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2016-17 SCHEDULE/ RESULTS MATSIDE ACTIVE WINS LEADERS Overall: 3-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 3-0 | Neutral: 0-0 | B1G: 0-0 “Battle at the Birthplace” Wrestler Year W L Date Opponent Result vs. Princeton Tigers K. Theobold Fr. (2012-13) 16 13 Nov. 11 vs. San Fransisco State W, 45-0 So. (2013-14) 22 14 at CSU Bakerfield W, 26-15 Jr. (2014-15) 24 9 Nov. 13 at Cal Poly W, 38-4 Sr. (2015-16) 0 0 “BATTLE AT THE BRTHPLACE” R-Sr. (2016-17) 5 0 NOV. 19 PRINCETON! 11 A.M. Saturday, Nov. 19 | 11 a.m. Total 67 36 “GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN” Piscataway, N.J. Nov. 27 vs. Columbia 10:30 a.m. High Point Solutions Stadium A. Ashnault Fr. (2013-14) 0 0 vs. Cornell 12:30 p.m. R-Fr. (2014-15) 29 8 Dec. 4 Hofstra Invitational All Day R-So. (2015-16) 32 4 Dec. 11 at Maryland*& Noon MEDIA COVERAGE R-Jr. (2016-17) 3 0 Dec. 29-30 Midland Champs All Day Princeton Total 64 12 JAN. 6 ILLINOIS* 7 P. M . Live Stream: BTN Plus Jan. 8 at Ohio State*& Noon TV: N/A P. Bakuckas Fr. (2012-13) 0 0 Jan. 13 at Penn State*& 7 p.m. Results: @RUWrestling So. (2013-14) 16 11 Jr. (2014-15) 20 14 JAN. 20 OREGON STATE 7 P.M. KNIGHT NOTES JAN. 22 PURDUE* NOON Sr. (2015-16) 18 15 Jan. 27 at Michigan* 7 p.m. • The wait is over. No. 10 Rutgers wrestling and Princeton R-Sr. (2016-17) 7 0 Jan. 29 at Michigan State*& 2 p.m. will face off Saturday in the historic “Battle at the Birthplace” Total 61 40 FEB. 5 INDIANA* NOON wrestling match inside High Point Solutions Stadium. FEB. 12 NORTHWESTERN* NOON • The Scarlet Knights are tabbed No. 10 in the USA Today/ S. McCabe Fr. (2012-13) 0 0 NWCA Coaches Poll, No. 13 by Intermat, and No. 15 by March 4-5 Big Ten Champs All Day So. (2013-14) 21 12 FloWrestling this week. Jr. (2014-15) 15 10 March 16-18 NCAA Champs All Day • Five Scarlet Knights are ranked this week by Intermat. Sr. (2015-16) 14 16 & denotes match televised on BTN Anthony Ashnault, ranked third at 141 pounds, and Richie R-Sr. (2016-17) 2 1 * Big Ten Conference Match Lewis, ranked No. 6 at 157, represent RU in the top 10. ! denotes match at High Point Solutions Stadium Total 52 39 Home matches denoted by BOLD CAPS • Seven projected starters sport unblemished records Big Ten Championships to be held in Bloomington, Ind. entering the weekend, with No. 13 133-pounder Tyson NCAA Championships to be held in St. Louis, Mo. Dippery leading the way at 7-0. All Matches in Eastern Standard Time *Big Ten Conference Match • RU opened the dual season with three wins last weekend in California against San Francisco State (45-0), CSU Bakersfield (26-15), and Cal Poly (38-4). Ashnault captured MEDIA INFORMATION wins by major decision, tech fall, and fall for 15 dual points. RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY Wrestler Wt. Intermat Flo OpenMat WIN AWN Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale and RUTGERS PROJECTED COMPETITORS T. Dippery 133 13 13 19 15 -- student-athletes will be made available to the media following a brief cooling-off period. Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Record (Dual) Please direct any student-athlete requests A. Ashnault 141 3 3 4 3 3 to Assistant Director of Athletic Communi- 125 Sean McCabe* R-Sr. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 2-1 (2-1) cations Anthony Hernandez (ahernandez@ -OR- Brandon Paetzell Fr. Phillipsburg, N.J. 4-0 (0-0) 133 Tyson Dippery* R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. 7-0 (2-0) scarletknights.com/ 609-709-0013). K. Theobold 149 14 11 -- 16 16 -OR- Scott DelVecchio* R-Jr. South Plainfield, N.J. 4-1 (1-0) IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY 141Anthony Ashnault** R-Jr. South Plainfield, N.J. 3-0 (3-0) Rutgers holds weekly media availability 149 Ken Theobold** R-Sr. Toms River, N.J. 5-0 (3-0) R. Lewis 157 6 7 7 5 4 (either in person or via teleconference). -OR- Anthony Giraldo* R-So. Guttenberg, N.J. 7-2 (1-1) Requests for head coach Scott Goodale and 157 Richie Lewis* Sr. Toms River, N.J. 0-0 (0-0) student-athletes should be made - if pos- N. Gravina 184 14 14 14 14 15 sible - 24-48 hours in advance. All interviews -OR- John Van Brill R-So. Mullica Hill, N.J. 5-1 (2-0) MUST be coordinated through the Office of 165 Willie Scott R-Fr. Brick, N.J. 6-2 (2-0) Athletic Communications, and interviews will -OR- John Van Brill R-So. Mullica Hill, N.J. 5-1 (2-0) not be granted on the day of competition 174 Phillip Bakuckas* R-Sr. Hammonton, N.J. 7-0 (3-0) until after the event has concluded. 184 Nicholas Gravina* R-Jr. Allendale, N.J. 5-0 (2-0) -OR- Jordan Pagano R-So. South Brunswick, N.J. 5-1 (1-0) 197 Matthew Correnti Fr. Delran, N.J. 4-2 (2-1) Twitter: @RUWrestling -OR- Anthony Messner R-Jr. Somerset, N.J. 2-2 (0-0) Instagram: @RUWrestling HWT Razohnn Gross Jr. Franklin Park, N.J. 3-3 (0-2) -OR- Marc McDonald So. Fairfield, N.J. 5-2 (1-0) www.Facebook.com/RUWrestling * denotes previous NCAA Championships qualifications 2016-17 B1G STANDINGS PRINCETON PROJECTED STARTERS Weight Name Year Overall Record (Dual) Team Conference Overall W-L-T % 125 Ty Agaisse Fr. 4-2 (0-0) Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 133 Pat D’Arcy So. 2-2 (0-0) Purdue 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 141 Matthew Kolodzik Fr. 4-0 (0-0) RUTGERS 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 149 Jordan Laster Sr. 5-1 (0-0) Penn State 0-0-0 .000 2-0-0 1.000 157 Mike D’Angelo So. 3-2 (0-0) Michigan 0-0-0 .000 1-0-0 1.000 165 Joe Tavoso So. 0-2 (0-0) Michigan St. 0-0-0 .000 1-0-0 1.000 -OR- Chase Piperato So. 1-1 (0-0) Indiana 0-0-0 .000 1-1-0 .500 174 Jon Schleifer** Jr. 3-1 (0-0) Illinois 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 184 Ian Baker Jr. 4-0 (0-0) Iowa 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Maryland 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 197 Brett Harner** Sr. 0-0 (0-0) Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 HWT Ray O’Donnell* Sr. 3-0 (0-0) Nebraska 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 * denotes previous NCAA Championships qualifications Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Wisconsin 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 SERIES VS. PRINCETON • All-time, RU holds the series edge over the Tigers, 41-33-5. Rutgers Updated through 11/16 has won 20 consecutive duals against Princeton dating back to the 1993 season. RANKED MATCHUPS • There are four ranked matchups set for Saturday’s dual, with the highest-ranked clash coming at 141 pounds between No. 3 Anthony B1G WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Ashnault and No. 10 Matthew Kolodzik. The two split their only Nov. 8 C. Medbery, WIS meetings last season at the Midlands Championships. Nov. 15 C. Medbery, WIS Other ranked matchups include No. 14 Ken Theobold vs. No. 19 Jordan Laster at 149 pounds and No. 14 Nicholas Gravina vs. No. 17 Ian Baker at 184 pounds. NCAA qualifier Phillip Bakuckas, though unranked, will get a shot to crack the top-20 with a match against Princeton’s No. 16 Jon Schleifer. Schliefer edged Bakuckas last season, 6-3. BATTLE AT THE BIRTHPLACE • Longstanding New Jersey wrestling rivals Rutgers and Princeton LAST WEEK IN THE BIG TEN will add a new chapter to their history at the first ever “Battle at the llinois 0-0 Nebraska 0-0 Birthplace”, presented by Autoland, on Saturday, Nov. 19 inside High Did Not Compete Did Not Compete Point Solutions Stadium. The historic dual-meet event will occur at 11 a.m. prior to Rutgers football versus Penn State in the evening, as the Indiana 1-1 Northwestern 3-0 NATIONAL POLLS (bold indicates 2016-17 opponent) Nov. 13 SF State W, 39-7 Nov. 6 Chicago W, 47-3 Nov. 13 Cal Poly L, 19-18 Nov. 6 North Central W, 41-0 NWCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Intermat Dual Rankings Record FloWrestling Tean Rankings Last Nov. 12 Cal Poly W, 30-8 1. Oklahoma State (11) 1-0 1. Oklahoma State 1-0 1. Ok State -- 2. Penn State (5) 2-0 2. Iowa 0-0 2. Iowa -- 3. Iowa 0-0 3. Missouri 1-0 3. Ohio State -- Iowa 0-0 Ohio State 0-0 4. Ohio State 0-0 4. Penn State 2-0 4. Penn State 5 Did Not Compete Did Not Compete 5. Missouri 1-0 5. Ohio State 0-0 5. Missouri 6 6. Virginia Tech 3-0 6. Nebraska 0-0 6. Virginia Tech 4 7. Nebraska 0-0 7. Virginia Tech 3-0 7. Cornell -- 8. Cornell 0-0 8. Cornell 0-0 8. Nebraska -- Maryland 0-0 Penn State 2-0 9. NC State 0-0 9. Michigan 1-0 9. Illinois -- Did Not Compete Nov. 11 Army W, 45-0 10.