2014-15 SCHEDULE/ RESULTS MATSIDE ACTIVE WINS LEADERS Overall Record: 7-0 | Home: 4-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 3-0 Third Annual Wrestler Matches W L Date Opponent Time “Grapple OCT. 25 WRESTLE-OFFS# NTS Billy Smith Fr. (2011-12) Redshirted Nov. 2 RUTGERS DUALS VS. CENTENARY# W, 49-3 at the Garden” R-Fr. (2012-13) 27 11 RUTGERS DUALS VS. DELAWARE VALLEY# W, 38-6 Live stream: R-So. (2013-14) 27 8 RUTGERS DUALS VS. STEVENS INSTITUTE# W, 41-0 Army (10 a.m.) 1-1 R-Jr. (2014-15) 3 0 NOV. 16 HOFSTRA# W, 33-6 Record: 7-0, 0-0 Big Ten FloWrestling Davidson (Noon) 3-5 Total 76 57 19 Nov. 29 Northeast Duals vs. No. 19 Oklahoma W, 20-18 Head coach: Scott Goodale Live Results: Record/ Years: 118-38-1/Eight Northeast Duals vs. West Virginia W, 19-16 Anthony Perrotti Fr. (2011-12) 18 14 At Rutgers: Same TrackWrestling Northeast Duals vs. Buffalo W, 27-9 R-Fr. (2012-13) Redshirted Dec. 5-6 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 11th, 54 Points R-So. (2013-14) 22 15 Dec. 21 “Grapple at the Garden” vs. Army 10 a.m. KNIGHT NOTES R-Jr. (2014-15) 11 2 “Grapple at the Garden” vs. Davidson Noon JAN. 2 IOWA *$ TBA • Rutgers will compete at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” this Sunday, Total 82 51 31 Jan. 9 at Illinois * 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden. RU has participated in the event every year JAN. 11 MINNESOTA *$ TBA since its inception in 2012. Nick Visicaro Fr. (2010-11) 17 8 JAN. 16 PENN STATE *$ TBA R-Fr. (2011-12) Redshirted Jan. 18 at Maryland * 2 p.m. • RU enters the weekend ranked No. 23 in the NWCA/USA Today Division I Team R-So. (2012-13) 15 11 Jan. 25 at Nebraska * 1 p.m. Coaches Poll. R-Jr. (2013-14) 16 15 JAN. 31 NAVY# 2 P.M. R-Sr. (2014-15) 11 3 FEB. 1 OHIO STATE *# NOON • Along with the coaches poll, Rutgers is also ranked in the Intermat and WIN Total 87 51 36 Feb. 6 at Wisconsin * 7 p.m. Magazine dual rankings. Intermat placed RU in the No. 24 spot, while WIN Feb. 8 at Northwestern * 5 p.m. FEB. 14 PRINCETON# 2 P.M. tabbed the Scarlet Knights No. 20 in the nation. Ken Theobold Fr. (2012-13) 16 13 Feb. 19 at Drexel 7 p.m. • In Intermat’s Tournament Rankings, Rutgers maintained a top-25 tab at No. So. (2013-14) 22 14 March 7-8 Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio) All Day Jr. (2014-15) 9 1 March 19-21 NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) All Day 23 with 20 points. Total 79 49 30 • Redshirt sophomore 174-pounder Phil Bakuckas leads all dual starters with a Home events denoted by BOLD CAPS 14-2 record entering the weekend. Behind him are redshirt junior 157-pounder # denotes match at the College Ave. Gym $ denotes match at the RAC Anthony Perrotti and redshirt freshman 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault at 11-2. * denotes Big Ten opponent • The Scarlet Knights look to sweep the Grapple for the first time in 2014. All events listed in Eastern Standard Time MEDIA INFORMATION RUTGERS PROJECTED COMPETITORS RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY Wt. Name Yr. Hometown 2014-15 Record (Dual) Wrestler Wt. Intermat Open Mat WIN Flo Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale, and 125 Sean McCabe R-So. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 8-3 (4-1) student-athletes will be made available to -OR- Josh Patrick R-Fr. Rector, Pa. 13-5 (2-1) A. Ashnault 141 11 7 11 9 the media following a brief cooling-off period. Please direct 133 Scott DelVecchio So. South Plainfield, N.J. 10-3 (3-1) any student-athlete requests to Assistant Director of Athletic K. Theobold 149 - - 18 - Communications ([email protected]/ 609-709- 141 Anthony Ashnault R-Fr. South Plainfield, N.J. 11-2 (7-0) 0013). -OR- Jalen Ramos R-So. Bayville, N.J. 4-5 (1-1) 149 Ken Theobold* So. Toms River, N.J. 11-3 (5-1) A. Perrotti 157 8 10 10 8 IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY 157 Anthony Perrotti* R-Jr. Roseland, N.J. 11-2 (6-1) Rutgers holds weekly media availability (either in person or -OR- Dylan Painton R-Fr. South Plainfield, N.J. 8-5 (0-0) P. Bakuckas 174 19 14 - - via teleconference). Requests for head coach Scott Goodale 165 Ethan Orr R-Jr. Branchville, N.J. 7-4 (2-2) and student-athletes should be made - if possible - 24-48 -OR- Nicholas Gravina R-Fr. Allendale, N.J. 3-0 (3-0) B. Smith 285 9 - 12 10 hours in advance. All interview MUST be coordinated through 174 Phil Bakuckas R-So. Hammonton, N.J. 14-2 (7-0) the Office of Athletic Communications, and interviews will not 184 Anthony Pafumi R-So. Westfield, N.J. 7-5 (2-3) be granted on the day of competition until after the event has -OR- Hayden Hrymack Jr. Point Pleasant, N.J. 9-3 (3-1) concluded. 197 Ralph Normandia Fr. Somerset, N.J. 7-2 (3-1) 285 Billy Smith** R-Jr. Wantage, N.J. 3-0 (3-0) -OR- Wesley Bernard Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 6-8 (1-3) *denotes previous NCAA qualifications BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS LAST TIME OUT • A 3-1 decision with more than three minutes of riding time gave No. 3-seeded 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti a Team Conference Overall W-L-T % W-L-T % third-place finish at the 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Sunday, Dec. 6. Wisconsin 3-0-0 1.000 5-1-0 .833 Iowa 1-0-0 1.000 5-0-0 1.000 As a team, the Scarlet Knights finished in 11th place with 54 points. Minnesota 1-0-0 1.000 5-0-0 1.000 Penn State 1-0-0 1.000 4-0-0 1.000 Nebraska 1-1-0 .500 4-1-0 .800 Redshirt freshman 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault also placed for the Scarlet Knights, finishing fourth. The RUTGERS 0-0-0 .000 7-0-0 1.000 No. 5-seeded Ashnault dropped a tough third-place match against the third-seed Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 8-1-0 .889 Illinois 0-0-0 .000 6-1-0 .857 succumbing to a counter after a shot attempt on the edge in a 6-3 loss. Purdue 0-0-0 .000 7-2-0 .778 Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 4-2-0 .667 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio, 149-pounder Ken Theobold and 174-pounder Phil Bakuckas all finished one match Michigan 0-0-0 .000 2-1-0 .667 Indiana 0-1-0 .000 2-1-0 .667 shy of placing at the tournament. Michigan State 0-2-0 .000 3-4-0 .429 Maryland 0-3-0 .000 4-5-0 .444 ALL-TIME AT THE GRAPPLE Through Dec. 14. • Rutgers is 2-2 combined in its previous two trips to Madison Square Garden. RU suffered a heartbreaking, 19-18 loss to future Big Ten opponent Maryland in its second match at the Second Annual “Grapple at the Garden” on Dec. 1, 2013. The Scarlet Knights topped George Mason, 29-10, in their first BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK dual of the day to split the competition for the second consecutive year. Week One (Nov. 4): Scott Schiller, MINN/ Mike McMullan, NU Week Two (Nov. 11): Jimmy Gulibon, PSU In the first-ever “Grapple” Rutgers also split the competition, falling to No. 14 Nebraska, 22-10, before defeating Week Three (Nov. 18): Zac Brunson, ILL Week Four (Nov. 25): Taylor Walsh, IND Chattanooga, 28-12, on Dec. 16, 2012. Week Five (Dec. 2): Logan Stieber, OSU/ Danny Sabatello, PUR Week Six (Dec. 9) Logan Stieber, OSU SCOUTING ARMY Week Seven (Dec. 16) Isaac Jordan, WIS • Army enters the competition with a 1-1 dual record on the year, most recently topping Franklin & Marshall, 36-6, on Nov. 16. Russell Parsons is the lone Black Knight currently ranked. He is No. 20/13/15 according to Intermat/The Open Mat/WIN Magazine. LAST TIME OUT: HOW B1G MEMBERS FARED 2014 NATIONAL POLLS - WEEK OF DEC. 16 (bold indicates 2014 opponent) Illinois 6-1 Nebraska 4-0 Did Not Wrestle Dec. 13 Wisconsin L, 23-14 NWCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll 2014 Record Intermat 2014 Record W.I.N. Magazine TPI TPI Score 1. Iowa 5-0 1. Minnesota 5-0 1. Minnesota 79.5 2. Minnesota 5-0 2. Iowa 5-0 2. Iowa 74.5 Indiana 2-1 Northwestern 8-1 3. Cornell 4-0 3. Cornell 4-0 3. Ohio State 69.5 Dec. 13 SIUE W, 28-12 Did Not Wrestle 4. Penn State 4-0 4. Penn State 4-0 4. Missouri 66.5 Dec. 13 Manchester W, 47-6 5. Missouri 9-0 5. Missouri 9-0 5. Cornell 65 6. Virginia Tech 4-0 6. Virginia Tech 4-0 6. Oklahoma State 55.5 7. Ohio State 4-2 7. Ohio State 4-2 7. Edinboro 53.5 Iowa 2-0 Ohio State 4-2 8. Oklahoma State 3-1 8. Oklahoma State 3-1 8. Northwestern 49 Did Not Wrestle Dec. 14 Missouri L, 20-19 9. Pittsburgh 4-2 9. Virginia 5-1 9. Illinois 48.5 10. Virginia 5-1 10. Lehigh 6-2 10. Penn State 44.5 11. Lehigh 6-2 11.