Date/Time: Sunday, Jan. 26 | 1:00 PM
Teams: Lock Haven (8-5, 2-0) vs. George Mason (10-3, 5-0)
Location: Fairfax, Va | RAC
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Fairfax – The George Mason (11-3) wrestling team will host the top-ranked team in the MAC, Lock Haven, on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 1:00 pm inside the RAC on the Fairfax campus.

Notable Match-ups
149 – Nationally-ranked wrestlers, Kaden Cassidy and Lucas Kapusta
157 – DJ McGee takes on Nick Stampoulus, 2024 NCAA Qualifier for Buffalo
174 – Avery Bassett is nationally ranked and spent his freshman year at GMU back in 2021-2022. Bassett had a 24-9 record with the Patriots.
184 – Nationally-ranked bout, Malachi DuVall takes on Colin Fegley. They are 2-2 against each other in collegiate matches.
285 – James Blackman in a big test against former Ohio State All-American, #20 Gavin Hoffman.
 
All-Time Series with Lock Haven
The George Mason Patriots will be looking for its first win against Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles have dominated the series, winning all 17 matches. Last season in Thomas Fieldhouse, nationally-ranked Lock Haven defeated the Patriots 33-6.  Mason earned decisions in two matches. At 165 the Patriots Evan Maag earned an 8-3 decision against Eric Alderfer to get Mason on the board. Malachi DuVall (184) won 8-2 against Lock Haven's Colin Fegley. 

NCAA Coaches' Ranking (Jan. 23)
George Mason
149 -- #30 Kaden Cassidy
157 – #23 DJ McGee
165 – #24 Evan Maag
184 – #25 Malachi DuVall
 Lock Haven
133: Anthony Noto, #16 (11-5)
141: Wyatt Henson, #17 (15-4)
149: Lucas Kapusta, #32 (15-6)
174: Avery Bassett, #31 (11-6)
184: Colin Fegley, #23 (13-6)
197: Tucker Hogan, #27 (15-3)
285: Gavin Hoffman, #17 (9-2)

George Mason is ranked tied for 13th in the NWCA Mid-Major Poll, while Lock Haven is 18th. 

Bonus Points
Logan Messer and Evan Maag rank in the top 10 of all of NCAA Division I Wrestling in bonus points.  Messer is 10th for most D1 technical falls with seven and Maag is in eighth for most pins with seven.  Full USA Wrestling article. 
 
Individual MAC Rankings: George Mason's Evan Maag (165) remains ranked atop his weight class in the MAC. The Patriots have four wrestlers ranked third, including two NCAA Qualifiers DJ McGee (157) and Malachi DuVall (184). Ben Monn (125) and Kaden Cassidy (149) are ranked third in the most recent rankings. For Lock Haven, nine wrestlers are ranked in the top five in the league.  Anthony Noto (133) and Wyatt Henson (141) are atop their weight classes. Ranked third are Avery Bassett (174) and Tucker Hogan (197), followed by Caden Dobbins (165) and Gavin Hoffman (185) ranked fourth, and Lucas Kapusta (149), Nick Stampoulos (157), and Colin Fegley (184) ranked fifth.
  
Rookie:  Freshman James Blackman is off to a great start in his collegiate career with a 13-7 record, including 5-0 in the MAC. He earned the biggest upset of his young career with a triple-sudden death, 4-3 decision against #25 Daniel Bucknavich.

GEORGE MASON LINE-UP
125 – Ben Monn (12-9) or JB Dragovich (5-3)
133 – Charlie Bunting (7-5) or Geoff Whelan (3-11)
141 – Dom Hargrove (7-10)
149 – Kaden Cassidy (9-1) or Cale Roggie (5-3)
157 – DJ McGee (14-4) or JT Chance (3-1)
165 – Evan Maag (17-4)
174 – Logan Messer (18-7) or Riley Hackworth (4-4)
184 – Malachi DuVall (12-3)
197 – Tyler Kocak (7-7) or Donovan Sprouse (3-3)
285 – James Blackman (14-7) or Ean Winchester (4-3)
 
LOCK HAVEN LINE-UP

Lock Haven Projected Dual Lineup (Jan. 24 vs. Kent State / Jan. 26 at George Mason): 

125: Branden Wentzel, R-Fr., Montoursville, Pa./Penn State, 0-1 // Sean Logue, R-So., Philadelphia/Father Judge, 9-3

133: Anthony Noto, R-Sr., Lima, N.Y./ Honeoye Falls-Lima, 11-5 // Hunter Gould, Fr., Linesville, Pa./Conneaut Lake Area, 7-5

141: Wyatt Henson, R-Jr., Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg, 15-4 // Conner Heckman, R-Fr., Liverpool, Pa./Midd-West, 6-10

149: Lucas Kapusta, R-Fr., Jeanette, Pa./Hempfield, 15-6

157: Nick Stampoulos, R-So., Kenilworth, N.Y./Buffalo, 18-10 // Chase Burke, R-Fr., Shickshinny, Pa./Benton, 10-8

165: Caden Dobbins, R-So., York, Pa./Dallastown, 8-11 // Nick Kunstek, Fr., Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville, 2-7

174: Avery Bassett, Sr., Middleburg, Pa./Midd-West, 11-6 // James Lledo, R-Jr., Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion, 6-8

184: Colin Fegley, R-Sr., Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy, 13-6 // Cole Bartram, Fr., Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York, 3-5

197: Tucker Hogan, Fr. Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone, 15-3 // Cael Black, R-So., Warren, Pa./Eisenhower, 7-5

285: Gavin Hoffman, Grad., Montoursville, Pa./Ohio State, 9-2 // Ethan Miller, Jr., York, Pa./Central York, 3-12