WRESTLING at American
WHEN:  Friday, Feb. 15 | 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:  Bender Arena | Washington, D.C.
RECORDS:  Mason (8-5, 3-3 EWL), American (4-4, 4-2 EIWA)
LAST MEETING:  American defeated Mason, 38-3, on Feb. 15, 2018 at the Recreation Athletic Complex.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason wrestling team is on the road, facing American on Friday, Feb. 15 at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

Last time out, Mason (8-5, 3-3 EWL) defeated Franklin & Marshall, 36-10, on Saturday in Lancaster, Pa.  With the win, the Patriots improved to 5-2 on the road this season.

The Patriots won eight of 10 bouts against the Diplomats.

Redshirt sophomore Talha Farooq (133 lbs.), freshman Julio Alegria (141 lbs.), redshirt senior Tejon Anthony (149 lbs.), freshman Kolby Ho (157 lbs.), redshirt junior Colston DiBlasi (165 lbs.), redshirt freshman Cornelius Schuster (174 lbs.), freshman Paul Pierce (184 lbs.) and redshirt sophomore Eli Spencer (197 lbs.) each recorded victories.

Redshirt senior Matthew Voss (26-4, 11-1) leads the team with a career-high 26 wins.  He finished with a 6-0 dual record in league competition.

Voss is ranked No. 18 at heavyweight in the latest NCAA Division I Coaches' Rankings.  He is also ranked No. 15 by Win Magazine, No. 12 by both FloWrestling and TheOpenMat and No. 15 by Intermat.

The final Coaches' Panel Rankings will be part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Anthony (25-8, 10-3) is ranked No. 32 at 149 pounds in the second Division I Coaches' Rankings.  He is second on the squad in overall wins and dual victories.

DiBlasi (24-9, 8-2) is third on the team in wins, while redshirt Spencer (21-11, 3-5) is fourth and Ho (18-9, 8-3) is fifth.

DiBlasi is ranked No. 26 at 165 pounds and Spencer is ranked No.33 at 197 pounds in the latest Division I Coaches' Rankings.

Mason finished the regular season with three victories against Eastern Wrestling League opponents, equaling the most wins against conference foes since joining the league in 2013-14.

The Patriots will host the 2019 EWL Championships on March 9 at EagleBank Arena.

This season, the Patriots have recorded wins over VMI (20-17), Bloomsburg (24-11), Gardner-Webb (30-13), Davidson (34-6), Cleveland State (26-9), The Citadel (31-18), Edinboro (20-19) and Franklin & Marshall (36-10).

Mason fell to American, 38-3, on Feb. 15, 2018 at the Recreation Athletic Complex in the last meeting between the two teams.

MASON PROBABLE STARTERS

125 | R-So. Talha Farooq (Arlington, Va./Yorktown)
- or - Jr. Spencer Reed (Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora)
133 | Fr. Mel Ortiz (New Milford, Conn./New Milford)
141 | Fr. Julio Alegria (Stafford, Va./North Stafford)
149 | Sr. Tejon Anthony (Baltimore, Md./Western Tech)
- or - Justin Yorkdale (Centreville, Va./Westfield)
157 | Kolby Ho (Dubois, Pa./Dubois Area)
- or - Ryan Yorkdale (Centreville, Va. Westfield)
165 | R-Jr. Colston DiBlasi (Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill)
174 | R-Fr. Cornelius Schuster (Westminster, Md./Mount St. Joseph)
184 | Fr. Paul Pierce (Stafford, Va./Brooke Pointe)
- or - R-So. Philip Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area)
197 | R-So. Eli Spencer (Stuttgart, Germany/Stuttgart)
- or - Fr. Alex Donahue (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area)
285 | R-Sr. Matthew Voss (Edgewood, Wash./Puyallup)

SCOUTING AMERICAN

America has an overall record of 4-4, including a mark of 4-2 against EIWA opponents entering its road match against Navy on Thursday.

The Eagles have won three of their last four duals, with each of the last two decided in the final match.

American picked up a 21-16 win at Drexel on Feb. 2 and earned a 22-21 victory at Bucknell on Feb. 8.

Senior Jack Mutchnik (21-8, 6-2) leads the team in wins and dual victories and is ranked No. 30 in the Coaches' Panel Rankings, while sophomore Tanner Harvey (19-9, 4-4) is second on the squad in wins and is ranked No. 26 at 184 pounds.

Sophomore Josh Terao (17-4, 5-3) is ranked No. 18 at 133 pounds and senior Michael Sprague (17-6, 5-3) is ranked No. 33 at 149 pounds.

AMERICAN PROBABLE STARTERS

125 | R-So. Gage Curry (Pittsburg, Pa.)
133 | R-Sr. Josh Terao (Honolulu, Hawaii)
141 | R-Sr. Jack Mutchnik (Owings Mills, Md.)
- or - Fr. Patrick Ryan (Northfield, Ill.)
149 | R-Sr. Michael Sprague (Olney, Md.)
157 | R-So. Kizhan Clarke (Gibsonton, Fla.)
165 | R-So. Elijah Murphy (Hyattsville, Md.)
- or - R-So. Anthony Wokasch (Mesa, Ari.)
174 | R-So. Connor Allshouse (Largo, Fla.)
- or -So. Colin Shannon (Lansdale, Pa.)
184 | R-So. Tanner Harvey (Elkton, Ore.)
197 | R-So. Prince Hyeamang (Lakeville, Minn.)
- or - R-So. Abraham Correa-Medina (Anchorage, Alaska)
285 | R-Fr. Niko Camacho (Bethlehem, Pa.)

MAT FACT

Feb. 28 – Conference allocations for NCAA Championships, third release of the NCAA Coaches' Rankings/RPI.
March 12 – Release of the 330 qualifiers for the Division I Wrestling Championships.
March 13 – The NCAA.com selection show at 6 p.m.