Wolverines to Wrap Homestand Against No. 16 Minnesota, Travel to Maryland

Friday, January 28

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)

7:00 PM

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Wolverines to Wrap Homestand Against No. 16 Minnesota, Travel to Maryland

1/26/2022 8:09:00 PM | Wrestling

By: Leah Howard

» No. 4 Michigan will host No. 16 Minnesota at 7 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28) at Crisler Center before heading to College Park, Md., for a 2 p.m. dual against Maryland on Sunday (Jan. 30).
» Nick Suriano, ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds, is 5-0 on the season with four bonus wins and a pair of top-20 victories, including a 2-1 decision against Penn State's seventh-ranked Drew Hildebrandt.
» Patrick Brucki bumped up to No. 6 in the 197-pound rankings; U-M boasts seven top-10 wrestlers.

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Note: Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the University of Michigan has instituted a proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative-test protocol for indoor athletic events. Face masks continue to be required and must be worn during all home indoor athletic events. [ U-M Vaccination Policy ]

The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) will complete its three-dual homestand against No. 16 Minnesota (3-3, 2-2 Big Ten) on Friday (Jan. 28) at 7 p.m. at Crisler Center before hitting the road for a 2 p.m. dual at Maryland (5-7, 0-3 Big Ten) on Sunday (Jan. 30) at the XFINITY Center Pavilion in College Park.

Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup

Wgt.	Name	Year/Elig.	Hometown (High School)
125	Nick Suriano	Gr./Sr.	Paramus, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)
133	Dylan Ragusin	So./Fr.	Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
141	Stevan Micic	Gr./Sr.	Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central)
149	Pat Nolan	Jr./So.	Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandberg)
157	Will Lewan	Sr./Jr.	Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
165	Cameron Amine	Jr./So.	Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)
174	Logan Massa	Gr./Sr.	St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns)
184	Myles Amine	Gr./Sr.	Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)
197	Patrick Brucki	Gr./Sr.	Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)
Hwt	Mason Parris	Sr./Jr.	Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg)

Wolverine Bites

• Graduate student Nick Suriano is 5-0 on the season with four bonus wins at 125 pounds. He earned back-to-back ranked wins against Ohio State's 18th-ranked Malik Heinselman (11-3, Jan. 14) and Penn State's seventh-ranked Drew Hildebrandt (2-1, Jan. 21). Suriano rolled to a 16-1 technical fall over Rutgers' Dylan Shawver in his most recent outing (Jan. 23). Suriano, who joined the Wolverine program as a grad transfer this semester, was the 2019 NCAA champion at 133 pounds while at Rutgers.

• Graduate student Patrick Brucki bumped up two spots to No. 6 in the latest InterMat rankings at 197 pounds. Brucki split a pair of overtime matches against top-10 opposition last weekend, defeating Rutgers' No. 6 Greg Bulsak 4-2 after sacrificing a late lead in a 6-4 loss to Penn State's No. 2 Max Dean. Brucki kicked off the New Year with another top-10 win, earning a 6-3 decision against Pittsburgh's No. 8 Nino Bonaccorsi, last year's NCAA runner-up at 197 pounds.

• Graduate student Logan Massa rallied to beat Ohio State's seventh-ranked Ethan Smith 10-5, using a third-period takedown, a four-point bow and arrow and riding time to earn his first ranked win of the season. Massa scored a first-period fall against Pitt's Hunter Kernan (2:18) in his dual debut the week before for his 100th career win at Michigan. He is now to 102-25 over six collegiate seasons and became the 38th Michigan wrestler to achieve the milestone.

• Two more Wolverines are bearing down on the 100-win milestone. Graduate student Stevan Micic owns a 95-15 record, while Brucki -- who spent his first three seasons at Princeton -- is now 94-19 in his collegiate career. Last season, Myles Amine became the 37th Wolverine wrestler to reach 100 wins and now boasts a 112-22 record.

• Myles Amine made his debut at the MatMen Open (Dec. 29-30), posting a 4-0 record en route to the 184-pound title and the tournament's outstanding wrestler honors. He defeated a familiar foe in NCAA champion and former Penn State standout Mark Hall 4-2 in the final, scoring the deciding points off a last-second takedown in the first period. It was Amine's first win over Hall; he went 0-5 against the Nittany Lion while both were in college -- all five matches were decided by a single point.

U-M Individual Rankings

Wt.	Wrestler	InterMat	Flo	AWN	WIN
125	Nick Suriano	1	1	1	2
133	Dylan Ragusin	8	8	6	8
141	Stevan Micic	4	9	12	10
149	Kanen Storr	16	NR	NR	NR
157	Will Lewan	14	14	16	14
165	Cameron Amine	12	11	12	12
174	Logan Massa	6	6	5	6
184	Myles Amine	2	2	3	3
197	Patrick Brucki	6	8	9	6
Hwt	Mason Parris	4	3	3	4

Scouting the Opponents

Minnesota: The Golden Gophers are 3-3 on the season and 2-2 in Big Ten duals after splitting their last competitive weekend with a win over Nebraska (19-13, Jan. 14), clinching it in the final match, before falling to Wisconsin (21-15, Jan. 16) at home two weeks ago. Nine Gopher wrestlers are ranked by InterMat, including five in the top 20 at their respective weights and most notably No. 1 Gable Steveson (Hwt), No. 4 Brayton Lee (157) and No. 9 Patrick McKee (125). Michigan holds a narrow 33-31-2 advantage in the all-time series against Minnesota, dating back to 1944. The Wolverines claimed four of the final five bouts to rally to a 22-15 win in the last series meeting in 2020 in Ann Arbor.

Maryland: The Terrapins enter the weekend with a 5-7 dual mark and are 0-3 in the Big Ten, most recently falling at Indiana (26-12, Jan. 21) and Ohio State (39-4, Jan. 23). Two Terps are ranked at their weight classes, most notably Kyle Cochran, who lists No. 11 at 184 pounds. The Wolverines lead 7-1-1 in the all-time series against Maryland with wins in the last five meetings, including a decisive 38-3 win on the road last season. Michigan took nine bouts in that dual, including pins from Drew Mattin (141) and Mason Parris (Hwt).

Last Time Out

Michigan split a pair of home duals last weekend at Crisler Center, suffering its first dual loss of the season with a 29-6 defeat to No. 1 Penn State on Friday (Jan. 21) before bouncing back with a 35-8 decision against No. 14 Rutgers on Sunday (Jan. 23). Graduate student Nick Suriano and senior/junior Will Lewan claimed the lone U-M wins against the Nittany Lions and 125 and 157 pounds, respectively, while the final five matches, from 165 pounds to heavyweight, were decided by a combined 10 points. The Wolverines claimed eight match wins against Rutgers, earning bonus points in four, while graduate student Patrick Brucki claimed the marquee match with a 4-2 overtime decision against sixth-ranked Greg Bulsak at 197 pounds. [ Recaps: Penn State | Rutgers ]

Up Next

Friday, Feb. 4 -- at Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.), 8 p.m. CST