Friday, January 24
Lexington, Va.
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College
at
Virginia Military Institute
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Wildcats Set for Trio of Weekend Duals
1/24/2014 3:36:00 PM | Wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson wrestling team will be both home and away for a trio of duals this weekend, taking on VMI on the road before returning to Belk Arena for tilts with The Citadel and Franklin & Marshall.
The action begins on Friday evening, when the Wildcats face the Keydets at 7:30 p.m. at the Thunderdome in Lexington, Va. The 'Cats then return home to host the Bulldogs and the Diplomats at Belk Arena Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. Davidson and The Citadel will square off first, followed by a neutral-site match between The Citadel and F&M with the 'Cats and the Diplomats wrapping up the action. There will be approximately 10 minutes between each dual.
VMI Live Scoring | VMI Live Video
Citadel Live Scoring | F&M Live Scoring | Video
VMI History
Friday marks the 71st all-time meeting between the Wildcats and the Keydets (2-11) who first met back in 1921. VMI holds a 68-1-1 series advantage, including a 36-0 win last season. The two teams also battled to a 16-16 draw in January of 2006 and Davidson taking a 23-12 victory in January of 2009. Interestingly enough, Alex Radsky earned a 4-2 decision at 133-pounds to help the 'Cats to victory that day and now serves as an assistant coach for the Keydets.
VMI Probables
125: Dalton Henderson (Fr., 5-12)
133: Mike Flora (Fr., 4-12)
141: Emmitt Kelly (So., 2-2)
149: Shabaka Johns (Fr., 8-9)
157: Ted Gottwald (2-14)
165: Mark Darr (So., 6-10)
174: Derek Thurman (R-Fr., 2-10)
184: Hardy Hendren (Jr., 2-12)
197: Andrew Embree (R-Jr., 2-6)
285: Juan Adams (R-Jr., 11-6)
Citadel History
The Bulldogs enter Belk Arena with a 49-0-1 series lead since the first meeting between the two back in the 1963-64 season. The Citadel, who are 3-3 enter the weekend, also took last year's meeting by a score of 32-12 and boast a trio of nationally-ranked grapplers on the squad.
Citadel Probables
125: #33 Joaquin Marquez (R-Jr., 16-10)
133: Aaron Hansen (R-So., 9-8)
141: #Ugi Khishignyam (R-So., 9-2)
149: #28 Matt Frisch (R-So., 15-7)
157: Aaron Walker (R-Fr., 17-7)
165: #15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (R-Sr., 22-5)
174: Terrell Forbes (Fr. 8-8) or Kenneth Radford (R-Jr., 12-14)
184: Kenneth Radford (R-Jr., 12-14) or Harrison Schmid (Fr., 0-6)
197: Marshall Haas (R-So.,15-12)
285: Joe Bexley (Fr., 6-13) or Gerald Johnson (R-Jr., 6-10)
Franklin & Marshall History
The Wildcats and Diplomats (4-2) have split the previous six meetings, each taking three wins and three losses since the initial meeting in 2001-02. F&M took last season's tilt by a score of 20-16 in Lancaster, Pa., while the Wildcats last downed the Diplomats 27-15 in 2010-11.
Franklin & Marshall Probables
125 – Jason Bing (Fr., 15-12)
133 - Robert Ruiz (Jr., 14-9) or Scott Stevens (So., 11-9)
141 - Richard Durso (Jr., 22-2)
149 – Sharron Townsend (R-Fr., 10-7) or Brandon Giovanetti (So., 4-10)
157 - Andrew Murano (Sr., 17-9)
165 – Rob King (So., 13-13) or Ekow Eshun (So., 6-12)
174 - Colin Gironda (So., 10-7)
184 - Adam Schroeder (Jr., 1-6) or Paul Alessandrini (Jr., 2-11)
197 - Charles Kerkesner (So., 10-13) or Isaiah Cromwell (Jr., 5-9)
HWT - Alexander Henry (Jr., 15-11)
Wildcat Notes
Junior Kevin Birmingham, who has pinned his last six opponents and boasts 11 pins on the season, ranks at the top of NCAA Division I level. His nine DI pins put him in fourth place overall… Former All-Americans and Central Michigan standouts Brandon and Christian Sinnott have joined the Wildcat staff.
Davidson Probables
125: Philip Elias (Jr., 5-4) or Jordan Wang (Fr., 1-0)
133: Anthony Elias (Jr., 9-4)
141: Alex Palinski (Fr., 1-4) or James McCord (Fr., 2-8)
149: Kevin Birmingham (Jr., 13-4)
157: Nick Pappayliou (Fr., 3-8) or CT Talevi (Sr., 0-0) or Dan Hagemann (Jr., 0-0)
165: Patrick Devlin (So., 2-12)
174: Nathaniel Powers (So., 5-10) or Ian Solcz (Jr., 0-1) or Josh Sawyer (Fr., 0-2)
184: Scott Patrick (Sr., 14-2)
187: Michael Moore (Fr., 6-6)
HWT: Ed Isola (Jr., 5-10)
The action begins on Friday evening, when the Wildcats face the Keydets at 7:30 p.m. at the Thunderdome in Lexington, Va. The 'Cats then return home to host the Bulldogs and the Diplomats at Belk Arena Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. Davidson and The Citadel will square off first, followed by a neutral-site match between The Citadel and F&M with the 'Cats and the Diplomats wrapping up the action. There will be approximately 10 minutes between each dual.
VMI Live Scoring | VMI Live Video
Citadel Live Scoring | F&M Live Scoring | Video
VMI History
Friday marks the 71st all-time meeting between the Wildcats and the Keydets (2-11) who first met back in 1921. VMI holds a 68-1-1 series advantage, including a 36-0 win last season. The two teams also battled to a 16-16 draw in January of 2006 and Davidson taking a 23-12 victory in January of 2009. Interestingly enough, Alex Radsky earned a 4-2 decision at 133-pounds to help the 'Cats to victory that day and now serves as an assistant coach for the Keydets.
VMI Probables
125: Dalton Henderson (Fr., 5-12)
133: Mike Flora (Fr., 4-12)
141: Emmitt Kelly (So., 2-2)
149: Shabaka Johns (Fr., 8-9)
157: Ted Gottwald (2-14)
165: Mark Darr (So., 6-10)
174: Derek Thurman (R-Fr., 2-10)
184: Hardy Hendren (Jr., 2-12)
197: Andrew Embree (R-Jr., 2-6)
285: Juan Adams (R-Jr., 11-6)
Citadel History
The Bulldogs enter Belk Arena with a 49-0-1 series lead since the first meeting between the two back in the 1963-64 season. The Citadel, who are 3-3 enter the weekend, also took last year's meeting by a score of 32-12 and boast a trio of nationally-ranked grapplers on the squad.
Citadel Probables
125: #33 Joaquin Marquez (R-Jr., 16-10)
133: Aaron Hansen (R-So., 9-8)
141: #Ugi Khishignyam (R-So., 9-2)
149: #28 Matt Frisch (R-So., 15-7)
157: Aaron Walker (R-Fr., 17-7)
165: #15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (R-Sr., 22-5)
174: Terrell Forbes (Fr. 8-8) or Kenneth Radford (R-Jr., 12-14)
184: Kenneth Radford (R-Jr., 12-14) or Harrison Schmid (Fr., 0-6)
197: Marshall Haas (R-So.,15-12)
285: Joe Bexley (Fr., 6-13) or Gerald Johnson (R-Jr., 6-10)
Franklin & Marshall History
The Wildcats and Diplomats (4-2) have split the previous six meetings, each taking three wins and three losses since the initial meeting in 2001-02. F&M took last season's tilt by a score of 20-16 in Lancaster, Pa., while the Wildcats last downed the Diplomats 27-15 in 2010-11.
Franklin & Marshall Probables
125 – Jason Bing (Fr., 15-12)
133 - Robert Ruiz (Jr., 14-9) or Scott Stevens (So., 11-9)
141 - Richard Durso (Jr., 22-2)
149 – Sharron Townsend (R-Fr., 10-7) or Brandon Giovanetti (So., 4-10)
157 - Andrew Murano (Sr., 17-9)
165 – Rob King (So., 13-13) or Ekow Eshun (So., 6-12)
174 - Colin Gironda (So., 10-7)
184 - Adam Schroeder (Jr., 1-6) or Paul Alessandrini (Jr., 2-11)
197 - Charles Kerkesner (So., 10-13) or Isaiah Cromwell (Jr., 5-9)
HWT - Alexander Henry (Jr., 15-11)
Wildcat Notes
Junior Kevin Birmingham, who has pinned his last six opponents and boasts 11 pins on the season, ranks at the top of NCAA Division I level. His nine DI pins put him in fourth place overall… Former All-Americans and Central Michigan standouts Brandon and Christian Sinnott have joined the Wildcat staff.
Davidson Probables
125: Philip Elias (Jr., 5-4) or Jordan Wang (Fr., 1-0)
133: Anthony Elias (Jr., 9-4)
141: Alex Palinski (Fr., 1-4) or James McCord (Fr., 2-8)
149: Kevin Birmingham (Jr., 13-4)
157: Nick Pappayliou (Fr., 3-8) or CT Talevi (Sr., 0-0) or Dan Hagemann (Jr., 0-0)
165: Patrick Devlin (So., 2-12)
174: Nathaniel Powers (So., 5-10) or Ian Solcz (Jr., 0-1) or Josh Sawyer (Fr., 0-2)
184: Scott Patrick (Sr., 14-2)
187: Michael Moore (Fr., 6-6)
HWT: Ed Isola (Jr., 5-10)
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