WHAT:  Dual Match vs. Edinboro Fighting Scots
WHEN:  Jan. 13 at 1 p.m.
WHAT:  Dual Match vs. Hofstra Pride
WHEN:  Jan. 14 at 1 p.m.
WHERE:  RAC
LIVE VIDEO:  ESPN+

Fairfax, Va.— The George Mason wrestling team will host MAC opponent Edinboro on Saturday and old CAA foe Hofstra on Sunday, both matches at home in the RAC.

Mason will battle Edinboro on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a Military Appreciation game. Hofstra will travel to take on the Patriots in a Sunday afternoon tilt at 1 pm on Youth Day.
 
The Patriots (8-4, 1-1)
In the last match, Mason edged ACC and in-state opponent Virginia, 18-17, at St. Christopher's High School in Richmond, Va., breaking the Cavs 10-match win streak against the Patriots.

George Mason redshirt sophomore Malachi DuVall was selected as the Co-East Wrestler of the Week, announced by the Mid-American. The Centre Hall, Pa. native scored the critical bonus points to propel George Mason over ACC opponent University of Virginia, 18-17. His pin gave Mason the bonus points to beat the Cavaliers for the first time since February 1991. He won by fall in 2:53 over Griffin Gammell. DuVall was the only Mason Wrestler to score bonus points in the dual where each team won five matches. UVA scored two major decision but DuVall's pin gave the Patriots the win.
 
The Patriots are led by No. 26 DJ McGee with a 19-3 overall record. Two other wrestlers have double-digit wins this season. Heavyweight Chad Nix (10-2) and Evan Maag has 14 wins and leads the Patriots with five falls. Kaden Cassidy and Paul Pierce each have 10 wins.
 
Nathan Higley is ranked #30 with a 8-1 slate at 141 lbs.

Jan. MAC Rankings
2nd -- Nathan Higley (141)
2nd -- DJ McGee (157)
2nd -- Chad Nix (285)
4th -- Evan Maag (165)
4th -- Malachi DuVall (184)

The Fighting Scots (1-5, 0-1)
In the previous match, Edinboro wrestling team fell 23-9 to visiting SIUE Friday night in dual meet action inside McComb Fieldhouse.

The Fighting Scots top ranked conference wrestler is Jack Kilner at 197 pounds, ranked fifth in the MAC. He owns a 14-10 record. At 141 pounds, Jacob Brenneman (11-10) has double-digits wins for Edinboro.

The Pride (3-3)
Hofstra moved to 3-3 on the season with its last loss to No. 4 NC State. All three of the Pride's losses have come against top-five nationally-ranked opponents. 

Mason Lineup
125 – JB Dragovich
133 – Brandon Wittenberg & Shawn Nonaka
141 – Nate Higley & Dom Hargrove
149 – Kaden Cassidy
157 – DJ McGee
165 – Evan Maag
174 – Paul Pierce & Sean Coughlin 
184 – Malachi DuVall
197 – Tyler Kocak 
285 – Chad Nix

Edinboro Lineup
125- Caleb Edwards (4-11) or Eamonn Jimenez (2-6) 
133- Lane Aikey (0-4) 
141- Jacob Brenneman (11-10) or Nicholas Schaukowitsch (0-3) 
149- Colin Roberts (3-11) 
157- Gannon Jaquay (0-4) or Steffan Lynch (1-9) 
165- Max Kirby (8-11) 
174- Joey Arnold (4-11) 
184- Brody Evans (8-11) 
197- Jack Kilner (14-10)  
285- Nick Lodato (7-13)

HOFSTRA
125 – Dylan Ryder or Dylan Acevedo
133 – Ryan Arbeit
141 – Alex Turley
149 – Noah Tapia
157 – Jurius Clark
165 – Eric Shindel or Jake Slotnick
174 – Matthew Waddell or Ross McFarland
184 – Will Conlon
197 – Nikolas Miller
285 – Keaton Kluever or Danny Church

UP NEXT
Mason travels to Ohio to take on the Bobcats, Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.