ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy wrestling team (1-4, 0-0) is back in Annapolis for the first time since Dec. 11 to begin EIWA conference play with its longest rival, 19th-ranked Lehigh (5-6, 2-1), on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Alumni Hall. The dual will be the first of three straight home contests for the Mids. Tickets to the dual cost 10 dollars for adults and five dollars for youth.

Streaming Info
• Fans with an ESPN+ subscription can stream the match through links provided on NavySports.com.
• Scott Wykoff (PxP) and Jay Antonelli (Color) will provide broadcast coverage.

Notes For Traveling Fans
• Vehicular access to the Naval Academy is limited to those drivers with a Department of Defense identification card. 
• All other visitors may park outside of the Naval Academy grounds and walk through the security gates at Gate 1 or they may take the complimentary shuttles.
• The shuttles will run from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and will pick up spectators at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, Md., 21401). 
• Enter the blue/west parking lot through gate 5 off of Taylor Avenue. 
• The cost of parking is 10 dollars per vehicle.
• Visitors 18 years and older must present a government-issued identification card (driver's license/ passport) to gain access to the Academy grounds, while visitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Projected Navy Lineup (2022-23 Dual Record, Career Dual Record)
• 125 - Grant Treaster (0-2, 0-2) / Dayton DelViscio (0-2, 1-2)
• 133 - Brendan Ferretti (2-2, 2-2) / Venumadhava Mirel (0-0, 0-0)
• 141 - #31 Josh Koderhandt (2-3, 11-5) / Frank Antonelli (0-0, 0-0) / Luke Lucerne (0-0, 0-0)
• 149 - Kaemen Smith (0-3, 0-3) / James Latona (0-2, 0-2)
• 157 - Andrew Cerniglia (0-1, 13-3)
• 165 - Val Park (1-3, 7-13) / Geno Quodala (1-0, 1-0)
• 174 - Sammy Starr (3-2, 4-3) / Orion Thivierge (0-0, 0-0)
• 184 - #33 David Key (4-0, 14-3) / Cael Crebs (0-1, 4-4)
• 197 - #30 Jacob Koser (1-3, 23-11) / Jacob Lucas (1-0, 1-0)
• 285 - #20 Grady Griess (3-1, 4-2) / Ryan Catka (0-1, 6-2)

Mids In The Rankings (InterMat // FloWrestling // Amateur Wrestling News)
• 141 - Josh Koderhandt - 31 // 21 // NR
• 157 - Andrew Cerniglia - NR // HM // NR 
• 184 - David Key - 33 // HM // NR
• 197- Jacob Koser - 30 // HM // NR 
• 285 - Grady Griess - 20 // 19 // 16

Navy Notes
• Navy is 1-4 in duals this season. The Mids defeated Kent State 27-21 on Jan. 14 at the Virginia Duals for its first victory of the season.
• Navy's four losses have come to 23rd-ranked Maryland (18-15), 19th-ranked South Dakota State (31-6), Virginia (29-9) and Oklahoma (28-12).
• Head coach Cary Kolat has used a different lineup in every dual this season. Sammy Starr (174-pounds) is the only Mid to compete in all five duals. 
• Starr entered the Virginia Duals with just one career dual victory but left with four after winning three of his four matches. He defeated Justin Phillips of Virginia by a 3-1 decision, Michael Ferree by fall in 2:44 and Tate Picklo of Oklahoma by a 9-7 decision in sudden victory for his three wins in Hampton. 
• Navy has dominated the 184-pound bout in duals this season, outscoring opponents 15-3 on the scoreboard. 
• David Key (184-pounds) went undefeated at the Virginia Duals and scored 12 points in his three victories. Key pulled off a huge upset against Virginia, defeating 16th-ranked Neil Antrassian by an 8-6 decision. On Saturday, he began the day with a crucial victory in Navy's win over Kent State, beating Tyler Bates by a 6-1 decision to give the Mids a 23-18 lead in the match. Later on, Key earned another upset win over 31st-ranked Keegan Moore by fall in 1:08 for Navy's fastest fall win at the Virginia Duals. His victory over Moore was the 40th in his career. 
• Key owns a 4-0 record in duals this season and is now 14-3 overall in his career. He was the only Mid to defeat a nationally ranked wrestler at the Virginia Duals and now has three this season. 
• Grady Griess (285-pounds) won his 40th career match over Bowen McConville by a 5-1 decision in Navy's dual versus South Dakota State. Griess' 22 wins this season leads Navy and ranks first nationally in the 285-pound weight class.
• Matthew Ricci (125-pounds), Brendan Ferretti (133-pounds), Kaemen Smith (149-pounds), Devon Deem (157-pounds), Geno Quodala (165-pounds) and Jacob Lucas (197-pounds) all made their dual debuts at the Virginia Duals. Ferretti had the top performance amongst Navy's freshmen class, going 2-2 with a 4-3 decision win over South Dakota State's Tanner Jordan and a 5-3 decision win over Kent State's Brendon Fenton. Lucas and Quodala also earned their first career dual wins. Lucas defeated Oklahoma's Seth Seago by a 3-1 decision in sudden victory and Quodala defeated 25th-ranked Enrique Munguia of Kent State by medical forfeit. 
• Val Park (165-pounds) looks for his 50th career victory on Saturday. The senior is currently second in all-time wins on Navy's current roster with 49.
• Navy is yet to get a win at 125-pounds, 149-pounds and 157-pounds in duals this season. 

Navy Individual Records vs. Lehigh
Ryan Catka (1-3)
• 11-28-21: Defeated Nathan Taylor (Mat Town College Open I), Dec / 7-3
• 12-5-21: Lost to Nathan Taylor (GMU Patriots Open), Dec / 6-1
• 1-7-22: Lost to Nathan Taylor (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 10-6
• 1-15-22: Lost to seventh-ranked Jordan Wood (Dual), Fall / 3:31

Andrew Cerniglia (3-1)
• 1-16-21: Defeated AJ Burkhart (Dual), Dec / 9-8
• 2-26-21: Defeated Luca Frinzi (EIWA Championship), Major / 10-1
• 1-15-22: Lost to eighth-ranked Josh Humphreys (Dual), Major / 9-1
• 3-6-22: Defeated sixth-ranked Josh Humphreys (EIWA Championship), Fall / 2:52

Dayton DelViscio (0-1)
• 1-15-22: Lost to Sheldon Seymour (Extra Match), Fall / 2:58

David Key (1-0)
• 1-16-21: Defeated JT Davis (Dual), Dec / 5-3

Josh Koderhandt (0-1)
• 1-15-22: Lost to 19th-ranked Malyke Hines (Dual), Dec / 13-7

Jacob Koser (4-0)
• 1-18-20: Defeated Jake Jakobsen (Dual), Dec / 6-5
• 1-16-21: Defeated 15th-ranked Jake Jakobsen (Dual), Dec / 6-1
• 1-15-22: Defeated JT Davis (Dual), Dec / 1-0
• 3-6-22: Defeated JT Davis (EIWA Championship), Major / 11-0

Luke Lucerne (0-2)
• 1-16-21: Defeated Satoshi Abe (Extra Match), Dec / 8-6
• 1-16-21: Lost to Malyke Hines (Extra Match), Major / 13-3

Val Park (2-1)
• 1-7-22: Defeated Thayne Lawrence (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 7-0
• 1-15-22: Lost to 25th-ranked Brian Meyer (Dual), Dec / 5-4
• 3-5-22: Defeated 25th-ranked Brian Meyer (EIWA Championship), Dec / 7-2

Scouting Lehigh
• Lehigh is currently 5-6 overall and 2-1 against EIWA opponents. Lehigh will face Penn on Friday in Philadelphia, Pa., prior to its dual versus Navy. 
• The Mountain Hawks were ranked 19th in the nation in the most recent NWCA Div. I Wrestling Coaches Top 25 Poll. Lehigh has faced eight nationally ranked opponents this season and has been victorious over 19th-ranked Oregon State (20-13) and 25th-ranked Cal Poly (26-6). The Mountain Hawks' other victories have come against Sacred Heart (44-0), Oklahoma (24-17) and Binghamton (26-12). 
• Although Lehigh has accumulated six losses, they've been to some of the top wrestling programs in the country. Their losses have come to 11th-ranked Oklahoma State (25-6), 17th-ranked Pitt (24-12), top-ranked and defending national champion Penn State (24-12), seventh-ranked N.C. State (24-10), third-ranked Ohio State (23-12) and sixth-ranked Cornell (18-15). 
• Six wrestlers in Lehigh's projected lineup are ranked nationally by InterMat, including three in the top-10. Connor McGonagle (133-pounds) is ranked sixth in the nation with an 8-1 record and Josh Humphreys (157-pounds) is ranked fifth with a 9-0 record. Michael Beard (197-pounds) has the highest ranking on Lehigh's roster, ranked third in the country with a 9-2 record. 

Navy vs. Lehigh Series
• Saturday's dual will be the 103rd meeting between the Mids and Mountain Hawks.
• Navy's 102 dual meetings with Lehigh are the most against one program. 
• Lehigh leads the all-time series 54-48 
• The first meeting took place on Feb. 24, 1910, which was a 24-8 victory for Navy.
• Navy's 48 victories in the series are the third most against one program behind Army (51) and Maryland (72).
• Lehigh and Binghamton are the only current EIWA members that Navy doesn't have a winning record against.
• The Mountain Hawks took last year's matchup 24-9 in Bethlehem, Pa.
• Navy's last victory in the series was a 21-9 victory in Annapolis in 2021, which snapped a nine-year losing skid for Navy. 

2022 Dual Results vs. Lehigh 
#17 Lehigh 24, Navy 9
125 | #15 Jaret Lane dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 10-6 // Lehigh 3, Navy 0
133 | #19 Malyke Hines dec #23 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY), 13-7 // Lehigh 6, Navy 0
141 | Connor McGonagle dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 1-0 // Lehigh 9, Navy 0
149 | Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) dec Paul Watkins, 4-3 // Lehigh 9, Navy 3
157 | #8 Josh Humphreys major #18 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY), 9-1 // Lehigh 13, Navy 3
165 | #25 Brian Meyer dec Val Park (NAVY), 5-4 // Lehigh 16, Navy 3
174 | #33 Jake Logan dec Shane Finney (NAVY), 7-2 // Lehigh 18, Navy 3
184 | Hunter Johns (NAVY) dec AJ Burkhart, 14-8 // Lehigh 18, Navy 6
197 | #26 Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec JT Davis, 1-0 // Lehigh 18, Navy 9
285 | #7 Jordan Wood fall Ryan Catka (NAVY), 3:31 // Lehigh 24, Navy 9
* Lehigh was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct

Projected Lehigh Lineup
125 - Carter Bailey or Jaret Lane
133 - #6 Connor McGonagle
141 - Malyke Hines
149 - #26 Max Brignola or Manzona Bryant IV
157 - #5 Josh Humphreys or Tyler Sung
165 - Luca Frinzi or Brian Meyer
174 - Jake Logan or AJ Burkhart
184 - #19 Tate Samuelson
197 - #3 Michael Beard
285 - #31 Nathan Taylor

Up Next
The Mids compete in Annapolis twice next week for its final home competitions of the season. Navy battles Hofstra on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1:00 p.m. at Dahlgren Hall and is right back in action on Sunday versus Binghamton at 2:00 p.m. at Alumni Hall. Navy will honor its seniors prior to its dual versus Binghamton. Sunday's contest will be streamed on ESPN+.