WRESTLING vs. Maryland
WHEN:  Sunday, Feb. 17 | 12:00 p.m.
WHERE:  Recreation Athletic Complex | Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS:  Mason (8-6, 3-3 EWL), Maryland (0-11, 0-8 Big Ten)
LAST MEETING:  Maryland defeated Mason, 28-9, on Nov. 12, 2017 at Xfinity Center in College Park, Md.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason wrestling concludes the home portion of its schedule, hosting Maryland on Senior Day on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the Recreation Athletic Complex in Fairfax, Va.

Senior captains Tejon Anthony and Matthew Voss will be honored prior to the match.

Last time out, Mason (8-6, 3-3 EWL) fell to American, 29-15, on Friday at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

Anthony (149 lbs.) and Voss (285 lbs.), along with redshirt junior Colston DiBlasi (165 lbs.) and redshirt sophomore Eli Spencer (197 lbs.) recorded wins against the Eagles.

Voss (27-4, 12-1) leads the team in overall wins and dual victories.  He enters the match against Maryland one win away from 100 in his Mason career.

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.

Anthony (26-8, 11-3), who is ranked No. 32 at 149 pounds in the second Division I Coaches' Rankings, is second on the team in wins.

DiBlasi (25-9, 9-2) is ranked No. 26 at 165 pounds and Spencer (22-11, 4-5) is ranked No. 33 at 197 pounds in the latest Division I Coaches' Rankings.

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.

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).

The Mason wrestling team will hold an autograph session after the match, signing George Mason Wrestling posters.

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 MARYLAND

Maryland has an overall record of 0-11, including a mark of 0-6 against Big Ten opponents.  The Terrapins have a record of 0-6 at home and 0-5 on the road.

Last time out, Maryland fell to No. 4 Michigan, 34-4, on Friday at the Xfinity Center in College Park.  The Wolverines won nine of 10 bouts, with Maryland junior Josh Ugalde recording a 12-2 major decision at 174 pounds.

Six of the Terrapins losses have been to teams ranked in the top 25.  Maryland has dropped duals to No. 3 Iowa (Feb. 8), No. 4 Michigan (Feb. 15), No. 7 Minnesota (Feb. 10), No. 12 Nebraska (Jan. 18), No. 16 Wisconsin (Feb. 2) and No. 23 Purdue (Jan. 11).

Sophomore Danny Bertoni (13-12, 0-4) is tied for the team lead in wins while competing at 141 pounds. Senior Alfred Bannister (12-6, 4-4) is second on the squad in wins at 149 pounds.

MARYLAND PROBABLE STARTERS

125 | R-So. Brandon Cray (Hamilton, N.J.)
133 | Fr. Orion Anderson (Schuylerville, N.Y.)
141 | So. Danny Bertoni (Jefferson, Md.)
149 | R-Sr. Alfred Bannister (La Plata, Md.)
- or - R-So. Peter Tedesco (Woburn, Mass.)
157 | R-Sr. Jahi Jones (Fort Washington, Md.)
- or - R-Sr. Ryan Diehl (Berkley Springs, W. Va.)
165 | R-Fr. Philip Spadafora (Dix Hills, N.Y.)
174 | R-Jr. Josh Ugalde (Bound Brook, N.J.)
184 | R-Fr. Kyle Jasenski (Schenectady, N.Y.)
197 | R-So. Niko Cappello (Cranford, N.J.)
285 | Sr. Youssif Hemida (Mamaroneck, N.Y.)

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.