Black Knights Depart for State College

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point wrestling team kicks off its dual season with a road match at two-time defending national champion Penn State on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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ARMY (0-0, 0-0 EIWA)
• This will be the second-consecutive season Army will open its dual season against Penn State.
• The Black Knights opened the season at Virginia Tech's Hokie Open on Sunday, sending five wrestlers to championship bouts.
• Sophomore 174-pounder Ben Harvey jumped into the rankings at 19th after earning his first-career victory over a ranked opponent with a 6-4 decision against then-No. 7 Ethan Ramos of North Carolina.
• Junior Austin Harry and sophomore Luke Hodsden tied for the most wins on the team with five.
• Rookies Lane Peters and Taylor Brown each scored a team-high three bonus-point victories.

PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Trey Chalifoux
133: Lane Peters
141: Austin Harry
149: Knox Fuller
157: Lucas Weiland
165: Andrew Mendel
174: #19 Ben Harvey
184: Noah Stewart
197: Rocco Caywood
285: Bobby Heald

#1 PENN STATE (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
• Penn State will be competing for the first time in the 2017-18 season.
• The Nittany Lions return five NCAA Champions from last year's roster with Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall and Bo Nickal.
• Retherford is the reigning Hodge Trophy winner as the nation's top wrestler after posting a perfect 28-0 record with 17 falls, seven technical falls and one major decision.
• Penn State carries a 31-match unbeaten streak into the 2017-18 campaign dating back to the 2014-15 season.

PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Devin Schnupp or Justin Lopez or Kelly Yanovich
133: #15 Corey Keener
141: Jered Cortez
149: #1 Zain Retherford
157: #1 Jason Nolf
165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph
174: #2 Mark Hall
184: #1 Bo Nickal
197: #4 Matt McCutcheon or Anthony Cassar or Shakur Rasheed
285: #3 Nick Nevills

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

Black Knights Depart for State College

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Brown

Rocco Caywood

Trey Chalifoux

Knox Fuller

Austin Harry

Ben Harvey

Bobby Heald

Luke Hodsden

Andrew Mendel

Lane Peters

Noah Stewart

Lucas Weiland

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