Bucknell University
Columbia
Bucknell Wrestling Wraps Up Regular Season
2/19/2019 1:44:00 PM | Wrestling
When: Saturday, February 23 – 12 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell (6-10, 4-6 EIWA) vs. Bloomsburg (3-10, 1-5 EWL)
When: Sunday, February 24 – 1 p.m.
Where: Nelson Field House – Bloomsburg, Pa.
Internet Video: BUHuskies.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bison Celebrate Seniors
• Before Saturday's dual against Columbia, the Bison will recognize seniors Christian Bassolino, Ben Bliss, Kyle Greene, D.J. Hollingshead, Mike Macklin, Andrew Millsap, Frank Satriale and Nick Stephani.
• These seniors combined for 130 victories in a Bucknell singlet. In addition, they have excelled in the classroom, combining for a 3.39 grade point average.
• Bassolino (157), Hollingshead (165) and Stephani (174) represented the Bison at the 2018 EIWA Championships. At the 2017 EIWA Championships, Hollingshead competed up a weight class at 174 pounds.
• Bucknell is currently 6-10 (4-6 EIWA). On Feb. 15, the Bison were clipped at Binghamton, 25-17, despite Drew Phipps's (197) 20th victory and Zach Hartman's (157) ninth pin of the season.
• Entering the final weekend of the regular season, the Bison have used 19 starters in dual competition. Three wrestlers have started every dual thus far: Hartman (157), D.J. Hollingshead (165) and Phipps (197).
• Hartman (22-5), Phipps (20-7) and Jacob Ferreira (15-11) have all reached the 15-win plateau. Hartman and Phipps are also tied for the team lead with 13 dual victories, each at 13-3.
• Hartman remains unbeaten in EIWA dual action at 10-0. Phipps boasts a 9-1 mark and Jakob Campbell (125) a 7-3 ledger.
• Hartman is the team leader in pins (9) while Phipps has paced the Bison in major decisions (5). Phipps, Geo Barzona (125) and David Campbell (133) are the only Bison who have posted at least one fall, one technical fall and one major decision this season.
• Phipps is currently riding a 10-bout winning streak, the longest posted by a Bison this season. Over that stretch, he collected bonus points in four bouts, with two technical falls and two major decisions.
• Bucknell's captains are D. Campbell, Garrett Hoffman, Phipps, Nick Stephani and Brandon Stokes.
• In 2018-19, the Bison returned one NCAA qualifier and three EIWA placewinners. Hoffman (184) earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Championships, where he bowed out after two bouts. D. 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.
 • 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.
• 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.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger, who is in his 14th year at the helm, has a 119-125-2 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.
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141: Joey Gould (8-8) OR Noah Levett (1-3)
149: Matthew Kolonia (13-12)
157: #11/11/11 Zach Hartman (22-5)
165: D.J. Hollingshead (11-8)
174: Frankie Guida, Jr. (14-11)
184: Kyle Inlander (11-8)
197: Drew Phipps (20-7)
285: Brandon Stokes (6-10) OR Eric Chakonis (0-6)
Bison Ranked
• Zach Hartman (157) will enter this weekend's duals ranked 11th by Intermat,The Open Mat and FloWrestling. He moved up one spot in the Intermat and FloWrestling rankings and down one spot in the The Open Mat poll from where he was slotted for the past two weeks.
• Hartman was ranked eighth by The Open Mat from Jan. 15 to Feb. 3 and by both Intermat and The Open Mat from Jan. 15 to Jan. 27. That national ranking is the freshman's highest to date.
• Hartman first cracked FloWrestling's rankings on Dec. 24. He 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).
• To date, Hartman has faced nine ranked opponents and holds a 5-4 record against them, including one pin and two major decisions. Four of his five losses came to wrestlers slotted in Intermat's top 10.
Bison in the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and RPI
• Jakob Campbell (125), Zach Hartman (157), Kyle Inlander (184) and Drew Phipps (197) appeared in the first NCAA rating percentage index, which was released on Feb. 14.
• Hartman and Phipps each made the top 15. Hartman was slotted 10th while Phipps was 12th. Campbell and Inlander were each ranked 32nd in his respective weight class.
• In the second NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, released on the same day as the first RPI, Hartman was listed 11th while Phipps entered the rankings for the first time this season at 26th.
• During the 2017-18 campaign, Phipps rose as high as 27th in the RPI (first iteration) and 29th in the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings (final iteration) in the 184-pound weight class.
• Hartman and Joey Gould (141) appeared in the first NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, which were released on Jan. 24. Hartman was slotted 10th while Gould was ranked 29th.
• The NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and RPI are used in the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, set for March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Columbia at a Glance
• The Lions are currently 8-5 (4-5 EIWA). They most recently hosted Brown (18-19) and Harvard (32-3) on Feb. 16.
• A year ago, Columbia went 3-14 (2-8 EIWA). The Lions took ninth at the 2018 EIWA Championships, finishing ahead of three of their fellow Ivy League competitors.
• Zach Hartman (157) is set to face off against Dan Reed, who boasts Columbia's most victories at 21-6. Reed has also gone 10-3 in dual action, the best mark among Lions.
• Bucknell leads the all-time series with Columbia, 8-4. The Lions snapped a three-dual losing slide to the Bison last year.
• In their most recent dual on Jan. 27, 2018 in New York, Columbia edged Bucknell, 22-17, behind a victory in the final bout. With his second technical fall of the day, Tyler Smith (141) gave the Bison a 17-13 advantage entering the final two bouts. Jacob Macalolooy (149) and then No. 13 Markus Scheidel (157) came through for the Lions, with Macalolooy winning by major decision to even the score and Scheidel sealing the victory with a technical fall of his own.
133: Matt Kazimir (15-3)
141: Danny Fongaro (15-10)
149: Cole Corrigan (12-10)
157: Dan Reed (21-6)
165: Laurence Kosoy (19-11)
174: Max Elling (17-13)
184: Brian Bonino (10-10)
197: Sam Wustefeld (11-14)
285: Danny Conley (9-10) OR Daniel Herman (9-9)
Bloomsburg at a Glance
• The Huskies are currently 3-10 (1-5 EWL). They most recently were dispatched by Ohio University, 34-9, on Feb. 15.
• Before facing Bucknell, Bloomsburg will host Appalachian State and Columbia on Feb. 23.
• While Bloomsburg leads the all-time series, 13-4-1, Bucknell won three of the past four duals.
• In their most recent dual on Feb. 17, 2018 in Sojka Pavilion, the Huskies halted a three-dual losing skid to the Bison with a 22-20 victory. Bloomsburg erased a 20-13 deficit in the final two bouts of the night with a fall at 197 pounds and a decision at heavyweight.
• For Bucknell, Tyler Smith (141) became the first Bison since 2009-10 to go undefeated in dual action while Drew Phipps (184) picked up his 20th victory of the season. Before Smith finished the year with a 16-0 dual record, the last Bison to go undefeated in dual competition (minimum five starts) was Andy Rendos (165).
Projected Bloomsburg Lineup
125: Willy Girard
133: Shawn Orem
141: Lewis Williams
149: N/A
157: Nate Newberry
165: Alex Carida
174: Gavin Hale
184: Trevor Allard
197: Kyle Murphy
285: Bruce Graeber
A Look Ahead
• The Bison next attend the EIWA Championships from Friday, March 8 through Saturday, March 9 at Binghamton's Events Center in Vestal, N.Y.
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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