No. 14 Wrestling Readies for Road Duals at No. 21 Michigan State, No. 3 Michigan

Friday, January 21

East Lansing, Mich.

6 PM

Rutgers University

Michigan State

No. 14 Wrestling Readies for Road Duals at No. 21 Michigan State, No. 3 Michigan

Jan 20 | Wrestling

Big Ten Plus: Michigan State Big Ten Plus: Michigan Match Notes: Michigan St/Michigan

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 14 Rutgers wrestling (12-2, 2-2) remains on the road with duals at No. 21 Michigan State (Friday, Jan. 21) and No. 3 Michigan (Sunday, Jan. 23). The two-match road swing represents the last regular-season away matches for the Scarlet Knights, who host their final five duals in February at Jersey Mike's Arena.

Friday night's dual at Michigan State is set for a 6 p.m. ET start. Sunday's dual at Michigan will begin at 4 p.m. ET. Both will stream via Big Ten Plus. Fans who plan to make the trip to either road dual are asked to be aware of both schools' COVID-19 vaccine policy for spectators. Michigan State Policy | Michigan Policy

PROJECTED LINEUP: RUTGERS

Weight	Wrestler
125	27/23/NR Dylan Shawver (14-4)
133	20/22/20Joseph Olivieri (14-5) -OR- Devon Britton (7-6)
141	3/3/3 Sebastian Rivera (16-0)
149	17/14/19 Michael VanBrill (12-1)
157	Robert Kanniard (8-6) -OR- Al DeSantis (10-6)
165	Andrew Clark (11-13)
174	Connor O'Neill (9-9)
184	5/5/6 John Poznanski (13-1)
197	6/12/8 Greg Bulsak (15-1)
HWT	Boone McDermott (9-7) -OR- Alex Esposito (4-3)

*rankings Intermat/FloWrestling/TheOpenMat

PROJECTED LINEUP: MICHIGAN STATE

Weight	Wrestler
125	Tristan Lujan (8-6)
133	12/11/11 Rayvon Foley (19-2)
141	Matt Santos (7-7) -OR- Jordan Hamdan (8-8)
149	Eddie Homrock (10-5) -OR- Peyton Omania (7-5)
157	19/HM/20 Chase Saldate (20-3)
165	NR/HM/NR Caleb Fish (17-6) -OR- Miles Hoey (6-6)
174	Nathan Jimenez (7-10) -OR- Marty Larkin (8-8)
184	27/21/NR Layne Malczewski (17-6)
197	15/18/14 Cameron Caffey (19-4)
HWT	Brad Wilton (8-10)

*rankings Intermat/FloWrestling/TheOpenMat

PROJECTED LINEUP: MICHIGAN

Weight	Wrestler
125	1/1/1 Nick Suriano (3-0)
133	8/8/8 Dylan Ragusin (12-3)
141	4/9/5 Stevan Micic (2-1)
149	Cole Mattin (7-4)
157	15/14/17 Will Lewan (8-2)
165	10/10/10 Cameron Amine (7-2)
174	6/6/6 Logan Massa (7-0)
184	2/2/2 Myles Amine (7-0)
197	8/8/4 Patrick Brucki (12-2)
HWT	2/2/2 Mason Parris (7-0)

*rankings Intermat/FloWrestling/TheOpenMat

WHAT TO KNOW

With a win over then-No. 21 Illinois and a tight loss to No. 1 Penn State this past weekend, RU moved to No. 14 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll. Rutgers appears as high as No. 12 nationally, according to Intermat's tournament ranking.
Six Scarlet Knights are ranked by Intermat, which includes three top-10 individuals - No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (141), No. 5 John Poznanski (184) and No. 6 Greg Bulsak (197).
Michael VanBrill (149) had the biggest movement in the rankings after his overtime decision over then-No. 19 Beau Bartlett of Penn State on Sunday. VanBrill is No. 11 by Amateur Wrestling News, No. 14 by FloWrestling, No. 17 by Intermat and No. 19 by The Open Mat.
Joseph Olivieri (133) and Dylan Shawver (125) also remained in the national rankings. Olivieri is No. 20 and Shawver is No. 27 in their respective weight classes, according to Intermat.
At 16-0, Rivera continues to prove he is one of the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the country this season. Rivera owns a 100% bonus rate in his 16 victories, which includes nine tech falls, three major decisions, two pins, and two forfeit victories. Rivera has outscored his opponents, 197-33 this season.
Rivera is also No. 4 in the latest Hodge Trophy standings, according to FloWrestling.
Goodale is five wins away from 200 for his career.

WHAT TO KNOW: VS. MICHIGAN STATE

The Spartans entered the national rankings for the first time this season at No. 21 in the NWCA Coaches Poll. MSU worked a weekend sweep against No. 12 Purdue and Indiana in its last time out.
Michigan State returns six NCAA qualifiers from a year ago and features four ranked individuals in its projected lineup - No. 12 Rayvon Foley (133), No. 15 Cameron Caffey (197), No. 19 Chase Saldate (157), and No. 27 Layne Malczewski (184).
Rutgers is 5-0-1 all-time against Michigan State, which includes a 25-12 win over the Spartans on Jan. 12, 2020 in East Lansing.
Projected ranked-vs.-ranked matchups
- No. 20 Joseph Olivieri vs. No. 12 Rayvon Foley (No Previous Meetings)
- No. 5 John Poznanski vs. No. 27 Layne Malczewski (Poznanski leads, 1-0)
- No. 6 Greg Bulsak vs. No. 15 Cameron Caffey (No Previous Meetings)

WHAT TO KNOW: VS. MICHIGAN

One of four undefeated teams in the Big Ten, Michigan enters the weekend No. 3 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll. The Wolverines host No. 1 Penn State on Friday night before it wrestles Rutgers.
All 10 Wolverines are ranked in at least one poll, which includes four in the top-5 - No. 1 Nick Suriano (125), No. 2 Myles Amine (184), No. 2 Mason Parris (HWT) and No. 4 Stevan Micic (141).
Rutgers is 0-6 all-time against Michigan, which includes a 26-10 loss on Jan. 8, 2021 in Piscataway.
Suriano is wrestling his final collegiate season at Michigan after he competed for Rutgers from 2017-19. Suriano went 54-4 as a Scarlet Knights, was a two-time All-American and won both Big Ten and NCAA titles in 2019.
Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff was an assistant at Michigan from 2011-13.
Projected ranked-vs.-ranked matchups
- No. 27 Dylan Shawver vs. No. 1 Nick Suriano (No Previous Meeting)
- No. 20 Joseph Olivieri vs. No. 8 Dylan Ragusin (No Previous Meeting)
- No. 3 Sebastian Rivera vs. No. 4 Stevan Micic (Micic leads, 1-0)
- No. 5 John Poznanski vs. No. 2 Myles Amine (No Previous Meeting)
- No. 6 Greg Bulsak vs. No. 8 Patrick Brucki (No Previous Meeting)