ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Star will be on the line Friday night at Alumni Hall when the Navy wrestling team (8-5, 2-2 EIWA) faces Army (5-4, 4-1 EIWA) in the annual Star Match as part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA.

The Mids and Black Knights will take the mat at 7:30 p.m.

Media Links
• Fans with an ESPN+ subscription can stream the Star Match HERE. Scott Wykoff (play-by-play) and Jay Antonelli (color analyst) will provide broadcast coverage
• Fans can also follow along with free live results through StatBroadcast HERE

Notes For Traveling Fans
• Tickets for the Star Match can be purchased HERE. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children
• The first 500 fans will receive a free "Don't Give Up the Ship" souvenir flag
• Vehicular access to the Naval Academy is limited to those drivers with a Department of Defense identification card
• All other visitors must either park outside of the Naval Academy grounds and walk through the security gates at Gate 1 or take the complimentary shuttles from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, Md., 21401)
• The shuttles will run from 5:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. 
• Enter the blue/west parking lot through gate 5 off of Taylor Avenue
• The cost of parking is $10
• 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 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult

Navy Projected Lineup (2023-24 Dual Record / Career Dual Record)
• 125: Hayden Benter (0-2 / 0-2) / Dayton DelViscio (2-2 / 5-5)
• 133: No. 33 Brendan Ferretti (7-4 / 14-7) / Garrett Totten (1-1 / 1-1)
• 141: No. 14 Josh Koderhandt (11-1 / 27-7) / Tyler Hunt (0-0 / 3-8)
• 149: Kaemen Smith (4-2 / 6-8) / Nicholas Vafiadis (1-3 / 1-3)
• 157: Charlie Evans (3-2 / 3-2) / Jonathan Ley (4-5 / 4-5) / Devon Deem (0-0 / 0-7)
• 165: No. 16 Andrew Cerniglia (10-1 / 25-4) / Tyler Sagi (1-0 / 1-0)
• 174: No. 27 Danny Wask (7-5 / 7-5) / Sammy Starr (1-0 / 7-7)
• 184: David Key (6-6 / 21-11) / Zyan Hall (1-0 / 1-0)
• 197: Daniel Williams (1-4 / 1-4) / Cael Crebs (2-3 / 7-9) / Jacob Lucas (3-0 / 4-1)
• 285: No. 19 Grady Griess (7-4 / 16-7) / Jamier Ferere (2-0 / 2-0)

Mids In The Rankings (InterMat / FloWrestling / Amateur Wrestling News / Coaches - Feb. 15 / RPI - Feb. 15)
• 133: Brendan Ferretti - 33 / NR / NR / 31 / 27
• 141: Josh Koderhandt - 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 8
• 165: Andrew Cerniglia - 16 / 18 / 13 / 16 / 21
• 174: Danny Wask - 27 / 28 / NR / 28 / 7
• 285: Grady Griess - 19 / 16 / 17 / 14 / 11

Navy Team Notes
• The Mids are 8-5 this season and 2-2 against EIWA opponents
• Navy opened the 2023-24 campaign with six-straight victories, which was its best start to a season since 2016-17
• After a five-match losing skid, the Mids regrouped to earn a pair of commanding wins over Lock Haven (33-9) and Bucknell (34-7) two weeks ago
• Navy hasn't won nine duals in a season since it won 10 in 2015-16
• The Mids have outscored their 13 opponents, 328-179
• Navy has scored 30 or more points in five duals this season, which is the most since 2006-07
• The Mids have outscored their competition in eight of the 10 weight classes - 133 (31-16), 141 (52-3), 149 (24-21), 157 (25-23), 165 (45-9), 174 (28-15), 184 (32-18) and 285 (45-13)
• Navy has started at least three different wrestlers in four weight classes (125, 149, 165, 197)
• The Mids are 313-90-8 all-time against active EIWA teams
• Navy is 5-0 at home this season and has won its last seven duals in Annapolis
• The Mids haven't won eight-consecutive duals at home since they won 12 in a row between the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons 
• Prior to the match, Navy will hold a ceremony to honor its 10 seniors (Ben Bancroft, Chase Caprella, Andrew Cerniglia, Grady Griess, Christian Hodges, Tyler Hunt, David Key, Luke Lucerne, Zander Manuel, Grant Treaster) beginning at 7:15 p.m.
• The NCAA has announced the second coaches' rankings and first Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on Thursday
• The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler who has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days
• Five mids earned a ranking in the second coaches' ranking - No. 31 Brendan Ferretti (133), No. 14 Josh Koderhandt (141), No. 16 Cerniglia (165), No. 28 Danny Wask (174) and No. 14 Griess (285)
• The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent's opponent winning percentage (opponent's strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class counts towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked
• Receiving an RPI ranking was Ferretti (27), Koderhandt (8), Cerniglia (21), Wask (7), Griess (11)
• The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of seven criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, conference tournament placement, results versus
common opponents and win percentage

Navy Individual Notes
• Cerniglia won both matches two weeks ago to extend his winning streak to 15, which is the longest in his career
• Eleven of his victories during his win streak have been by major decision, technical fall or fall
• The senior is 10-1 in duals this season and his lone dual loss was by injury default against VMI
• Cerniglia set a new career high with his 10th dual win of the season by pinning Bucknell's Dylan McCullough (2:28)
• The Nazareth, Pa., native owns a 25-4 dual record in his career. His 86.2 winning percentage in duals ranks first on the team
• Cerniglia is very familiar with Army's 165-pound roster. He defeated three Black Knights (Ryan Alvarado, Tanner Craig, Dalton Harkins) en route to his title at the Franklin & Marshall Open
• Koderhandt leads the team with 11 dual victories this season. He's looking to become the first mid to win 12 dual matches in a season since Casey Caldwell and Bryce Saddoris, who won 14 and 12, respectively, during the 2008-09 campaign 
• Koderhandt defeated Lock Haven's then No. 11 Wyatt Henson by fall (2:55) to earn the 70th win in his career
• The Belleville, Ill., native needs five more wins by fall to become 10th all-time in program history. He has pinned six wrestlers this season and 21 in his career
• Key (184) set a new career high with his sixth dual win of the season by defeating Bucknell's Mikey Bartush by fall (4:30)
• The Norcross, Ga., native has won three dual matches by fall this season
• Key is aiming to win the 60th match in his career on Friday
• Ferretti claimed his first victory over Bucknell's No. 14 Kurt Phipps by a 3-1 decision in TB1
• The sophomore won his first match over a ranked wrestler since he defeated then No. 10 Vinnie Santaniello of Pitt at the Navy Quad Meet (Nov. 12)
•Wask reached 20 victories this season by winning both matches in the two previous duals. The freshman is tied with Griess and Jamier Ferere (285) as the team leader in wins 
• Wask (9-0) and Griess (8-0) are both undefeated when wrestling in the state of Maryland this season
• Charlie Evans (157) is expected to take the mat at 157 pounds after two dominant victories a few weeks ago. He defeated Lock Haven's Connor Eck by major decision (12-1) and Bucknell's Aiden Davis by fall (6:57)
• His win over Davis was the first pin in his collegiate career
• Cerniglia (3-0), Key (3-0), Koderhandt (2-0), Ferretti (1-0) and Griess (1-0) have never lost in the Star Match

Army-Navy Star Series Presented by USAA
• Navy owns an 1172-887-45 (.568) all-time record against Army in all sports
• The Mids lead the annual Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA this season 9-8-1 (.527) with Star wins in men's rugby, men's cross country, volleyball, men's and women's swimming and diving, rifle, men's and women's indoor track and field and gymnastics
• There are eight remaining Star events - wrestling (2/16), women's tennis (3/30), men's and women's outdoor track and field (4/6) men's and women's lacrosse (4/13), men's tennis (4/20) and baseball (4/26-28)

Hear From the Mids
• Pete Medhurst talked with Josh Koderhandt this week about the Star Match on the Navy Sports Magazine. Fans can watch the interview HERE
• Navy director of multimedia Luke Slabaugh sat down with Grady Griess and Andrew Cerniglia to discuss their emotions heading into senior day and their final dual against Army. Fans can watch the video HERE

Projected Army Lineup (2023-24 Overall / Dual Record)
• 125: No. 32 Ethan Berginc (19-7 / 4-2)
• 133: No. 31 Braden Basile (15-10 / 3-3)
• 141: Logan Brown (19-9 / 1-2) / Rich Treanor (12-11 / 0-2)
• 149: No. 31 Matt Williams (21-6 / 4-1) / Thomas Deck (21-6 / 0-1)
• 157: Nate Lukez (18-9 / 4-3)
• 165: Dalton Harkins (20-6 / 4-1) / No. 23 Gunner Filipowicz (18-7 / 2-2)
• 174: No. 15 Ben Pasiuk (15-4 / 4-3)
• 184: Daniel Lawrence (9-11 / 0-4) / Dillon Sheehy (17-10 / 0-3)
• 197: Wolfgang Frable (11-15 / 1-4)
• 285: No. 27 Lucas Stoddard (20-10 / 3-3) / Austin Kohlhofer (21-7 / 1-0)
Rankings - InterMat

Scouting Army
• The Black Knights enter the dual with a 5-4 record and are 4-1 against EIWA foes
• Army has earned wins over Lock Haven (33-11), Columbia (25-13), Drexel (26-9), Binghamton (22-11) and Bucknell (18-15)
• The Black Knights nearly pulled off a big upset against No. 15 Lehigh in their last dual. Nathan Lukez (157) held a 5-3 lead going into the final period against Max Brignola with Army behind in the dual, 18-16. Brignola rallied by scoring an escape and a go-ahead takedown to win the match by a 7-6 decision and secure the dual for the Mountain Hawks 
• Seven Black Knights were ranked in the latest coaches' rankings, led by No. 14 Ben Pasiuk (174)
• Three of Army's wrestlers in the coaches' rankings are freshmen - No. 28 Braden Basile (133), No. 26 Gunner Filipowicz (165) and No. 22 Lucas Stoddard (285)
• Head coach Kevin Ward is in his 10th season in West Point. He owns four of Army's 10 wins against Navy. During his tenure with the Black Knights, he has amassed a 49-51 record. 

Army-Navy Series
• The Mids lead the all-time series, 52-10-5
• Navy's 52 victories against Army is its second-most against a team behind Maryland (57)
• Friday will mark the 68th-consecutive season the Mids and Black Knights face each other in a dual
• Navy's 67 duals against Army is its fourth-most against a program behind Lehigh (104), Penn State (86) and Maryland (73)
• Head coach Cary Kolat is looking to remain undefeated against the Black Knights and claim his fourth win in the series
• Prior to Kolat's arrival, the Mids had lost five of the previous six Star Matches
• Navy hasn't beaten Army four-straight times since 2011-14
• The Mids own the longest winning streak in the series at 19 (1965-84) and the longest unbeaten streak at 34 (1965-96)
• Navy is 29-3-2 in the series when wrestling in Annapolis
• The Mids (22.1) have outscored the Black Knights (11.2), 1480-749, in the 67 meetings
• Navy won the inaugural matchup, 17-8, in Annapolis in 1957
• The Mids claimed last year's dual (18-13) thanks to a huge victory by Cerniglia. In the final bout, Cerniglia outscored Nathan Lukez, 7-1, in the third period to win the match by a 7-2 decision
• Navy's Hayden Benter (125), Evans, Wask and Daniel Williams (197) and Army's Basile, Logan Brown (141), Daniel Lawrence (184), Wolfgang Frable (197) and Stoddard are projected to make their first appearance in the Star Match. 

Individual Records vs. Army
Andrew Cerniglia (7-2)
• 2-12-21: Defeated Christian Hunt (Dual), Major / 14-3
• 2-18-22: Defeated No. 23 Marcus Hartman (Dual), Dec / 10-4
• 3-5-22: Defeated No. 25 Marcus Hartman (EIWA Championship), Dec / 4-2
• 12-29-22: Lost to Tanner Craig (Soldier Salute), Fall / 3:42
• 2-19-23: Defeated Nathan Lukez (Dual), Dec / 7-2
• 3-4-23: Lost to Nathan Lukez (EIWA Championship), Dec / 7-5
• 1-5-24: Defeated Ryan Alvarado (F&M Open), Tech Fall / 17-2 (4:42)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Tanner Craig (F&M Open), Dec / 6-3
• 1-5-24: Defeated Dalton Harkins (F&M Open), Major / 12-3

Cael Crebs (0-1)
• 3-5-22: Lost to No. 23 Ben Pasiuk (EIWA Championship), Dec / 9-4

Dayton DelViscio (1-1)
• 3-4-23: Lost to No. 31 Ethan Berginc (EIWA Championship), Major / 8-0
• 1-4-24: Defeated Noah Tonsor (F&M Open), Major / 15-4

Charlie Evans (1-0)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Oscar Aranda (F&M Open), Dec / 2-0

Jamier Ferere (1-0)
• 1-28-24: Defeated Austin Kohlhofer (Mat Town College Open II), Dec / 8-2

Brendan Ferretti (2-0)
• 12-30-22: Defeated Rich Treanor (Soldier Salute), Dec / 9-7 SV1
• 2-19-23: Defeated Rich Treanor (Dual), Dec / 7-3

Grady Griess (2-0)
• 2-19-23: Defeated Austin Kohlhofer (Dual), Dec / 4-0
• 1-5-24: Defeated Austin Kohlhofer (F&M Open), Dec / 5-2

Tyler Hunt (0-1)
• 2-18-22: Lost to Corey Shie (Dual), Dec / 7-3

David Key (5-0)
• 2-12-21: Defeated Taylor Brown (Dual), Dec / 5-2
• 2-26-21: Defeated Taylor Brown (EIWA Championship), Dec / 7-2
• 2-18-22: Defeated Brad Laughlin (Dual), Dec / 6-4
• 2-19-23: Defeated Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Dual), Dec / 3-2
• 3-4-23: Defeated Sahm Abdulrazzaq (EIWA Championship), Dec / 5-4

Josh Koderhandt (3-0)
• 2-18-22: Defeated Dominic Carone (Dual), Major / 13-2
• 2-19-23: Defeated Julian Sanchez (Dual), Dec / 4-1
• 3-5-23: Defeated Julian Sanchez (EIWA Championship), Dec / 3-2

Kaemen Smith (0-2)
• 2-19-23: Lost to Trae McDaniel (Dual), Dec / 9-4
• 3-4-23: Lost to No. 33 Trae McDaniel (EIWA Championship), Fall / 6:31

Sammy Starr (0-3)
• 1-7-22: Lost to Dalton Harkins (F&M Open), Fall / 2:32
• 2-19-23: Lost to No. 17 Benjamin Pasiuk (Dual), Dec / 8-5
• 3-4-23: Lost to No. 14 Benjamin Pasiuk (EIWA Championship), Major / 11-3

Garrett Totten (1-0)
• 12-22-23: Defeated Conor Collins (Wilkes Open), Dec / 5-3

Danny Wask (1-0)
• 1-5-24: Defeated Dillon Sheehy (F&M Open), Dec / 4-1 SV1

Army-Navy 2023 Dual Results
165 | Dalton Harkins dec Val Park (NAVY), 3-1 // Navy 0, Army 3
174 | #17 Benjamin Pasiuk dec Sammy Starr (NAVY), 8-5 // Navy 0, Army 6
184 | #30 David Key (NAVY) dec Sahm Abdulrazzaq, 3-2 // Navy 3, Army 6
197 | #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec Kyle Swartz, 5-0 // Navy 6, Army 6
285 | #21 Grady Griess (NAVY) dec Austin Kohlhofer, 4-0 // Navy 9, Army 6
125 | #32 Ethan Berginc major Grant Treaster (NAVY), 12-4 // Navy 9, Army 10
133 | #30 Brendan Ferretti (NAVY) dec Rich Treanor, 7-3 // Navy 12, Army 10
141 | #24 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec Julian Sanchez, 4-1// Navy 15, Army 10
149 | Trae McDaniel dec Kaemen Smith (NAVY), 9-4 // Navy 15, Army 13
157 | Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec Nathan Lukez, 7-2 // Navy 18, Army 13

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 929-329-26 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 enjoy a two-week break before beginning the postseason with the EIWA Championship on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9 in Lewisburg, Pa. The tournament will begin at 10:30 a.m. both days.