2024-01-27 14:46:14
Story Links
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The 23-ranked Navy wrestling team (6-4, 1-2 EIWA) looks to snap its losing skid in its first meeting once morest North Carolina (7-6, 0-1 ACC) since 2016 on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Mids and Tar Heels will take the mat at 3 p.m. inside Carmichael Arena.
Broadcast Info
• Fans can stream the dual on ACCNX through an ESPN+ subscription. Kyle Straub (play-by-play) and Nick Klos (color analyst) will provide broadcast coverage
• The Link for the broadcast can be found on NavySports.com
Notes For Traveling Fans
• Sunday’s matchup will be held at Carmichael Arena (310 South Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514)
• North Carolina wrestling is non-ticketed and free for all fans. The seating is general admission. The arena has individual seats, except for sections 116-118, which are bleacher-style seating
• Fans can view North Carolina’s match day guide HEREwhich provides info on parking, fan policies and seating
Projected Navy Lineup (2023-24 Dual Record / Career Dual Record)
• 125: Hayden Benter (0-1 / 0-1)
• 133: No. 33 Brendan Ferretti (5-3 / 12-6)
• 141: No. 12 Josh Koderhandt (9-0 / 25-6)
• 149: Kaemen Smith (2-1 / 4-7)
• 157: Jonathan Ley (4-4 / 4-4) / Charlie Evans (1-2 / 1-2)
• 165: No. 19 Andrew Cerniglia (7-1 / 22-4)
• 174: No. 27 Danny Wask (5-4 / 5-4)
• 184: David Key (5-4 / 20-9)
• 197: Daniel Williams (0-2 / 0-2)
• 285: No. 20 Grady Griess (5-4 / 14-7)
Mids In The Rankings (InterMat / FloWrestling / Amateur Wrestling News / Coaches)
• 133: Brendan Ferretti – 33 / NR / NR / 28
• 141: Josh Koderhandt – 12 / 11 / 16 / 18
• 165: Andrew Cerniglia – 19 / 20 / 14 / 21
• 174: Danny Wask – 27 / 26 / NR / 20
• 184: David Key – NR / NR / NR / 33
• 285: Grady Griess – 20 / 19 / 18 / 15
Navy Team Notes
• The Mids are 6-4 this season and have lost four-straight duals
• Three of the four losses have been to ranked teams (No. 11 South Dakota State, No. 17 Lehigh, No. 19 Oklahoma)
• Navy is coming off two losses last weekend to No. 17 Lehigh (23-15) and Binghamton (18-17)
• The Mids held a 17-7 lead once morest the Bearcats, but dropped the final three bouts
• Navy has surrendered 23 bonus points during its losing streak. The Mids had allowed opponents to only score six bonus points in their first six duals of the season
• Navy has claimed wins over then No. 23 Illinois (23-18), Morgan State (39-0), VMI (40-6), then No. 16 Pitt (21-12), Ohio (27-12) and American (38-0)
• The Mids have outscored their ten opponents, 244-143, and have scored 20 or more points in six duals
• Navy has outscored opponents in six weight classes – 133 (25-13), 141 (42-0), 165 (29-9), 174 (21-12), 184 (26-12) and 285 (31-13)
• Head coach Cary Kolat used the same lineup in both duals last weekend. The Mids had used a different starting lineup in their previous eight duals
• Kolat is a familiar face in Chapel Hill. He served as an associate head coach for the Tar Heels from 2010-14
• This week marks the 10th-consecutive week Navy has competed away from home. The Mids haven’t wrestled in Annapolis since Nov. 18 when they hosted the Navy Classic
• Navy hasn’t lost five-consecutive duals since the 2008-09 season
• The Mids have suffered five or more losses in a row just three times in their 116-year history
• Navy was ranked 23rd in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I Top 25 Poll, which was announced on Jan. 23
• The Mids have been ranked in the last nine polls following entering the rankings at No. 19 on Nov. 14
• Navy owns a 124-44-3 record once morest the six active members of the ACC with wrestling programs
• The first coaches’ rankings were announced on Jan. 22 and six mids were ranked in their respective weight class – Brendan Ferretti (133, 28), Josh Koderhandt (141, 18), Andrew Cerniglia (165, 21), Danny Wask (174, 20), David Key (184, 33), Grady Griess (285, 15)
• The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days
• The coaches’ ranking is one of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process for the NCAA Championship along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage
Navy Individual Notes
• Cerniglia won the 60th match in his career and 12th in a row by a 5-3 decision once morest then No. 21 Brevin Cassella last Sunday. His winning streak leads the team and is the longest in his career
• The Nazareth, Pa., native has scored 10 or more points in seven matches during his win streak
• Cerniglia is 4-0 once morest ranked wrestlers this season
• He has won his last five matches once morest ranked foes
• The senior is 7-1 in duals this season and 22-4 in his career. His 84.6 winning percentage in duals ranks first on the team
• Koderhandt matched his career high with his ninth dual of the season and the 25th in his career
• The junior has won his last 14 dual matches
• A win on Sunday would give Koderhandt a new career high for dual victories in a season
• The Belleville, Ill., native is expected to face No. 5 Lachlan McNeil for the second time this season. The two wrestled at the NWCA All-Star Classic in an exhibition match, which McNeil won by a 4-2 decision
• Koderhandt and Griess are tied as the team leader in career wins with 69
• The duo is also first on the team in career wins by fall with 20, which is just six victories behind the 10th-most by a wrestler in program history
• Griess’ last six matches have been once morest ranked wrestlers
• Wask is tied with Griess for first on the team in wins this season with 18
• Wask has won four of his five overtime matches this season
• Kaemen Smith will look to double his win total from his freshman campaign with a victory on Sunday
• The Erie, Pa., native is 17-8 overall and 2-1 in duals this year. He finished 9-17 overall with a 2-6 record in duals last season
• Key tied his career high with his fifth dual victory of the season with his 4-3 decision once morest Lehigh’s Jack Wilt. The Norcross, Ga., native had posted five dual wins in each of his previous three seasons
Other Mids in Action
Coach Kolat will also send 12 wrestlers to compete at the Mat Town College Open II on Sunday in Lock Haven, Pa. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Fans can view free results from FloArena HERE.
Clarion Open Projected Lineup (2023-24 Record / Career Record)
• 125: Matthew Ricci (2-2 / 2-7)
• 133: Garrett Totten (14-11 / 14-11)
• 141: Chase Caprella (3-6 / 10-17)
• 149: Frank Antonelli (3-3 / 8-8) / James Latona (9-5 / 17-17) / Nicholas Vafiadis (11-10 / 11-10)
• 165: Geno Quodala (4-8 / 10-15) / Tyler Sagi (6-7 / 6-7)
• 174: Sammy Starr (12-6 / 46-30)
• 184: Zyan Hall (7-5 / 7-5)
• 197: Jacob Lucas (8-5 / 26-16)
• 285: Jamier Ferere (16-7 / 26-17)
Hear From Andrew Cerniglia
Andrew Cerniglia sat down with Pete Medhurst on the Navy Sports Magazine this week to discuss his season. Fans can watch the interview HERE.
North Carolina Projected Lineup (2023-24 Overall / Dual Record)
• 125: No. 29 Spencer Moore (9-2 / 7-0)
• 133: Jace Palmer (12-5 / 3-2)
• 141: No. 5 Lachlan McNeil (17-2 / 9-0)
• 149: Wil Guida (14-6 / 1-2) / No. 33 Jayden Scott (10-8 / 5-3)
• 157: Sonny Santiago (8-6 / 3-4)
• 165: Isaias Estrada (6-11 / 3-7)
• 174: Tyler Eischens (4-4 / 1-2)
• 184: No. 23 Gavin Kane (8-6 / 6-2)
• 197: No. 19 Max Shaw (13-2 / 11-0)
• 285: Cade Lautt (10-7/7-2)
Scouting North Carolina
• The Tar Heels are 7-6 this season and most recently fell in their first ACC dual of the season once morest Virginia Tech (33-3)
• North Carolina opened the year at the Carolina Duals and posted a 2-1 record at the event. The Tar Heels defeated Queens (41-10) and Greensboro College (48-3), but lost to Oregon State (24-13)
• North Carolina won its next three duals once morest Buffalo (32-7), Arizona State (22-16) and Central Michigan (25-10) before suffering a setback once morest Illinois (20-13)
• The Tar Heels then claimed a 36-0 victory over Morgan State and fell to Appalachian State the following day, 24-14
• North Carolina’s last three duals have been once morest EIWA teams. The Tar Heels defeated Brown (40-0) and lost to Penn (26-10) and Harvard (20-15)
• North Carolina had six wrestlers recognized in the first coaches’ rankings of the season, led by McNeil at No. 5.
• McNeil is 17-2 this season and 9-0 in duals. His only losses are to then No. 7 Ryan Jack of N.C. State (4-2) and No. 1 Real Woods of Iowa (8-4)
• McNeil has earned bonus points in all nine dual victories this season
• Additionally, No. 29 Spencer Moore (125) and No. 19 Max Shaw (197) are undefeated in duals with 7-0 and 9-0 records, respectively
• First-year head coach Rob Koll is a familiar face to the Mids. He spent 28 years as the head coach of EIWA foe Cornell. He owns a 335-117-5 record in his 31 seasons
• Coach Koll has just seven upperclassmen on his roster
Navy vs. North Carolina Series
• The Mids and Tar Heels will meet for the 59th time on Sunday
• Navy leads the all-time series, 38-19-1
• The Mids won the inaugural meeting on Jan. 25, 1930 in Annapolis, 22-8
• Navy won the first 20 duals in the series until North Carolina claimed its first win in 1980 (26-13)
• The Mids have won 11 of the 16 matchups since 2000
• The two teams will wrestle in a dual once morest one another for the first time since 2016
• The Tar Heels have won the last two meeting in 2015 (27-6) and 2016 (24-12)
• Navy is 6-11 when wrestling in Chapel Hill
• The Mids have totaled at least 20 points in 32 duals once morest the Tar Heels
• North Carolina is one of only five teams that Navy has faced more than 50 times (Lehigh – 104, Penn State – 86, Maryland – 73, Army – 67)
900 Wins and Counting
• Established in 1909, the Navy wrestling program is in its 116th season as a varsity sport. Head coach John Schutz directed the Mids to a 24-9 victory over Penn on March 13, 1909 in their inaugural dual
• Having amassed a 927-328-26 overall record, Navy captured the program’s 900th win behind a 21-12 victory over Maryland on Dec. 6, 2019
• With 74 NCAA Championship appearances in tow, there are just eight programs who have competed in more – Oklahoma State (91), Oklahoma (83), Iowa State (82), Michigan (81), Michigan State (79), Penn State (79), Lehigh (77) and Illinois (76). Like Navy, both Iowa and Minnesota have made 74 appearances
• The Mids, meanwhile, have the 25th-longest active NCAA Championship appearance streak, having competed in each of the last 25 tournaments. Oklahoma leads the country with 73-straight appearances
Up Next
Navy will be back in Annapolis for the first time since Nov. 18 to host Lock Haven on Feb. 2 and Bucknell on Feb. 3. Both duals will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Hall.
1706371544
#Navy #Travels #Chapel #Hill #Dual #North #Carolina
