Wrestling Hosts Harvard Saturday, Brown Sunday

Harvard (0-3, 0-0 EIWA) vs. Bucknell (2-3, 1-1 EIWA)
When: Saturday, January 18 – 2 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST

Brown (0-2, 0-1 EIWA) vs. Bucknell (2-3, 1-1 EIWA)
When: Sunday, January 19 – 12 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST

Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell is 2-3 (1-1 EIWA) in 2019-20 dual action. The Bison most recently fell by a single point at Navy, 19-18, on Jan. 10. The Midshipmen rallied from a 15-6 deficit by winning three of the final four bouts to edge Bucknell; the Bison most notably saw Matthew Kolonia (149) pin his third-straight opponent.
• A year ago, Bucknell went 7-11 (4-7 EIWA) during dual competition. The Bison also placed 13th at the EIWA Championships in March and tied for 14th in a 67-team field at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in late December.
• Bucknell return three NCAA qualifiers: Zach Hartman, Garrett Hoffman and Drew Phipps. The Bison also bring back three EIWA placewinners in Hartman, Phipps and David Campbell.
• Hartman and Phipps are serving as captains in 2019-20. Phipps is in his second season as a captain.
• At the 2019 EIWA Championships, Hartman became the first Bucknell freshman to finish as a runner-up and Phipps earned his second-straight podium finish.
• Hartman rose as high as eighth in the national polls at 157 pounds a year ago. He notably placed third at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with a 6-1 record.
• The Bison graduated eight seniors in 2019, including three-time EIWA Championships starter D.J. Hollingshead.
• Bucknell's group of eight newcomers includes two state champions, six state placewinners and six team captains.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is entering his 15th season at the helm of the Bison wrestling program. He has scored 122 career victories, good for second in school history; he was also tabbed as the 2015 EIWA Coach of the Year after Bucknell placed third at the EIWA Championships and qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
• Wirnsberger 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: Brandon Seidman (8-9) OR Geo Barzona (11-7)
133: Darren Miller (11-9)
141: David Campbell (5-8) OR Chris Lanciano (2-4)
149: Matthew Kolonia (9-4)
157: Jaden Fisher (15-14)
165: #18/16/21 Zach Hartman (16-6) OR Vincent Andreano (9-11)
174: Mitch Hartman (9-8)
184: Kyle Inlander (6-8)
197: #-/33/- Drew Phipps (16-5) OR Luke Niemeyer (9-9)
285: Eric Chakonis (2-7)

Inside the Bison Projected Lineup
• The Bison have two NCAA qualifiers in their projected starting lineup: Zach Hartman and Drew Phipps. In addition, Hartman, Phipps and David Campbell are EIWA placewinners.
• Phipps has started Bucknell's past 38 duals dating back to the 2017-18 campaign. He started every dual a season ago and all but the Lehigh dual in 2017-18.
• Phipps had a 16-bout winning streak in dual competition snapped on Jan. 10 at Navy; entering that night, he was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy.
• Hartman, who started every 2018-19 dual at 157 pounds, has moved up a weight class this season.
• Mitch Hartman, the older brother of Zach, started for the first time since his sophomore year against Bloomsburg. The elder Hartman started the CSU Bakersfield and Edinboro duals during the 2017-18 campaign.
• Five Bison earned their first dual start this season: Brandon Seidman (125), Darren Miller (133), Chris Lanciano (141), Jacob Hubbard (149) and Jaden Fisher (157). Hubbard is a junior, Seidman a sophomore and Miller, Lanciano and Fisher are freshmen.
• Lanciano started for the first time in his collegiate career at Navy. A start for Luke Niemeyer (197) would be the first of his collegiate career.
• In 2018-19, Bucknell used 19 starters in dual competition. Three Bison started every dual: Hartman, D.J. Hollingshead (165) and Phipps (197). Hollingshead was lost to graduation.
• Matthew Kolonia started all but the American dual in 2018-19. After starting the first four duals at 141 pounds, he moved up to 149 pounds, his current weight class.
• At least three different starters took the mat at three weight classes: 133 (3), 141 (4) and 285 (4).

Bison Ranked
Zach Hartman (165): 16th The Open Mat, 18th Intermat, 21st FloWrestling
Drew Phipps (197): 33rd The Open Mat
Garrett Hoffman (285): 22nd FloWrestling, 29th The Open Mat

Category Leaders
• Wins: Zach Hartman and Drew Phipps (16)
• Dual Wins: Zach Hartman (5)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Four Tied (2)
• Pins: Zach Hartman (5)
• Technical Falls: Three Tied (2)
• Major Decisions: Zach Hartman (4)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers
Zach Hartman: 2019 at 157
Garrett Hoffman: 2017 at 184
Drew Phipps: 2019 at 197

Returning EIWA Placewinners
David Campbell: 2018 (8th at 133)
Zach Hartman: 2019 (2nd at 157)
Drew Phipps: 2019 (6th at 197), 2018 (8th at 184)

Harvard at a Glance/Series History
• The Crimson is currently 0-3 (0-0 EIWA) on the season. Harvard's schedule has mostly featured tournaments to date.
• The Crimson will face Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster on Friday, Jan. 17 before taking on the Bison the next day.
• Harvard began dual competition on Jan. 11 in Arizona, falling to No. 7 Arizona State, No. 11 Iowa State and Campbell.
• The Crimson has two wrestlers ranked in this week's Intermat poll: Yaraslau Slavikouski (10th at 285) and Philip Conigliaro (16th at 165).
• Last year, Harvard placed 14th at the EIWA Championships with 11 points.
• The Bison took a 4-3-1 series lead over the Crimson with a commanding 35-3 victory last season in Cambridge, Mass.
• Bucknell won nine of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in three of them, to spoil Harvard's home and EIWA opener. Zach Hartman pinned his second-straight opponent while Brandon Stokes put an exclamation mark on a commanding team effort with a pin in the heavyweight finale. In addition, Drew Phipps (197) scored an impressive 16-1 technical fall; he racked up a staggering 5:13 of riding time overall.

Brown at a Glance/Series History
• The Bears are currently 0-2 (0-1 EIWA) on the season. Like Harvard's, Brown's schedule has mostly featured tournaments to date.
• The Bears began dual competition on Jan. 10 and Jan. 11, falling at American and at George Mason.
• Last year, Brown placed eighth at the EIWA Championships with 54 points.
• The Bison lead the all-time series with the Bears, 9-4. Brown snapped Bucknell's eight-dual winning streak during the 2017-18 season at Davis Gym; the Bears then edged the Bison, 20-18, last season in Providence, R.I.
• Brown erased a 15-3 deficit by winning four of the final five bouts to hand Bucknell a heartbreaking loss. The Bison, who had scored a commanding 35-3 victory at Harvard earlier in the day, raced out to their early advantage against Brown in large part due to Joey Gould's pin at 141 pounds. A Bucknell disqualification at heavyweight sealed the Bear's comeback victory.

A Look Ahead
• The Bison continue their home stand with duals against Sacred Heart (2 p.m.) and Drexel (4 p.m.) on Sunday, Jan. 26.

Note for projected lineup: 2019-20 record in parentheses; rankings are Intermat/The Open Mat/FloWrestling; lineup is subject to change

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Players Mentioned

Vincent Andreano

Geo Barzona

David Campbell

David Campbell

Eric Chakonis

Jaden Fisher

Joey Gould

Mitch Hartman

Zach Hartman

Garrett Hoffman

Garrett Hoffman

D.J. Hollingshead

Jacob Hubbard

Kyle Inlander

Matthew Kolonia

Darren Miller

Luke Niemeyer

Drew Phipps

Brandon Seidman

Brandon Stokes