Friday night PSU comes to twon off of a 22/15 loss to Ohio State.They have 8 ranked wrestlers out of 10 with their 165 pounder around #20. With Perrotti out of the lineup we reduce our chances of a win somewhat even though Alton is back in their lineup there. PSU has defeated Lehigh 24-10, Pitt 24-12, Clarion 44-0, Maryland 38-3, Virginia Tech 20-15 and Indiana 42-3. In addition they won the Southern Scuffle so they are clearly a top 5 team in the country even with the loss to OSU. We need some upsets at 125 and 133 ti have a chance of winning as well as better efforts at 197 and 285 against their top ranked Morgan McIntosh and Jimmy Lawson.
Line Up:
125 McCabe vs # 8 Jordan Conway
133 Delvecchio vs # 10 Jimmy Gulibon
141 Ashnault vs Kade Moss
149 Theobold vs #17 Zach Beitz (Van Brill upset him at the PSU Open) Big match here
157 Painton vs #8 Dylan Alton
165 Gravina vs Garett Hammond (another pivotal bout against a tough kid)
174 Backukas vs #4 Matt Brown (tough AA)
184 Hrymack vs #16 Matt McCutcheon
197 Campy vs # 4 Morgan McIntosh (upset by Snyder of OSU)
285 Smith vs #6 Jimmy Lawson
This could be a close match if we step up and wrestle our best or it could get ugly if we don't show up in some of the pivotal weight classes. This will be a good test of our ability to rebound.
Line Up:
125 McCabe vs # 8 Jordan Conway
133 Delvecchio vs # 10 Jimmy Gulibon
141 Ashnault vs Kade Moss
149 Theobold vs #17 Zach Beitz (Van Brill upset him at the PSU Open) Big match here
157 Painton vs #8 Dylan Alton
165 Gravina vs Garett Hammond (another pivotal bout against a tough kid)
174 Backukas vs #4 Matt Brown (tough AA)
184 Hrymack vs #16 Matt McCutcheon
197 Campy vs # 4 Morgan McIntosh (upset by Snyder of OSU)
285 Smith vs #6 Jimmy Lawson
This could be a close match if we step up and wrestle our best or it could get ugly if we don't show up in some of the pivotal weight classes. This will be a good test of our ability to rebound.