Maryland Readies for Grapple at the Garden

11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Maryland Athletics

MARYLAND (0-2)

vs.

PRINCETON (0-1)

Nov. 27, 2016 || Madison Square Garden || 10:30 am

MARYLAND (0-2)

vs.

COLUMBIA (0-0)

Nov. 20, 2016 || Madison Square Garden || 12:30 pm

Maryland's Probables
Weight	Name
125	Michael Beck or Alex Vargas
133	#11 Tyler Goodwin
141	Billy Rappo
149	#13 Alfred Bannister or Adam Whitesell
157	Justin Alexander or Jakob Restrepo or Danny Boychuck
165	Josh Ugalde or Patrick Gerish
174	Sam Rowell or Idris White
184	Idris White
197	Garrett Wesneski or David-Brian Whisler
285	Youssif Hemida

Opponent Capsule
PRINCETON Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 2-1 Last Time Out: 2008 (Maryland, 46-3) COLUMBIA Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 3-0 Last Time Out: 2012 (Maryland, 27-10)

Opponent Capsule

PRINCETON
Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 2-1
Last Time Out: 2008 (Maryland, 46-3)

COLUMBIA
Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 3-0
Last Time Out: 2012 (Maryland, 27-10)

TERP SPOTLIGHT
Danny Boychuck R-Fr. \|\| 157 Pounds Haddonfield, N.J. Currently leads the Terps in wins (10) this season...pinned Kyle Hammond (Lock Haven) for his first career dual win on Nov. 20.

Next Home Match
Maryland vs. Rutgers Sunday, Dec. 11 \| Noon The Terps will face their first conference opponent of the season when the team hosts Rutgers next month. The match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network \| TICKETS

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland is set to make its fifth appearance at the Grapple at the Garden this Sunday, November 27 when the team battles Princeton (10:30 am) and Columbia (12:30 pm) at Madison Square Garden.

A total of 20 colleges and universities will compete, including 8 Division I programs. Besides Maryland and its opponents, Rutgers, Hofstra, George Mason, Cornell and Buffalo will be in attendance. The Terps are 305 all-time at the Grapple, and have wrestled in the event every year since its inception in 2012. Maryland will also have wrestlers entered at the Mat Town Open in Lockhaven, Pa. on Sunday.

Terps in the polls

Tyler Goodwin and Alfred Bannister both remained ranked in the InterMat Wrestling Individual rankings on November 22. Goodwin is tabbed as the #11 133-pounder in the country, while Bannister moved up to #13 in the 149-pound weight class.
Goodwin and Bannister are also individually ranked via Track Wrestling (#15 and #17 respectively), TheOpenMat.com (#11 and #12 respectively), and Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) (#18 and #19 respectively)
Goodwin was a 2013-14 NCAA qualifier and went 7-2 last year for the Terps, including his first two career Big Ten victories over Minnesota's Sam Brancale (F: 4:27) and Purdue's Cody Pae (Dec, 11-7). Goodwin's only losses a season ago came at the hands of eventual All-Americans.

A Look at the Tigers

Princeton enters Grapple at the Garden 0-1 on the young season, coming off a narrow 19-16 defeat vs. Rutgers at “The Battle at the Birthplace”.
The Tigers currently have six wrestlers ranked in the InterMat Wrestling individual rankings, including two in the top-five of their weight class in #4 Matthew Kolodzik (141) and #4 Brett Harner (197).
Harner is a returning All-American, while Kolodzik is undefeated with a top-five win over Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) on his collegiate resume
Maryland is 2-1 all-time vs. Princeton, while the teams will meet for the first time since 2008 on Sunday. Maryland rolled to a 46-3 victory in that meeting eight years ago on December 14, 2008 in College Park.
Princeton will battle Buffalo in its second match of the day at MSG.
Princeton Probables

125: Ty Agaisse (5-2)
133: Pat D'Arcy (2-3)
141:#4 Matthew Kolodzik (5-0)
149: #18 Jordan Laster (5-2)
157: Mike D'Angelo (3-3)
165: Joe Tavoso (0-3) or Chase Piperato (1-1)
174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (4-1)
184: #16 Ian Baker (4-1)
197: #4 Brett Harner (1-0)
285: #18 Ray O'Donnell (4-0)

A LOOK AT THE LIONS

Columbia will wrestle its first duals of the year on Sunday when the Lions take on Maryland and Rutgers at the Grapple at the Garden.
Columbia is coming off a 9-7 campaign in 2015-16 with an 11^th place EIWA Championship finish. The Lions produced three NCAA qualifiers.
Austin Coniker (174) and Garrett Ryan (285) both claimed titles for Columbia in the team's season debut at the New York State Championships on November 20.
The Terps are 3-0 all-time against Columbia, last winning a 27-10 team decision when the teams met back on November 24, 2012 in Troy, N.Y.
Columbia Probables
- 125: Open
- 133: Alec Kelly (3-1)
- 141: Jacob Macalolooy (5-1)
- 149: Dan Reed (3-1)
- 157: Tyler Ponte (1-2) or Max Elling (3-2)
- 165: Tyrel White (4-2)
- 174: Austin Coniker (4-0) or Donny Donnelly (4-1)
- 184: Austin Coniker (4-0) or Donny Donnelly (4-1)
- 197: Matt Doggett (0-2) or Michael Bulkin (3-2)
- 285: Garrett Ryan (4-0)

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHEAST

Redshirt junior Tyler Goodwin (133) and redshirt sophomore Alfred Bannister (149) starred for the Terps in the squad's season debut on November 6, each defeating a ranked opponent while winning their respective brackets at the Southeast Open.
Goodwin beat 18th-ranked Jamal Morris of NC State in the semifinals, knocking off the Wolfpack grappler in a wild 17-16 match.
In his career debut at 149 pounds, Bannister defeated No. 17 Michael Pongracz of Chattanooga 7-6 en route to a 5-0 day.
In all, the Terps produced three champs, two finalists, a third place, a fourth place and a fifth place finish on the day.
UMD's third champion was redshirt freshman David-Brian Whisler (197), who won five straight matches in the 197-pound bracket to start his season. Whisler was 8-3 in his first season for the Terps, and has a chance to surpass his true freshman win total in the first month of the season.
True freshmen Brandon Cray (125) and Alex Vargas (125) finished third and fourth (respectively) in the 125-pound freshmen/sophomore bracket. After Vargas topped Cray 9-4 at wrestle-offs, Cray evened the series with a 10-7 decision over Vargas in the third place match
Not to be overlooked, redshirt freshman Danny Boychuck (157) rattled off five wins (including four bonus point victories) to finish fifth in the field of the 157-pound freshman/sophomore division.

CRAY HIGHLIGHTS DAY AT BEARCAT OPEN

Freshman Brandon Cray highlighted Maryland's performers at the Bearcat Open on the campus of Binghamton University on November 13, placing second in the 125-pound bracket. The Steinert, N.J. native went 4-1 on the day, racking up three bonus point victories to make his second career podium appearance as a Terp.
Several other Terps turned in solid days on the mat, including sophomore Wade Hodges (157), who finished 4-2 on the afternoon. After surrendering a close decision in his opening match, Hodges posted four straight wins, including two pins, to advance to the sixth round of the consolation ladder.
Redshirt Freshman Sam Rowell (174) also placed for the UMD, winning four matches on the day to finish sixth at 174.

Get Your season tickets!

Season and single-match tickets are now on sale for the 2016-17 season. The Terps will host six teams over five days throughout the course of the season, including five Big Ten matches at the XFINITY Center. Head to ter.ps/WrestlingTix to secure your tickets today.

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