WHAT: Patriots (6-4, 0-1) at Lock Haven (6-5, 1-1)
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 21 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Thomas Field House
LIVE VIDEO: PSAC Sports Digital Network
WHAT: at Bloomsburg (5-3, 0-2)
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 23 | 1 p.m.
WHERE: Nelson Field House
LIVE VIDEO: PSAC Sports Digital Network
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Fairfax, Va.— The George Mason wrestling team will compete in back-to-back road MAC duals this weekend, beginning Friday at Lock Haven and at Bloomsburg on Sunday afternoon.
MAT FACTS
George Mason
- Graduate student Alex Madrigal is ranked No. 26 at 149 pounds by Intermat Wrestling. He is 14-3 on the season. Madrigal finish in sixth place at the Southern Scuffle.
- Freshman Logan Messer is having an impressive rookie campaign. After earning a fall against VT's Austin Demsey in Mason's last match (1/15), Messer improved to 20-4.
- Loranzo Rajaonarivelo won the title at 157 pounds at the Keystone Classic (11/21). Alex Madrigal (147) and Kaden Cassidy (141) finished second in their weight class.
Mason's Line-up
125 -- Ben Monn (Mechanicsburg, Pa) / 6-12
133 -- Michael Rapuano (East Haddam) / 10-9 or Cole Anders (Independence, Ohio) / 2-2
141 -- Kaden Cassidy (Bedford, Pa.) 13-4 or 141 -- Shawn Nonaka (Woodbridge, Va.) / 6-7
149 -- Alex Madrigal (Chicago, Ill.) / 14-3
157 -- Avery Bassett (Middleburg, Pa.)/ 15-6 or 157 -- Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (Arlington, Va.) / 9-4
165 -- Tyler Kocak (Gibsonia, Pa.) / 12-10 or Drew Dickson (Indian Trail, N.C.) / 6-10
174 -- Logan Messer (Wadsworth, Ohio) 20-4 or 174 -- Jeremy Seymour (Scranton, Pa.) / 6-10
184 -- Kyle Davis (Beacon, N.Y.) / 3-5
197 -- Jon List (Wadsworth, Ohio) / 6-2
285 -- Austin Stith (Waverly, Va.) / 7-7
Lock Haven
- Lock Haven has won all 14 matches against Mason. Most recently, the Bald Eagles earned a 25-17 win in 2020.
- Anthony Noto (125) earned MAC Wrestler of the Week (1/19)
- Ranked wrestlers: No. 23 Anthony Noto (125), No. 33 Ben Barton (157)
Bald Eagles Line-up
125: #23 R-Fr. Anthony Noto (21-1)
133: Fr. Gable Strickland (10-8) or 133 – R-Jr. Cole Manley (1-1)
141: Fr. Nick Stonecheck (8-6) or 141 – R-Fr. Jack Coulston (5-6)
149: Fr. Connor Eck (15-11) or 149 – Fr. DaShawn Farber (8-8)
157: #33 R-Sr. Ben Barton (14-7)
165: Jr. Ashton Eyler (21-8)
174: Fr. Tyler Stoltzfus (13-10) or Brinton Simington (3-6)
184: R-Fr. Colin Fegley (4-8)
197: Jr. Parker McClellan (11-11) or 197 – Cory Johnston (1-2)
285: #28 R-So. Isaac Reid (10-1)
Bloomsburg
- Mason and Bloomsburg have met 12 times in the history of the programs with each winning six matches
- The Patriots have won two straight in the series, last losing to the Huskies Dec. 2, 2017. Mason edged Bloomsburg, 21-19 in the most recent match on Feb. 16, 2020.
Huskies Line-up
125 -- Bronson Garber (11-9) Millersburg, Pa. / Upper Dauphin
133 -- Cole Rhone (5-3) Benton, Pa. / Benton Area
141 -- Josh Mason (10-6) New Ringgold, Pa. / Blue Mountain OR Aaron Coleman (7-6) Iselin, N.J. / John F. Kennedy Memorial
149 -- Cody Harrison (2-6) Phillipsburg New Jersey / Phillipsburg OR Cade Balestrini (9-9) Sunbury, PA / Shikellamy
157 -- Alex Carida (13-8) Hackettstown, N.J. / Hackettstown
165 -- Trenton Harder (3-6) Gardners, Pa. / Bermudian Springs
174 -- Matt Benedetti (1-7) Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan
184 -- Bruno Stolfi (7-11) Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton
197 -- David Tuttle (3-12) Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville
285 -- Shane Noonan (13-7) Hazleton, Pa. / Hazleton Area
