Bucknell University
Harvard
Bucknell Wrestling Travels to Harvard and Brown for Saturday Doubleheader
1/16/2019 9:46:00 AM | Wrestling
When: Saturday, January 19 – 12 p.m.
Where: Malkin Athletic Center – Cambridge, Mass.
Internet Video: ESPN+ ($)
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell (2-5, 0-2 EIWA) vs. Brown (2-1, 0-0 EIWA)
When: Saturday, January 19 – 7 p.m.
Where: Pizzitola Sports Center – Providence, R.I.
Internet Video: ESPN+ ($)
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell is currently 2-5 (0-2 EIWA). The Bison most recently dropped a 34-12 decision at defending EIWA champion Lehigh on Jan. 11.
• Zach Hartman (157) pinned a nationally ranked opponent to trim Bucknell's deficit to 12-9. Hartman, who was ranked as high as 10th nationally, pinned Josh Humphreys, who came in as high as 17th, to improve to 14-4. The freshman's pin, which came at the 5:51 mark, was his fourth of the season and first over a ranked grappler.
• Jakob Campbell (125) and Drew Phipps (197) also scored victories for the Bison, who couldn't overcome the Mountain Hawks. After Hartman's pin, Lehigh picked up bonus points in four of the final five bouts to emerge victorious.
• So far this season, Bucknell has used 15 starters in dual competition. Six wrestlers have started every dual thus far: Matthew Kolonia (141/149), Hartman (157), D.J. Hollingshead (165), Nick Stephani (174), Kyle Inlander (184) and Phipps (197).
• Jacob Ferreira (184) is the team leader with 15 victories with Hartman standing one win back. Ferreira also leads the Bison in pins (5) while J. Campbell and Phipps are tied for the team high in major decisions (3).
 • In dual action, J. Campbell remains an unbeaten 4-0. With five dual wins, Hartman is the team leader.
• In 2018-19, the Bison returned one NCAA qualifier and three EIWA placewinners. Garrett Hoffman (184) earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Championships, where he bowed out after two bouts. David Campbell (133) and Phipps (184) each took eighth at the 2018 EIWA Championships while Joey Gould (133) was eighth at the 2017 rendition. All but Campbell have since changed weight classes.
• Bucknell's captains are D. Campbell, Hoffman, Phipps, Stephani and Brandon Stokes.
• The Bison enjoyed one of their most successful stretches in program history from 2014 to 2017, compiling a combined record of 39-14 (23-5 EIWA) and placing third at the 2016 and 2015 EIWA Championships.
 • In 2017-18, Bucknell battled injuries and used 22 different starters in dual competition, ultimately finishing with a 3-14 (2-7 EIWA) ledger. The performance of 141-pounder Tyler Smith, one of six seniors lost to graduation, was a bright spot; he became the program's fifth four-time NCAA qualifier and seventh EIWA runner-up. He also put together the 11th undefeated dual season in school history and became the 10th Bison to reach the 100-win plateau.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger, who is in his 14th year at the helm, has a 115-120 record. He and Bob Ferraro, who led the Bison to a 169-175-6 record from 1974 to 1997, are the program's only head coaches to reach the 100-win plateau.
Projected Bucknell Lineup
125: Jakob Campbell (9-4)
133: David Campbell (2-8)
141: Joey Gould (5-5)
149: Matthew Kolonia (8-9)
157: #8/8/10 Zach Hartman (14-4)
165: D.J. Hollingshead (4-6) OR Jack Mulay (9-12) OR Mitch Hartman (8-4)
174: Nick Stephani (5-9) OR Frankie Guida, Jr. (13-8)
184: Kyle Inlander (8-6) OR Jacob Ferreira (15-7)
197: Drew Phipps (11-7)
285: Brandon Stokes (4-8) OR Eric Chakonis (0-2)
Bison Ranked
• Zach Hartman (157) will enter Saturday's duals ranked eighth by Intermat and The Open Mat and 10th by FloWrestling. His No. 8 national ranking is his highest to date.
• Hartman first cracked FloWrestling's rankings on Dec. 24. The freshman came in at No. 20; it was the first time in his collegiate career he was ranked by any of the three major wrestling publications: Intermat, The Open Mat and FloWrestling.
• Following his third-place finish at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, Hartman entered the Intermat poll at No. 10 (Jan. 8) and The Open Mat rankings at No. 10 (Jan. 3).
• Hartman entered the NCAA Wrestling power rankings at No. 8 on Jan. 14. The NCAA only lists a top 10.
• To date, Hartman has faced eight ranked opponents and holds a 4-4 record against them, including one pin and one major decision. All four of his losses, his only ones of the campaign, were to wrestlers slotted in Intermat's top 10.
Harvard at a Glance
• The Crimson is currently 0-2 (0-0 EIWA) on the season. Harvard's schedule has mostly featured tournaments to date.
• The Crimson began dual competition on Jan. 12 in California. They fell to No. 22 Utah Valley, 27-16, and Stanford, 26-12.
• Harvard's dual with Bucknell is its home opener.
• The Bison are tied with the Crimson in the all-time series, 3-3-1.
• Last year on Jan. 19 at Davis Gym, Bucknell won seven of 10 bouts, including the final five in a row, to dispatch Harvard, 21-10. All but one bout was decided by decision, and two required bonus time to crown a victor. With his 5-3 decision over Cliffton Wang at 197, birthday boy Chad Reese (197) ultimately sealed the win for the Bison.
• David Campbell (133) and Nick Stephani (174) were Bucknell's overtime victors.
Projected Harvard Lineup
125: Nolan Hellickson (10-8)
133: Lukus Stricker (10-10)
141: Ryan Friedman (1-8) OR Tucker Ribman
149: Brock Wilson (5-7) OR Robert Groves (1-6)
157: Hunter Ladnier (17-8)
165: Joshua Kim (13-10) OR Tyler Tarsi (6-10)
174: Leo Tarantino (6-8)
184: Cliffton Wang (8-11) OR Pierce Bausano (0-2)
197: Cole Bateman (1-6)
285: Evan Callahan (3-12)
Brown at a Glance
• The Bears are currently 2-1 (0-0 EIWA) on the season. Like Harvard's, Brown's schedule has mostly featured tournaments to date.
• The Bears began dual competition on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12, toppling Davidson (39-3) and Duke (24-15) and falling to No. 12 North Carolina State (10-29) during a North Carolina swing.
• Brown will host Army West Point (Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m.) and Franklin & Marshall (Jan. 19 at 11 a.m.) before welcoming Bucknell to the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears' dual with the Black Knights is their home opener.
• Brown's lone ranked wrestler is Jon Viruet. Viruet, who boasts an impressive 17-5 overall record, was slotted 18th at 165 pounds in The Open Mat and FloWrestling rankings.
• The Bison lead the all-time series with the Bears, 9-3. Brown snapped Bucknell's eight-dual winning streak last season at Davis Gym.
• Drew Phipps (184) knocked off No. 16 C.J. LaFragola in sudden victory overtime, and No. 14 Tyler Smith (141) improved to 10-0 in dual action, but the Bison were edged by the Bears, 18-13, on Jan. 20.
• After opening the dual with three-straight wins at 165, 174 and 184 pounds, Bucknell ceded six of the next seven bouts to suffer their first loss to Brown since the 2006-07 campaign. Overall, seven of the 10 bouts were decided by two or fewer points, including three by just one.
Projected Brown Lineup
125: Trey Keeley (12-7) OR Reese Fry (3-7)
133: Hunter Kosco (9-7)
141: Colin Realbuto (9-11) OR Jimmy Pawelski (3-4)
149: Jack Bokina (6-7) OR Samuel Lynch (3-7)
157: Christian LaBrie (9-9) OR Travis Vasquez (1-2)
165: #-/18/18 Jon Viruet (17-5) OR Cade Wilson (3-6)
174: A.J. Pedro (2-4)
184: C.J. LaFragola (12-5) OR Nino Bastianelli (5-6)
197: Tucker Ziegler (7-8)
285: Ian Butterbrodt (7-6) OR James Valentino (1-6)
A Look Ahead
• The Bison next travel to Sacred Heart (12 p.m.) and Hofstra (7 p.m.) for their second-straight EIWA doubleheader on Jan. 26.
• They then host North Carolina in Sojka Pavilion on Feb. 1; that dual, which is presented by Geisinger, Fairfield Auto Group and Giant, will be streamed live on FloWrestling. Tickets remain on sale at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
• On Feb. 3, Bucknell welcomes Franklin & Marshall to Davis Gym for a 2 p.m. dual.
Note for projected lineups: 2018-19 record in parentheses; rankings are Intermat/The Open Mat/FloWrestling; lineups are subject to change
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