Bucknell University
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Wrestling Hosts Brown for Final Home Dual, Senior Day Saturday
2/14/2024 1:40:00 PM | Wrestling
Bucknell (7-7, 3-4 EIWA) vs. Brown (1-7, 0-5 EIWA)
When: Saturday, Feb. 17 – 2 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
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Projected Bucknell Lineup:
125: Kade Davidheiser (1-3) or Grayson McLellan (0-11)
133: #14 Kurt Phipps (20-3)
141: Dylan Chappell (15-8)
149: Riley Bower (10-11)
157: Aiden Davis (9-12)
165: #18 Noah Mulvaney (23-4)
174: Myles Takats (19-11)
184: Mikey Bartush (20-8)
197: Logan Deacetis (17-10)
285: #28 Dorian Crosby (19-8)
Rankings Intermat
Bucknell at a Glance:
• Bucknell returns to Davis Gym Saturday afternoon to host Brown for its final home dual. The Bison are 4-2 in Davis Gym this season. Bucknell will be celebrating Senior Day prior to the start of Saturday's dual and will be recognizing five members of the Class of 2024: Miles Bassett, Dorian Crosby, Nick Delp, Matt Kidwell and Austin Walley. The group has been part of 25 dual victories over their four seasons.
• The Bison are looking to put an end to a three-dual losing skid. They've faced three tough opponents in a row, including 15th-ranked Lehigh last Friday. The Bison won three bouts, but the Mountain Hawks used five tech falls to win 31-11.
• Bucknell is 7-7 (3-4 EIWA) this season and won five consecutive duals between December and January. It has outscored its opponents 304-276 overall and won 73 of 140 total dual bouts. Five teams the Bison have faced have made appearances in the NWCA Top 25 this season.
• Bucknell ranked 18th in this week's NWCA Division I Mid-Major Coaches' Poll. Seven EIWA schools in total were ranked among the top 20, with Cornell and Lehigh sitting first and third, respectively.
• Three Bison appeared in the latest Intermat national rankings on Tuesday: Kurt Phipps (14th at 133), Noah Mulvaney (18th at 165) and Crosby (28th at 285).
• The first round of NCAA Coaches' Rankings was released in January, and five Bison made the cut: Phipps (13th at 133), Mulvaney (18th at 165), Myles Takats (31st at 174), Mikey Bartush (32nd at 184) and Crosby (21st at 285). It was the highest number of Bison on any single NCAA Coaches' Rankings list since 2016. The NCAA Coaches' Rankings are used in the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
• Bucknell returned all three 2023 NCAA qualifiers this season: Phipps (133), Chappell (149) and Crosby (285). Chappell and Crosby were both automatic qualifiers, and Phipps was one of 47 wrestlers to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. Bucknell also returns four of its five EIWA placewinners from a season ago: Phipps, Chappell, Crosby, and Nick Delp (157).
• Bucknell graduated six seniors in 2023, including 2021 NCAA qualifier and three-time EIWA placewinner Darren Miller.
• The Bison added 11 newcomers this season, and the group was dubbed the No. 19 recruiting class in the country by Intermat. Seven have made dual starts this season, and two appeared in the first set of NCAA Coaches' Rankings: Mulvaney and Takats. The two are a combined 18-7 in duals.
• Chappell, Crosby, Delp and Phipps are serving as team captains this season.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is in his 18th season with the Bison and his 19th year leading the program since its revival in 2005. He ranks second all-time in program history with 155 career victories.
• Bucknell is set to host the 120th EIWA Championships in Sojka Pavilion on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Tickets are on sale now at the Bucknell Campus Box Office.
Bison Ranked
Kurt Phipps  (133): 14th by Intermat, 30th by FloWrestling, 15th by The Open Mat
Noah Mulvaney (165): 18th by Intermat, 22nd by FloWrestling, 19th by The Open Mat
Dorian Crosby (285): 28th by Intermat, 25th by FloWrestling
Bison in the First NCAA Coaches' Rankings
Kurt Phipps (133): 13th (3rd of 8)
Noah Mulvaney (165): 18th (2nd of 5)
Myles Takats (174): 31st (6th of 6)
Mikey Bartush (184): 32nd (8th of 8)
Dorian Crosby (285): 21st (6th of 9)
(Parenthesis is rank among EIWA wrestlers)
Category Leaders
• Wins: Noah Mulvaney (23)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (11)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (6)
• Pins: Three tied (4)
• Technical Falls: Dorian Crosby (6)
• Major Decisions: Myles Takats (7)
A Look Back at the Lehigh Dual
• Five Mountain Hawks posted technical falls in Friday's 31-11 win over Bucknell in Bethlehem. All four of No. 15 Lehigh's nationally-ranked wrestlers pulled out wins.
• Kurt Phipps (133), Myles Takats (174) and Mikey Bartush (184) earned wins for Bucknell, and Takats collected bonus points with an 18-3 tech fall.
• Takats and Bartush won back-to-back bouts to get the Bison within 10 of tying with two matches to go, but Lehigh ended the day with back-to-back tech falls. Lehigh's biggest run was 16-0.
• Two of Bucknell's ranked wrestlers, Noah Mulvaney and Dorian Crosby, suffered losses. It was Mulvaney's first loss since mid-November.
Scouting Brown/Series History
• The Bears are 1-7 (0-5 EIWA) and earned their only win over Davidson on Jan. 12. The only common opponents between the Bison and Brown has been Drexel, which the Bears lost to, 19-15.
• Brown junior Blake Saito (157) leads the roster with a 14-10 record, including a 4-3 mark in dual action. Sophomore Jonathan Conrad (165) and junior Ian Oswalt (141) both have 10 wins.
• Brown went 4-10 (3-6 EIWA) in 2022-23 and finished 15th at the EIWA Championships. Hunter Adrian (133) placed eighth and is back this season.
• Bucknell is 11-4 all-time against the Bears, including wins in each of the last two meetings. The Bison have claimed 10 of the last 12, with Brown taking wins in 2018 and 2019.
• During the last meeting in January 2022, the Bison won seven bouts with two pins and a major decision in a 31-9 victory.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison wrap up the regular season with a trip to Princeton on Friday, Feb. 23. The dual is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
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