Wrestling Kicks Off Virginia Duals Friday Morning vs. Campbell and No. 19 Arizona State

1/12/2017 5:16:00 PM | Wrestling

By: TBD

Setting the Scene
What: Bucknell at Virginia Duals
When: Friday-Saturday, Jan. 13-14
Where: Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Va.)
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About the Bison
-- Bucknell is set to compete at the Virginia Duals for a 10th consecutive year. The Bison posted a 2-2 record at the Virginia Duals last year with wins over The Citadel and Rider.

-- Twelve teams will compete at the Virginia Duals and they are divided into four three-team pools that will each do round-robin dual matches on Friday. The top team in each pool will advance to Saturday's semifinal, which will be held at 2 p.m. The finals are scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Each team is guaranteed to wrestle four dual matches.

-- Bucknell is in the Poquoson River Pool with Campbell and No. 19 Arizona State. The Bison open competition at 9 a.m. on Friday against Campbell followed by an 11 a.m. match vs. Arizona State.

-- There are four nationally ranked teams competing at the Virginia Duals. No. 5 Virginia Tech, No. 15 Oklahoma and No. 24 Virginia join No. 19 Arizona State.

-- Bucknell earned its first dual victory of the year earlier this week when it upended Franklin & Marshall 33-6 in its first home match of the year. The Bison won the final six bouts and posted five bonus-point victories in the match.

-- Bison winners vs. Franklin & Marshall included Jordan Gessner, Tyler Smith, Victor Lopez, D.J. Hollingshead, Chad Reese, Garrett Hoffman, Tom Sleigh and Tyler Greene.

-- Victor Lopez enters the Virginia Duals with a 92-47 career record to rank 10th on the program's all-time wins list. He needs one victory to tie Brian Pitzer for ninth place.

-- Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger enters Friday's first match with 99 victories during his time at Bucknell.

Projected Bucknell Lineup
125: Jordan Gessner (7-8)
133: Joey Gould (4-7) or Ben Bliss (1-6)
141: No. --/15/15 Tyler Smith (13-5)
149: Seth Hogue (6-10) or Zach Kelly (5-4)
157: No. 12/15/17 Victor Lopez (12-3) or Joey Krulock (2-4)
165: D.J. Hollingshead (13-9) or Logan Kerin (4-8) or Connor Wagh (7-12)
174: Chad Reese (3-6)
184: Garrett Hoffman (14-9) or Drew Phipps (11-6)
197: No. 16/12/17 Tom Sleigh (13-4)
285: Tyler Greene (7-6)
Note: 2016-17 record in parentheses; Rankings are Intermat/The Open Mat/FloWrestling

About Campbell
-- Campbell is 3-3 on the year and 0-1 in SoCon action.
-- The Camels have wins against West Virginia, Clarion and Ohio.

Series History vs. Campbell
-- Friday's dual will mark the first-ever meeting between Bucknell and Campbell.

About Arizona State
-- Arizona State owns a 3-1 record this year and is ranked 19th nationally.
-- The Sun Devils have wins over Northern Colorado, Iowa State and Cal Poly.

Series History vs. Arizona State
-- Arizona State won the only meeting between the Bison and Sun Devils by a 26-8 score in January of 1991.

Up Next
-- Bucknell will hit the road for two EIWA duals next weekend, Jan. 21-22, when it competes at Harvard and Brown.