Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, January 20
West Point, NY
1 PM
Army West Point
vs
Drexel
Army Set for Busy Weekend with Drexel, No. 6 Lehigh
January 19, 2018 | Wrestling
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point wrestling team closes out its home slate for the 2017-18 season this weekend as the Black Knights welcome Drexel and No. 6 Lehigh to West Point.
The Cadets open with the Dragons on Saturday at Gillis Field House with a 1 p.m. start. Army follows that match with a 2 p.m. start on Sunday at Christl Arena against the Mountain Hawks.
Army will honor its six seniors prior to Sunday's dual versus Lehigh: Sean Badua, Matt Kelly, Jack Lucie, Andrew Mendel, Parker Meytrott and Jack Wedholm.
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ARMY (1-4, 0-1 EIWA)
• The Black Knights are continuing a three-match home stand that began on Sunday with a hard-fought 19-18 setback against Penn on criteria.
• Three cadet-athletes were in the first NWCA Coaches' Poll of the season in sophomores Ben Harvey (24th at 174 lbs.) and Noah Stewart (27th at 184 lbs.), in addition to junior Rocco Caywood (28th at 197 lbs.).
• Army has been led by its youth this season with five of its top winningest wrestlers being in their first two years at the academy. The freshmen have particularly stood out, holding the top two spots and three of the top six. Â
• Stewart ranks tied for fourth in the nation in technical falls with six.
• Rookie Taylor Brown leads the Black Knights with 14 wins, 11 bonus point victories, five falls and six major decisions.
• Sophomores Trey Chalifoux and Harvey, as well as junior Austin Harry, all have a team-high three dual wins on the year.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Trey Chalifoux
133: Lane Peters
141: Austin Harry or Taylor Brown
149: Will Lucie or Patrick Mayolo
157: Lucas Weiland or Nigel Ruiz
165: Cael McCormick
174: #24 Ben Harvey
184: #27 Noah Stewart
197: #28 Rocco Caywood
285: Bobby Heald
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HOW TO FOLLOW – DREXEL
Watch on Knight Vision ($$)
Army Notes
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DREXEL (6-2, 1-2 EIWA)
• The Black Knights hold a slim 9-8 edge in the all-time series with Drexel.
• Drexel enters the weekend riding a two-match winning streak after taking down Keystone, 50-6, and Franklin & Marshall, 30-12, on Jan. 11 at home. Prior to that, the Dragons posted a sixth-place showing at the Southern Scuffle to begin 2018.
• The Dragons have one of the nation's most exciting freshmen in 133-pounder Austin DeSanto. The Reading, Pa., native currently ranks fourth in the nation with a 17-4 record while compiling 11 bonus point wins on two falls, seven technical falls and two major decisions.
• Earlier this season, the Dragons pushed then-No. 5 Lehigh to the brink, forcing the Mountain Hawks to use criteria in order to pull off the 21-20 victory.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Zack Fuentes or Tanner Shoap
133: #4 Austin DeSanto
141: Julian Flores
149: #28 Trevor Elfvin or Evan Barczak
157: #24 Garett Hammond or Felix Belga
165: #33 Ebed Jarrell
174: #30 Austin Rose or Nick Elmer
184: #28 Austin DeCiantis or Owen Brooks
197: #20 Stephen Loiseau
285: Vincenzo Pelusi or Sean O'Malley
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HOW TO FOLLOW – DREXEL
Watch on Knight Vision ($$)
Army Notes | Lehigh NotesÂ
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#6 LEHIGH (8-1, 6-0 EIWA)
• Lehigh holds a 53-9-3 advantage in the all-time series.
• Army is seeking its first win over the Mountain Hawks since the 2007-08 campaign that would halt a two-match losing skid.
• The Mountain Hawks returned two All-Americans from a season ago, including the reigning 125-pound champion, Darian Cruz, and 133-pounder Scott parker.
• Lehigh has won all six matches against EIWA opponents this season and have only lost to two-time national champion Penn State, 23-19.
• Cruz leads the team with a perfect 16-0 record and is 8-0 in duals. He also has the most falls (4) and bonus point wins (11) on the squad.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
125: #1 Darian Cruz
133: Nick Farro
141: #16 Luke Karam
149: #18 Cortlandt Schuyler or Jonathan Mele
157: #25 Ian Brown
165: #17 Gordon Wolf or Drew Longo
174: #5 Jordan Kutler
184: #4 Ryan Preisch or Andrew Price
197: #26 Jake Jakobsen or Chris Weiler
285: #12 Jordan Wood or Christian Colucci
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For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Wres on Twitter.
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The Cadets open with the Dragons on Saturday at Gillis Field House with a 1 p.m. start. Army follows that match with a 2 p.m. start on Sunday at Christl Arena against the Mountain Hawks.
Army will honor its six seniors prior to Sunday's dual versus Lehigh: Sean Badua, Matt Kelly, Jack Lucie, Andrew Mendel, Parker Meytrott and Jack Wedholm.
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ARMY (1-4, 0-1 EIWA)
• The Black Knights are continuing a three-match home stand that began on Sunday with a hard-fought 19-18 setback against Penn on criteria.
• Three cadet-athletes were in the first NWCA Coaches' Poll of the season in sophomores Ben Harvey (24th at 174 lbs.) and Noah Stewart (27th at 184 lbs.), in addition to junior Rocco Caywood (28th at 197 lbs.).
• Army has been led by its youth this season with five of its top winningest wrestlers being in their first two years at the academy. The freshmen have particularly stood out, holding the top two spots and three of the top six. Â
• Stewart ranks tied for fourth in the nation in technical falls with six.
• Rookie Taylor Brown leads the Black Knights with 14 wins, 11 bonus point victories, five falls and six major decisions.
• Sophomores Trey Chalifoux and Harvey, as well as junior Austin Harry, all have a team-high three dual wins on the year.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Trey Chalifoux
133: Lane Peters
141: Austin Harry or Taylor Brown
149: Will Lucie or Patrick Mayolo
157: Lucas Weiland or Nigel Ruiz
165: Cael McCormick
174: #24 Ben Harvey
184: #27 Noah Stewart
197: #28 Rocco Caywood
285: Bobby Heald
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Watch on Knight Vision ($$)
Army Notes
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TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
DREXEL (6-2, 1-2 EIWA)
• The Black Knights hold a slim 9-8 edge in the all-time series with Drexel.
• Drexel enters the weekend riding a two-match winning streak after taking down Keystone, 50-6, and Franklin & Marshall, 30-12, on Jan. 11 at home. Prior to that, the Dragons posted a sixth-place showing at the Southern Scuffle to begin 2018.
• The Dragons have one of the nation's most exciting freshmen in 133-pounder Austin DeSanto. The Reading, Pa., native currently ranks fourth in the nation with a 17-4 record while compiling 11 bonus point wins on two falls, seven technical falls and two major decisions.
• Earlier this season, the Dragons pushed then-No. 5 Lehigh to the brink, forcing the Mountain Hawks to use criteria in order to pull off the 21-20 victory.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Zack Fuentes or Tanner Shoap
133: #4 Austin DeSanto
141: Julian Flores
149: #28 Trevor Elfvin or Evan Barczak
157: #24 Garett Hammond or Felix Belga
165: #33 Ebed Jarrell
174: #30 Austin Rose or Nick Elmer
184: #28 Austin DeCiantis or Owen Brooks
197: #20 Stephen Loiseau
285: Vincenzo Pelusi or Sean O'Malley
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Watch on Knight Vision ($$)
Army Notes | Lehigh NotesÂ
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
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• Lehigh holds a 53-9-3 advantage in the all-time series.
• Army is seeking its first win over the Mountain Hawks since the 2007-08 campaign that would halt a two-match losing skid.
• The Mountain Hawks returned two All-Americans from a season ago, including the reigning 125-pound champion, Darian Cruz, and 133-pounder Scott parker.
• Lehigh has won all six matches against EIWA opponents this season and have only lost to two-time national champion Penn State, 23-19.
• Cruz leads the team with a perfect 16-0 record and is 8-0 in duals. He also has the most falls (4) and bonus point wins (11) on the squad.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
125: #1 Darian Cruz
133: Nick Farro
141: #16 Luke Karam
149: #18 Cortlandt Schuyler or Jonathan Mele
157: #25 Ian Brown
165: #17 Gordon Wolf or Drew Longo
174: #5 Jordan Kutler
184: #4 Ryan Preisch or Andrew Price
197: #26 Jake Jakobsen or Chris Weiler
285: #12 Jordan Wood or Christian Colucci
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For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Wres on Twitter.
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