Army Prepares for Weekend Doubleheader on the Road

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point wrestling team will continue its eight-match road swing with duals at Hofstra and Binghamton Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Both duals are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
VIDEO • GoHofstra.com (Hofstra)
RADIO • GoHofstra.com (Hofstra)
LIVE STATS • TrackWrestling (Hofstra)
VIDEO • BUBearcats.com (Binghamton)
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres

ARMY (4-3, 2-1 EIWA)
• The Black Knights are riding a three-match winning streak after defeating EIWA foe Penn, 18-14, in Philadelphia on Sunday.
• Army is 7-12-1 all-time against Hofstra and 7-2 against Binghamton.
• The Cadets have won the last two meetings against the Bearcats.
• Junior Jack Wedholm (22) and freshman Cael McCormick (20) are the first two Cadets this season to eclipse the 20-win plateau.
• Senior 184-pounder Samson Imonode holds the best record on the team in duals at 6-1.
• Four Black Knights have wrestled in every dual this season: Logan Everett, Andrew Mendel, Ben Harvey and Imonode.

PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Trey Chalifoux or Sean Badua
133: Austin Harry or Conner Ziegler
141: #16 Logan Everett or Noah Hanau
149: Lucas Weiland or Matt Kelly
157: #17 Russ Parsons or Mark Marchetti
165: Andrew Mendel or Cael McCormick
174: Ben Harvey
184: Samson Imonode or Jack Wedholm
197: Rocco Caywood
285: Trevor Smith

HOFSTRA (5-4, 1-2 EIWA)
• The only rematch from last year's dual will come at 165 lbs. between Andrew Mendel and Bobby Fehr. Mendel took an 8-4 decision.
• Hofstra is coming off a 1-1 showing at the Clarion Duals on Sunday. The Pride started with a 42-0 win over West Liberty before dropping a 28-5 decision against the host, Clarion.
• The Pride have already reached their win total (five) from each of the past two seasons since head coach Dennis Papadatos took the reins.
• Sage Heller leads the Pride with a 21-9 record.
• Red-shirt sophomore Nezar Haddad holds the team's best record in duals at 7-2.

PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Jacob Martin
133: Vinny Vespa
141: Connor Burkert
149: Ryan Burkert
157: Jake Kaminsky
165: Bobby Fehr
174: Sage Heller
184: Michael Oxley
197: Nezar Haddad
285: Omar Haddad

BINGHAMTON (4-3, 4-1 EIWA)
• The Bearcats host Drexel on Friday at 7 p.m., prior to their dual with Army.
• There is a possibility of up to three rematches from last season's dual between the Black Knights and Binghamton: Sean Badua and Steven Bulzomi (125 lbs.), Logan Everett and Dylan Caruana (141 lbs.) and Samson Imonode and Steve Schneider (184 lbs.).
• Schneider leads the Bearcats with a mark of 15-2 and 6-1 in duals.
• Freshmen Parker Kropman and Tristan Rifanburg have gotten off to a quick start in their careers, posting 5-2 records in duals so far.

PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Steven Bulzomi
133: Joe Nelson
141: Dylan Caruana
149: Parker Kropman
157: Tristan Rifanburg
165: Vincent DePrez
174: Anthony DePrez
184: #11 Steve Schneider
197: Mark Tracey
285: Connor Calkins

For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Wres on Twitter.

Army Prepares for Weekend Doubleheader on the Road

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Players Mentioned

Sean Badua

Rocco Caywood

Trey Chalifoux

Logan Everett

Noah Hanau

Austin Harry

Ben Harvey

Samson Imonode

Matt Kelly

Mark Marchetti

Cael McCormick

Andrew Mendel

Russ Parsons

Trevor Smith

Jack Wedholm

Lucas Weiland

Conner Ziegler

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