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[LetsGoRUwrestling]

Match Preview vs Rutgers
Rutgers comes to Tippin Gymnasium with nine nationally ranked wrestlers in their starting lineup with heavyweight Yaraslau Slavikouski currently sitting at sixth. The Scarlet Knights are riding a two-match winning streak defeating Princeton 32-7 and Lock Haven 34-6.

At 174 pounds, the match should be a pair of seniors with John Worthing is projected to go for the Golden Eagles, and #19 Jackson Turley going for the Scarlet Knights. Worthing has not wrestled since the George Mason dual meet where he won by a 9-4 decision. The two have faced each other once before in the 2021 dual meet with Worthing coming up victorious with a 12-6 decision.

Kyle Schickel hopes to build momentum coming off a victory over Drexel's Dominic Findora. He currently sits at 2-1 in dual meets and finished second at the Big Red Invitational. He is expected to face either Andrew Clark or Michael Cetta. Both were NCAA qualifiers with Clark earning a bid in 2023 and Cetta securing an at-large bid in 2024.

 

[LetsGoRUwrestling]

Projected Lineups

No. 17 Rutgers (5-2)
125: 18/14 Dean Peterson (3-2) -OR- Ayden Smith (2-2)
133: 9/10 Dylan Shawver (5-1)
141: 24/33 Joseph Olivieri (5-2)
149: 33/27 Andrew Clark (10-3) -OR- Joe Fongaro (1-2)
157: 33/NR Conner Harer (5-2) -OR- Dylan Weaver (3-2)
165: 26/27 Anthony White (7-2) -OR- Ryan Ford (1-2)
174: 21/19 Jackson Turley (4-2) -OR- Eric Freeman (3-2)
184: NR/18 Brian Soldano (7-4) -OR- 29/NR Shane Cartagena-Walsh (9-4)
197: 15/18 John Poznanski (4-1) -OR- PJ Casale (3-4)
Rankings Intermat/Flo

Clarion (0-3)
125: Weston Pisarchick (4-4) -OR- Travis Clawson (2-3)
133: Scott Johnson (5-4)
141: Gianni Silvestri (4-5) -OR- David McClelland (0-3)
149: Kyle Schickel (5-4)
157: John Altieri (2-4)
165: Wesley Barnes (6-3)
174: John Worthing (5-1)
184: Adrian Gacek (3-8) -OR- Patrick Cutchember (4-3)
197: Ethan Wiant (5-2)
HWT: Austin Chapman (6-4)

 

[ScarletGrapfan]

From Steve Falk
Rutgers weighs in for tonight at Clarion (Pa.)
125: Dean Peterson/Ayden Smith
133: Dylan Shawver
141: Joey Olivieri/Joe Fongaro
149: Alex Nini
157: Conner Harer
165: Anthony White
174: Eric Freeman
184: Shane Cartagena-Walsh
197: John Poznanski
HWT: Yaraslau Slavikouski
Collegiate dual meet debut for freshman Alex Nini.
Andrew Clark (149), Michael Cetta (149), Andrew Barbosa (165), Jackson Turley (174) and Brian Soldano (184) did not weigh in.
Also, This is Conner Harer's sixth event, so the freshman will not be redshirted.

 

[rich4987]

Assuming only way to watch is overpriced Flo?

 

[LetsGoRUwrestling]

yes....Hope it's a good broadcast...You Never know with Flo

 

[RUCrackers]

Like what I see from this Ayden Smith kid. Very aggressive and constantly attacking. A little more strength and size and could be a terror. Who is this Gibson kid being mentioned?

 

[Bobbynieds]

Mason Gibson, originally a PSU commit with his older brother Eric.
Cousin of Beau B.

Mason Gibson decommits from Penn State Wrestling

No. 3 ranked 126-pound wrestler Mason Gibson has announced his decision to decommit from Penn State today.

pennstate.rivals.com

 

[MS-RU]

Sad that we aren’t seeing Barbosa more

 

[Bobbynieds]

125 | No. 18 Dean Peterson vs. Travis Clawson is underway.

125-P1 | Peterson lands three takedowns and leads 9-3 after one. He chooses bottom for P2.

125-P2 | Peterson extends his lead to 13-3 after two. Neutral start for the final period.
125 | BOOM! No. 18 Dean Peterson works a 19-4 tech fall (5:46) over Travis Clawson!RU 5, CLAR 0

 

[Bobbynieds]

133 | No. 9 Dylan Shawver vs. Scott Johnson is underway.

133-P1 | Shawver leads 7-5 after one. Shawver is top to begin P2.
133-P2 | Shawver leads 7-6 after two. He chooses bottom to begin the final period.

133 | BOOM! No. 9 Dylan Shawver earns a 15-7 MD over Scott Johnson!

 

[RUCrackers]

Mason Gibson, originally a PSU commit with his older brother Eric.
Cousin of Beau B.

Mason Gibson decommits from Penn State Wrestling

No. 3 ranked 126-pound wrestler Mason Gibson has announced his decision to decommit from Penn State today.

pennstate.rivals.com

He is a senior now?

 

[ScarletGrapfan]

He is a senior now?

No a Frosh at RU, he had knee injury and from reports, just really back wrestling full speed.

 

[Bobbynieds]

141-P1 | Olivieri leads 6-1 after one. He's bottom to begin P2.
141-P2 | Olivieri leads 10-1 after two. We'll have a neutral start for the final period.
141 | BOOM! No. 24 Joseph Olivieri muscles a 19-3 TF (5:50) over Gianni Silvestri!RU 14, CLAR 0

 

[PessimisticallyHopefulPragmatist]

He is a senior now?

Frosh.

 

[Bobbynieds]

149-P1 | Nini lands an early takedown a rides out Schickel for a 3-0 lead after one. He owns 2:37 second of RT and is bottom to begin P2.
149-P2 | Nini gets a takedown and four backs for a 12-8 lead after two. Neutral start for the final period.
49 | BOOM! Alex Nini wins a back-and-forth 14-12 decision over Kyle Schickel!RU 17, CLAR 0

 

[Bobbynieds]

157 | No. 33 Conner Harer vs. John Altieri is underway.
157-P1 | No scoring after one. He's bottom to begin P2.
157-P2 | Harer leads 1-0 after two. Neutral start to begin the final period.
157 | BOOM! No. 33 Conner Harer works a 5-0 decision with riding time over John Altieri!RU 20, CLAR 0

 

[MS-RU]

Harer doesn’t even look like he’s even trying to score. Not sure what his game plan here but it’s not great.

 

[ScottRU93]

157 | No. 33 Conner Harer vs. John Altieri is underway.
157-P1 | No scoring after one. He's bottom to begin P2.

Harer’s offense seems very limited

 

[MS-RU]

Harer’s offense seems very limited

His offense is good when he needs it to be but for some reason in this match he hasn’t even thought about taking a shot. Not sure why.

 

[ScottRU93]

His offense is good when he needs it to be but for some reason in this match he hasn’t even thought about taking a shot. Not sure why.

Seems awesome on top but neutal seems suspect

 

[Bobbynieds]

Opponents keep Choosing neutral, it seems his top game is feared

 

[ScottRU93]

149-P1 | Nini lands an early takedown a rides out Schickel for a 3-0 lead after one. He owns 2:37 second of RT and is bottom to begin P2.
149-P2 | Nini gets a takedown and four backs for a 12-8 lead after two. Neutral start for the final period.
49 | BOOM! Alex Nini wins a back-and-forth 14-12 decision over Kyle Schickel!RU 17, CLAR 0

He almost gave it away. He had a 10-1 lead. But good of him to hold on.

In beginning I was saying Wow we have a new 149. Lol. You can see potential with him for sure

 

[ScottRU93]

Looks like we plan on redshirting Barbosa unless something really changes. He got those 2 matches and seems to be it unless he is injured. I dont get it. White looks fine but we know what we have

 

[ScottRU93]

133 | No. 9 Dylan Shawver vs. Scott Johnson is underway.

133-P1 | Shawver leads 7-5 after one. Shawver is top to begin P2.
133-P2 | Shawver leads 7-6 after two. He chooses bottom to begin the final period.

133 | BOOM! No. 9 Dylan Shawver earns a 15-7 MD over Scott Johnson!

Shawver seemed a little lackadaisical. I know its a long season and maybe just a little hangover from Noto. But he let that guy get on his legs a lot

 

[Bobbynieds]

165-P1 | White leads 6-1 after one. He's bottom to begin P2.
165-P2 | White extends his lead to 13-1 with back points after two. He's top for the final period.
65 | BOOM! No. 26 Anthony Whites earns the 17-3 MD over Wesley Barnes!RU 24, CLAR 0

 

[Bobbynieds]

174 | Eric Freeman vs. John Worthing is underway.
74-P1 | Eric Freeman loses by fall (2:28) to John Worthing.RU 24, CLAR 6

 

[Bobbynieds]

Shawver seemed a little lackadaisical. I know its a long season and maybe just a little hangover from Noto. But he let that guy get on his legs a lot

That is how it seemed reading twitter. I made a New Years Res not to subscribe to Flo

 

[MS-RU]

Great start by Freeman but got a little complacent/lazy while on top. He got reversed and instantly pinned.

 

[ScottRU93]

174 | Eric Freeman vs. John Worthing is underway.
74-P1 | Eric Freeman loses by fall (2:28) to John Worthing.RU 24, CLAR 6

Was dominating with TD and like 2 min riding time and I turned for 1 sec and he was reversed on his back. Totally missed it

 

[ScottRU93]

That is how it seemed reading twitter. I made a New Years Res not to subscribe to Flo

Im using someone’s account. Lol. Me too!

 

[Bobbynieds]

184 | No. 29 Shane Cartagena-Walsh vs. Patrick Cutchember is underway.
184-P1 | Cartagena-Walsh leads 6-1 after one. He's top to begin P2.
184-P2 | Cartagena-Walsh leads 9-2 after two. He owns 1:25 of RT with a neutral start in the third.
184 | BOOM! No. 29 Shane Cartagena-Walsh earns a 19-4 TF (7:00) over Patrick Cutchember!

 

[UnderHooks]

Looks like we plan on redshirting Barbosa unless something really changes. He got those 2 matches and seems to be it unless he is injured. I dont get it. White looks fine but we know what we have

Barbosa isn’t winning anything this year, redshirt him to give him the year to grow and develop and then we have a solid 65 of the future.

 

[wngarbarini]

Any update on 197 and 285?

 

[ScottRU93]

Barbosa isn’t winning anything this year, redshirt him to give him the year to grow and develop and then we have a solid 65 of the future.

Thought philosophy has been to wrestle the beat guy? Never know what the future holds, especially in the new world of NCAA sports.

 

[ScottRU93]

Any update on 197 and 285?

Yes Poz won by pin in like 2 min and ODonnell won 5-0

 

[Bobbynieds]

soorry, was walking dog

 

[UnderHooks]

Thought philosophy has been to wrestle the beat guy? Never know what the future holds, especially in the new world of NCAA sports.

I think that’s probably true if you have two wrestlers with similar ability and potential.
Barbosa has a much higher ceiling than white in the long run. No point in burning his shirt now when white is serviceable. And the extra year of growth and development for Barbosa will pay dividends.

 

[LOU-RU85]

soorry, was walking dog

Your updates were awesome - thanks!

 

[wngarbarini]

Final 38-6?

 

[biochemist01]

Final 38-6?

Yes