BLOOMSBURG--The Bloomsburg University wrestling team will take part in the Pitt Duals on Sunday, Jan. 11. The Huskies will take on Drexel at noon and then face the Wolfpack of North Carolina State at 2 p.m.

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SERIES INFO-DREXEL
All-Time Record: Bloomsburg leads 4-3
Last Meeting: Bloomsburg 23 Drexel 17 (Dec. 12, 2010)
Notes on the Series: The Huskies win 2010 snapped a three-match losing streak in the series.

SERIES INFO-NC STATE
All-Time Record: Bloomsburg leads 4-0
Last Meeting: Bloomsburg 19 at NC State 12 (Jan. 7, 2012)
Notes on the Series: Wolfpack assistant coach Frank Beasley was a former wrestler for the Huskies finishing fourth at the EWL Championships. He was also an assistant coach after graduating.

BLOOMSBURG TEAM NOTES
The Huskies last competed in late December at both the Lock Haven Invitational and the Midlands. At the Lock Haven Invitational Michael Mirra (Mountaintop/Crestwood) took fourth at 197 lbs. Mirra went 2-0 to start the tournament before losing 3-0 to eventual champio Tyler Lyster of Bucknell. In the consolation finals Mirra lost 8-5 to Tyler Greene of Bucknell.

At the Midlands Andy Schutz (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) reached round five of the consolations at 133 lbs before being eliminated. Schutz opened with a win by fall over Paddy Quinlan of F & M before losing to top-ranked A.J Schoop of Edinboro. in the consolation round Schutz beat John Cuokos of Northwestern by fall before getting eliminated by Robert Deutsch of Rider, 4-2. Also competing at the Midlands was Tanner Calhill (141 lbs) and Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (149 lbs).

The Huskies have an addition to its roster for the second half of the season as former local standout Kurt Meske (Bloomsburg/Central Columbia) joins the team. Meske finishedn third at the PIAA State Championships as a senior posting a record of 41-1 on the year.

DREXEL TEAM NOTES   Drexel Statistics
Four Dragons represented the Drexel wrestling team at the Wilkes Open and the Franklin & Marshall Open over the course of the last two weeks. Freshman Stephen Loiseau earned a first place finish at 174 pounds in the Wilkes Open on Dec. 28 and then went on to finish third at the Diplomat-hosted open on Jan. 3. He was joined by teammates Brandon Litten and Alex Foley, who each placed fourth at the Wilkes Open at 197 and 285, respectively, and then later by heavyweight Joey Goodhart, who earned a fourth place finish at the Franklin & Marshall Open.

NC STATE TEAM NOTES  NC State Statistics
The NC State wrestling team fell behind 15-3 after the first six bouts, and despite three straight bonus point wins, the Pack came up short against Duke Wednesday night in Reynolds Coliseum, 18-17. The dual was the ACC opener for both squads.

NC State is ranked No. 22 USA Today/NWCA Division I Coached Poll.

BLOOMSBURG PROBABLE LINEUP
125- Elliot Zackoski (Scranton/West Scranton) (1-11)
133- Andy Schutz (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) (12-8)
141- Tanner Cahill (Johnstown /Conemaugh High School) (11-10)
149- Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (10-11)
157- Matt Hammerstone (White Haven/Crestwood ) (4-10)
165- Kurt Meske (Bloomsburg/Central Columbia) (2-2)
174- Bradley Miccio (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) (1-8)
or Brandon Meisner (Lindenhurst, NY/St. Anthony's) (2-9)
184- Casey Bearden (Hernando, FL/Citrus (Fl)) (7-11)
197- Michael Mirra (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (9-10)
285- Dominic Carfagno (West Paterson, NJ/St. Joseph Regional) (6-9)
or Shaun Heist (Allentown /Parkland High School) (2-10)

DREXEL PROBABLE LINEUP
125- Tanner Shoap
133- Kevin Devoy
141- David Pearce or Franco Ferraina
149- Matt Cimato
157- Noel Blanco
165- Nick Elmer
174- Connor Moran
184- Alex DeCiantis or Jason Fugiel
197- Brandon Litten
285- Joey Goodhart or Alex Foley

NC STATE PROBABLE LINEUP
125 - Joe DeAngelo (4-7)
133 - Bryce Meredith (7-2)
or Jamal Morris (7-3)
141 - #17 Sam Speno (6-5)
149 - Brian Hamann (3-1)
or Sam Melikian (5-6)
157 - Chad Pyke (9-8)
165 - #15 Max Rohskopf (17-5)
or Lee Davis (6-4)
174 - Pete Renda (12-5)
184 - Michael Macchiavello (7-5)
or Nicky Hall (3-2)
197 - Michael Boykin (12-3)
285 - #3 Nick Gwiazdowski (16-0)
or Michael Kosoy (10-6)

UP NEXT
The Huskies are idle till Jan. 25 when they host Edinboro at 2 p.m.