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Wolverines to Wrap Dual Schedule at Edinboro
2/19/2020 6:44:00 PM | Wrestling
» Michigan will wrap up its dual-meet season on the road this Friday (Feb. 21), facing Edinboro at 7 p.m. in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
» Heavyweight Mason Parris remains unbeaten with a 25-0 record on the season; he has earned bonus points in 16 of his 25 wins and defeated top-five opponents in two of his last three bouts.
» Jack Medley (125 pounds) and Will Lewan (157) also posted two wins on the road last weekend.
THIS WEEK
Friday, Feb. 21 -- at Edinboro (Edinboro, Pa.), 7 p.m.
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The No. 21-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (6-6) will complete its dual-meet slate on the road this Friday (Feb. 21) when it travels to Edinboro, Pennsylvania, to face Edinboro (10-8) at 7 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse.
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
• Sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris owns a perfect 25-0 record this season and has earned bonus points in 16 matches -- 64 percent of his appearances. He has earned bonus points in eight of nine Big Ten duals, with three straight pins to open the conference slate and three over his last four appearances. He boasts 10 total pins on the season. Parris led the Wolverines last season with 32 wins and 13 falls.
• Parris owns 10 wins over nationally-ranked opponents this season and has defeated top-five opposition in two of his last three bouts, with a second-period fall (4:31) over Iowa's third-ranked Tony Cassioppi (Feb. 8) and a 3-1 decision against Wisconsin's fifth-ranked Trent Hillger (Feb. 16). He also 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.
• After junior/sophomore Jack Medley posted two wins on the road last weekend to finish the Big Ten dual season with a 6-3 record at 125 pounds. Medley owns four wins over ranked opponents this season, including in two over his last six matches. He used a third-period ride to edge Rutgers' No. 16 Nicolas Aguilar (Feb. 1) and, a week earlier, clinched Michigan's dual win at Northwestern with a 3-2 decision over No. 6 Michael DeAugustino in the final match. Medley became the first wrestler to avoid bonus points against the Iowa's No. 1 Spencer Lee this season and just the second to reach the third period against Iowa.
• After suffering his first dual loss of the season to Iowa, senior/junior Kanen Storr responded with an 8-5 comeback decision win against Nebraska's 16th-ranked Colin Purinton and is now 7-1 in duals. Storr, who is 13-3 and ranked as high as ninth 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 Will Lewan also earned a comeback win against a ranked opponent at Nebraska, scoring a late takedown and rideout to beat 19th-ranked Peyton Robb, 4-3. Lewan owns a 9-3 dual record and went 7-2 in Big Ten duals -- with his only losses coming against Northwestern's No. 1 Ryan Deakin (4-1, Jan. 24) and Iowa's No. 5 Kaleb Young (7-3, Feb. 8).
• Sophomore/freshman Joey Silva also was victorious against Iowa, using two takedowns and 1:19 riding-time advantage to defeat Paul Glynn, 7-5, and improve to 4-0 on the season at 133 pounds. Silva made his season and varsity debut in a 7-2 decision against Michigan State's Garrett Pepple (Jan. 10) and 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.
• In addition to Silva and Lewan, six other Wolverines have made their collegiate dual-meet debuts this season -- freshman Cole Mattin (141 pounds), senior/junior Ben Freeman (141), 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 already have 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 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 20 |
| 133 | Joey Silva | NR | NR | NR | 15 | NR |
| 141 | Cole Mattin | NR | NR | 29 | 32 | NR |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | NR | 22 | 22 | 31 | NR |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | NR | NR | 29 | NR | NR |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Scouting the Opposition
Edinboro: The Fighting Scots are 10-8 on the season with a 28-18 win against Davidson in their most recent dual meet (Feb. 8) to snap a four-dual losing streak. Edinboro owns one nationally-ranked wrestler -- No. 16 Jacob Oliver at 174 pounds. Michigan narrowly leads the all-time series against Edinboro, 2-1, but fell, 23-16, in the most recent meeting at the 2013 EMU Duals.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines dropped their final two Big Ten duals to ranked opponents on the road last weekend, falling to No. 4 Nebraska, 25-15, on Friday (Feb. 14) and No. 12 Wisconsin, 20-12, on Sunday (Feb. 16). Junior/sophomore Jack Medley (125 pounds), sophomore/freshman Will Lewan (157) and sophomore Mason Parris (Hwt) all posted two wins on the weekend. [ Recaps: Nebraska | Wisconsin ]
Up Next
Sat-Sun., March 7 -- at Big Ten Championships (Piscataway, N.J.)
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