ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 16th-ranked Navy wrestling team (6-2, 1-0) looks to bounce back from a pair of losses last Friday at the Virginia Duals in its two duals against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) opponents this weekend. 

The Mids will take on their longest rival, No. 17 Lehigh (2-3, 2-0), on Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa., and then travel to Vestal, N.Y., to battle Binghamton (3-2, 2-1) on Sunday. Both duals will start at 2 p.m.

Streaming Info
• Fans can stream the Lehigh dual with a FloWrestling subscription. Steve Rohn (play-by-play) and Scott Hovan (color) will provide broadcast coverage
• Fans also can stream Sunday's dual against Binghamton with an ESPN+ subscription. Drew Pariano will call the action
• Links to both broadcasts can be found on NavySports.com

Ticket Info
• Navy's dual against Lehigh will be held at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall (671 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA). Tickets for the dual can be purchased HERE.
• Sunday's matchup at the Events Center (4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY) is free for fans to attend

Projected Navy Lineup (2023-24 Dual Record / Career Dual Record)
• 125: Dayton DelViscio (2-0 / 5-3) / Hayden Benter (0-1 / 0-1)
• 133: No. 29 Brendan Ferretti (5-1 / 12-4) / Garrett Totten (1-1 / 1-1)
• 141: No. 20 Josh Koderhandt (7-0 / 23-6) / Chase Caprella (0-0 / 0-1) 
• 149: Nicholas Vafiadis (1-3 / 1-3) / James Latona (1-1 / 1-4) / Kaemen Smith (0-1 / 2-7)
• 157: Jonathan Ley (3-3 / 3-3) / Charlie Evans (1-2 / 1-2) 
• 165: No. 20 Andrew Cerniglia (5-1 / 20-4) / Tyler Sagi (1-0 / 1-0)
• 174: No. 25 Danny Wask (3-4 / 3-4) / Sammy Starr (1-0 / 7-7)
• 184: David Key (4-3 / 19-8) / Zyan Hall (1-0 / 1-0)
• 197: Cael Crebs (2-3 / 7-9) / Daniel Williams (0-0 / 0-0)
• 285: No. 18 Grady Griess (5-2 / 14-5) / Jamier Ferere (1-0 / 1-0)

Mids In The Rankings (InterMat / FloWrestling / Amateur Wrestling News)
• 133: Brendan Ferretti - 29 / NR / NR
• 141: Josh Koderhandt - 20 / 12 / 18
• 165: Andrew Cerniglia - 20 / 25 / 15
• 174: Danny Wask - 25 / 25 / NR
• 285: Grady Griess - 18 / 17 / 17

Navy Team Notes
• The Mids are 6-2 this season and coming off two losses at the Virginia Duals last Friday
• Navy fell to No. 19 Oklahoma, 24-11, and then No. 11 South Dakota State, 30-13
• The Mids suffered three losses in overtime in their dual against the Sooners
• Navy had won its previous eight duals before the Virginia Duals, which was its longest winning streak since it won 10 in a row between the 2004-05 and 2005-06 campaigns
• The Mids have claimed wins over then No. 23 Illinois (23-18), Morgan State (39-0), VMI (40-6), then No. 16 Pitt (21-12), Ohio (27-12) and American (38-0)
• Navy has outscored its eight opponents, 212-102, and has scored 25 or more points in four duals
• The Mids have won 52 of the 80 bouts and have earned bonus points in 25 of their wins (48.0)
• Navy is 2-2 against ranked teams this season
• The Mids have won their last four duals on the road. Navy hasn't won five-straight duals away from home since 2019-20
• The Mids have won five-consecutive duals and seven of their last eight against EIWA foes
• Navy is 312-88-8 all-time against active EIWA teams
• The Mids were ranked 18th in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I Top 25 Poll, which was announced on Jan. 16
• Navy has been ranked in the last eight polls after entering the rankings at No. 19 on Nov. 14

Navy Individual Notes
• Andrew Cerniglia (165) extended his winning streak to a career-high 10 matches two victories at the Virginia Duals. His streak is tied with Grady Griess (285) for the longest on the team this season
• Cerniglia improved to 5-1 in duals this season and 20-4 in his career. His 83.3 winning percentage in duals ranks first on the team 
• The Nazareth, Pa., native is 3-0 against ranked wrestlers this season and 10-10 in his career
• Cerniglia needs two victories this weekend to reach his 60th career win. He would be the third mid to reach 60 wins this season
• Cerniglia also matched his career high with his fifth win by major decision this season at the Virginia Duals
• Josh Koderhandt (141) has won 12-consecutive dual matches dating back to last season and is 7-0 in 2023-24
• The Belleville, Ill., native won his fifth match by fall this season and the 20th in his career against Oklahoma's KJ Evans (2:22)
• Koderhandt snapped his four-match losing skid against ranked wrestlers with his 3-1 decision against then No. 22 Clay Carlson of South Dakota State. The junior is 4-4 against ranked wrestlers this season
• Griess is aiming to win the 70th match in his collegiate career over the weekend
• Navy's team captain is tied with Jamier Ferere (285) as the team leader in wins by fall this season with six. 
• Griess won the 20th match by fall in his career against South Dakota State's then No. 32 Luke Rasmussen (6:08)
• He needs six pins to become 10th all-time in program history
• Griess' last four matches have been against ranked opponents. The senior leads the Mids in ranked victories with five in 2023-24
• David Key (184) needs two wins this weekend to set a new career high in dual victories in a season. The senior has totaled five dual wins in each of his previous three seasons
• Saturday's matchup against the Mountain Hawks will produce a rivalry in Liam Kilrain's (174) family. His father, Colin, wrestled at Lehigh and is one of only 12 four-time champions in the 110-plus year history of the EIWA. Additionally, he is one of just three wrestlers to win a championship at three different weight classes (167, 177, 190). He was a two-time captain and three-time third-place NCAA finisher. He won 90 percent (87-8) of his matches while at Lehigh, which ranks in the top 10 in school history. He was inducted into the Roger S. Penske/Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007. Additionally, Liam's brother, Sean, is a senior on Lehigh's wrestling team

Lehigh Projected Lineup
• 125: Sheldon Seymour / No. 3 Luke Stanich
• 133: No. 1 Ryan Crookham
• 141: No. 18 Malyke Hines
• 149: Kelvin Griffin / Drew Munch
• 157: No. 23 Max Brignola
• 165: Jake Logan
• 174: Connor Herceg
• 184: Jack Wilt
• 197: No. 7 Michael Beard
• 285: No. 8 Nathan Taylor

Scouting Lehigh
• Lehigh enters the weekend ranked 17th in the nation at 2-3 overall and 2-0 in the EIWA
• The Mountain Hawks will wrestle against Penn Friday night before their matchup against the Mids on Saturday
• Lehigh started the season with three-straight losses to then No. 23 Pitt (21-12), No. 1 Penn State (30-10) and then No. 11 Oklahoma State (25-12), but has won its last two duals. 
• The Mountain Hawks won their first dual last week against Binghamton (29-12) and then pulled up a major upset against then No. 9 Cornell (17-16). Lehigh was behind by eight points with three bouts remaining and won the final three by decision 
• The Mountain Hawks have six ranked wrestlers in their projected lineup, four of which are ranked in the top 10 in their respective weight class
• Freshman Ryan Crookham (133) is ranked No. 1 in the country with an 11-0 overall record and a 5-0 dual record. He has defeated Cornell's Vito Arujau (8-4) and Penn State's Aaron Nagao (6-4), who are currently ranked second and fourth in the nation, respectively
• Luke Stanich (125) clinched Lehigh's win against Cornell with a 3-0 decision against then No. 14 Brett Ungar. Stanich is currently ranked third in his weight class with an 11-1 record 
• Michael Beard (197) leads the Mountain Hawks with 16 wins and is 5-0 in duals. He and Crookham are the only two wrestlers to compete in all five duals this season. Beard is ranked seventh in the country and leads the nation in wins by technical fall (10)
• Nathan Taylor (285) has propelled himself as the top-ranked heavyweight in the EIWA at No. 8 in the country. He is 13-3 overall and 3-2 in duals this season

Navy vs. Lehigh Series
• Saturday will be the 104th meeting between Navy and Lehigh
• The Mountain Hawks are the only opponent the Mids have faced more than 100 times. Penn State is the next closest team at 86
• Lehigh leads the all-time series, 55-48, and is the only team in the EIWA that Navy doesn't have a winning record against
• The 48 victories in the series for the Mids are the third most against a program behind Maryland (72) and Army (52)
• Navy has only beaten Lehigh three times since 1996 (2007, 25-12; 2011, 19-15; 2021, 21-9)
• The Mids are 10-30 when wrestling in Bethlehem and haven't won there since 1995 (22-9)
• Saturday will mark the 73rd-consecutive year the two programs face each other in a dual. Navy and Lehigh haven't wrestled in a dual against one another only 11 times since the inaugural meeting in 1910
• The Mountain Hawks won last year's dual in Annapolis, 21-16
• The 141 and 285-pound bouts will feature rematches from the 2023 EIWA Championship. Koderhandt defeated Malyke Hines by a 7-6 decision in the third-place bout and Griess defeated Taylor by a 5-1 decision in the championship bout. Koderhandt will look to beat Hines for the second-straight time after losing the first two meetings. Griess looks to improve to 3-0 in his career against Taylor. He has outscored Taylor, 14-2, in their two matches

Navy Individual Records vs. Lehigh
Andrew Cerniglia (4-1)
• 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 No. 8 Josh Humphreys (Dual), Major / 9-1
• 3-6-22: Defeated No. 6 Josh Humphreys (EIWA Championship), Fall / 2:52
• 1-21-23: Defeated No. 26 Max Brignola (Dual), Dec / 4-1

Cael Crebs (1-0)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Dontae Hoose (Franklin & Marshall Open), Tech Fall / 19-4 (6:18)

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

Jamier Ferere (1-1)
• 1-6-23: Defeated Karam Chakif (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 5-3
• 1-29-23: Lost to Elijah Jones (Mat Town College Open II), Dec / 5-3

Brendan Ferretti (2-0)
• 1-21-23: Won by forfeit (Dual)
• 3-4-23: Defeated No. 5 Connor Mcgonagle (EIWA Championship), Medical Forfeit

Grady Griess (2-0)
• 1-21-23: Defeated No. 31 Nathan Taylor (Dual), Major / 9-1
• 3-5-23: Defeated No. 27 Nathan Taylor (EIWA Championship), Dec / 5-1

David Key (1-1)
• 1-16-21: Defeated JT Davis (Dual), Dec / 5-3
• 1-21-23: Lost to No. 19 Tate Samuelson (Dual), Dec / 8-2

Josh Koderhandt (1-2)
• 1-15-22: Lost to No. 19 Malyke Hines (Dual), Dec / 13-7
• 1-21-23: Lost to Malyke Hines (Dual), Dec / 10-5
• 3-5-23: Defeated No. 26 Malyke Hines (EIWA Championship), Dec / 7-6

Kaemen Smith (0-1)
• 1-21-23: Lost to Manzona Bryant (Dual), Dec / 6-2

Sammy Starr (0-1)
• 1-21-23: Lost to Jake Logan (Dual), Dec / 6-4

Daniel Williams (1-0)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Dontae Hoose (Franklin & Marshall Open), Tech Fall / 17-2

Navy vs. Lehigh Box Score (Jan. 21, 2023)
141 | Malyke Hines dec #31 Josh Koderhandt (Navy), 10-5 // Navy 0, Lehigh 3
149 | Manzona Bryant dec Kaemen Smith (Navy), 6-2 // Navy 0, Lehigh 6
157 | Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec #26 Max Brignola, 4-1 // Navy 3, Lehigh 6
165 | Val Park (Navy) dec Luca Frinzi, 6-0 // Navy 6, Lehigh 6
174 | Jake Logan dec Sammy Starr (Navy), 6-4 // Navy 6, Lehigh 9
184 | #19 Tate Samuelson dec #33 David Key (Navy), 8-2 // Navy 6, Lehigh 12
197 | #3 Michael Beard tech fall #30 Jacob Koser, 21-6 (6:33) // Navy 6, Lehigh 17
285 | #20 Grady Griess major #31 Nathan Taylor, 9-1 // Navy 10, Lehigh 17
125 | Carter Bailey major Grant Treaster (Navy), 16-3 // Navy 10, Lehigh 21
133 | Brendan Ferretti (Navy) forfeit, --- // Navy 16, Lehigh 21

Projected Binghamton Lineup
• 125: Carson Wagner
• 133: Micah Roes
• 141: Nate Lucier / Ivan Garcia
• 149: Jordan Brown / Caleb Sweet
• 157: Carter Baer
• 165: No. 21 Brevin Cassella
• 174: Dimitri Gamkrelidze / Will Ebert
• 184: No. 13 Jacob Nolan
• 197: No. 12 Lou DePrez
• 285: No. 21 Cory Day

Scouting Binghamton
• The Bearcats have won their last two duals and are 3-2 overall with a 2-1 record against EIWA teams
• Binghamton opened the season with a loss to then No. 2 N.C. State (35-9) and a win over Long Island (31-7) at the Journeymen Armbar at the Armory on Nov. 17
• The Bearcats didn't wrestle in a dual again until Jan. 12, where they suffered a 29-12 loss to then No. 22 Lehigh
• Binghamton returned home the next day and claimed victories over Drexel (19-15) and Buffalo (31-3)
• Four Bearcats are ranked in the latest InterMat rankings - No. 12 Lou DePrez (197), No. 13 Jacob Nolan (184), No. 21 Brevin Cassella (165) and No. 21 Cory Day (285)
• DePrez is the only three-time EIWA champ in Binghamton history. He is 11-1 this season and owns a career record of 118-23. DePrez didn't wrestle in last year's dual against Navy due to injury

Navy vs. Binghamton Series
• The Mids will face the Bearcats in a dual for just the third time
• Binghamton won the inaugural matchup in 2022, 19-16, in Vestal
• Navy evened the series last season with a 19-18 victory in Annapolis
• The Bearcats led, 15-6, through six bouts, but a huge win by fall from Sammy Starr (174) brought the Mids back within three. Navy scored seven points from a major decision by Jacob Koser (13-1) and a decision by Griess (7-0) in the final two matches to complete the comeback 
• Griess and Day are expected to wrestle each other for the fourth time. Griess won both matchups last season by a 7-0 decision and a 4-1 decision. Day won the most recent meeting by a 5-3 decision at the 2024 Franklin & Marshall Open

Navy Individual Records vs. Binghamton
Andrew Cerniglia (4-0)
• 2-26-21: Defeated Matt Swanson (EIWA Championship), Fall / 4:51
• 11-14-21: Defeated Logan Gumble (Bearcat Open), Tech Fall / 23-3 (3:36)
• 1-30-22: Defeated Tyler Martin (Dual), Fall / 1:38
• 11-13-22: Defeated Conner Decker (Bearcat Open), Tech Fall / 21-5 (5:32)

Cael Crebs (0-1)
• 1-29-23: Lost to No. 22 Jacob Nolan (Dual), Dec / 4-0

Charlie Evans (0-1)
• 1-5-24: Lost to Fin Nadeau (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 11-4

Jamier Ferere (2-1)
• 11-13-22: Defeated Cory Day (Bearcat Open), Med Forfeit
• 1-29-23: Lost to Charles Tibbitts (Mat Town College Open II), Fall / 2:47
• 1-5-24: Defeated Karam Chakif (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 10-3

Brendan Ferretti (1-0)
• 1-29-23: Defeated Ivan Garcia (Dual), Dec / 6-4

Grady Griess (2-1)
• 1-29-23: Defeated No. 21 Cory Day (Dual), Dec / 7-0
• 3-4-23: Defeated No. 26 Cory Day (EIWA Championship), Dec / 4-1
• 1-5-24: Lost to No. 22 Cory Day (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 5-3

David Key (0-2)
• 2-26-21: Lost to No. 4 Lou DePrez (EIWA Championship), Dec / 8-3
• 1-30-22: Lost to Cory Day (Dual), Dec / 6-4

Josh Koderhandt (3-0)
• 1-30-22: Defeated No. 30 Anthony Sobotker (Dual), Dec / 4-1
• 1-29-23: Defeated Christian Gannone (Dual), Dec / 7-0
• 12-1-23: Defeated Ivan Garcia (CKLV Invitational), Fall / 3:33

James Latona (1-0)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Caleb Sweet (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 8-3

Kaemen Smith (0-1)
• 1-29-23: Lost to Michael Zarif (Dual), Dec / 8-3

Sammy Starr (4-0)
• 1-30-22: Defeated Chris Barker (Extra Match), Major / 12-4
• 1-29-23: Defeated Sam DePrez (Dual), Fall / 4:06
• 3-4-23: Defeated Sam DePrez (EIWA Championship), Dec / 5-0
• 1-5-24: Defeated Will Ebert (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 6-0

Garrett Totten (0-2)
• 12-22-23: Lost to Micah Roes (Wilkes Open), Dec / 8-3
• 1-5-24: Lost to Ryan Hartung (Franklin & Marshall Open), Fall / 2:14

Danny Wask (1-0)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 4-1

Daniel Williams (0-1)
• 1-5-24: Lost to No. 14 Lou Deprez (Franklin & Marshall Open), Dec / 5-2

Navy vs. Binghamton Box Score (Jan. 29, 2023)
125 | Micah Roes fall Grant Treaster (Navy), 0:38 // Navy 0, Binghamton 6
133 | #31 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) dec Ivan Garcia, 6-4 // Navy 3, Binghamton 6
141 | #30 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Christian Gannone, 7-0 // Navy 6, Binghamton 6
149 | Michael Zarif dec Kaemen Smith (Navy), 8-3 // Navy 6, Binghamton 9
157 | Conner Decker dec Devon Deem (Navy), 4-0 // Navy 6, Binghamton 12
165 | #33 Brevin Cassella dec Val Park (Navy), 5-2 // Navy 6, Binghamton 15
174 | Sammy Starr (Navy) fall Sam DePrez, 4:06 // Navy 12, Binghamton 15
184 | #22 Jacob Nolan dec Cael Crebs (Navy), 4-0 // Navy 12, Binghamton 18
197 | #29 Jacob Koser (Navy) major Cayden Bevis, 13-1 // Navy 16, Binghamton 18
285 | #20 Grady Griess (Navy) dec #21 Cory Day, 7-0 // Navy 19, Binghamton 18

900 Wins and Counting
• Established in 1909, the Navy wrestling program is in its 116th season as a varsity sport. Head coach John Schutz directed the Mids to a 24-9 victory over Penn on March 13, 1909 in their inaugural dual 
• Having amassed a 927-326-26 overall record, Navy captured the program's 900th win behind a 21-12 win victory Maryland on Dec. 6, 2019
• With 74 NCAA Championship appearances in tow, there are just eight programs who have competed in more - Oklahoma State (91), Oklahoma (83), Iowa State (82), Michigan (81), Michigan State (79), Penn State (79), Lehigh (77) and Illinois (76). Like Navy, both Iowa and Minnesota have made 74 appearances
• The Mids, meanwhile, have the 25th-longest active NCAA Championship appearance streak, having competed in each of the last 25 tournaments. Oklahoma leads the country with 73-straight appearances

Up Next
Navy will conclude its road stretch next Sunday when it travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face North Carolina at 3 p.m.