Bucknell Dual - Live Video
David H. Lehman F&M Tournament - Live Video ($) | Results

After spending the better part of the 2018-19 season competing in tournaments, the Navy wrestling team (1-1, 0-0 EIWA) kicks off a string of four consecutive dual matches on Saturday when it travels to Lewisburg, Pa. to face Bucknell (2-3, 0-0 EIWA) in what will be both teams' conference opener.  Action is slated for 2:00 pm at Davis Gym. A free live video stream will be available via the Patriot League Network or on NavySports.com(.)

Navy Notebook
• Navy owns a 1-1 mark in dual action this season - lost a 28-9 decision to No. 2 Ohio State in its opener on Nov. 3, posted a 31-6 victory over Maryland on Dec. 7.  
• The Mids have competed in four tournaments to date - Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (no team scoring), Navy Classic (3rd/16 teams), Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (17th/43 teams) and Southern Scuffle (5th/23 teams).
• Five Navy wrestlers placed at the Southern Scuffle held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Chattanooga. Nicholas Gil placed third at 141, Aslan Kilic and Jared Prince took seventh at 125 and 149 pounds, respectively, while Tanner Skidgel and Joshua Roetman finished eighth at 165 and 197 pounds, respectively.
• Eighteenth-ranked Nicholas Gil (141) leads the way in the wins column with an 18-4 record, while 17th-ranked Spencer Carey (174) has amassed a 15-8 record. Also reaching double-digit wins for the Mids this season are Casey Cobb (133) at 14-6, Joshua Roetman (197) at 12-6 and Anthony Cable (184) at 10-8.
• After putting together a 5-1 record at the Southern Scuffle, Nicholas Gil now stands 96-37 all-time. He needs four wins to become only the 16th wrestler in program history to reach 100 career wins. Gil is tied with Craig Delloroso (1984-87) for 17th on the Mids' all-time win list and a win against the Bison would put him in a tie with Steve Kovach (2000-03) for 16th. 2018 graduates Jadaen Bernstein and Zack Davis added their names to the distinguished list a year ago.
• Freshman Jacob Allen (125) and junior Joshua Roetman (197) are Navy's only wrestlers who are 2-0 in dual action this season.
• Navy will also send 10 wrestlers to the David H. Lehman F&M Tournament on Saturday - Logan Treaster (125), Anthony Duca (133), Cody Trybus (133), Jonathan Gabriel (141), Adam Davis (149), Chris Hisey (149), Wyatt Long (149), Scout Skidgel (157), Jonathan Carrera (165) and Riley Smith (285). Links to live scoring and video ($) are availalbe on NavySports.com(.)

Projected Navy Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl, overall record, dual record)
• 125 - Jacob Allen (Fr, 9-7, 2-0) / Aslan Kilic (So, 6-4, 0-0)
• 133 - Casey Cobb (So, 14-6, 1-1)
• 141 - #18 Nicholas Gil (Sr, 18-4, 1-1)
• 149 - #17 Jared Prince (Jr, 9-7, 0-2)
• 157 - Quentin Hovis (So, 4-4, 1-0)
• 165 - Tanner Skidgel (So, 7-6, 1-1)
• 174 - #17 Spencer Carey (Jr, 15-8, 1-1)
• 184 - Anthony Cable (Sr, 10-8, 0-2)
• 197 - Joshua Roetman (Jr, 12-6, 2-0)
• 285 - Thomas Ott (Sr, 5-7, 1-0)

Mids In the Rankings
133 - Casey Cobb
NR Intermat / #20 Flowrestling / NR Amateur Wrestling News / NR Trackwrestling / NR The Open Matt

141 - Nicholas Gil
#18 Intermat / #16 Flowrestling / #15 Amateur Wrestling News / #21 Trackwrestling / #20 The Open Mat

149 - Jared Prince
#17 Intermat / #20 Flowrestling / #18  Amateur Wrestling News / #18 Trackwrestling / #19 The Open Mat

174 - Spencer Carey
#17 Intermat / #16 Flowrestling / #14  Amateur Wrestling News / #10 Trackwrestling / #18 The Open Mat

Bucknell Notebook
• Under the direction of 14th-year head coach Dan Wirnsberger, Bucknell enters Saturday's conference dual with a 2-3 record. The Bison opened their season with wins over VMI (36-3) and Cleveland State (25-10), but have since lost three in a row - Buffalo (25-12), #1 Penn State (42-3) and #24 Pitt (34-4).
• The Bison also placed seventh (out of 16 teams) at the Navy Classic and are coming off a 14th-place finish (out of 67 teams) at the Midlands Championship.
• Rookie Zach Hartman leads the team in the wins column where he boasts a 12-4 mark at 157 pounds. He is one of three Bucknell wrestlers who has posted a 3-2 record in dual action to date, joining senior 165-pound D.J. Hollingshead and junior 197-pound Drew Phipps. Phipps has also reached double-digit wins this season with a 10-6 overall mark.

Projected Bucknell Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl, overall record, dual record)
• 125 - Jakob Campbell (So, 8-4, 2-0)
• 133 - David Campbell (So, 2-6, 0-2)
• 141 - Joey Gould (Jr, 5-3, 0-1)
• 149 - Matthew Kolonia (So, 8-7, 2-3) / Joey Schiele (So, 4-7, 1-3)
• 157 - Zach Hartman (Fr, 12-4, 3-2)
• 165 - D.J. Hollingshead (Sr, 4-4, 3-2)
• 174 - Nick Stephani (Sr, 5-7, 2-3)
• 184 - Kyle Inlander (Jr, 7-5, 2-3)
• 197 - Drew Phipps (Jr, 10-6, 3-2)
• 285 - Brandon Stokes (Jr, 2-5, 1-3)

The Series
• Meeting for just the second time head to head since 2009, Navy owns a 21-1 series advantage.  
• Navy enters Saturday's match having won 17 consecutive dual matches against the Bison dating back to a 28-7 win in 1987.  
• The Mids' lone loss to Bucknell in the series was a 19-12 decision in Lewisburg, Pa. on Feb. 15, 1986.  
• Navy is 7-1 against Bucknell in duals wrestled in Lewisburg, including a 32-3 victory in the last meeting on Bucknell's home mat (Feb. 26, 2000).
• The Mids won seven bouts, including two bonus-point matches, to secure a 26-10 win over the Bison last year in Annapolis.

What's Ahead
• Navy will rekindle a series from the past when it plays host to Hofstra next Sunday, Jan. 13 at Alumni Hall beginning at 5:00 pm.
• While the two programs have met on five previous occasions, this year's match will mark the first time the Mids and the Pride have met since 1974. Navy owns a 5-0 series advantage.
• The Midshipmen will also send a handful of wrestler to the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial next Saturday (Jan. 12) in Millersville, Pa.

### Go Navy ###