Terps Prep for Three-Match Weekend

12/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Maryland Athletics

MARYLAND (1-3)

vs.

NDSU (3-2)

Dec. 9, 2016 || Fairfax, Va. || 4:00 pm

MARYLAND (1-3)

vs.

George Mason (1-4)

Dec. 9, 2016 || Fairfax, Va. || 7:00 pm

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MARYLAND (1-3)

vs.

#12 RUTGERS (5-1)

Dec. 11, 2016 || XFINITY Center Pavilion || Noon

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Maryland's Probables
Weight	Name
125	Michael Beck or Alex Vargas
133	Jhared Simmons
141	Billy Rappo
149	#12 Alfred Bannister or Adam Whitesell
157	Danny Boychuck or Justin Alexander
165	Josh Ugalde or Patrick Gerish
174	Sam Rowell
184	Idris White
197	David-Brian Whisler or Garrett Wesneski
285	Youssif Hemida

Opponent Capsule
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Series vs. Maryland: First Meeting Last Time Out: First Meeting GEORGE MASON Last 10 vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 9-1 Last Time Out: 2016 (Maryland, 31-9) RUTGERS Series vs. Maryland: Rutgers leads, 8-5-1 Last Time Out: 2016 (Rutgers, 30-3)

Opponent Capsule

NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Series vs. Maryland: First Meeting
Last Time Out: First Meeting

GEORGE MASON
Last 10 vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 9-1
Last Time Out: 2016 (Maryland, 31-9)

RUTGERS
Series vs. Maryland: Rutgers leads, 8-5-1
Last Time Out: 2016 (Rutgers, 30-3)

TERP SPOTLIGHT
Alfred Bannister R-So. \|\| 149 Pounds La Plata, Md. Currently ranked #12 in the nation at 149 pounds...named one of the top-5 biggest surprises in college wrestling so far by TheOpenMat.com on Dec. 1

Next Home Match
Maryland vs. Rutgers Sunday, Jan. 8 \| 11:00 am Maryland will return to the XFINITY Center on Jan. 8 to wrestle Illinois in the first part of a two-match day. The Terps will then face Navy at 1:00 pm for the annual "Beauty and the Beast" joint competition with gymnastics. \| TICKETS

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland will wrestle three duals in less than 48 hours this weekend when the team takes on North Dakota State and George Mason in Fairfax, Va. on Friday evening and Rutgers in College Park Sunday at noon. Maryland's match vs. Rutgers will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and streamed on BTN2GO.

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 #12 in the 149-pound weight class.
Goodwin and Bannister are also individually ranked via Track Wrestling (#15 and #7 respectively), TheOpenMat.com (#9 and #7 respectively), and Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) (#20 and #13 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 BISON

The Bison have gotten off to a solid start in 2016, entering the weekend 3-2. NDSU knocked off then-#14 Iowa State in their dual match debut, and have notched wins over Northwestern and SIU Edwardsville.
NDSU lost a controversial decision to Indiana on December 4, falling 18-17 on tiebreaker criteria 3 to Indiana after previously being awarded the match victory.
The Bison have three wrestlers ranked inside the top-20 in their respective weight classes via InterMat Wrestling, including #5 Josh Rodriguez at 125 pounds.The redshirt senior is a two-time NCAA qualifier, and is currently undefeated this season.
NDSU also sports ranked talent in the middle weights with 157-pounder Clay Ream (#9) and 165-pounder Andrew Fogarty (#19).
NDSU Probables

125: #5 Josh Rodriguez (8-0, 5-0)
133: Albert Landeros (2-7, 0-5)
141: Taylor Nein (4-3, 1-3)
149: Mitch Friedman (4-2, 1-1) -OR- Kyle Gliva (9-0, 2-0)
157: #9 Clay Ream (8-0, 5-0)
165: #19 Andrew Fogarty (7-1, 4-1)
174: Carter Nielsen (1-4, 1-4) -OR- Grant Nehring (5-1)
184: Tyler McNutt (5-3, 2-3)
197: Cordell Eaton (4-4, 1-4)
285: Ben Tynan (7-1, 4-1)

A LOOK AT THE Patriots

The Patriots enter the weekend 1-4, after splitting a pair of matches to Bloomsburg (W) and Lock Haven (L) their last time out December 3-4.
George Mason finished 8-14 in duals last season, finishing sixth in the Eastern Wrestling League while producing one NCAA qualifier.
George Mason Probables
- 125: Quinton Tucker -OR- Trevor Mello
- 133: Lio Quezada
- 141: Tejon Anthony
- 149: Sahid Kargbo
- 157: Matthew Raines -OR- Mike Sicola
- 165: Garrett Tingen
- 174: Patrick Davis -OR- Daniel Mika
- 184: Austin Harrison -OR- Andrew Thomas
- 197: Matt Meadows
- HWT: Matthew Voss -OR- Justin Hite

A LOOK AT THE Scarlet knights

#12 Rutgers will wrestle its first dual match since going 1-1 at the Grapple at the Garden November 27. The Scarlet Knights were in action at the Journeymen Tussle on December 4 hosted by Hofstra, where 157-pounder John Van Brill knocked off two ranked opponents.
The Scarlet Knights have four wrestlers slotted in the InterMat Wrestling rankings, including returning All-American Anthony Ashnault (141).
There will be a potential matchup of ranked wrestlers at 149 pounds, as #12 Alfred Bannister and #15 Ken Theobold appear destined to clash on the mat.
Rutgers Probables

125: Sean McCabe 6-4 (3-3) -OR- Brandon Paetzell 7-1 (0-0)
133: Tyson Dippery 8-1 (3-1) -OR- Scott DelVecchio7-2 (2-0)
141: #6 Anthony Ashnault 7-2 (5-1)
149: #15 Ken Theobold 9-1 (5-0) -OR- Anthony Giraldo10-3 (2-1)
157: #20 John Van Brill 10-2 (5-0)
165: Willie Scott 10-3 (3-1)
174: Phillip Bakuckas 9-3 (3-2)
184: #12 Nicholas Gravina 7-1 (4-1)
197: Matthew Correnti 6-4 (3-1)
HWT: Marc McDonald 7-4 (1-1)

SEASON OF FIRSTS

Seven different Terps have earned their first career dual victories through Maryland's first four head-to-head matchups.
Redshirt freshmen Danny Boychuck (157) and David-Brian Whisler (197) as well as redshirt sophomore Patrick Gerish all tallied their first victories at the Cavalier duals.
Freshman Alex Vargas was next at Grapple at the Garden, taking out Ty Agaisse of Princeton. A trio of redshirt freshmen in Josh Ugalde (165), Sam Rowell (174) and Idris White (184) all won their first collegiate duals against Columbia to help UMD take out the Lions 30-9.

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.

next up

The Terps will enter an extended hiatus from competition before returning to action at the Midlands Championships December 29-30 in Evanston, Ill. Maryland will also have entires at the Wilkes Open in Wilkes Barre, Pa. on December 22.

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