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 6Â p.m. They close out the day against the hosting Tar Heels, who are ranked 23rd in the most recent InterMat poll, at 8Â 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. Â
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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
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HOW TO FOLLOW - DUKE
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
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TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
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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.
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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
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HOW TO FOLLOW - WYOMING
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
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TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
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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.
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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
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HOW TO FOLLOW – NORTH CAROLINA
Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
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TWITTER • ArmyWP_Wres
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#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.
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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
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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 Black Knights will start off against Duke at 9 a.m. before taking on Wyoming at 6Â p.m. They close out the day against the hosting Tar Heels, who are ranked 23rd in the most recent InterMat poll, at 8Â 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. Â
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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
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Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
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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.
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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
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Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
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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.
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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
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Live Stats | Watch on ACC Network
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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.
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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
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