ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy wrestling team (5-4, 4-1 EIWA) welcomes Bloomsburg (1-12, 0-7 MAC) on Thursday for its final dual of the season. The dual is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Hall.

The Series
Thursday's match will be the seventh meeting between the two programs and first since 1998. The Midshipmen lead the series, 4-2.

Mids in the Rankings (InterMat / Coaches / RPI)
141: Josh Koderhandt - 7 / 7 / 2
157: Jonathan Ley - NR / NR / 15
174: Danny Wask - 14 / 13 / 5
197: Payton Thomas - 33 / NR / NR

Navy's Projected Lineup (Season Record / Dual Record)
125: Jack Bergmann (2-6 / 0-0) / Jaden Felipe (1-4 / 0-0)
133: Brendan Ferretti (4-10 / 1-7) / Hunter Heflin (4-9 / 0-1)
141: Adam Heckman (4-8 / 0-0) / David Kreidler (3-4 / 0-0)
149: Venumadhava Mirel (2-4 / 0-0)
157: Jonathan Ley (11-5 / 6-1) / Davis Park (0-2 / 0-0)
165: Dylan Elmore (7-3 / 4-1) / Declan Casey (1-2 / 0-0)
174: Liam Kilrain (1-5 / 0-0)
184: Cael Crebs (7-7 / 0-0) / Zyan Hall (9-7 / 0-2)
197: #33 Payton Thomas (9-9 / 3-6)
285: Ben Farabaugh (5-7 / 1-1) / Alistair Larson (2-8 / 0-4)

Last Time Out: Army-Navy Star Meet
• Navy was unable to overcome an early deficit and fell to 24th-ranked Army 22-10 in the annual Army-Navy Star Match presented by USAA last Sunday in Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y. The Mids lost three matches by two points or less in the tightly-contested dual.
• The loss snapped a four-match winning streak by the Midshipmen and it was Navy's first conference loss of the season.
• Navy's first victory came at 141 pounds when team captain and seventh-ranked Josh Koderhandt battled Richard Treanor. Koderhandt scored the first point of the match with an early escape in the third period and followed with an aggressive attack to rack up four takedowns. The Belleville, Ill., native was awarded a point for stalling and had 2:22 of riding time for a 16-4 major decision to make the dual score, 7-4.
• At 157 pounds, Navy's Jonathan Ley entered Sunday's match winning his last five duals. Facing Dakota Morris, Ley executed a takedown in the first and third periods while only allowing two points from escapes to keep his hot streak going with a 7-2 victory. 
• Navy's final victory came at 174 pounds when 14th-ranked Danny Wask knocked off Dalton Harkins 7-4. Wask took an early 3-0 lead in the first period, but a Harkins escape and a takedown left Wask trailing 4-3 with two minutes remaining. Wask tied the bout 4-4 with an escape in the third period, before scoring the match-winning 23 seconds remaining. The win brought the Midshipmen to within three points in the dual (13-10)
• Army ended the dual by winning the final three bouts at 184, 197 and 285 pounds and claim its second-consecutive Star Match.

Navy Team Notes
125 - Either Jack Bergmann or Jaden Felipe is projected to start at 125 pounds. It will be the first-collegiate dual start for either wrestler.
133 - Junior Brendan Ferretti has made eight-consecutive starts for the Midshipmen at 133 pounds. Ferretti has Navy's lone victory at 133 pounds in dual competition with a fall over Lehigh's Logan Wadle. Ferretti dropped his last match against Army's Ethan Berginc, 5-0.
141 - For the first time this season, senior team captain Josh Koderhandt is not in the starting lineup for Navy. Koderhandt led the team with 20 wins this season and 9-0 in duals. Either freshman Adam Heckman or senior David Kreidler will make their first collegiate start.   
149 - Junior Venumadhava Mirel will make his first-career start for the Midshipmen on Thursday night. Mirel enters the dual with a 2-4 record. He recorded his first win of the season at the Mat Town Open when he pinned Bucknell's Oliver Graham in the first period. 
157 - Navy has won its last six dual matches at 157 pounds led by sophomore Jonathan Ley. Ley stands 11-5 overall this season, winning 10 of the 11 by decision.
165 - With a victory on Thursday, freshman Dylan Elmore would join Koderhandt (9), Ley (6) and Danny Wask (8) as the only Midshipmen with at least five dual victories this season. Elmore nearly pulled off his second-straight top-25 victory in the dual against Army where he fell short to 17th-ranked Gunner Flipowicz, 2-0.
174 - A new face will be in the starting lineup for Navy at 174 pounds as Liam Kilrain will make his first collegiate start. The sophomore from Virginia Beach, Va., has competed in three open events and holds a 1-5 record this season with his one win coming at the Mat Town Open over Penn State Altoona's Andrew Weaver, 18-6.
184 - The Midshipmen enter Thursday night with a 2-7 dual record at 184 pounds. Senior Cael Crebs has competed in four events this season, highlighted by a fifth-place finish at the Mat Town Open where he put together a 2-1 record. Zyan Hall is also in the projected lineup at 184 pounds as he holds a 9-7 record with two dual appearances. Four of Hall's victories came at the Navy Classic where he went 4-1 to claim fifth.
197 - Freshman Payton Thomas looks to be the only Navy wrestler to start in every dual this season. He's also the only ranked Midshipmen in the starting lineup, entering at No. 33. Thomas boasts a 9-9 overall record and 3-6 in dual competition.
285 - Four different wrestlers - Alistair Larson, Thomas, Ben Farabaugh and Jacob Lucas - have started for Navy at 285 pounds and are a combined 2-7 in duals.

Bloomsburg Projected Lineup (Season Record / Dual Record)
125: Major Lewis (3-16 / 2-10)
133: Kade Kluce (3-1 / 3-1)
141: N/A
149: Nick Voros (0-8 / 0-6)
157: Will Morrow (6-14 / 2-10)
165: Luke Thomas (1-1 / 1-1)
174: Nick Foster (1-3 / 1-3)
184: Kolby Flank (0-13 / 0-13)
197: Mason Rebuck (8-9 / 4-3)
285: Tyler McCatharn (6-11 / 3-5)

Scouting Bloomsburg
• Bloomsburg enters the dual with a 1-12 record and is 0-7 in conference duals. 
• The Huskies' only win was against Sacred Heart (23-17) on Feb. 1. Bloomsburg dropped its most recent dual to Rider, 47-0, on Feb. 8.
• Head coach John Stutzman is in his ninth season with the Huskies. During his tenure, he has amassed a 97-56-1 record.
• Mason Rebuck (197) leads the team in total victories (8), dual victories (4) and falls (2). He enters the dual with an 8-9 record.

Three Wrestlers Heading to Patriots Last Chance
Head coach Cary Kolat will be sending three wrestlers - Frank Antonelli (149) Dylan Elmore (165) and Jonathan Ley (157) - to compete in the Patriots Last Chance tournament, hosted by George Mason, on Sunday at 10 a.m.