by Intermat. He and Petrov are ranked by all three organizations.
Petrov enters this week's three matches within striking distance of becoming the eighth wrestler in program history to reach 100 career wins. The senior is 98-34 in his career, including a team-best 20-4 this season. Stolfi reached the 100-win plateau earlier this year and ranks sixth on the all-time wins list with 107 victories, just one behind Shane Riccio.
Barrick enters Thursday's Lock Haven match with the longest winning streak by a Bison at six consecutive victories. He has not lost since he was on his way to a seventh-place finish at the competitive Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December. Barrick has captured 10 of his last 11 bouts, is 16-6 on the season, and he owns a 7-0 mark in duals. Barrick is just two wins shy of tying his career high for victories in a season.
Bucknell will take a week off after Saturday's two duals. The Bison will then wrap up their home schedule Sunday, Jan. 31, with a 2 p.m. dual against Bloomsburg in Davis Gym. Six seniors will be recognized before the match as part of Senior Day ceremonies.
Bucknell vs. Lock Haven
Record: Lock Haven leads, 17-3
First Meeting: 1946-47
Streak: Lock Haven +2
Last Bucknell Win: 2011-12
Last Lock Haven Win: 2013-14
Series:
Jan. 22, 1947 - Lock Haven 35, Bucknell 5 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Jan. 21, 1948 - Lock Haven 36, Bucknell 0 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 31, 1974 - Lock Haven 30, Bucknell 5 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Jan. 29, 1975 - Lock Haven 34, Bucknell 6 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 28, 1976 - Lock Haven 25, Bucknell 13 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Jan. 18, 1977 - Lock Haven 35, Bucknell 5 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 21, 1985 - Lock Haven 36, Bucknell 13 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 19, 1986 - Lock Haven 31, Bucknell 15 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Feb. 18, 1987 - Lock Haven 23, Bucknell 18 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Nov. 30, 1991 - Lock Haven 22, Bucknell 19 (University Park, Pa.)
Jan. 7, 1998 - Lock Haven 29, Bucknell 12 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Feb. 20, 1999 - Lock Haven 38, Bucknell 6 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 26, 2000 - Lock Haven 40, Bucknell 6 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Feb. 10, 2001 - Lock Haven 37, Bucknell 7 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 21, 2002 - Lock Haven 37, Bucknell 11 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Feb. 8, 2008 - Lock Haven 21, Bucknell 18 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 5, 2010 - Bucknell 25, Lock Haven 12 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Feb. 4, 2011 – Bucknell 26, Lock Haven 13 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 10, 2012 – Bucknell 28, Lock Haven 13 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Feb. 8, 2013 – Lock Haven 23, Bucknell 16 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Nov. 2, 2013 – Lock Haven 19, Bucknell 13 (Lock Haven, Pa.)
Bucknell vs. Brown
Record: Bucknell leads, 7-2
First Meeting: 1987-88
Streak: Bucknell +6
Last Bucknell Win: 2014-15
Last Brown Win: 2006-07
Series:
Jan. 20, 1988 - Bucknell 23, Brown 11 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 20, 2001 - Brown 34, Bucknell 14 (Providence, R.I.)
Jan. 13, 2007 - Brown 22, Bucknell 12 (Providence, R.I.)
Jan. 18, 2008 - Bucknell 21, Brown 12 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 17, 2009 - Bucknell 20, Brown 12 (Providence, R.I.)
Jan. 21, 2010 - Bucknell 28, Brown 13 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 19, 2011 – Bucknell 31, Brown 7 (Providence, R.I.)
Jan. 18, 2014 – Bucknell 22, Brown 19 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 25, 2015 – Bucknell 28, Brown 10 (Providence, R.I.)
Bucknell vs. Harvard
Record: Tied, 2-2
First Meeting: 1973-74
Streak: Bucknell +2
Last Bucknell Win: 2014-15
Last Harvard Win: 1997-98
Series:
Dec. 1, 1973 – Harvard 20, Bucknell 15 (Newark, N.J.)
Nov. 22, 1997 – Harvard 31, Bucknell 3 (Boston, Mass.)
Feb. 17, 2007 – Bucknell 21, Harvard 21 (Cambridge, Mass.)
Jan. 25, 2015 – Bucknell 26, Harvard 9 (Cambridge, Mass.)
Bucknell Probable Lineup vs. Lock Haven (4-4, 1-1 EIWA)
125: No. 12/11/11 Paul Petrov (20-4)
133: Grim Gonzalez (5-10) or Ben Bliss (4-10)
141: No. --/17/-- Tyler Smith (12-8)
149: No. --/26/-- Victor Lopez (19-7)
157: Zach Kelly (5-7)
165: D.J. Hollingshead (9-11)
174: No. 20/25/-- Rustin Barrick (16-6)
184: No. --/23/-- Tom Sleigh (15-4)
197: Tyler Greene (9-9)
285: No. 8/7/16 Joe Stolfi (8-1)
Bucknell Probable Lineup vs. Brown/Harvard (4-4, 1-1 EIWA)
125: No. 12/11/11 Paul Petrov (20-4)
133: Grim Gonzalez (5-10) or Ben Bliss (4-10)
141: No. --/17/-- Tyler Smith (12-8)
149: No. --/26/-- Victor Lopez (19-7)
157: Zach Kelly (5-7) or Logan Kerin (4-10)
165: Robert Schlitt (10-12) or D.J. Hollingshead (9-11)
174: No. 20/25/-- Rustin Barrick (16-6)
184: No. --/23/-- Tom Sleigh (15-4)
197: Tyler Greene (9-9) or Rory Bonner (7-7)
285: No. 8/7/16 Joe Stolfi (8-1)
Lock Haven Probable Lineup (6-6, 1-1 EWL) – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Davis Gym
125: Jake Field (11-13) or David Sheesley (10-8)
133: No. --/33/-- Bobby Rehm (18-8)
141: Cody Wheeler (4-6) or Joe Ghione (15-9)
149: No. --/25/-- Dan Neff (17-8)
157: Aaron McKinney (20-12)
165: Cody Cordes (15-14)
174: Tyler Wood (15-11)
184: Tristan Sponseller (19-9)
197: Phil Sprenkle (10-5) or Adam Mackie (10-8)
285: Brad Emerick (11-12)
Brown Probable Lineup (1-5, 1-3 EIWA) – Saturday, 12 p.m. – Sojka Pavilion
125: Mike Russo (6-9)
133: Zeke Salvo (14-10) or Jimmy Bell (2-6)
141: Charlie Banaszak (5-14) or Jack Twomey-Kozak (0-2)
149: Steven Galiardo (12-5) or William McDonald (0-2)
157: No. --/22/-- Justin Staudenmayer (18-6)
165: Jon Viruet (11-8) or Richard Muniz (5-3)
174: Andrew LaBrie (11-5) or CJ LaFragola (3-5)
184: Austin Pfarr (10-10)
197: Augustus Marker (7-8) or Josh Durso-Finley (6-7)
285: Ian Butterbrodt (1-4)
Harvard Probable Lineup (2-2, 0-1 EIWA) – Saturday, 7 p.m. – Sojka Pavilion
125: Nolan Hellickson (10-8)
133: Jeffrey Ott (14-7)
141: No. 7/8/8 Todd Preston (20-3)
149: Patrick Hogan (7-10) or Thomas Dutton (3-3)
157: Tyler Tarsi (6-7) or Colby Knight (6-6)
165: No. --/22/-- Devon Gobbo (13-4) or Kanon Dean (1-8)
174: Josef Johnson (11-8)
184: Michael Mocco (8-6) or Logan Kirby (4-5)
197: Josh Popple (4-5) or LJ Barlow (1-6)
285: No. --/27/-- Nick Gajdzik (18-7)
Note: Rankings are Intermat/Wrestling Report/FloWrestling
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