Woodbridge Blue Raiders win 2018 Howdy Duncan Invitational Wrestling Tournament with

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-The Woodbridge Raiders have found a way to win the team title as they had no individual champion in the final round but throughout the contest,  kept contributing with the bonus points and falls and claimed the 2018 Howdy Duncan Wrestling Invitational that was held at William Penn HIgh School to honor the late former assistant wrestling coach of the Colonials. Final Team Placement Scores
1 WoodbridgeHS 183.5
2 Dover 166.0 2 champions
3 William Penn 163.0
4 Delcastle 146.0 2 champions
5 Timber Creek 136.0 1 champion
6 Malvern Prep 118.5 1 champion
7 Concord 115.5 1 champion
8 Lake Forest H S 113.5
9 The Hill School 104.0 2 champions
10 Haverford 98.0 2 champions
11 John Carroll 96.0 2 champions
12 Polytech 90.5
13 Christiana 72.0
14 Hodgson 68.0
15 Wilmington Charter 65.0
16 Sanford HS 58.0 1 champion
17 Conrad 50.0
18 Archmere Academy 48.5
19 Mt Pleasant 46.0
20 Upper Merion Area Hs 44.5
21 Archbishop Carroll HS 36.0
21 Newark HS 36.0
23 First State Military Academy 33.0
24 McKean 31.0
25 Tower Hill Hs 26.0
26 Bishop McDevitt 24.0
26 Red Lion Christian Academy 24.0
28 Glasgow HS 19.0
29 Howard 14.0
30 Tatnall 10.0
31 Wilmington Friends 9.0
32 Delaware Military Academy 7.0
33 St Marks 6.0
34 Design Thinking Academy 0

106

• 1st Place – Jake Craig of The Hill School
• 2nd Place – Chris Hoskiin of Timber Creek
• 3rd Place – Cael Moyer of Lake Forest H S
• 4th Place – Colin Ensslin of Concord
• 5th Place – Kyle Davis of Woodbridge H S
• 6th Place – Julianne Moccia of John Carroll

113

1st Place – Bobby Becket of Malvern Prep

• 2nd Place – Michael Rodriguez of Polytech
• 3rd Place – Brandon Pike of William Penn
• 4th Place – zach palmer of Mt Pleasant
• 5th Place – Jonah Olfus of Dover
• 6th Place – Mark Escobar of Newark H S

120

• 1st Place – Kyle Simpson of Concord
• 2nd Place – Matthew James of Delcastle
• 3rd Place – Ryan McKelvey of Newark H S
• 4th Place – Marquis Machado of Dover
• 5th Place – Collin Power of Upper Merion Area Hs
• 6th Place – Robert Boyer of Woodbridge H S

126

• 1st Place – Kam Jenkins of Timber Creek
• 2nd Place – Dominic Ball of Wilmington Charter
• 3rd Place – Scott Weinkowitz of Concord
• 4th Place – Ayden Cheng of Upper Merion Area Hs
• 5th Place – Trey Crawford of Hodgson
• 6th Place – Johnathon Webb of Woodbridge H S

132

• 1st Place – Justin Griffith of Sanford H S
• 2nd Place – Sidney Mathues of Malvern Prep
• 3rd Place – Richard Fonticiella of Dover
• 4th Place – Gavin Manning of Woodbridge H S
• 5th Place – Tyler Simpson of Concord
• 6th Place – Cecil Owusu of William Penn

138

• 1st Place – Matt Mitrega of John Carroll
• 2nd Place – Jerome Cannon of Woodbridge H S
• 3rd Place – Jarrod Brindza of William Penn
• 4th Place – Ky Jacobs of Tower Hill Hs
• 5th Place – Christopher Sullivan of Conrad
• 6th Place – Da`Shawn Grace of Lake Forest H S

145

• 1st Place – Sam Beckett of The Hill School
• 2nd Place – Daniel O`Connor of Delcastle
• 3rd Place – Isaiah Wright of Malvern Prep
• 4th Place – Jon`nir Watson of William Penn
• 5th Place – Kennel Decembre of Polytech
• 6th Place – Ethan huffman of Archmere Academy

152

• 1st Place – Douglas Markland of Delcastle
• 2nd Place – Seth Flemming of Lake Forest H S
• 3rd Place – Andrew Connolly of Malvern Prep
• 4th Place – Dante Trader of McKean
• 5th Place – Enrique Ramos of Woodbridge H S
• 6th Place – Andrew McCarron of Haverford

160

• 1st Place – CJ Polesovsky of John Carroll
• 2nd Place – Jack McQuaid of Archbishop Carroll HS
• 3rd Place – Tyshaun Cole of Dover
• 4th Place – Ellis Cannon of Woodbridge H S
• 5th Place – Joseph Pargoe of Red Lion Christian Academy
• 6th Place – Greg Long of Polytech

170

• 1st Place – Shane McAdams of Haverford
• 2nd Place – Gabe Evans of Dover
• 3rd Place – Jason Lamey of Sanford H S
• 4th Place – Nolan Collins of Archmere Academy
• 5th Place – Ibrahim Statts of Lake Forest H S
• 6th Place – Taeshuan Ford-Jackson of Woodbridge HS

182

• 1st Place – Matthew Gray of Haverford
• 2nd Place – John `Tre` Seaman of Timber Creek
• 3rd Place – Daiquan Chambers of Hodgson
• 4th Place – Darren Ryals of William Penn
• 5th Place – Cameron Gibson of John Carroll
• 6th Place – Raymond Denneny of Delcastle

195

• 1st Place – Sam Arkwuoille Jr. of Dover
• 2nd Place – Nasir Dreuitt of William Penn
• 3rd Place – Derek Schmaeling of The Hill School
• 4th Place – Warrick Galbert of Christiana
• 5th Place – Vance Carr of Timber Creek
• 6th Place – Tyron Boyer of Glasgow H S

220

• 1st Place – Hugo Harp of Dover
• 2nd Place – Kristopher Thompson of Lake Forest H S
• 3rd Place – Ben Somerville of Wilmington Charter
• 4th Place – Hunter Young of Woodbridge H S
• 5th Place – Dylan Craighton of Polytech
• 6th Place – Ryan Gui Dibo of Christiana

285

• 1st Place – David Ironkwe of Delcastle
• 2nd Place – Keandre Buckham of Concord
• 3rd Place – Harrison Dunnum of Christiana
• 4th Place – Joshua Benedict of Woodbridge H S
• 5th Place – Alejandro Jardon of Hodgson
• 6th Place – Patrick O`Donnell of Timber Creek

Team Sportsmanship Award
Lake Forest

Outstanding Wrestler Award
Kam Jenkins, Timber Creek

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Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 8:50 AM
Subject: [uva_mbb_media] MBB: No. 5 Cavaliers Return to Action at South Carolina
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Date: Dec. 18, 2018

Sport: Virginia Men’s Basketball (@UVAMensHoops)

Contact: Erich Bacher

Web Link: https://wahoowa.net/2URLkVi

 

No. 5 Cavaliers Return to Action at South Carolina

 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 5 Virginia (9-0) returns to action at South Carolina (4-5) in nonconference men’s basketball action Wednesday (Dec. 19). Tipoff at Colonial Life Arena is set for 7 p.m. on the SEC Network.

 

For Openers

• Virginia meets South Carolina for the 50th time in series history.
• UVA has started 9-0 for the first time since starting 19-0 in 2014-15 and 123-35 (.778) in non-conference action under Tony Bennett.
• Bennett is three wins shy of 300 career wins.
• Virginia freshman guard Kihei Clark had successful surgery to repair a broken left wrist on Dec. 10. Clark injured the wrist against Morgan State and played with a cast in UVA’s win over VCU on Dec. 9.

 

Broadcast Information

• The Virginia-South Carolina game will be televised on the SEC Network and streamed online on ACC Network Extra (WatchESPN.com) and broadcast on the Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app.
• Live statistics will be located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports app.

 

The Head Coach
• Three-time National and ACC Coach of the Year Tony Bennett has a 228-86 (.726) mark in 10 seasons at Virginia and 297-119 (.714) career mark in 13 seasons overall.

• In 2017-18, Bennett led Virginia to its eighth ACC regular-season title, third ACC Tournament championship, school-record 31 wins, ACC-record 17 league wins and ACC-record 9-0 mark on the road.
• Bennett was named the USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year for the third time to rank second all-time behind legendary John Wooden, who captured the award six times.

 

UVA Ranked No. 5 in AP Poll

• Virginia is ranked No. 5 in the AP poll, marking its seventh straight week in the top six this season.
• UVA has been ranked in the AP poll for 23 straight weeks and has been ranked in the top 10 in each of the past 18 polls.
• UVA was ranked No. 5 in the preseason polls and has been ranked in the top 10 in the preseason rankings in four of the past five seasons.
• In 2017-18, Virginia became the fourth team in the Top 25 era to earn a No. 1 ranking after being unranked in the preseason.

 

 

Last Time Out

• Kyle Guy had 15 points and Ty Jerome added 14 as then-No. 4 Virginia slid past in-state rival VCU 57-49 on Dec. 9.
• The Cavaliers shot a season-low 29.5 percent, but held the Rams to 29.5 percent shooting on 61 attempts.
• Kihei Clark sparked UVA’s defense and scored nine points with a cast on his left wrist.
• The Cavaliers out-rebounded VCU 38-34 as Jerome matched a career high with eight rebounds.

 

All-Time vs. South Carolina

• Virginia meets South Carolina for the first time since a 74-67 loss in the first round of the NIT in the 2001-02 season.
• UVA is 25-24 all-time vs. the Gamecocks, including a 6-13 mark in Columbia.
• The Cavaliers posted a 14-20 mark from 1953-71 against South Carolina when the Gamecocks were members of the ACC.
• UVA and South Carolina have split four contests since 1990.

 

Last Time vs. the Gamecocks

• Rolando Howell scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures as South Carolina topped Virginia 74-67 in the first round of the NIT on March 13, 2002.
• Travis Watson had a game-high 26 points and 13 points for the Cavaliers, who finished the 2001-02 campaign 17-12.
• UVA shot 59.3 percent en route to a 33-27 lead after 20 minutes.
• The Gamecocks shot 60.7 percent in the second half, outscoring the Cavaliers 47-34 to post the seven-point win.

 

Hoo Are These Cavaliers?

• Virginia is led by Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter and Jack Salt.
• Hunter leads UVA in scoring (15.6) and rebounding (5.3).
• Jerome is averaging 13.7 points and team-high 4.0 assists.
• Guy is averaging 13.4 points, while Salt anchors UVA’s stingy defense.
• Transfer Braxton Key has averaged 6.0 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Mamadi Diakite has averaged 5.9 points and 2.1 rebounds.
• Newcomer Kihei Clark, who has started the past four games, is averaging 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds.
• Clark broke his left wrist against Morgan State, played in the VCU game with a cast and had successful surgery on Dec. 10.
• Marco Anthony, Jay Huff and Kody Stattmann provide depth and Francisco Caffaro is redshirting the 2018-19 season.
• Redshirt freshman Francesco Badocchi returned to the team last week after taking a leave of absence due to medical issues.
• Manager Grant Kersey has appeared in four home games.

 

All-Time vs. the SEC

• Virginia meets its first SEC opponent since posting a 68-42 win over Vanderbilt in the 2017 NIT Season Tip-Off last season at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• The Cavaliers are 61-62 all-time vs. current SEC opponents (25-24 vs. South Carolina, 8-5 vs. Tennessee, 4-1 vs. Missouri, 4-3 vs. Arkansas, 3-0 vs. LSU, 3-4 vs. Alabama, 3-4 vs. Auburn, 3-4 vs. Georgia, 3-6 vs. Kentucky, 2-5 vs. Vanderbilt, 1-2 vs. Florida, 1-1 vs. Mississippi, 1-2 vs. Mississippi State and 0-1 vs. Texas A&M).

 

UVA in the National Statistical Rankings

• As of Dec. 18, UVA ranks first nationally in scoring defense (51.2 ppg), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.81), fewest turnovers (75) and winning percentage (100%), second in turnovers per game (8.3), seventh in fewest fouls (135), eighth in turnover margin (6.0) and scoring margin (21.6), 14th in personal fouls per game (15.0) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (27%), 24th in free throw percentage (76.2%), 32nd in 3-point field goal percentage (39.1%) and 33rd in field goal percentage defense (38.6%).

 

Hunter, Jerome and Guy Among ACC Leaders

• As of Dec. 18, De’Andre Hunter ranks third in the ACC in field goal percentage (57.3%) and 14th in scoring (15.6).
• Ty Jerome ranks second in steals (2.2) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3), seventh in 3-pointers (2.4) and 3-point percentage (43.1%), 10th in assists (4.0) and 24th in scoring (13.4).
• Kyle Guy ranks seventh in 3-pointers (2.4) and 10th in minutes (33.2).

 

On the Horizon

• No. 5 Virginia hosts William & Mary on Saturday, Dec. 22. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 2 p.m.

 

Erich Bacher

Assistant AD for Public Relations

University of Virginia

295 Massie Road, Room 154

Charlottesville, VA 22904

(720) 318-5538 (c) / (434) 982-5530 (o)

Bacher@Virginia.edu / @ErichJBacher

 

 

 

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Subject: SoCon MBK: Furman’s Matt Rafferty named player of the week
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Furman’s Matt Rafferty named player of the week
Senior averaged a double-double in pair of wins

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman forward Matt Rafferty has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for all contests Dec. 11-17. The award is selected by the league office.

Rafferty turned in well-rounded stat lines in both of the Paladins’ contests last week, averaging 13.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.5 blocked shots per game.

In Furman’s 77-69 win over Charleston Southern on Dec. 11, the Hinsdale, Illinois, native scored 14 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, adding six assists, three blocks and four steals. In the Paladins’ 93-50 win over UNCW on Saturday, Rafferty had 13 points, 11 boards, seven assists with no turnovers, four steals and two blocked shots.

For the week, Rafferty shot 73.3 percent from the floor, making 11 of his 15 attempts, including his only 3-point try.

Rafferty has helped Furman to a 12-0 start to the season and a spot in the national polls. The Paladins entered the Associated Press poll for the first time in school history on Dec. 3 and now sit 24th. Furman entered the USA Today Coaches poll on Monday for the first time in school history at No. 25. Furman is ranked third nationally in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.

Furman’s start is the best for a SoCon squad since Lefty Driesell’s 1963-64 Davidson team opened 15-0 en route to a 22-4 campaign. The Paladins have won 19 of their last 20 games dating back to last season and 18 straight regular-season contests.

Furman faces its final nonconference test Friday at LSU – coached by former Chattanooga coach Will Wade – in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 8 p.m. Eastern. That contest will air on SECNetwork+.

Other nominees: Kaiden Rice (The Citadel), Daivien Williamson (ETSU), Francis Alonso (UNCG), Brandon Austin (Samford), Jonathan Scott (Chattanooga), Onno Steger (Western Carolina) and Cameron Jackson (Wofford).

2018-19 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 13    Josh Sharkey, Samford
Nov. 20    Jordan Lyons, Furman
Nov. 27    Lew Stallworth, The Citadel

Dec. 4     Lew Stallworth, The Citadel

Dec. 11    Jeromy Rodriguez, ETSU

Dec. 18    Matt Rafferty, Furman

-www.SoConSports.com-

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From: Phil Perry <pperry@socon.org>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 11:10 AM
Subject: SoCon Men’s Basketball Release #14 – Dec. 18
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Attached is SoCon Men’s Basketball Release #14 – Dec. 18. The SoCon men’s basketball notes archive can also be found here<http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=211779069>.

Upcoming schedule (link<http://www.soconsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4000&SPID=1798&SPSID=22066>):

Dec. 18 (Tuesday)

The Citadel at Campbell, 7 p.m.                             ESPN+<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/58cdcfe0-deb9-4372-8bd4-a4ce1cac960d/the-citadel-vs-campbell>

Radford at UNCG, 7 p.m.                                          ESPN+<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/28dc73be-5968-4ef2-a7d6-5198342a37c4/radford-vs-uncgreensboro>

Mercer at Florida, 8 p.m.                         SEC/WatchESPN<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3447993/mercer-vs-florida>

Chattanooga at UT Martin, 8:30 p.m.                    ESPN+<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/0b3126f1-520e-4a40-9711-44b3f0f01f66/chattanooga-vs-ut-martin>

Western Carolina at #23/21 Iowa, 9 p.m.  BTN/BTN2Go<https://www.btn2go.com/game/western-carolina-at-iowa-on-12182018>

Dec. 19 (Wednesday)

Samford at #3/4 Tennessee, 7 p.m.                          SEC+<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3460047/samford-vs-3-tennessee>

Wofford at #17/16 Mississippi State, 8 p.m.           SEC+<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3459962/wofford-vs-18-mississippi-state>

Notes:

* Several big road games loom on the nonconference schedule this week. Mercer visits Florida and Western Carolina heads to No. 23 Iowa on Tuesday, while Samford takes on No. 3 Tennessee and Wofford faces No. 17 Mississippi State on Wednesday. Undefeated and 24th-ranked Furman visits LSU on Friday.

* Western Carolina, facing its first ranked opponent of the season when it takes on Iowa, got a career-high 18 points from Onno Steger in Saturday’s 86-59 loss at High Point.

* On Tuesday, Chattanooga visits UT Martin, which is led in scoring by Citadel transfer guard Preston Parks (13.8 points per game), who was the consensus 2016-17 SoCon Freshman of the Year. Parks had 20 points in the Skyhawks’ 80-62 loss at ETSU on Dec. 8 in his first outing against his former league.

* Florida will be Mercer’s second Power 5 opponent of the season. The Bears took NC State to the brink on Nov. 24, falling 78-74 behind 25 points from Djordje Dimitrijevic.

* At 8-2, The Citadel is off to its best 10-game start since the 2004-05 season. The eight wins are the most for the Bulldogs before Christmas in program history.

* UNCG hosts Radford on Tuesday trying to extend its school record for consecutive wins to 16 games.

* Samford’s 10-2 start is its best after 12 games since the 1960-61 season, when the Bulldogs went 23-1.

* Wofford’s Fletcher Magee hit two 3-pointers in the Terriers’ 92-49 win over UNC Asheville on Saturday, moving into second place in SoCon history with 397 to his credit for his career. He now trails only record-holder Stephen Curry, who hit 414 for Davidson from 2006-09. Magee, who recently scored his 2,000th career point, also became Wofford’s career scoring leader at the DI level in the game against the Bulldogs. He is fifth in school history overall with 2,014 points.

* Furman, which earned its first Associated Press national ranking in program history on Dec. 3, dropped on spot to No. 24 this week despite winning twice and picking up 19 points in the voting. The Paladins also moved into the USA Today Coaches poll for the first time in school history at No. 25 this week. Furman is the SoCon’s first ranked program since Davidson was No. 22 in the Dec. 15, 2008, poll.

* Furman, one of nine remaining undefeated NCAA Division I teams, is off to its best start in school history. At 12-0, Furman’s start is the best for a SoCon team since Lefty Driesell’s 1963-64 Davidson squad opened 15-0 en route to a 22-4 campaign. The Paladins have won 19 of their last 20 games dating back to last season and 18 straight regular-season contests. Furman owns wins over half of last year’s Final Four participants in Loyola Chicago and then-No. 8 Villanova.

* Furman’s Matt Rafferty and The Citadel’s Matt Frierson should be the league’s next members of the 1,000-point club, as Rafferty has 969 to his credit and Frierson 954.

* SoCon teams are a combined 48-6 at home.

* The SoCon continues to have three teams in the top 10 of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, making it the only league that make that claim. Furman is No. 3, trailing just Gonzaga and Buffalo, who are Nos. 8 and 14 in the AP poll, respectively. UNCG is No. 5 and Wofford is No. 7 in the mid-major poll. Samford, ETSU and The Citadel are also receiving votes.

* VMI sophomore Bubba Parham leads the league in scoring at 21.5 points per game this year. Should Parham finish the season in the top position, it would mark the third time in four seasons that a Keydet has done so, as QJ Peterson paced the SoCon in points per game in both 2015-16 and 2016-17.

* UNCG and Samford are the lone teams yet to open league play. The squads will square off on Dec. 22 in Birmingham, Alabama, in their SoCon openers.

* The Citadel ranks first in NCAA Division I in scoring offense (101.3 points per game) and made 3-pointers per game (14.8).

* ETSU is second in DI with 514 total rebounds and in rebounding margin with a differential of 13.8 per game. Redshirt junior Jeromy Rodriguez leads DI with 143 total rebounds and is third with 11.9 per game.

* Wofford senior Fletcher Magee is the leading active scorer in the SoCon, as the shooting guard has 2,014 career points to his credit. Magee, who scored a school-record 751 points last season, needs just 303 to enter the SoCon’s career top 10. Magee is also chasing Davidson great Stephen Curry for the SoCon’s career 3-point record. With 397 to his credit, Magee trails Curry’s record of 414 by just 17. Magee is 16th in NCAA DI history, while Curry is ninth (in just three years).

* Three SoCon teams – Mercer, UNCG and Wofford – earned postseason invites last season, giving the league multiple teams in postseason play for the 10th consecutive year. UNCG played in the NCAA Championship, while Mercer appeared in the CBI and Wofford played in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Recent news:
Furman’s Matt Rafferty named SoCon Player of the Week<http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211784071&DB_OEM_ID=4000> (12/18/18)

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Subject: Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Release – Dec. 18
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Attached is the Big Ten weekly women’s basketball release in PDF format, including updated statistics, schedules, television information, notes and more. In addition, a few partial notes are included below:

 

·         Nearly all Big Ten women’s basketball programs will be in action during the final week of non-conference play before the 2018-19 Big Ten season tips off Dec. 28, including several games on BTN Plus. Among those schools competing this week are three that will participate in holiday tournaments in Puerto Rico (Indiana), Las Vegas (Northwestern) and West Palm Beach, Florida (Ohio State). All BTN and BTN Plus games can also be seen on BTN’s digital extension, BTN2Go, and the FOX Sports app, while games on the ESPN family of networks are also available on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

·         On Wednesday morning, Purdue will be the last of several Big Ten women’s basketball programs to hold a Field Trip Day this season, inviting more than 1,600 local school children to attend the Boilermakers’ game against Albany at Mackey Arena while learning more about academic achievement and aspiring to contribute positively in their community. Other Big Ten programs that held similar events this year include Illinois (season-high 2,364 fans vs. Alabama A&M on Nov. 7), Minnesota (7,835 vs. Incarnate Word on Dec. 5) and Northwestern (season-high 5,799 vs. Chicago State on Monday).

·         With all 14 schools currently posting winning or .500 records, the Big Ten continues to enjoy a strong composite start this year, having combined to post a .763 winning percentage (106-33) nearly six weeks into the 2018-19 season. That mark includes eight non-conference wins against ranked opponents by seven different Big Ten programs, most recently when Michigan State toppled No. 3/3 Oregon, 88-82 on Dec. 9 (the highest-ranked opponent MSU has defeated since April 3, 2005, when the Spartans defeated No. 3 Tennessee, 68-64 in the NCAA Women’s Final Four at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis).

·         For the second consecutive week, six Big Ten schools are ranked or receiving votes in the current Associated Press or USA Today/WBCA polls, including four in the Top 25, led by No. 5 (AP)/No. 5 (USA Today) Maryland. Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan State are also ranked in both polls, with the Golden Gophers at No. 13/16, the Hawkeyes at No. 16/15 and the Spartans at No. 22/22. Indiana is receiving votes in both polls, while Michigan is earning votes in the USA Today poll.

·         Indiana owns the nation’s longest active winning streak at 15 games and has won 24 of its last 26 games, highlighted by its six-game run to the WNIT title last spring. The Hoosiers are off to a 9-0 start this year, their second-best debut in the past 18 seasons. The only time in that span Indiana opened with a better record was 2013-14 (the season before current head coach Teri Moren took over), when the Hoosiers won their first 14 games.

·         Minnesota is 10-0 this season, marking the third-best start in program history and best since the Golden Gophers’ school-record 15-0 debut during their 2003-04 NCAA Final Four season. Minnesota also continues to hold its highest poll rankings since the 2005-06 season. The Golden Gophers last reached a higher AP poll position on Feb. 6, 2006 (11th) and a higher USA Today/WBCA rank on Feb. 13, 2006 (16th).

·         Michigan State is 9-1 this year following its 74-66 overtime win at Hartford on Sunday afternoon. It’s the Spartans’ best start to a season since 2012-13, when they began 13-1.

·         Illinois improved to 8-2 this season with its 74-57 win over SIU Edwardsville on Dec. 15. It’s the best start to a season for the Fighting Illini since 2009-10, when they also started 8-2.

·         Big Ten programs factor prominently in the NCAA statistical rankings as of Tuesday. Iowa is No. 2 in the nation in free throw percentage (.811) and third in both assists (22.2 apg.) and field goal percentage (.523), while Maryland is third in rebounding margin (+17.2 rpg.) and Wisconsin is third in field goal percentage defense (.314). In the individual rankings, the Big Ten holds the top two spots in field goal percentage with Iowa’s Megan Gustafson (.754) and Michigan’s Naz Hillmon (.747), with Gustafson also tied for the national lead in double-doubles (9) and second in scoring (24.7 ppg.), while Minnesota’s Taiye Bello is third in rebounding (13.2 rpg.).

·         Six Big Ten programs are ranked among the top 25 (and nine in the top 35) in the nation in average attendance as of Monday. Purdue leads the conference contingent at No. 8 with 6,546 fans per game, with Minnesota following at No. 12 (5,604), Michigan State at No. 15 (4,840), Ohio State at No. 19 (4,363), Iowa at No. 20 (4,301) and Maryland at No. 22 (3,936). Nebraska is next at No. 26 (3,674), followed by Wisconsin at No. 31 (3,090) and Indiana at No. 32 (3,086). Minnesota also drew the largest crowd in the country this season, with a school-record 14,625 fans selling out Williams Arena for the Golden Gophers’ season-opening win over New Hampshire on Nov. 9.

·         Purdue drew 10,086 fans for Sunday’s nationally-televised matchup with No. 25 South Carolina, the Boilermakers’ largest home crowd since Dec. 21, 2012, when 10,593 fans filled Mackey Arena for Purdue’s game against IUPUI.

·         Iowa’s Megan Gustafson, Michigan’s Hallie Thome and Penn State’s Teniya Page are among 30 candidates for the 2018-19 Senior CLASS Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top senior women’s basketball student who embodies the award’s four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The candidate lists will be trimmed to 10 finalists in February with this year’s recipient announced at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa. Two students from current Big Ten schools have earned the Senior CLASS Award since its inception in 2001-02, with Iowa’s Samantha Logic the most recent honoree in 2014-15.

·         Big Ten women’s basketball programs produced 67 students that earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2017-18, the 11th consecutive season at least 45 women’s basketball students received the award.

·         The Big Ten returns to an 18-game conference schedule this year, with each school playing five opponents twice (home-and-away), while playing the other eight schools once (four at home, four on the road). Big Ten women’s basketball programs played 18 regular-season conference games for the first 12 seasons of Big Ten play (1982-83 through 1993-94) and returned to that format from 2007-08 to 2009-10 and again in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

·         Big Ten women’s basketball programs will be featured on national television at least 78 times during the 2018-19 season. BTN will televise at least 69 games and ESPN2 will carry nine contests. In addition, for the fifth consecutive year, every Big Ten women’s basketball conference game, including 126 regular-season contests and all 13 Big Ten Tournament games, will be produced and distributed by BTN, BTN Plus or an ESPN network.

 

Baseball News Off Season

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From: William P Franques <wfranqu@lsu.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 9:19 AM
Subject: LSU RANKED NO. 1 IN 2019 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL
To:

LSU Baseball Report

For Immediate Release – December 18, 2019

 

LSU RANKED NO. 1 IN 2019 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL

 

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU is ranked No. 1 in the 2019 Collegiate Baseball newspaper preseason poll released Tuesday, marking the eighth straight season the Tigers will begin the year among the Top 10 teams in the nation.

 

The top ranking represents LSU’s first appearance at No. 1 in a preseason poll since 2009, when the Tigers claimed their sixth national championship. LSU has now earned a No. 1 ranking at some point during the season on seven different occasions in an 11-season span (2009-19).

 

“You know baseball season is getting close when Collegiate Baseball Newspaper comes out with their first poll. I believe we’re 58 days away from Opening Day,” said coach Paul Mainieri, entering his 13^th season at LSU. “Just the thought of it being so close gets my blood pumping. I know our wonderful fans are as excited as I am about a new season and the possibilities of what it might bring.

 

“Being ranked No. 1 is always something in which I take a great deal of pride. There are 300 Division I baseball playing schools across the country and to think someone believes you are the best team in the land is inspiring.”

 

The 2019 Tigers return six position players who have filled everyday starting roles, including outfielders Antoine Duplantis, Zach Watson and Daniel Cabrera, and infielders Josh Smith, Brandt Broussard and Hal Hughes.

 

The pitching staff features junior right-hander Zack Hess, the Tigers’ No. 1 weekend starter in 2018, and sophomore right-hander Eric Walker, a 2017 Freshman All-American who was sidelined last season due to Tommy John surgery.

 

The staff is bolstered by the return of sophomore 2018 Freshman All-American right-hander Ma’Khail Hilliard, and the bullpen features a corps of outstanding right-handed relievers, including senior Caleb Gilbert, juniors Todd Peterson and Matthew Beck, and sophomore Devin Fontenot.

 

“I have a sense that we have something special brewing with this team,” Mainieri said. “Of course, having Hess, Watson, and Duplantis delay their pro careers for one more run at Omaha is very important. Getting Smith and Walker back this year after virtually missing all of last season due to injuries is vital to us, plus having other veterans like Cabrera, Peterson, Beck, Hilliard, Gilbert, Hughes, Broussard, and Fontenot providing the leadership that is so desperately needed.”

 

The Tigers’ talented 16-man recruiting class – rated No. 1 in the nation in September – is composed of nine pitchers and seven position players, and it contains seven players that have been chosen in an MLB Draft – outfielder Giovanni DiGiacomo, catcher Saul Garza, left-handed pitcher Easton McMurray, right-handed pitcher Landon Marceaux, right-handed pitcher Cole Henry, right-handed pitcher Jaden Hill and first baseman/outfielder CJ Willis.

 

Other new players to watch include infielders Drew Bianco, Gavin Dugas and Cade Beloso, catcher Brock Mathis and right-handed pitchers Riggs Threadgill and Chase Costello.

 

“To have such a tremendously talented new class of guys gives me a lot of confidence in this group,” Mainieri said. “Being around them also makes you aware that they carry themselves with a significant level of maturity and belief in themselves.”

 

LSU completed its fall practice session in November, and the team will begin preseason workouts on January 25. The Tigers open the 2019 season at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 15, versus Louisiana-Monroe in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

 

LSU is one of three Southeastern Conference teams appearing in the Collegiate Baseball 2019 preseason Top 10, along with No. 2 Vanderbilt and No. 6 Florida.

 

Other SEC squads appearing in the Top 40 are No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 13 Georgia, No. 23 Auburn, No. 25 Arkansas, No. 27 Mississippi State and No. 29 Texas A&M.

 

LSU’s non-conference opponents appearing in the poll are No. 14 Texas and No. 38 Louisiana-Lafayette. The Tigers will play a total of 25 regular-season games against teams appearing in the Collegiate Baseball Top 40.

 

“I know that it’s simply subjective at this point, and we’d certainly rather be No. 1 at the end of the season,” Mainieri explained. “However, this honor does create a huge amount of motivation for our players and staff as we prepare for the season. And I hope it gets our fans fired up, too. The way I look at it is that being ranked No. 1 at any point of the season is better than not being ranked No. 1.”

 

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Bill Franques

LSU Athletics

Athletic Administration Building

Nicholson Drive @ North Stadium Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

C:  225.241.4359

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From: Moore, Brett T <btmoore3@illinois.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:14 AM
Subject: Illini Baseball: Ranked No. 34 by Collegiate Baseball
To: Moore, Brett T <btmoore3@illinois.edu>

 

FightingIllini.com | @IlliniBaseball 

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 40

 

Illinois Ranked No. 34 by Collegiate Baseball

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois baseball team is ranked No. 34 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Top 40, the publication announced Tuesday.

Preseason All-American 2B Michael Massey highlights a strong core of returners that includes C Jeff Korte, SS Ben Troike, 3B Grant Van Scoy, DH Michael Michalak, OF Zac Taylor, OF Jack Yalowitz and starting pitchers that combined for 52 of 53 starts. Illinois must replace holes at first base and outfield, where Bren Spillane and Doran Turchin departed for the MLB Draft and closer, which Joey Gerber vacated for pro ball as well.

Illinois returns 97 percent of its pitching wins, 98 percent of its pitching starts, 91 percent of its innings pitched, 75 percent of its hits, 69 percent of its runs and 48 percent of its home runs from last year. In 2018, Illinois finished 33-20 and 15-9 in the Big Ten, while finishing fourth in the conference and reaching the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

Illinois also brought in its first-ever top 25 recruiting class this season, the current freshmen. D1Baseball ranked the class No. 22 and Baseball America rated Illinois’ recruiting class at No. 24.

The Big Ten has three teams in the Collegiate Baseball preseason top 40, including the Illini, No. 28 Minnesota and No. 39 Michigan.

 

 

 

Brett Moore Athletics Communication | University of Illinois Cell: 309.212.6367 Website: FIGHTINGILLINI.com Twitter: @MooreBrett UNIFY. DEVELOP. INSPIRE. ACHIEVE.
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

 

College Wrestling Information

 

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From: Virginia Tech Athletics <noreply@mail.collegiateathleticnews.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 1:38 PM
Subject: No. 14 Virginia Tech travels to West Virginia for midweek dual
To: David Willauer <dawvoice3@gmail.com>

No. 14 Virginia Tech travels to West Virginia for midweek dual 12/18/2018 | Wrestling Match Time: 7 p.m. Stream: FloWrestling Live Updates: @HokiesWrestling HOKIES HEAD TO MORGANTOWN 14th-ranked Virginia Tech hits the road again this week as the Hokies get set to face West Virginia for a midweek dual at 7 p.m. in Morgantown, W.Va. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The match will be streamed live on FloWrestling and live updates will be provided on Twitter at @HokiesWrestling. The Mountaineers are 12-9 all-time against Virginia Tech but have lost their last three meetings with the Hokies. West Virginia’s last win over Virginia Tech was a 39-13 victory in 2004. Last season, the Hokies handled West Virginia at Cassell Coliseum, 30-6. Last Meeting No. 10 VIRGINIA TECH 30, WEST VIRGINIA 6 125: #19 Zeke Moisey dec. Kyle Norstrem (VT), 10-3 133: #14 Dennis Gustafson dec. (VT) Matthew Schmitt, 7-1 141: Brent Moore (VT) MD Christian Monserrat , 13-4 149: Kyler Rea dec. Andrew Mehrholz (VT), 5-0 157: B.C. LaPrade (VT) dec. No. 18 Zachary Moore, 8-2 165: #4 David McFadden (VT) MD Nick Kiussis, 15-6 174: Hunter Bolen (VT) fall Parker VonEgidy, 4:48 184: #7 Zack Zavatsky (VT) MD Brenden McRill, 14-2 197: #3 Jared Haught (VT) dec. #5 Jake Smith, 2-1 285: #17 Andrew Dunn (VT) dec. Brandon Ngati, 2-1 (TB-2) SHORT TIME – WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia is led by first-year head coach Tim Flynn, who spent last 21 years as the head coach at Edinboro. Before assuming head coaching duties, Flynn was an assistant at Edinboro where he coached Tech head coach Tony Robie, who was a two-time All-American for the Fighting Scots and was an NCAA finalist in 1997. The Mountaineers have two Virginia natives on their roster in freshman Trey Anderson (Virginia Beach, Kellam High School) and redshirt junior JD Gregory (Hanover, Hanover High School). West Virginia is 1-3 on the season with a 22-14 win over Northern Colorado on Nov. 1 SHORT TIME – VIRGINIA TECH The Hokies have six wrestlers ranked by Intermat this week – No. 15 Korbin Myers (133), No. 8 Mekhi Lewis (165), No. 5 David McFadden (174), No. 9 Zack Zavatsky (184), No. 15 Tom Sleigh (197) and No. 7 Billy Miller (285). After some mild shakeups across the country over the weekend, McFadden entered at No. 20 in FloWrestling’s pound-for-pound rankings Robie served as an assistant coach under Flynn at Edinboro for the 1999-00 campaign. Robie also cut his teeth in coaching at West Virginia where he was an assistant under former head coach Craig Turnbull. HOKIES TOP PRINCETON Virginia Tech picked up its first dual meet win of the season on Dec. 7 with a 24-16 victory over Princeton. The match was highlighted by redshirt sophomore B.C. LaPrade’s 5-4 decision over Quincy Monday in two tiebreaker periods. LaPrade’s win was the first of four straight wins for the Hokies between 157 and 184, including major decisions from Mekhi Lewis at 165 and Zack Zavatsky at 184. Redshirt junior Korbin Myers put the match out of a reach with a win by fall, his first as a Hokie, in 3:41.

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From: David Willauer <dawvoice3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 1:42 PM
Subject: Fwd: Cowboys Set for Reno Tournament of Champions
To: Brian Snow <bsnow@arenasportsnet.com>

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From: Harry Leroy Endicott <hendicot@uwyo.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 1:08 PM
Subject: Cowboys Set for Reno Tournament of Champions
To: Harry Leroy Endicott <hendicot@uwyo.edu>

 

 

Cowboys Set for Reno Tournament of Champions

 

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 18, 2018) – The 18th-ranked Wyoming wrestling team travels to Reno, Nev., this week to compete in its final regular-season tournament at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Thursday at 10 a.m. MT.

 

In the Lineup

Along with a number of Pokes set to compete unattached, a slew of Cowboys will be making the trip to Reno to compete at the event, including:

 

125: Cole Verner

133: Mark McConnell

141: Sam Turner

149: Jaron Jensen

157: Dewey Krueger

174: Hayden Hastings, Casey Randles, Anthony Lombardo

184: Carless Looney

197: Cale Davidson

HWT: Brian Andrews

 

Tournament Coverage

Fans can stream all of the action this weekend live on FloWrestling. Live scoring and brackets will be available on FloArena. Fans can also follow live updates on Twitter at @WyoWrestle.

 

From Coach Branch

“It’s a one-day tournament, so it’s not a great replication of what we’ll see in the postseason. It’s still a good experience for our guys because it will be a long day with a lot of matches and you don’t get that very often. It be a great test for our guys.”

 

“I think Oklahoma State is bringing their starting team, and we’ve already seen them but they haven’t had their starting team there for quite a few years. That will definitely increase the toughness of the field. It’s all about the matches and experience. We’re actually going to keep a couple of our more experienced guys home—Branson (Ashworth) and Montorie (Bridges). They’re on pace to get, probably, too many matches for guys that know what they’re doing. We’re going to use this for our young guys to continue to hone what they’re doing and make improvements.”

 

Last Time Out

The Cowboys (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) are coming off picking up their first Big 12 win earlier this month in the Arena-Auditorium, overwhelming No. 19 North Dakota State, 29-6. Pokes took eight of the 10 bouts from the Bison, including bonus point wins from Montorie Bridges, Dewey Krueger and Carless Looney.

 

Tournament Field

Aside from the Cowboys, the 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions field features teams from all different levels of college wrestling, including DI foes No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Arizona State, Cal Poly, Michigan State and The Citadel.

 

Last Time in Reno…

Thanks to five top-three finishes, the Wyoming wrestling program took second place at the Reno Tournament of Champions last season.

 

Senior Bryce Meredith (141 pounds), junior Branson Ashworth (165 pounds) and redshirt freshman Montorie Bridges (133 pounds) led the Pokes with first-place finishes at their respective weights, while seniors Archie Colgan (157 pounds) and Chaz Polson (184 pounds) took third for the Brown and Gold. UW racked up 140 points to finish behind No. 6 North Carolina State (192 points) in the team standings. Of Wyoming’s 19 wrestlers that competed on Sunday, 14 recorded a bonus-point victory in their opening round match.

 

Wyoming has finished in the top four at the event each of the last three years.

 

 

Harry Endicott

Assistant Director, Media & Public Relations

University of Wyoming Athletics

1000 E. University Avenue │ Laramie, Wyoming 82071

Office: (307) 766-2256 │ Cell: (405) 630-9230 │ hendicot@uwyo.edu

GoWyo.com│@wyoathletics│Facebook

 

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From: Brian Reinhardt <bcreinha@ncsu.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 12:30 PM
Subject: NC STATE WRESTLING: Pack’s Reenan Named ACC Wrestler of the Week for Third Time
To:

Reenan Named ACC Wrestler of the Week for Third Time

Notched a top-three win over Nebraska to move up to #4 in the rankings at 184 pounds

 

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the third time this season (in seven total weeks), and for the second consecutive week, NC State’s R-So. Nick Reenan was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week.

 

At 184 pounds against Nebraska in Reynolds this weekend, Reenan took out 2018 All-American #3 Taylor Ventz 8-6. Reenan scored all three of the takedowns in the bout, and a late reversal secured the win.

 

With the Wolfpack down 14-3 after the first five bouts against #11 Nebraska, Reenan’s win was the first of four in the final five after the intermission as NC State completed the 18-17 comeback win to improve to 6-0 on the season.

 

Reenan improves to 7-0 on the season, 3-0 versus ranked foes, and 2-0 against top-10 opponents.

 

Reenan was named co-ACC Wrestler of the Week this week, sharing the award with UNC’s Chip Ness who also scored an 8-6 win over Ventz the night before Reenan.

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Brian Reinhardt
Director of Athletics Digital Communications
(919) 746-9479 (office)
(919) 819-8317 (cell)
bcreinha@ncsu.edu
@BCReinhardt

Visit www.GoPack.com 

“All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.”

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From: Steve Phillips <sphillips@theacc.org>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 12:30 PM
Subject: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Wrestlers of the Week
To: <dawvoice3@gmail.com>

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From: David Willauer <dawvoice3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 1:48 PM
Subject: Fwd: College Wrestling: No. 20 North Dakota State Hosts Oregon State on Dec. 20 in Scheels Center
To: Steve Lex <stevelex@beastwrestling.com>

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From: Schwartz, Jeff <jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 9:36 AM
Subject: College Wrestling: No. 20 North Dakota State Hosts Oregon State on Dec. 20 in Scheels Center
To: NDSU-ATHLETICS-MEDIA@listserv.nodak.edu <NDSU-ATHLETICS-MEDIA@listserv.nodak.edu>

 

NDSU Wrestling Release Attached

 

College Wrestling: No. 20 North Dakota State Hosts Oregon State on Dec. 20 in Scheels Center

 

No. 20-ranked North Dakota State (4-1, 2-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to face Oregon State (1-1, 1-0 Pac 12) at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 in Scheels Center (5,700) … The Beavers lost 19-17 to South Dakota State on Dec. 16 … Oregon State opened with a 20-17 Pac 12 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 9.

Coverage
Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com … BEK Broadcasting Network will televise the Oregon State dual with Jordan Hassler and Jack Maughan on the call … BEK is available on cable systems, DirecTV and DISH  in Eastern and Western North Dakota (locations can be found here www.bektel.com/bbn/) … Live video of all NDSU home wrestling duals are available through GoBison.com/AllAccess and FloWrestling.com.

Coming Soon
North Dakota State heads to Florida to compete in the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29-30 … The Bison take on No. 8 Cornell, Indiana, West Virginia and No. 12 North Carolina.

The Series
This will be the seventh meeting between North Dakota State and Oregon State … The Beavers lead the series 5-1 … NDSU won the last meeting 19-17 in Corvallis on Jan. 14, 2014.

The Lineup
Wt.     #20 North Dakota State Bison (4-1, 2-1 #Big12WR)
125 — #8 Brent Fleetwood (13-2, 5-0) OR Paul Bianchi (1-3, 0-1)
133 — #18 Cam Sykora (12-2, 4-0)
141 — Sawyer Degen (8-7, 0-0) OR Taylor Nein (0-0, 0-0)
149 — Jaden Van Maanen (11-4, 4-1)
157 — Nick Knutson (6-7, 2-3)
165 — #17 Andrew Fogarty (7-2, 4-1)
174 — Lorenzo De La Riva (9-6, 2-3) OR Jesse Shearer (7-3, 0-0)
184 — Tyler McNutt (7-6, 2-3) OR Michael Otomo (5-3, 0-0)
197 — Cordell Eaton (10-4, 3-2)
285 — Brandon Metz (8-6, 1-4) OR Dan Stibral (14-4, 0-0)
#TrackWrestling

Wt.  Oregon State Beavers (1-1, 1-0 Pac-12)
125 — #3 Ronnie Bresser (10-1, 2-0)
133 — Kegan Calkins (4-5, 1-1)
141 — Grant Willits (8-4, 2-0)
149 — Zach Evans (5-3, 0-2)
157 — #17 Hunter Willits (14-5, 1-1)
165 — Aaron Olmos (6-6. 1-1)
174 — Colt Doyle (7-5, 1-1)
184 — Myles Terry (7-6, 0-2) OR Bob Coleman (9-4, 1-1)
197 — #24 Corey Griego (3-5, 0-0) OR Bob Coleman (9-4, 1-1)
285 — Jamarcus Grant (12-6, 0-2)

NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was ranked No. 20 in the Theraworx NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) Coaches Top 25 poll released Dec. 18 …. The Bison were No. 25 in the InterMat.com dual rankings Dec. 18 … NDSU  was tied for No. 34 with 7.5 points in the TrackWrestling.com Team Rankings on Dec. 18, and No. 19 in the WIN Wrestling Magazine Dual Rankings and No. 38 with 4.5 points in the Tournament Power Index Dec. 17.

Bison in the Individual Rankings
Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Dec. 18) rankings, Brent Fleetwood is No. 8 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 18 at 133 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;
… On the InterMat.com (Dec. 18) list, Brent Fleeetwood is No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 19 at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;
… In TheOpenMat.com (Dec. 18 ) rankings, Brent Fleetwood is No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 16 at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;
… In the FloWrestling rankings (Dec. 17) Brent Fleetwood is No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 16 at 133 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 16 at 165 pounds,
… And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Dec. 17) rankings, Brent Fleetwood is No. 13 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 16 at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 13 at 165 pounds.

 

Jeff Schwartz

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

 

Sanford Health Athletic Complex

Dept. 1200, PO Box 6050

Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Office: 701.231.8332

Cell: 701.793.0538

Jeff.Schwartz@ndsu.edu

www.GoBison.com

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2018 @ACCWrestling https://theacc.co/ACCwotw7 Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Wrestlers of the Week UNC’s Ness, NC State’s Reenan recognized following ranked wins at 184 GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has recognized North Carolina’s Chip Ness and NC State’s Nick Reenan as the ACC Co-Wrestlers of the Week for December 18 after a strong showing by each in matchups of elite wrestlers in the 184-pound weight class. Ness, ranked 13th nationally among 184-pounders, posted a 6-4 win over third-ranked Taylor Venz of Nebraska on Saturday night. Reenan, who entered the weekend ranked No. 5, defeated Venz by an 8-6 count on Sunday afternoon to help the No. 7 Wolfpack edge the No. 11 Cornhuskers, 18-17. Venz is a returning All-American who placed fourth at the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. It marks the third ACC weekly honor of the season and the second in as many weeks for Reenan, while Ness was recognized for the first time this season. Ness, who also defeated Venz at the 2018 NCAAs, improved to 8-4 for this season with Saturday night’s win. The victory by the redshirt senior from Duluth, Georgia, tied the dual match with the Huskers before Nebraska scrapped to pull out the win over the No. 12 Tar Heels in the latter matches. Reenan had all three takedowns in Sunday’s match (Venz had zero), and a reversal late in the third period sealed the win. NC State was down 14-3 before Reenan began a run of four Wolfpack wins in the comeback team victory. Reenan improved to 7-0 on the season, 4-0 in duals. The Dallas, Texas, sophomore is now 3-0 versus ranked foes this season, with a pair of top-10 wins, and Reenan has yet to concede a takedown. Reenan inched up to No. 4 in this week’s InterMat 184-pound national rankings, while Ness moved up two spots to No. 11.  ‌   ‌   ‌