Michigan
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Michigan to Host No. 1 Penn State at Crisler Center
1/9/2018 12:31:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 8 Michigan will host No. 1 Penn State, the two-time defending NCAA champion, at 9 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 12) at Crisler Center -- U-M's first dual inside Crisler since 2007.
» The Wolverines are 2-0 in Big Ten duals after defeating Indiana (43-0) and Purdue (25-14) in their Hoosier State road trip last weekend.
» Adam Coon, who earned his 100th career win last weekend, is 15-0 on the season with 11 bonus wins.
THIS WEEK
Friday, Jan. 12 -- vs. Penn State (Crisler Center), 9 p.m.
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The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) will continue its Big Ten Conference slate this Friday (Jan. 12), hosting No. 1 Penn State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten), the two-time defending NCAA champion, at 9 p.m. at Crisler Center. It is the Wolverines' first dual inside Crisler since 2007.
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
|
Wgt. |
Name |
Year/Elig. |
Hometown (High School) |
|
125 |
Fr./Fr. |
Delta, Ohio (Delta) |
|
|
133 |
Jr./So. |
Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central) |
|
|
141 |
Jr./So. |
Monroe Twp, N.J. (Monroe Township) |
|
|
149 |
Sr./Jr. |
Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
|
|
157 |
Sr./Jr. |
Canton, Mich. (Canton) |
|
|
165 |
Jr./So. |
St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns) |
|
|
or |
Fr./Fr. |
Brighton, Mich. (Hartland) |
|
|
174 |
Jr./So. |
Brington, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
|
|
184 |
5th/Sr. |
Gates Mills, Ohio (St. Edward) |
|
|
197 |
Gr./Sr. |
Highland, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
|
|
Hwt |
Gr./Sr. |
Fowlerville, Mich. (Fowlerville) |
WOLVERINE BITES
• The Wolverines are 2-0 in Big Ten dual competition after earning wins over Indiana (43-0, Jan. 5) and Purdue (25-14, Jan. 7) last weekend. Six schools are still unbeaten in conference competition.
• Michigan bookended the holiday break with dominant shutout wins against Oregon State (48-0) and Indiana (43-0) -- the latter being U-M's first shutout of a Big Ten opponent since a similar 39-0 win over Indiana in 1974. The last time Michigan boasted multiple shutouts in a season was 2000-01 when it blanked four opponents, including three in a row.
• Graduate student Adam Coon used a 21-6 technical fall over Indiana's Fletcher Miller to secure his 100th career win last Friday (Jan. 7). Coon, who improved to 102-13 over his four competitive seasons with two more wins on Sunday, is the 36th Wolverine wrestler to achieve the feat in program history. He is a perfect 15-0 on the season.
• Fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader is the next-closest Wolverine to the 100-win plateau with a career 82-25 record over his five seasons at Michigan. He is 13-2 in his final season.
• Four Wolverines remain unbeaten in dual-meet competition. In addition to Coon, junior/sophomore Stevan Micic owns a 5-0 dual mark, graduate student Kevin Beazley is 4-0 and junior/sophomore Logan Massa, who has missed the last four duals due to injury, is 2-0.
• Michigan has racked up bonus wins in several of its dual meets this season, including seven apiece against Oregon State and Indiana. Graduate student Adam Coon has earned bonus points in 11 of his 15 wins, including a team-best seven pins. Fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader has claimed bonus wins in 10 of 13 wins and junior/sophomores Stevan Micic and Logan Massa own eight bonus wins apiece.
• Senior/junior Alec Pantaleo has claimed each of his last nine matches after starting the season with three straight losses -- albeit to three ranked opponents. Pantaleo earned Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week honors after capturing the 157-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2). He earned decisive wins over two top-10 opponents to close out the CKLV tournament -- a 10-3 decision against Ohio State's sixth-ranked Micah Jordan in the championship bout and a 9-3 semifinal victory over Nebraska's fourth-ranked Tyler Berger.
• Junior/sophomore Myles Amine earned four wins over ranked 174-pound opponents at the CKLV, including lopsided wins against Navy's No. 7 Jadaen Bernstein (10-1) and Northern Iowa's No. 8 Taylor Lujan (12-8) to claim third place for the second year in a row. In total, Amine owns six wins against ranked opposition this season, while all three of his losses have come against top-five opponents.
U-M Individual Rankings
|
Wt. |
Wrestler |
InterMat |
TW |
Flo |
TOM |
WIN |
|
125 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
|
|
133 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
141 |
NR |
22 |
20 |
NR |
NR |
|
|
157 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
165 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
174 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
184 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
197 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
Hwt |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Penn State: The Nittany Lions are 5-0 on the season and 1-0 in Big Ten dual action after defeating Indiana, 44-3, in their conference opener last month (Dec. 17). Penn State boasts seven nationally ranked wrestlers, most notably No. 1 Zain Retherford (149 pounds), No. 1 Jason Nolf (157), No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (165) and No. 1 Bo Nickal (184). Michigan trails in the all-time series against Penn State, 30-24, and has lost each of the last six meetings dating back to 2010. In the last dual between the programs, on Jan. 31, 2016, PSU claimed a 35-7 victory.
LAST TIME OUT
Michigan swept its weekend road trip to the Hoosier State, earning wins against Indiana (43-0, Jan. 5), No. 23 Purdue (25-14, Jan. 7) and Princeton (28-10, Jan. 7) to kick off the second semester. Junior/sophomore Stevan Micic (133 pounds), fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader (184) and graduate student Adam Coon (Hwt) all earned three bonus wins on the weekend, while graduate student Kevin Beazley (197) earned a pair of first-period falls. [Recaps: Indiana | Purdue/Princeton]
UP NEXT
Friday, Jan. 19 -- vs. Wisconsin (Cliff Keen Arena), 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 21 -- at Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1 p.m. CT
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