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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2016-17 Fighting Scots Wrestling 2016-17 Schedule Rider and George Mason Match Notes November Edinboro Fighting Scots (4-4, 2-0 EWL) 5 at #6 Virginia Tech L, 13‐24 6 at Southeast Open NTS at #25 Rider Broncs (6-0, 2-0 EWL) 13 #22 PITTSBURGH L, 16‐20 Friday, January 20, 2017 19 #11 LEHIGH L, 13‐20 December Lawrenceville, N.J. l 7 p.m. 2‐3 at Las Vegas Invitational 10th/35 teams Alumni Gym 10 at PSAC Championships 1st/12 teams at Lock Haven, Pa. at George Mason Patriots (5-7, 2-1 EWL) 19 CLARION* W, 31‐6 January Sunday, January 22, 2017 1‐2 at Southern Scuffle 6th/23 teams Fairfax, Va. l 2 p.m. Chattanooga, Tenn. Recreation and Athletic Complex 7 at Bloomsburg* W, 43‐0 14 at Pitt Duals@ vs. Brown W, 39‐3 vs. #10 North Carolina State L, 13‐24 The Edinboro Lineup vs. VMI W, 47‐0 20 at #25 Rider* 7:00 p.m. 2016-17 Record -- 4-4, 2-0 EWL 22 at George Mason* 2:00 p.m. 27 LOCK HAVEN* 7:00 p.m. 2016-17 Career February Wt. Name Yr. Record Record Hometown 3 OKLAHOMA STATE* 7:00 p.m. 125 #9/#9 Sean Russell R‐So. 23‐5 51‐14 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills 4 EDINBORO OPEN All Day 133 #18/NR Korbin Myers R‐Fr. 22‐8 22‐8 Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs 10 CLEVELAND STATE* 7:00 p.m. 141 Nate Hagan So. 11‐6 24‐18 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic 117 at West Virginia 7:00 p.m. Ozzy Lugo Fr. 5‐6 5‐6 Homestead, Fla./South Dade 18 NWCA COLLEGE BOWL # 149 #10/#11 Patricio Lugo So. 21‐6 53‐15 Homestead, Fla./South Dade March 157 Chase Delande R‐Sr. 15‐12 53‐31 Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard‐Davidson 4 at EWL Championships All Day 165 #17/#14 Austin Matthews R‐Jr. 12‐4 33‐10 Greenville, Pa./Reynolds at Bloomsburg, Pa. Fritz Hoehn R‐Fr. 14‐7 14‐7 North Andover, Mass./North Andover 16‐18 at NCAA Division I All Day National Championships 174 Ty Schoffstall R‐Jr. 12‐7 43‐17 Pottsville, Pa./Tri‐Valley at St. Louis, Mo. 184 #19/#18 Dakota Geer Fr. 21‐6 21‐6 Franklin. Pa./Franklin * EWL contest 197 Dylan Reynolds R‐Fr. 11‐13 11‐13 Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown # if EWL regular season champion Gordon Truesdale R‐So. 1‐2 1‐4 Rochester, N.Y./Brighton Hwt. #11/#12 Billy Miller R‐So. 22‐8 51‐19 Perry, Ohio/Perry FLOWRESTLING TO TELEVISE ALL HOME DUALS HEAD COACH: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘87, 210‐88‐5, 20th year) For the third year in a row, all of Edinboro’s Rankings: InterMat/Flowrestling home dual meets will be streamed by Flowrestling. Flowrestling members can ac‐ Edinboro Puts 19-Match EWL Winning Streak on the Line cess the broadcast at: at Rider and George Mason http://www.flowrestling.org Match Notes } The Edinboro wrestling team returns to Eastern Wrestling League competition with road matches at Rider on Friday, January 20, and at George Mason on Sunday, January 22. The Rider match gets under‐ way at 7 p.m. and is a showdown for first place in the EWL. Edinboro is 4‐4 overall, with all four losses against nationally‐ranked teams, and 2‐0 in the EWL. Rider climbed back into the USA Today/NWCA Divi‐ sion I Top 25, as the Broncs are ranked 25th. Edinboro is receiving votes. Rider is 6‐0 overall and also 2‐0 in the EWL. George Mason has a 5‐7 record and is 2‐1 in the EWL prior to Friday’s match at Clarion. } The Fighting Scots will put their 19‐match EWL winning streak on the line with the two road contests. Edinboro has not lost an EWL dual since a 19‐18 defeat to Pittsburgh in their last EWL dual in 2012‐13. } Edinboro rang in the New Year with an impressive performance while competing against a strong field in the Southern Scuffle, followed by a 43‐0 shutout at Bloomsburg and two out of three wins in last EdinboroUniversityAthletics @BoroAthletics GoBoroAthleticsTV Edinboro at Rider/George Mason 2016-17 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES weekend’s Pitt Duals. At the Southern Scuffle, the Fighting Scots finished sixth out of 23 teams, with six Edinboro Fast Facts of the twelve wrestlers entered earning medals. Sean Russell (125 lbs.), Patricio Lugo (149 lbs.), and Dakota Geer (184 lbs.) brought home fourth place finishes. Korbin Myers and Billy Miller finished seventh Edinboro University at 133 lbs. and heavyweight, respectively, while Chase Delande was eighth at 157 lbs. Location: Edinboro, PA } Edinboro began the season with duals against three nationally‐ranked opponents. The Fighting Founded: 1857 Scots opened with a 24‐13 loss at sixth‐ranked Virginia Tech, then dropped a 20‐16 decision to 22nd‐ Enrollment: 6,181 ranked Pittsburgh in the home opener. That was followed by a 20‐13 loss to 11th‐ranked Lehigh. They Colors: Red & White picked up their first win of the year with the 31‐6 triumph over Clarion in their EWL opener. Nickname: Fighting Scots } The match with Rider will likely play a large role in who finishes as the EWL regular season cham‐ Athletic Director: Bruce Baumgartner Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve pion, with Lock Haven also having a say in the matter. The Broncs are 6‐0 overall and 2‐0 in the EWL, Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 with wins over Lock Haven (20‐14) and Clarion (25‐11). A year ago, Edinboro finished as the regular E‐mail: [email protected] season champion, but Rider edged the Fighting Scots at the EWL Championships to claim their first EWL title. Rider finished with 89 points to Edinboro’s 79.5. The Broncs had four champions, with Wrestling Staff Ryan Wolfe at 197 lbs. the lone returnee. The Rider lineup includes, among others, B.J. Clagon and Head Coach: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) Chad Walsh. Both are former All‐Americans who have moved up a weight class this year to 157 and Record at Edinboro: 210‐88‐5, 20th year 165 lbs., respectively. Clagon won All‐American honors in 2015 thanks to a fifth place finish at 149 lbs. Career Record: 210‐88‐5, 20th year Walsh was fifth at 157 lbs. at Nationals a year ago and was named the EWL Wrestler of the Year. Office Phone: (814) 732‐1856 Wolfe, meanwhile, is a two‐time EWL champion, winning at 174 lbs. in 2015 and 197 lbs. in 2016. Assistant Coach: Cliff Moore (Iowa ‘04) } The return of Austin Matthews to the Edinboro lineup sets up a renewal of the rivalry between Office Phone: (814) 732‐1855 Matthews and Rider’s Chad Walsh. Oddly enough, both moved up a weight class this year to 165 lbs. Assistant Coach: Mitchell Port (Edinboro ‘15) A year ago, Walsh won the regular season meeting by a 15‐11 decision, but Matthews prevailed in the Office Phone: (814) 732‐1856 EWL championship match, winning a 17‐6 major decision. Walsh is ranked fifth in the latest InterMat Athletic Trainer: Gary Hanna rankings, while Matthews is 17th. } George Mason comes in with a 5‐7 record and is 2‐1 in the EWL prior to a match on Friday, January Sports Information Staff 20 at Clarion. The Patriots have won four straight duals, including a 27‐8 win over Cleveland State on SID: Bob Shreve January 15. Edinboro and George Mason have wrestled two common opponents ‐‐ Bloomsburg and Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 VMI. Edinboro shut out both, by scores of 43‐0 over Bloomsburg and 47‐0 over VMI. The Patriots also Cell Phone: (814) 882‐6049 defeated both, winning 24‐18 over the Huskies and 26‐18 over the Keydets. Email: [email protected] } The Fighting Scots won their sixth straight PSAC Championship and 11th in the last 12 years in Decem‐ Graduate Assistants: Matthew Brancato and ber. Edinboro finished with 156.5 points in the 12‐team field, with Lock Haven the next closest competitor Daniel Graham with 132 points. Edinboro had seven wrestlers reach the finals, and five came away with titles. Sean Rus‐ Twitter: @BoroAthletics sell and Patricio Lugo won their second individual championships at 125 and 149 lbs., respectively. Mean‐ Facebook: EdinboroUniversityAthletics while, three wrestlers were first‐time winners ‐‐ Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.), and Dakota Geer (184 lbs.). Chase Delande (165 lbs.) and Billy Miller (hwt.) came in second, with Fritz Hoehn 2015-16 in Review (165 lbs.) and Dylan Reynolds (197 lbs.) fourth, and Ozzy Lugo (141 lbs.) fifth. Head coach Tim Flynn has 2015‐16 Dual Record: 8‐11 now won 17 PSAC championships in his 20 seasons. In addition, Edinboro has now tied Lock Haven for 2015‐16 EWL Record: 6‐0 the most PSAC titles with 19. 2014‐15 NCAA Finish: T32nd } The Fighting Scots finished tenth out of 35 teams at the Las Vegas Invitational. Four wrestlers Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3 placed, with Patricio Lugo finishing second at 149 lbs., Sean Russell third at 125 lbs., Austin Matthews NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 4/2 fourth at 165 lbs., and Billy Miller sixth at heavyweight. NCAA Qualifiers Returning: } The Edinboro lineup now has six nationally‐ranked wrestlers, according to InterMat, with the addi‐ 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (2016 ‐‐ DNP) 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (2016 ‐‐ DNP) tion of Korbin Myers and Dakota Geer in the rankings recently. Sean Russell is currently ninth at 125 157 ‐‐ Austin Matthews (2014 DNP; 2016 ‐‐ DNP) lbs,.