WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 18 | 12 p.m.
WHERE: Recreation Athletic Complex, Fairfax, Va.
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
Fairfax, Va.— The George Mason wrestling team will host six of its next seven duals at home in the Recreation Athletic Complex on campus.
The Patriots (7-3, 2-2 MAC) will wrestle Mid-American Conference Lock Haven Bald Eagles (5-2, 1-1 MAC), Saturday, Jan. 18 at Noon. Lock Haven defeated Mason, 28-10, the last time the two teams met, Nov. 30, 2018.
The Bald Eagles wrestling team will take on Mason in the final match of its three-match road swing. The Bald Eagles will open the three-match southern road swing at Appalachian State on Thursday (Jan. 16) at 6:30 p.m., then travel north to Old Dominion for a match on Friday before heading to Fairfax.
The match will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+.
MAT FACTS
*Redshirt-senior
Colston DiBlasi is one win shy of 100 in his collegiate career. The Patriots have six 100-win wrestlers in program history, led by Paul Maltagiati with 122.
History with Lock Haven
*All-time, the Bald Eagles are 12-0 vs. George Mason. Lock Haven won last season's match (Nov. 30), 28-10.
*Mason's sophomore
Kolby Ho recorded a 11-3 major decision over the Bald Eagles Alex Klucker, the defending EWL Champion and national qualifier at 157 pounds, in last year's match-up at Lock Haven.
National Rankings/Awards
*The NCAA updated (Jan. 14) standings for the 2020 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March.
Colston DiBlasi stands in third place with nine falls at 149 pounds. Cornell's Ben Darmstadt leads with 11 this season.
*Redshirt-senior
Alex Madrigal holds a commanding lead in the NCAA Wrestling Awards race for the most tech falls in Division I with 10, three more than second-place Pat Glory of Princeton.
* The Patriots
Alex Madrigal (141) moved up a spot to #28 in the TrackWrestling individual national rankings this week. DiBlasi (149) remained at #25. Six Bald Eagles appear in the national rankings, including #15 Luke Werner (125); #29 DJ Fehlman (133); #19 Kyle Shoop (141); #30 Alex Klucker (157); #31 Jared Siegrist (174); and #33 Corey Hazel (184).
*Lock Haven received votes (six points) in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Top-25 (Jan. 14). The Bald Eagles are ranked in the Top 5 in MAC Coaches Wrestling Rankings.
Recent Notes
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Alex Madrigal earned a fifth-place finish at The Southern Scuffle at 141 pounds. In wrestlebacks, Madrigal earned a major decision over Cleveland State's Evan Cheek, 8-0, before dropping a close, 3-0 decision to Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop.
*DiBlasi earned a third-place finish at The Southern Scuffle at 149 pounds. He also won the Gorarrian Award, presented to the wrestler with the most pins in the shortest amount of time. In seven matches, DiBlasi had four pins in 15:59.
Up Next
The Patriots will travel to Rider for a match next Saturday, January 25.
MASON'S PROBABLE STARTERS
125 |
Talha Farooq (4-11)
133 |
Josh Jones (11-8)
141 | #28
Alex Madrigal (18-8)
149 | #25
Colston DiBlasi (21-8)
157 |
Kolby Ho (18-8)
165 |
Neil Schuster (16-5)
174 |
Tony Lombardo (13-10)
184 |
Ali Salem (0-11)
197 |
Ramses Montalvo (2-14)
285 |
Jake Slinger (8-11)
LOCK HAVEN PROBABLE STARTERS
125 | #15 Luke Werner (20-4) or Matt Maloney (11-16)
133 | #29 DJ Fehlman (13-6) or Cole Manley (12-4)
141 | #19 Kyle Shoop (15-4)
149 | Brock Port (8-7) or Austin Wilson (10-8)
157 | #30 Alex Klucker (12-4) or Chase Stephens (8-4)
165 | Austin Bell (12-9) or Caleb Clymer (5-5)
174 | #31 Jared Siegrist (17-9)
184 | #33 Corey Hazel (8-6) or Ray Bernot (6-13)
197 | Parker McClellan (13-9) or Blake Reynolds (9-8)
285 | Trey Hartsock (5-8)
