Army West Point Athletics
Friday, January 5
Chapel Hill, NC
9 AM
Army West Point
vs
Duke
Army Kicks Off 2018 at UNC Duals
January 04, 2018 | Wrestling
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point wrestling team returns to the mat after a 34-day hiatus to compete at the UNC Duals on Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Black Knights will start off against Duke at 9 a.m. before taking on Wyoming at 6 p.m. They close out the day against the hosting Tar Heels, who are ranked 23rd in the most recent InterMat poll, at 8 p.m.
ARMY (0-1, 0-0 EIWA)
• This will be Army's first dual since traveling to Penn State on Nov. 9 and its third-straight season with a dual tournament.
• Cael McCormick will look to make his season debut this weekend.
• McCormick owns a perfect 3-0 mark against UNC, Duke and Wyoming, including a pair of bonus point wins over Tar Heels.
• Noah Stewart, Taylor Brown and Lane Peters all sport a team-high eight bonus point wins.
• Stewart leads the squad with five technical falls, while Brown's five major decisions is the most for the Black Knights.
• Army's last win over North Carolina came at the 1991-92 Penn State Duals with an 18-16 victory.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Trey Chalifoux
133: Lane Peters or Conner Ziegler
141: Austin Harry or Taylor Brown
149: Knox Fuller
157: Lucas Weiland or Beau Guffey
165: Cael McCormick
174: Ben Harvey or Luke Hodsden
184: Noah Stewart
197: Alex Hopkins or Jeremiah Imonode
285: Bobby Heald
HOW TO FOLLOW - DUKE
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
DUKE (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
• The Black Knights won the only previous meeting with the Blue Devils, 30-11, at Princeton during the 1974-75 season.
• This will be Duke's first dual of the season.
• The Blue Devils are coming off a fifth-place showing at the Southern Scuffle on Monday and Tuesday where they placed four on the podium.
• Jacob Kasper led that effort with his second straight heavyweight title at the tournament.
• Kasper sports the best record on the team at 18-2 with the most wins over ranked opponents (5), pins (4) and is tied for the most technical falls (3).
• Mitch Finesilver finished second at the Southern Scuffle, dropping his first of 15 match on the season in the finals to top-ranked Jason Nolf of Penn State.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Thayer Atkins
133: Josh Finesilver
141: Jeremiah Reitz
149: Brandon Leynaud
157: #10 Mitch Finesilver
165: Zach Finesilver
174: Matt Finesilver
184: Kaden Russell
197: Alec Schenk
285: #5 Jacob Kasper
HOW TO FOLLOW - WYOMING
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
WYOMING (1-2, 1-1 Big 12)
• Army has won both meetings with Wyoming in the all-time series, including an 18-12 upset victory over the 23rd-ranked Cowboys last season at the American Duals.
• The other meeting came during the 2001-02 season when the Black Knights captured a 21-17 decision at the Virginia Duals.
• The Cowboys are coming off a 20-15 setback against No. 3 Oklahoma State on Dec. 19.
• In the final match of the dual, then-third-ranked 141-pounder Bryce Meredith outlasted top-ranked Dean Heil, 2-1, after earning an escape in the third overtime period.
• The win by Meredith halted a streak of 55-straight victories for the two-time defending national champion.
• Chaz Polson (18-5) and Archie Colgan (18-6) are tied for the most wins on the team.
• Montorie Bridges and Meredith both sport a team-best 3-0 mark in duals.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Drake Foster
133: #12 Montorie Bridges
141: #2 Bryce Meredith
149: Sam Turner
157: #16 Archie Colgan or Dewey Krueger
165: #12 Branson Ashworth
174: Kyle Pope
184: Chaz Polson
197: Cody Vigoren
285: Hunter Mullins or Sam Eagan
HOW TO FOLLOW – NORTH CAROLINA
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
#23 NORTH CAROLINA (5-4, 1-0 ACC)
• This will be the 11th all-time meeting between the two sides with UNC holding a 7-2-1 edge.
• The Tar Heels have won the last seven meetings.
• North Carolina is coming off a 3-1 showing at the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29-30, defeating No. 8 Minnesota (26-15), SIU-Edwardsville (44-0) and Michigan State (30-6).
• The Tar Heels only loss of the event came to No. 4 Missouri, 27-9.
• UNC won its only home dual of the season on Nov. 26 with a 30-6 victory over Appalachian State.
• Troy Heilmann holds the best record on the team at 18-2.
• His 8-1 mark in duals is tied with Danny Chaid for the most dual wins on the team.
• Kennedy Monday and A.C. Headlee have posted a team-high three pins.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Dalton Macri or James Szymanski
133: #19 Zach Sherman
141: A.C. Headlee
149: #4 Troy Heilmann
157: Kennedy Monday
165: Anderson Pope or Clay Lautt or Will MacDonald
174: #9 Ethan Ramos or Adis Radoncic
184: #20 Chip Ness
197: Danny Chaid
285: Cory Daniel
For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Wres on Twitter.
The Black Knights will start off against Duke at 9 a.m. before taking on Wyoming at 6 p.m. They close out the day against the hosting Tar Heels, who are ranked 23rd in the most recent InterMat poll, at 8 p.m.
ARMY (0-1, 0-0 EIWA)
• This will be Army's first dual since traveling to Penn State on Nov. 9 and its third-straight season with a dual tournament.
• Cael McCormick will look to make his season debut this weekend.
• McCormick owns a perfect 3-0 mark against UNC, Duke and Wyoming, including a pair of bonus point wins over Tar Heels.
• Noah Stewart, Taylor Brown and Lane Peters all sport a team-high eight bonus point wins.
• Stewart leads the squad with five technical falls, while Brown's five major decisions is the most for the Black Knights.
• Army's last win over North Carolina came at the 1991-92 Penn State Duals with an 18-16 victory.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Trey Chalifoux
133: Lane Peters or Conner Ziegler
141: Austin Harry or Taylor Brown
149: Knox Fuller
157: Lucas Weiland or Beau Guffey
165: Cael McCormick
174: Ben Harvey or Luke Hodsden
184: Noah Stewart
197: Alex Hopkins or Jeremiah Imonode
285: Bobby Heald
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
DUKE (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
• The Black Knights won the only previous meeting with the Blue Devils, 30-11, at Princeton during the 1974-75 season.
• This will be Duke's first dual of the season.
• The Blue Devils are coming off a fifth-place showing at the Southern Scuffle on Monday and Tuesday where they placed four on the podium.
• Jacob Kasper led that effort with his second straight heavyweight title at the tournament.
• Kasper sports the best record on the team at 18-2 with the most wins over ranked opponents (5), pins (4) and is tied for the most technical falls (3).
• Mitch Finesilver finished second at the Southern Scuffle, dropping his first of 15 match on the season in the finals to top-ranked Jason Nolf of Penn State.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Thayer Atkins
133: Josh Finesilver
141: Jeremiah Reitz
149: Brandon Leynaud
157: #10 Mitch Finesilver
165: Zach Finesilver
174: Matt Finesilver
184: Kaden Russell
197: Alec Schenk
285: #5 Jacob Kasper
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
WYOMING (1-2, 1-1 Big 12)
• Army has won both meetings with Wyoming in the all-time series, including an 18-12 upset victory over the 23rd-ranked Cowboys last season at the American Duals.
• The other meeting came during the 2001-02 season when the Black Knights captured a 21-17 decision at the Virginia Duals.
• The Cowboys are coming off a 20-15 setback against No. 3 Oklahoma State on Dec. 19.
• In the final match of the dual, then-third-ranked 141-pounder Bryce Meredith outlasted top-ranked Dean Heil, 2-1, after earning an escape in the third overtime period.
• The win by Meredith halted a streak of 55-straight victories for the two-time defending national champion.
• Chaz Polson (18-5) and Archie Colgan (18-6) are tied for the most wins on the team.
• Montorie Bridges and Meredith both sport a team-best 3-0 mark in duals.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Drake Foster
133: #12 Montorie Bridges
141: #2 Bryce Meredith
149: Sam Turner
157: #16 Archie Colgan or Dewey Krueger
165: #12 Branson Ashworth
174: Kyle Pope
184: Chaz Polson
197: Cody Vigoren
285: Hunter Mullins or Sam Eagan
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
#23 NORTH CAROLINA (5-4, 1-0 ACC)
• This will be the 11th all-time meeting between the two sides with UNC holding a 7-2-1 edge.
• The Tar Heels have won the last seven meetings.
• North Carolina is coming off a 3-1 showing at the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29-30, defeating No. 8 Minnesota (26-15), SIU-Edwardsville (44-0) and Michigan State (30-6).
• The Tar Heels only loss of the event came to No. 4 Missouri, 27-9.
• UNC won its only home dual of the season on Nov. 26 with a 30-6 victory over Appalachian State.
• Troy Heilmann holds the best record on the team at 18-2.
• His 8-1 mark in duals is tied with Danny Chaid for the most dual wins on the team.
• Kennedy Monday and A.C. Headlee have posted a team-high three pins.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Dalton Macri or James Szymanski
133: #19 Zach Sherman
141: A.C. Headlee
149: #4 Troy Heilmann
157: Kennedy Monday
165: Anderson Pope or Clay Lautt or Will MacDonald
174: #9 Ethan Ramos or Adis Radoncic
184: #20 Chip Ness
197: Danny Chaid
285: Cory Daniel
For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Wres on Twitter.
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