CLARION WRESTLERS AT #8 EDINBORO

CLARION WRESTLERS AT #8 EDINBORO FRIDAY/HOST WVU SUNDAY

Clarion University’s NCAA Division I Wrestling team has a busy weekend coming up as the Golden Eagles visit EWL rival Edinboro on Friday, January 19^th, then returns to host West Virginia on Sunday in another key EWL matchup.

The Friday dual at Edinboro is set for 7:30pm at McComb Fieldhouse, while the Sunday match at the Golden Eagles Waldo S. Tippin Gym will start at 2pm.

Both matches can also be heard on WCCR-FM (92.7) and on the internet at www.redzonemedia.com. with Rich Herman and former coach Bob Bubb describing the action.

Clarion enters the weekend with a 7-5 dual meet record under first year head coach Teague Moore. The Golden Eagles are on a three match win streak posting victories over Davidson (33-12), Delaware State (37-9) and Binghamton (26-21).

Clarion’s lineup will have either Patrick Feeley (6-4; Fr. Johnston, R.I.) or Toby Seeger (5-8; Jr. Glenshaw) at 125; Sal Lascari (16-6; So. Gray) at 133; Greg Lewis (11-4; So. New Providence) at 141; Hadley Harrison (14-8; Fr. McKean) at 149; Nick Billups (3-5; So. Princeton, Iowa) or Lucas Christopher (4-10; So. McMurray) at 157; Mario Morelli (7-2; Fr. DuBois) or Dom Ross (10-4; So. Sharon) at 165; Scott Joseph (5-15; Fr. Export) at 174, Dixon Jordan (6-11; Fr. Cheverly, Md.) At 197 and A.J. Brooks (13-4; So. Lewes, De.) At heavyweight.

Edinboro, ranked 8^th in the nation under 10^th year head coach Tim Flynn, has a dual meet record of 12-1 this season. Wins have come against Penn State (19-17), Kent State (24-12), Michigan State (26-13), Lock Haven (45-0) and Lehigh (26-9). The only loss was to Penn State by a 27-9 margin.

Top Fighting Scot wrestlers include #19 ranked Ricky Deubel (16-9) at 133; #5 rated Gregor Gillespie (23-1) at 149; #10 rated Matt Hill (22-1) at 157; #8 rated Deonte Penn (22-2) at 165; #11 ranked Alex Clemsen (19-2) at 184 and #19 ranked Joe Fendone (15-4) at heavyweight.

West Virginia, led by 29^th year head coach Craig Turnbull, enters the dual just out of the top 25 in the nation and has posted a 1-2 dual meet mark this season. The Mountaineers defeated Duquesne 37-7, but lost to #8 Northwestern 28-14 and Penn 25-18.

Top WVU wrestlers include #11 rated Brandon Rader (12-1) at 141; #20 ranked Zach Fryling (13-4) at 157; #16 Jared Villers (16-5) at 197, Dave Jauregui (12-2) at 141 and Dustin Rogers (10-3) at heavyweight.

CLARION NOTES: Clarion lost to Edinboro 27-9 last year at Tippin Gym... The Scots have won 8 straight duals ... The last Clarion win was 25-16 in 1998 ... WVU defeated Clarion 37-6 last season and has won 5 straight ... The last Clarion win was 27-10 to start the 2001 season ... Clarion has an EWL record of 5-13 against Edinboro since the Scots entered the EWL, while the Clarion record against WVU in the EWL sits at 13-13-2... Overall Clarion leads the series against Edinboro 31-18, while WVU leads the overall series 14-13-2... Clarion travels to compete in the PSAC Championships January 27^th at Bloomsburg, then returns to Tippin Gym for four straight home duals... Clarion will host Bloomsburg Feb 2^nd, Rider Feb. 3^rd, Pitt on Feb. 6^th and Eastern Michigan February 9th.