No. 18 Wrestling Closes Long Road Swing at RV Indiana, No. 7 Ohio State

Friday, January 13

Bloomington, Ind.

7 PM

Rutgers University

Indiana

No. 18 Wrestling Closes Long Road Swing at RV Indiana, No. 7 Ohio State

Jan 11 | Wrestling

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PISCATWAY, N.J. – No. 18 Rutgers wrestling (8-1, 0-0) finishes its two-month road swing and opens Big Ten Conference action with matches at RV Indiana (5-1, 1-1) on Friday in Bloomington and at No. 7 Ohio State (7-1, 1-0) on Sunday in Columbus. Friday's dual with the Hoosiers is set for a 7 p.m. start on Big Ten Plus. Sunday's dual against the Buckeyes will also stream on Big Ten Plus at 1 p.m.

Since their season-opening win over Clarion on Nov. 11, 2022, at the College Ave. Gym, the Scarlet Knights have wrestled eight duals and two tournaments away from Piscataway. When RU hosts Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 20 at Jersey Mike's Arena, it will compete on campus for the first time in 70 days.

Rutgers defeated Bloomsburg (45-0) and Rider (26-9) this past weekend in its last time out. The Scarlet Knights won 18 of their 20 matchups across their two road duals, which included their ninth consecutive dual victory against its in-state rival, Rider.

Projected Lineup: No. 18 Rutgers (8-1, 0-0)

125: 13/15 Dean Peterson (15-4) -OR- Dylan Shawver (12-5)
133: 14/14 Joe Heilmann (17-3)
141: Devon Britton (11-6)
149: NR/HM Anthony White (10-3)
157: NR/23 Andrew Clark (16-6)
165: Connor O'Neill (9-10) -OR- Robert Kanniard (3-1)
174: Jackson Turley (5-4)
184: 14/16 Brian Soldano (15-3)
197: Billy Janzer (3-5)
HWT: 24/23 Boone McDermott (12-2) -OR- John O'Donnell (6-3)
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Projected Lineup: RV Indiana (5-1, 1-1)

125: Jacob Moran (19-7)
133: 31/NR Henry Porter (16-4)
141: Cayden Rooks (10-5)
149: 33/HM Graham Rooks (20-4)
157: 18/18 Derek Gilcher (20-5)
165: Nick South (5-4) -OR- Tyler Lillard (5-8)
174: 18/18 DJ Washington (16-2) -OR- Clayton Fielden (3-6)
184: Drayton Harris (5-12)
197: Nick Willham (13-6)
285: 31/17 Jacob Bullock (13-2)
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Projected Lineup: No. 7 Ohio State (7-1, 1-0)

125: 8/9 Malik Heinselman (16-2) -OR- Andre Gonzales (13-6)
133: 15/13 Jesse Mendez (7-1)
141: 16/23 Dylan D'Emilio (9-5)
149: 3/3 Sammy Sasso (14-2)
157: 21/HM Paddy Gallagher (6-2)
165: 8/7 Carson Kharchla (6-1) -OR- Isaac Wilcox (9-5)
174: 8/6 Ethan Smith (13-3)
184: 5/5 Kaleb Romero (15-3)
197: 26/13 Gavin Hoffman (11-4)
HWT: 16/18 Tate Orndorff (6-3)
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

What to Know

The Scarlet Knights' Sunday matchup with No. 7 Ohio State begins a seven-match swing against ranked opponents to close the dual season. RU is set to face three top-10 opponents in that span - No. 7 OSU, No. 1 Penn State and No. 3 Michigan.
Rutgers has six ranked wrestlers in this weekend's projected lineup, led by No. 13 Dean Peterson (125), No. 14 Joe Heilmann (133) and No. 14 Brian Soldano (184). The trio is a combined 21-2 in duals this season.
Soldano is a perfect 9-0 in dual action during his first collegiate season, which includes seven wins by bonus.
Head coach Scott Goodale picked up his 200th career win as a head coach when RU defeated Clarion in its season opener. The program's all-time wins leader, Goodale owns 207 victories during his 16-year tenure "On the Banks."
Rutgers has produced 59 pins this season, including 13 in dual action. Devon Britton leads the team with five falls this season, which includes a third-period fall against Bloomsburg last Friday in RU's 45-0 dual victory.
The Scarlet Knights have generated 133 wins by bonus this season. In dual action, Rutgers has produced 14 wins by major, 13 by fall and three by tech fall.

Series vs. Indiana

Friday will be the eighth meeting all time with Indiana. Rutgers leads the all-time series with the Hoosiers, 6-1.
The Scarlet Knights defeated Indiana, 29-7, last season at Jersey Mike's Arena. RU won eight out of 10 bouts against the Hoosiers in their last meeting, including wins from current wrestlers Dylan Shawver (125), Robert Kanniard (157), Andrew Clark (165), Jackson Turley (174) and John Poznanski (184).
Five of the past seven meetings with Indiana have come in Big Ten action. IU's lone win in the series came on Nov. 29, 2008 as the Hoosier Duals in Bloomington.

Series vs. Ohio State

Sunday will be the 10th meeting all time with Ohio State. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series with Rutgers, 8-0-1. OSU has won eight consecutive meetings after the schools tied, 24-24, in their first-ever meeting on Feb. 11, 1984.
RU nearly defeated Ohio State for the first time in program history last season but lost 19-14 at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights won four of their first six bouts – including bonus-point victories from No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (141) and No. 18 Joseph Olivieri (133) – but were unable to hold off the Buckeyes in Piscataway.

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