WRESTLING vs. Edinboro

WHEN:  Sunday, Jan. 22 | 2 p.m.                                         
WHERE:  Recreation and Athletic Complex | Fairfax, Va.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason wrestling team returns home to face Eastern Wrestling League foe Edinboro on Sunday at the Recreation and Athletic Complex.  The match is schedule to begin at 2 p.m.

Mason (5-8, 2-2 EWL) will look to bounce back from a 24-10 loss at Clarion on Friday.  The loss snapped the Patriot's four-match winning streak.

Senior Sahid Kargbo (21-1) recorded a 16-4 major decision at 149-pounds against the Golden Eagles.  He has earned bonus points in 12 of his 22 matches this season, with 10 of his wins by major decision and two by technical fall. 

Kargbo, ranked No. 21 at 149-pounds in the latest NCAA Division I Coaches poll, is 4-0 against EWL conference opponents this season.

"We have a good group of guys and the coaches have us doing all the right things," Kargbo said.  "We have to come back and recover from a defeat.  I think we'll be alright because everyone has been giving their best effort."

Freshman Matthew Raines (9-12) posted a 3-1 decision at 157-pounds, winning in sudden victory against Clarion when he scored an early takedown in overtime.  Senior Matthew Voss (13-9) broke a 1-1 tie with a takedown in the third period on the way to a 3-2 decision at heavyweight on Friday night.

Mason fell to Edinboro 31-7 last season and the Fighting Scots hold a 3-0 all-time record against the Patriots.

The Patriots took an early 7-3 match score lead against the Fighting Scots in last year's matchup when Vince Rodriguez notched a 12-2 major decision at 133-pounds and Tejon Anthony won a 5-2 decision at 141-pounds.  Edinboro, however, went on to win the final seven bouts of the match.

The Patriots last met the Fighting Scots in Fairfax on Jan. 31, 2015, with Edinboro winning the dual 31-14.

"It's a quick turnaround, Edinboro has the same issue after their match Friday against Rider," Mason head coach Joe Russell said.  "The Fighting Scots are a great opponent and pose a difficult task for us with several ranked wrestlers.  Our guys will have another opportunity to do something special on Sunday."

Mason Probable Starters:

125: No. 20 R-Jr. Ibrahim Bunduka (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) 11-1
133: Fr. Lio Quezada (Winchester, Va./John Handley) 11-14
141: R-So. Tejon Anthony (Baltimore, Md./Western Tech) 14-8
- or -  Fr. Logan Harvich (Chesapeake, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate) 4-6
149: No. 21 R-Sr. Sahid Kargbo (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield) 21-1
157: R-Fr. Matthew Raines (Warrenton, Va./Fauquier) 9-12
165: Jr. Ryan Forrest (Reston, Va./South Lakes) 1-1
- or - Daniel Mika (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) 4-9
174  R-Sr. Patrick Davis (Bridgeville, Del./N.C. State) 9-9
184: R-So. Austin Harrison (Baltimore, Md./Western Tech) 2-8
- or - Sr. Andrew Thomas (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) 0-6
197: R-Sr. Matt Meadows (Medina, Ohio/Cuyohoga Valley Christian Academy) 3-10
HWT: R-So. Matthew Voss (Edgewood, WA/Puyallup) 13-9

Scouting Edinboro:

Edinboro (5-4, 3-0 EWL) defeated No. 25 Rider 22-10 on Friday at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, N.J.  The Fighting Scots won seven of 10 bouts and dealt the Broncs their first loss of the season.  Rider was 6-0 overall and 2-0 in EWL action entering the match.

The match began at 149 pounds, with 10th ranked Patricio Lugo earning a 3-1 decision to give Edinboro the lead.   After Rider won the next two bouts, Fighting Scots junior Ty Schoffstall earned a 12-8 decision at 174 pounds and freshman Dakota Geer, who is ranked 16th in the nation, notched a 7-2 decision at 184 pounds.

Edinboro won the final four bouts of the match against Rider.  Sophomore Billy Miller, ranked 16th in the nation at heavyweight, won 4-1 in the second tiebreaker to give the Fighting Scots a 12-11 match score advantage.

Ninth ranked Sean Russell won by 7-2 decision at 125 pounds, freshman Korbin Myers picked up a 4-3 decision in the second tiebreaker at 133 pounds and sophomore Nate Hagan ended the match with a 9-1 major decision for the Fighting Scots at 141 pounds.

Edinboro lost its first three duals of the season.  The Fighting Scots fell at No. 6 Virginia Tech 24-13 on Nov. 5, were defeated 20-16 by No. 22 Pittsburgh on Nov. 13 and dropped a 20-13 decision to No. 11 Lehigh on Nov. 19.

Since then, Edinboro has won five of its last six duals, with victories over Clarion, Bloomsburg, Brown, VMI and Rider.   At the Southern Scuffle, the Fighting Scots finished sixth out of 23 teams and six Edinboro wrestlers earned a medal in the event.

Five Fighting Scots wrestlers have recorded at least 22 individual victories so far this season.

Mat Facts:

Edinboro has a 20-match EWL winning streak. The Fighting Scots haven't lost an Eastern Wrestling League dual in nearly four years, last suffering a conference loss on Feb. 22, 2013 with a 19-18 setback to Pittsburgh at McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro, Pa.

Edinboro Probable Starters:

125: No. 9 R-So. Sean Russell (Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill) 24-5
133: R-Fr. Korbin Myers (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) 23-8
141: So. Nate Hagan (Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic) 12-6
- or - Fr. Ozzy Lugo (Homestead, Fla./South Dade) 5-6
149: No. 10 So. Patricio Lugo (Homestead, Fla./South Dade) 22-6
157: R-Sr. Chase Delande (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard-Davidson) 15-13
165:  No. 14 R-Jr. Austin Matthews (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds/Clarion) 12-5
- or -  R-Fr. Fritz Hoehn (North Andover, Mass./North Andover) 14-7
174   R-Jr. Ty Schoffstall (Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley) 13-7
184:  No. 16 Fr. Dakota Geer (Franklin, Pa./Franklin Area) 22-6
197:  R-Fr. Dylan Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown) 11-13
- or - R-So. Gordon Truesdale (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) 1-3
HWT: No. 16 R-So. Billy Miller (Perry, Ohio/Perry) 23-8