Bucknell University
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Bucknell Wrestling Hosts American, Travels to Army West Point
2/5/2019 10:15:00 AM | Wrestling
When: Friday, February 8 – 7 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell (6-7, 4-3 EIWA) vs. Army West Point (6-2, 5-0 EIWA)
When: Sunday, February 10 – 2 p.m.
Where: Christl Arena – West Point, N.Y.
Internet Video: Knight Vision ($)
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
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• Bucknell is currently 6-7 (4-3 EIWA) after falling to No. 17 North Carolina (6-31) on Feb. 1 and dispatching Franklin & Marshall (35-6) on Feb. 3. D.J. Hollingshead (165) and Drew Phipps (197) each went 2-0 over the weekend.
• The Tar Heels were the Bison's third ranked opponent of the season; they previously faced No. 1 Penn State (3-42) and No. 24 Pittsburgh (4-34).
• Against the Diplomats, Matthew Kolonia (149), Zach Hartman (157) and Frankie Guida, Jr. (174) all pinned their opponents during the first period. Hartman's pin came in just 55 seconds while Guida, Jr.'s lifted him to his first career dual victory.
• So far this season, the Bison have used 17 starters in dual competition. Four wrestlers have started every dual thus far: Kolonia (141/149), Hartman (157), Hollingshead (165) and Phipps (197).
• Hartman (19-5), Phipps (17-7) and Jacob Ferreira (15-10) have all reached the 15-win plateau. Hartman and Phipps are also tied for the team lead with 10 dual victories.
• Hartman has pinned five of his past seven opponents, bring his season total to a team-best eight. Fellow freshman Ferreira is next with five.
• Phipps is tied with Jakob Campbell (125) for the team lead with four major decisions; Phipps and Geo Barzona (125) remain the only Bison who have posted at least one fall, one technical fall and one major decision this season.
• Bucknell's captains are David 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 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 119-122-2 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.
Projected Bucknell Lineup
141: Joey Gould (8-8)
149: Matthew Kolonia (11-12)
157: #12/10/12 Zach Hartman (19-5)
165: D.J. Hollingshead (9-7)
174: Nick Stephani (6-11) OR Frankie Guida, Jr. (14-9)
184: Kyle Inlander (11-6) OR Jacob Ferreira (15-10)
197: Drew Phipps (17-7)
285: Brandon Stokes (6-10) OR Eric Chakonis (0-4)
Bison Ranked
• Zach Hartman (157) will enter this weekend's duals ranked 10th by The Open Mat and 12th by Intermat and FloWrestling.
• 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 eight ranked opponents and holds a 4-4 record against them, including one pin and one major decision. Four of his five losses came to wrestlers slotted in Intermat's top 10.
Bison in the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings
• Zach Hartman and Joey Gould appeared in the first NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, which were released on Jan. 24 and are used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
• Hartman was slotted 10th in the 157-pound weight class. He was the only freshman listed in that weight class's top 10; he was also the top EIWA wrestler, sitting eight spots ahead of Lehigh's Josh Humphreys
• Gould was ranked 29th at 141 pounds. In that weight class, he was one of six EIWA grapplers who made the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and was slotted ahead of two of them.
American at a Glance
• The Eagles are currently 3-4 (3-2 EIWA). In their most recent dual on Feb. 2, they scored a 21-16 victory at Drexel.
• In 2017-18, American went 8-6 (3-3 EIWA) in dual competition, matching its highest number of wins in a season under head coach Teague Moore. The Eagles went on to place sixth at the EIWA Championships, their best finish since placing third in 2012.
• Bucknell leads the all-time series with American, 21-5-1. The Eagles snapped a four-dual losing skid to the Bison with a decisive 32-11 victory a year ago in Washington, D.C.
• Despite Tyler Smith's (141) 100th career victory, and major decisions earned by D.J. Hollingshead (165) and Drew Phipps (184), American dropped Bucknell, 32-11, at Bender Arena. The Eagles used first-period pins at 157 and 197 pounds, and technical falls at 125 and 149 pounds to snap their losing skid against the Bison.
• Smith, then Intermat's No. 15 wrestler at 141 pounds, edged Jack Mutchnik by a 4-0 decision to become the 10th Bison to reach the 100-victory plateau. With 30 seconds left in the second period, he scored a takedown to build a 3-0 edge; he rode out Mutchnik the rest of the way to secure the extra point.
 American Projected Lineup
125: Gage Curry (13-8)
133: Josh Terao (16-4)
141: Jack Mutchnik (20-8) OR Patrick Ryan (13-3)
149: Michael Sprague (16-6)
157: Kizhan Clarke (18-9)
165: Elijah Murphy (3-10) OR Anthony Wokasch (12-13) OR Bryce Dempsey (5-11)
174: Conner Allshouse (7-8) OR Colin Shannon (17-11)
184: Tanner Harvey (18-9)
197: Prince Hyeamang (5-10) OR Abraham Correa-Medina (7-10)
285: Niko Camacho (10-13)
Army West Point at a Glance
• The Black Knights are currently 6-2 (5-0 EIWA). In their most recent dual on Feb. 1, they downed West Virginia, 28-10, on the road.
• Army West Point's 5-0 start to EIWA action is its best since the 2005-06 campaign.
• Rocco Caywood (197) is ranked fourth by Intermat, The Open Mat and FloWrestling. Ben Harvey (No. 18 at 174), Lucas Weiland (No. 20 at 157) and Noah Stewart (No. 20 at 184) also appeared in The Open Mat rankings.
• A year ago, the Black Knights went 3-6 (2-3 EIWA), highlighted by their stunning upset of rival Navy in their season finale. They went on to take eighth at the EIWA Championships.
• Army West Point leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 12-4. The Black Knights halted a two-dual losing slide to the Bison with a tight 22-19 win a year ago at Davis Gym.
• Behind Mike Macklin (121) and Seth Hogue's (149) pins, and Tyler Smith's (141) major decision, Bucknell raced out to a 16-3 lead, but Army West Point battled back to score a 22-19 victory at Davis Gym.
• Entering the heavyweight bout, the Black Knights and Bison were locked in a 19-19 tie. Caywood, who was projected to wrestle at 197 pounds, ultimately edged Brandon Stokes, who started the year at 174 pounds, by a 10-3 decision to seal Army West Point's first EIWA victory of the season.
• Macklin's pin was the first of his career. His start against the Black Knights was his second of his career.
Army West Point Projected Lineup
125: Trey Chalifoux (16-10) OR Ryan Hetrick (7-7)
133: Lane Peters (13-14)
141: Corey Shie (22-11)
149: Noah Hanau (8-10) OR Beau Guffey (3-7)
157: #-/20/- Lucas Weiland (20-6)
165: Cael McCormick (13-6)
174: #-/18/- Ben Harvey (22-5)
184: #-/20/- Noah Stewart (14-6)
197: #4/4/4 Rocco Caywood (21-3) OR Alex Hopkins (17-6)
285: Ben Sullivan (18-9) OR Bobby Heald (19-8)
A Look Ahead
• The Bison next travel to Binghamton for a 7 p.m. dual on Friday, Feb. 15.
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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