Wrestling with Busy Weekend Ahead

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling team has three road matches in a span of just over 24 hours this weekend. The Bison will wrestle at American (11 a.m.) and George Mason (3 p.m.) on Saturday. Sunday will feature a 3 p.m. match at Penn. All three matches will feature live video via the home team's video platform.

The match against American will air on the Patriot League Network. The George Mason match will be broadcast on Patriot Vision. Sunday's Penn match will air on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Bucknell (8-5, 3-2 EIWA) is coming off a 39-0 shutout of Sacred Heart last weekend. The Bison have won four of their last five matches with the last two wins by a combined 83-9 score over Bloomsburg and the Pioneers. Bucknell is 2-0 this year on the road.

The Bison are in the midst of wrestling six consecutive road duals to end the regular season. The first match in that stretch was the victory at Sacred Heart. Bucknell will close the regular season next weekend with road matches at Binghamton and Columbia.

Five different Bison grapplers – Paul Petrov, Tyler Smith, Rustin Barrick, Tom Sleigh, Joe Stolfi – remain in at least one national ranking this week. Stolfi's No. 8 ranking at 285 pounds by both Intermat and WrestlingReport.com is the highest, while Petrov is also ranked in the top 10 (No. 9) at 125 pounds by WrestlingReport.com.

Rustin Barrick continues to be Bucknell's hottest wrestler with 11 consecutive victories at 174 pounds. Sleigh (184 pounds) and Stolfi have each won eight bouts in a row.

Bucknell has used eight different starting lineups in its 13 duals this season, although its four heaviest weight classes have remained the same for the last 10 duals in a row.

Bucknell vs. American
Record: Bucknell leads, 20-4-1
First Meeting: 1965-66
Streak: Bucknell +2
Last Bucknell Win: 2014-15
Last American Win: 2012-13
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.)
Jan. 31, 2014 – Bucknell 21, American 18 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 7, 2015 – Bucknell 27, American 9 (Washington, D.C.)

Bucknell vs. George Mason
Record: Bucknell leads, 7-0
First Meeting: 2007-08
Streak: Bucknell +7
Last Bucknell Win: 2014-15
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.)
Feb. 2, 2014 – Bucknell 26, George Mason 10 (Fairfax, Va.)
Jan. 17, 2015 – Bucknell 34, George Mason 6 (Lewisburg, Pa.)

Bucknell vs. Penn
Record: Penn leads, 8-3
First Meeting: 1959-60
Streak: Penn +5
Last Bucknell Win: 1989-90
Last Penn Win: 2013-14
Series:
Feb. 27, 1960 - Penn 16, Bucknell 13 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Feb. 25, 1961 - Penn 16, Bucknell 14 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Feb. 20, 1962 - Bucknell 21, Penn 8 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Feb. 23, 1963 - Penn 18, Bucknell 6 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Dec. 8, 1973 - Bucknell 23, Penn 19 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 13, 1990 - Bucknell 25, Penn 15 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Jan. 21, 1995 - Penn 23, Bucknell 12 (Annapolis, Md.)
Jan. 29, 2011 – Penn 24, Bucknell 11 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Feb. 12, 2012 – Penn 23, Bucknell 13 (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Jan. 27, 2013 – Penn 23, Bucknell 10 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Jan. 19, 2014 – Penn 24, Bucknell 13 (Lewisburg, Pa.)

Bucknell Probable Lineup (8-5, 3-2 EIWA)
125: No. 11/9/12 Paul Petrov (25-4)
133: Grim Gonzalez (7-12)
141: No. --/17/-- Tyler Smith (16-9)
149: Victor Lopez (20-10)
157: Zach Kelly (6-9) or Logan Kerin (4-12)
165: Robert Schlitt (12-13)
174: No. 20/21/-- Rustin Barrick (21-6)
184: No. --/23/-- Tom Sleigh (20-4)
197: Tyler Greene (13-10)
285: No. 8/8/15 Joe Stolfi (13-1)
Note: Rankings are Intermat/WrestlingReport.com/FloWrestling

American Probable Lineup (4-7, 1-5 EIWA)
125: No. 14/15/10 David Terao (18-3)
133: James Giaccia (1-10)
141: Tyler Scotton (19-12)
149: Tom Page (10-10)
157: No. 14/17/16 John Boyle (22-6)
165: No. --/30/-- Mitchell Wightman (16-11)
174: Michael Eckhart (10-10)
184: Jason Grimes (9-13)
197: Joe Salvi (3-16)
285: Jake Scanlan (12-13)

George Mason Probable Lineup (7-9, 2-3 EWL)
125: Ibrahim Bunduka (17-13) or Bill Prochniewski (4-8)
133: Vince Rodriguez (18-8) or Ryan Renkey (2-7)
141: Tejon Anthony (18-8)
149: Blake Roulo (9-6)
157: No. --/21/-- Greg Flournoy (24-6)
165: Patrick Davis (11-12)
174: Ryan Forrest (7-9), Daniel Mika (1-6) or Jesse Fulk (0-0)
184: Luke Ludke (7-16) or Austin Harrison (2-11)
197: Cameron Houston (1-19)
285: Matt Voss (20-11) or Gary Miltenberger (3-7)

Penn Probable Lineup (7-9, 2-3 EWL)
125: Jeremy Schwartz (1-12)
133: No. --/31/16 Caleb Richardson (17-8)
141: Marc Mastropietro (5-13) or A.J. Vindici (5-9)
149: No. 11/15/6 C.J. Cobb (20-3)
157: No. --/31/-- May Bethea (17-9)
165: No. --/26/-- Ray Bethea (8-5) or Brooks Martino (13-12)
174: No. 15/16/17 Casey Kent (21-4)
184: No. 15/12/8 Lorenzo Thomas (23-4)
197: Frank Mattiace (13-8) or Joe Heyob (12-6)
285: Patrik Garren (12-9)