Wrestling | 1/3/2019 11:28:00 AM

THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (0-4, 0-2 EWL) vs Hofstra (1-2, 0-0 EIWA)
Friday, January 4, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Bloomsburg, Pa. | Nelson Field House
 
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STORYLINE
The Bloomsburg University wrestling team hosts Hofstra University in a non-conference dual at the Nelson Field House on Friday night. The Huskies are searching for their first dual victory of the season and will be looking to snap a three-match losing skid against the Pride in the all-time series.
 
PROJECTED BLOOMSBURG STARTERS
125 - Jr. Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) - 12-7
133 - R-Jr. Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) - 6-10
141 - Fr. Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) - 5-8
OR - So. Cary Palmer (Bensalem, Pa./Council Rock South) - 3-6
149 - R-Jr. Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) - 9-4
157 - Jr. Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) - 8-9
OR - Fr. Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) - 6-8
165 - Jr. Dominick DeMarco (Franklinville, N.J./Clayton) - 0-2
174 - R-So. Anthony Vetrano (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) - 6-11
184 - R-Jr. Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) - 15-9
197 - Jr. Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) - 8-9
285 - R-Fr. Michael Porreca (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) - 1-12
OR - R-Fr. Jarrett Walters (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) - 2-5
OR - Jr. Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) - 7-10

PROJECTED HOFSTRA STARTERS
125 - Fr. Dylan Ryder (Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West) - 10-8
133 - R-Fr. Trent Olson (Gillette, Wy. / Wyoming Seminary Prep) - 3-9
141 - R-So. Garrett Lambert (Strongsville, Ohio / Brunswick) - 4-7
149 - Sr. Ryan Burkert (Cranford, N.J. / St. Peter's Prep) - 0-3
157 - R-So. Chris Mauriello (Hauppauge, N.Y. / Hauppauge) - 3-4
165 - R-So. Ricky Stamm (Levittown, N.Y. / Division Avenue) - 6-7
174 - Jr. Sage Heller (Riverwoods, Ill. / Deerfield) - 8-7
OR - Fr. Corey Langner (Atlanta, Ga. / Marist School) - 0-5
184 - Fr. Trey Rogers (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) - 8-10
197 - Sr. Nezar Haddad (Orefield, Pa. / Parkland) - 5-5
285 - R-Jr. Omar Haddad (Orefield, Pa. / Parkland) - 3-6

ALL-TIME SERIES
Friday's dual marks the 10th meeting between the Huskies and Hofstra with Bloomsburg trailing 5-4 in the all-time series. The Pride have won three straight meetings between the teams with the Huskies' last victory coming on January 9, 2014, by the final of 24-21 at the Nelson Field House.
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
- Bloomsburg looks to bounce back after a 36-6 loss to 19th-ranked Lock Haven on December 16. Juniors Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (125) and Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) (184) were victorious for the Huskies who dropped to 0-4 overall and 0-2 against Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) opponents this season.

- Allard leads the team with a 15-9 overall record and a team-high five major decisions. Allard is coming off of a hard-fought seventh-place finish at the 56th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships last weekend. After losing his first bout of the tournament, Allard won five matches in the consolation bracket to take seventh. He improved to 60-38 in his career. Girard sports a record of 12-9 on the season and also competed at the Midlands last weekend. Bond is 9-4 and has notched a team-high three pins. Newberry and junior Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) each have eight wins this season.

- The Huskies earned a pair of individual titles at the PSAC Championships on December 8, as redshirt junior Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) and junior Mike Newberrry won the individual titles at 149 and 157, respectively. They were the first two PSAC individual champions since 2013 when Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (174), Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (197), and Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (285) claimed titles. Bond was named the EWL Athlete of the Week after finishing 4-0 with each of his victories (three falls, one technical fall) coming with bonus points.

SCOUTING HOFSTRA
- Hofstra enters Friday's match with Bloomsburg at 1-2 on the young season after the Pride split a pair of matches with VMI and Northern Colorado on December 9. Hofstra was led by sophomores Garrett Lambert (141) and Chris Mauriello (157) and freshman Dylan Ryder (125) who all posted 2-0 marks on the day. Earlier in the month, Ryder and junior Sage Heller (174) both went 3-2 to lead Hofstra to a 29th place finish at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational. All three of Heller's victories came via pinfall, while Ryder advanced to the second consolation round of eight on the second day.

- Heller and redshirt senior Nezar Haddad (197) anchor a returning class that led the Pride to a 10-10 record in duals a season ago. Haddad is 5-5 on the season while Heller enters Friday's match with an 8-7 record and a team-high five falls. Joining Ryder as new faces in the Hofstra starting lineup this season are redshirt freshman Trent Olson (133) and freshman Trey Rogers (184). Ryder  has a team-high 10 wins for the Pride this season, while Rogers is 8-10 entering Friday's dual. Olson, a transfer from the University of Wyoming, is 3-9 on the season.
 
UP NEXT
Bloomsburg returns to the Nelson Field House and returns to EWL action when it hosts Edinboro University on Friday, January 11. Action is slated to get underway at 7:00 p.m.

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