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Wolverines Set for Super Saturday Showdown vs. No. 23 Rutgers at MSG
1/29/2020 2:29:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 25 Michigan will face No. 23 Rutgers at 1 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 1) as part of the Big Ten Super Saturday doubleheader at Madison Square Garden; Michigan men's basketball will face Rutgers at 4:30 p.m.
» U-M is 4-1 in Big Ten duals this season and has defeated two ranked opponents over its last three duals, but the Wolverines look to rebound after seeing their four-match win streak snapped at Illinois.
» Mason Parris (Hwt) remains unbeaten with a 21-0 record on the season; he has earned bonus points in 13 of his 21 wins.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 1 -- vs. Rutgers (New York, N.Y.), 1 p.m.
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The No. 25-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (5-3, 4-1 Big Ten) will take on Rutgers (8-4, 3-3 Big Ten) at 1 p.m. this Saturday (Feb. 1) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dubbed the Big Ten Conference's Super Saturday, the dual meet represents the first half of a Michigan-Rutgers doubleheader with the men's basketball teams following with a 4:30 p.m. tip.
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Jack Medley | Jr./So. | Chesterfield, Mich. (Anchor Bay) |
| 133 | Joey Silva | So./Fr. | Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) |
| or | Austin Assad | 5th/Sr. | Northfield, Ohio (Brecksville) |
| 141 | Cole Mattin | Fr./Fr. | Delta, Ohio (Delta) |
| or | Ben Freeman | Jr./So. | Walled Lake, Mich. (Central) |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | Sr./Jr. | Leslie, Mich. (Leslie) |
| or | Ben Lamantia | Gr./Sr. | Commack, N.Y. (St. Anthony's) |
| 157 | Will Lewan | So./Fr. | Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 165 | Tyler Meisinger | Sr./Jr. | San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) |
| or | Reece Hughes | Jr./Jr. | Brighton, Mich. (Hartland) |
| 174 | Max Maylor | So./Fr. | Highland, Wis. (Highland) |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | Jr./So. | Eastpointe, Mich. (Warren Lincoln) |
| or | Bobby Striggow | So./Fr. | Orono, Minn. (Orono) |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | 5th/Sr. | Orono, Minn. (Orono) |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | So./So. | Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) |
Wolverine Bites
• The Wolverines are 4-1 in Big Ten dual-meet competition and posted back-to-back ranked wins over No. 11 Minnesota (22-15, Jan. 19) and No. 15 Northwestern (20-17, Jan. 24) but are looking to rebound after seeing their four-match win streak snapped in a 20-13 loss at Illinois last Sunday (Jan. 26). Michigan has posted a 19-4 record in Big Ten duals over the last three seasons, including an 8-1 mark last year. U-M has finished third in the regular-season standings in each of the last two seasons.
• Junior/sophomore Jack Medley clinched Michigan's dual win at Northwestern with a 3-2 decision over No. 6-ranked Michael DeAugustino in the final match at 125 pounds. Medley earned a quick escape in the third period and immediately transitioned into a head-in-the-hole takedown to take the lead. Medley previously lost to DeAugustino, 12-5, in the quarterfinals at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7).
• Medley owns two other wins over ranked opponents this season, defeating North Carolina's 19th-ranked Joey Melendez, 10-2, in the dual opener and North Carolina State's 15th-ranked Jakob Camacho, 6-5, at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Medley also boasts a pair of wins against three-time NCAA qualifier Christian Moody of Oklahoma, including a 9-4 decision at the CKLV.
• Sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris owns a perfect 21-0 record this season and has earned bonus points in 13 matches -- 62 percent of his appearances. He opened the Big Ten dual season with three consecutive falls and boasts seven total pins on the season. Parris led the Wolverines last season with 32 wins and 13 falls.
• Though Parris missed out on his matchup with Minnesota's No. 1 Gable Steveson on Jan. 19, he owns eight wins over nationally-ranked opponents this season. Parris defeated Arizona State's sixth-ranked Tanner Hall, 6-3, in the finals at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7) with two takedowns and 1:03 riding-time advantage. He also owns three wins over Central Michigan's now-fourth-ranked Matt Stencel, including 9-2 and 4-0 decisions in the finals at the MSU Open (Nov. 2) and Black Knight Invite (Nov. 17), and a 14-3 major decision over Pittsburgh's No. 8 Demetrius Thomas at the MSU Open.
• Senior/junior Kanen Storr earned a pair of bonus wins over the Wolverines' road trip last weekend with 17-6 and 14-4 major decisions against Northwestern and Illinois, respectively. Storr, who is 11-2 and ranked as high as No. 8 nationally, came out of his Olympic redshirt at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30), where he took seventh place with Big Ten wins over Purdue's Nate Limmex (8-1) and Wisconsin's Cole Martin (6-3). Storr is up a weight class this season; he was an NCAA qualifier last year at 141 pounds.
• Sophomore/freshman Joey Silva is 3-0 on the season at 133 pounds after making his season and varsity debut against Michigan State (Jan. 10), when he used three takedowns and 2:19 riding-time advantage to earn a 7-2 decision over Garrett Pepple, who was ranked as high as No. 25 by FloWrestling. Silva also clinched the Wolverines' dual win over No. 11 Minnesota with an 11-3 major decision over Brent Jones in the final bout. He posted a 7-1 record in his redshirt season last year, earning a tournament win at the Cleveland State Open in his first collegiate competition. The MSU dual was his first action in a little more than a year.
• In addition to Silva, Cole Mattin and Will Lewan, five other Wolverines have made their collegiate dual-meet debuts this season -- senior/junior Ben Freeman (141 pounds), sophomore/freshman Nick Freeman (149), senior/junior Tyler Meisinger (165), sophomore/freshman Max Maylor (174) and sophomore/freshman Bobby Striggow (184).
• Three Wolverines are taking Olympic redshirts for the 2019-20 season -- fifth-year seniors Myles Amine and Logan Massa and graduate student Stevan Micic. Micic and Amine have already qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after placing fifth at 57kg/125 pounds and 86kg/189 pounds, respectively, at the UWW World Championships in September. Massa qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials with his first-place finish at the Senior Nationals in December. None of the three are enrolled in classes this semester and will retain the year of NCAA eligibility through the athletics activity waiver.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | Flo | TW | TOM | AWN |
| 125 | Jack Medley | NR | NR | 18 | 23 | NR |
| 133 | Joey Silva | NR | NR | NR | 16 | NR |
| 141 | Cole Mattin | NR | NR | 30 | 31 | NR |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | 17 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | NR | NR | 29 | NR | NR |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Scouting the Opposition
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights are 8-4 on the season and 3-3 in Big Ten duals after splitting two at home last weekend with a 29-7 win over Indiana (Jan. 24) and a 20-18 loss against Purdue (Jan. 26). Rutgers has four nationally-ranked wrestlers, most notably No. 9 Sammy Alvarez (133 pounds). The Wolverines lead the all-time series against Rutgers, 4-0, and posted a 28-7 victory last season in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines split their road duals last weekend in the Land of Lincoln, edging No. 15 Northwestern, 20-17, before falling at Illinois, 20-13. Junior/sophomore Jack Medley clinched the NU win with a 3-2 upset against No. 6 Michael DeAugustino in the last bout at 125 pounds, while four other Wolverines earned bonus points to make the difference in the 5-5 bout split. Senior/junior Kanen Storr and sophomore Mason Parris both picked up two wins on the weekend at 149 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. [ Recaps: Northwestern | Illinois ]
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 8 -- vs. Iowa (Crisler Center), 8 p.m.
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