I had a busy day today and have another tomorrow, so here's an early am review of this weekend's roadtrip.
We have two winnable road matches this weekend at Rutgers on Friday night at 6 pm (BTN+/Flo) and on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm at Maryland (on BTN). The RU dual will be very close and the MD dual will be an easy win...I have us winning 20-16 at RU and 31-8 at MD. Key swing matches vs. Rutgers are at 157, 165 and 174 and I have us winning all of them (Jake, Nick and Chris, you should win...can you do it?). If we lose one of these, we are likely to lose the dual, unless we get an unexpected upset somewhere else. Maryland's team is pretty weak, so it's almost impossible that this one will be close (some of you are still saying "Yes, but...").
Relax, we're going to win!
The environment at Rutgers will be tough as they have a rabid, very excitable fan base, so this one should be fun to watch!!!
We finish our dual meet season next weekend on Friday Feb. 16th at #23 Rider in Lawrenceville, NJ. It's time to finish well as the B1G Tournament is coming up in 3 weeks!!
Here is the article from Gophersports.com, along with my predictions:
Gophers Back on the Road against Rutgers, Maryland
The University of Minnesota will take on Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J. and then take the trip down to Maryland on Sunday to end their 2017-18 Big Ten season.
Gophersports.com
Feb. 8, 2018
No. 21 Minnesota at No. 18 Rutgers | at Maryland
Rutgers Dual Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 | 6:00 p.m. CT
Location The RAC
Live Video BTN Plus
Tickets Buy Now
Match Notes - Rutgers/Maryland
Maryland Dual Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Location XFINITY Center
Live Video Big Ten Network
Tickets Buy Now
Live Updates Click Here
Social Media @GopherWrestling | Facebook | Instagram
The University of Minnesota will take on Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J. and then take the trip down to Maryland on Sunday to end their 2017-18 Big Ten season.
Here are the projected line-ups along with my predictions:
MN vs. RUTGERS
125: No. 6 Ethan Lizak loses by major decision to No. 1 Nick Suriano (20-0)
(MN 0 - RU 4)
133: No. 12 Mitch McKee (12-4) wins by major decision over No. 20 Scott DelVecchio (16-3)
(4-4)
141: No. 14 Tommy Thorn (18-8) wins by major decision over Michael Van Brill (12-9)
(8-4)
149: Ben Brancale (8-8) or Miles Patton (6-3) gets pinned by No. 11 Eleazar DeLuca (8-7)
(8-10)
157: No. 17 Jake Short (10-9) beats John Van Brill (15-8)
(11-10)
165: No. 8 Nick Wanzek (19-5) beats No. 11 Richie Lewis (11-3)
(14-10)
174: Chris Pfarr (12-10) beats Joe Grello (12-7)
(17-10)
184: Brandon Krone (7-4) loses to No. 12 Nicholas Gravina (11-3)
(17-13)
197: Dylan Anderson (21-12) beats Kevin Mulligan (10-9) or Anthony Messner (2-8)
(20-13)
HWT: Rylee Streifel (8-10) or Nate Rose (9-4) loses to Razohnn Gross (13-10)
(20-16)
MN vs. MARYLAND
125: Steve Polakowski (7-7) beats Brandon Cray (10-11)
(MN 3 - MD 0)
133: No. 12 Mitch McKee (12-4) pins Jhared Simmons (2-12) or Danny Bertoni (4-8)
(9-0)
141: No. 14 Tommy Thorn (18-8) wins by major decision over Ryan Diehl (9-8) or Peter Tedesco (2-6
(13-0)
149: Ben Brancale (8-8) or Miles Patton (6-3) loses by major decision to Alfred Bannister (16-7)
(13-4)
157: No. 17 Jake Short (10-9) wins by major decision over Kyle Cochran (12-8)
(17-4)
165: No. 8 Nick Wanzek (19-5) wins by major decision over Brendan Burnham (10-14)
(21-4)
174: Chris Pfarr (12-10) beats Josh Ugalde (8-8)
(24-4)
184: Brandon Krone (7-4) wins by major decision over Niko Cappello (1-16) or Patrick Gerish (13-5)
(28-4)
197: Dylan Anderson (21-12) beats David-Brian Whisler (5-3) or Mansur Abdul-Malik (0-5)
(31-4)
HWT: Rylee Streifel (8-10) or Nate Rose (9-4) loses by major decision to No. 7 Youssif Hemida (21-2)
(31-8)
LAST TIME OUT - IOWA
The Gophers dropped another tough dual on the road to the top-five ranked Iowa Hawkeyes last Friday. The Gophers dropped the dual 34-7, with victories coming from Brandon Krone and Mitch McKee. Krone defeated No. 20 Mitch Bowman, while McKee picked up a victory against Paul Glynn. The Gophers dropped a few close matches in the dual, including a top-10 matchup at 165-pounds, and Chris Pfarr, both matches ending in a 5-1 decision for Iowa.
" We knew coming in it would be a tough match,” head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. “Especially with a few guys out of the lineup. I’m proud of some of the guys that stepped in. We have a couple of tough duals coming up, so we’ll be able to see if some of these guys can continue to improve and go out and wrestle like we know they are capable.”
BACK ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK
The Gophers will make their final appearance on the Big Ten Network this season when they take on the Maryland Terrapins in College Park, Md. The Gophers last faced Maryland in 2016 when Minnesota prevailed 26-12 at home.
KRONE CONTINUES TO MAKE MOVES
After two weeks at 197-pounds, the Gophers made the move to put Brandon Krone at 184-pounds against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The move payed off, giving Minnesota four team points at that weight, while redshirt freshman Dylan Anderson moved from 184-pounds to 197-pounds and gave No. 7 Cash Wilcke a run for his money, dropping the match 10-7.
MATCHES TO WATCH - RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights bring in five ranked wrestlers to Friday's showdown at the RAC. Highlighted by No. 1 Nick Suriano, the Gophers will bring five ranked wrestlers, highlighted by No. 6 Ethan Lizak and No. 8 Nick Wanzek. Lizak could get the call at 125-pounds against Suriano. The two did face in 2016 when the Gophers lost to Suriano's former team, Penn State. The match ended with Suriano defeated Lizak by decision, 8-6. Wanzek will also have his hands full, as he has all season, at 165-pounds. No. 11 Richie Lewis will take the mat for Rutgers, the two have not faced before. Krone will look to win his second straight ranked match when he wrestles No. 12 Nicholas Gravina at 184-pounds.
MATCHES TO WATCH - MARYLAND
The match against Maryland on Sunday will be just the second time this season the Gophers wrestle on Friday and Sunday on the road. Maryland comes in with just one ranked wrestler, No. 7 Youssif Hemida at heavyweight. Maryland does boast two other former NCAA Qualifiers though. At 149-pounds, Alfred Bannister will wrestle and then at 141-pounds, Tommy Thorn could potentially wrestle Ryan Diehl who made the NCAA Tournament in 2017.
THE HORIZON - BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
Minnesota will take part in the Big Ten Tournament coming up on March 3-4. The tournament will take place in East Lansing, Mich.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Gophers will remain on the road for the remainder of the season. Minnesota will take on some tough opponents for the rest of the season, with two of the final four against currently ranked opponents in Rutgers and Rider.
We have two winnable road matches this weekend at Rutgers on Friday night at 6 pm (BTN+/Flo) and on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm at Maryland (on BTN). The RU dual will be very close and the MD dual will be an easy win...I have us winning 20-16 at RU and 31-8 at MD. Key swing matches vs. Rutgers are at 157, 165 and 174 and I have us winning all of them (Jake, Nick and Chris, you should win...can you do it?). If we lose one of these, we are likely to lose the dual, unless we get an unexpected upset somewhere else. Maryland's team is pretty weak, so it's almost impossible that this one will be close (some of you are still saying "Yes, but...").
Relax, we're going to win!
The environment at Rutgers will be tough as they have a rabid, very excitable fan base, so this one should be fun to watch!!!
We finish our dual meet season next weekend on Friday Feb. 16th at #23 Rider in Lawrenceville, NJ. It's time to finish well as the B1G Tournament is coming up in 3 weeks!!
Here is the article from Gophersports.com, along with my predictions:
Gophers Back on the Road against Rutgers, Maryland
The University of Minnesota will take on Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J. and then take the trip down to Maryland on Sunday to end their 2017-18 Big Ten season.
Gophersports.com
Feb. 8, 2018
No. 21 Minnesota at No. 18 Rutgers | at Maryland
Rutgers Dual Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 | 6:00 p.m. CT
Location The RAC
Live Video BTN Plus
Tickets Buy Now
Match Notes - Rutgers/Maryland
Maryland Dual Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Location XFINITY Center
Live Video Big Ten Network
Tickets Buy Now
Live Updates Click Here
Social Media @GopherWrestling | Facebook | Instagram
The University of Minnesota will take on Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J. and then take the trip down to Maryland on Sunday to end their 2017-18 Big Ten season.
Here are the projected line-ups along with my predictions:
MN vs. RUTGERS
125: No. 6 Ethan Lizak loses by major decision to No. 1 Nick Suriano (20-0)
(MN 0 - RU 4)
133: No. 12 Mitch McKee (12-4) wins by major decision over No. 20 Scott DelVecchio (16-3)
(4-4)
141: No. 14 Tommy Thorn (18-8) wins by major decision over Michael Van Brill (12-9)
(8-4)
149: Ben Brancale (8-8) or Miles Patton (6-3) gets pinned by No. 11 Eleazar DeLuca (8-7)
(8-10)
157: No. 17 Jake Short (10-9) beats John Van Brill (15-8)
(11-10)
165: No. 8 Nick Wanzek (19-5) beats No. 11 Richie Lewis (11-3)
(14-10)
174: Chris Pfarr (12-10) beats Joe Grello (12-7)
(17-10)
184: Brandon Krone (7-4) loses to No. 12 Nicholas Gravina (11-3)
(17-13)
197: Dylan Anderson (21-12) beats Kevin Mulligan (10-9) or Anthony Messner (2-8)
(20-13)
HWT: Rylee Streifel (8-10) or Nate Rose (9-4) loses to Razohnn Gross (13-10)
(20-16)
MN vs. MARYLAND
125: Steve Polakowski (7-7) beats Brandon Cray (10-11)
(MN 3 - MD 0)
133: No. 12 Mitch McKee (12-4) pins Jhared Simmons (2-12) or Danny Bertoni (4-8)
(9-0)
141: No. 14 Tommy Thorn (18-8) wins by major decision over Ryan Diehl (9-8) or Peter Tedesco (2-6
(13-0)
149: Ben Brancale (8-8) or Miles Patton (6-3) loses by major decision to Alfred Bannister (16-7)
(13-4)
157: No. 17 Jake Short (10-9) wins by major decision over Kyle Cochran (12-8)
(17-4)
165: No. 8 Nick Wanzek (19-5) wins by major decision over Brendan Burnham (10-14)
(21-4)
174: Chris Pfarr (12-10) beats Josh Ugalde (8-8)
(24-4)
184: Brandon Krone (7-4) wins by major decision over Niko Cappello (1-16) or Patrick Gerish (13-5)
(28-4)
197: Dylan Anderson (21-12) beats David-Brian Whisler (5-3) or Mansur Abdul-Malik (0-5)
(31-4)
HWT: Rylee Streifel (8-10) or Nate Rose (9-4) loses by major decision to No. 7 Youssif Hemida (21-2)
(31-8)
LAST TIME OUT - IOWA
The Gophers dropped another tough dual on the road to the top-five ranked Iowa Hawkeyes last Friday. The Gophers dropped the dual 34-7, with victories coming from Brandon Krone and Mitch McKee. Krone defeated No. 20 Mitch Bowman, while McKee picked up a victory against Paul Glynn. The Gophers dropped a few close matches in the dual, including a top-10 matchup at 165-pounds, and Chris Pfarr, both matches ending in a 5-1 decision for Iowa.
" We knew coming in it would be a tough match,” head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. “Especially with a few guys out of the lineup. I’m proud of some of the guys that stepped in. We have a couple of tough duals coming up, so we’ll be able to see if some of these guys can continue to improve and go out and wrestle like we know they are capable.”
BACK ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK
The Gophers will make their final appearance on the Big Ten Network this season when they take on the Maryland Terrapins in College Park, Md. The Gophers last faced Maryland in 2016 when Minnesota prevailed 26-12 at home.
KRONE CONTINUES TO MAKE MOVES
After two weeks at 197-pounds, the Gophers made the move to put Brandon Krone at 184-pounds against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The move payed off, giving Minnesota four team points at that weight, while redshirt freshman Dylan Anderson moved from 184-pounds to 197-pounds and gave No. 7 Cash Wilcke a run for his money, dropping the match 10-7.
MATCHES TO WATCH - RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights bring in five ranked wrestlers to Friday's showdown at the RAC. Highlighted by No. 1 Nick Suriano, the Gophers will bring five ranked wrestlers, highlighted by No. 6 Ethan Lizak and No. 8 Nick Wanzek. Lizak could get the call at 125-pounds against Suriano. The two did face in 2016 when the Gophers lost to Suriano's former team, Penn State. The match ended with Suriano defeated Lizak by decision, 8-6. Wanzek will also have his hands full, as he has all season, at 165-pounds. No. 11 Richie Lewis will take the mat for Rutgers, the two have not faced before. Krone will look to win his second straight ranked match when he wrestles No. 12 Nicholas Gravina at 184-pounds.
MATCHES TO WATCH - MARYLAND
The match against Maryland on Sunday will be just the second time this season the Gophers wrestle on Friday and Sunday on the road. Maryland comes in with just one ranked wrestler, No. 7 Youssif Hemida at heavyweight. Maryland does boast two other former NCAA Qualifiers though. At 149-pounds, Alfred Bannister will wrestle and then at 141-pounds, Tommy Thorn could potentially wrestle Ryan Diehl who made the NCAA Tournament in 2017.
THE HORIZON - BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
Minnesota will take part in the Big Ten Tournament coming up on March 3-4. The tournament will take place in East Lansing, Mich.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Gophers will remain on the road for the remainder of the season. Minnesota will take on some tough opponents for the rest of the season, with two of the final four against currently ranked opponents in Rutgers and Rider.
