PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team is set for a pair of dual meets this weekend, visiting Binghamton on January 18 before returning to The Palestra for a Sunday matinee with Army West Point.
Penn at Binghamton | January 18 | 7 p.m.
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Penn vs. Army West Point | January 20 | 4 p.m.
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Notes To Know…
- The Quakers enter the weekend 1-3 in dual meets, and 0-1 against EIWA opponents.
- Binghamton is 0-3 in dual meets this season, while Army West Point is 3-2.
- Army West Point is 3-0 in EIWA duals, with a road meet at Brown set for Thursday night. Binghamton is 0-2 in EIWA dual meets.
- Penn is 6-1 all-time against Binghamton. The Quakers won the first six meetings between the schools before suffering a 19-18 loss to the Bearcats last year in The Palestra. The Red and Blue are 3-0 all-time at Binghamton.
- The Quakers are 13-13-3 all-time against Army West Point. Since the series recommenced in 2008, Penn has won four of six meetings.
- Last year, Penn spotted the Black Knights a 12-0 lead through three bouts, but rallied to win five of the final eight and pick up a 19-18 win on criteria.
- There are no expected rematches from last year's dual meet against Binghamton. Penn's lone returning starter from that meet is Joe Oliva, who knocked off Frank Garcia at 149 by a score of 8-4.
- The same holds true for the dual meet with Army West Point. Only Oliva returns from last year's lineup – he pinned Will Lucie at 149 in 4:20. Army West Point returns five starters from last year's dual – three of which (Lane Peters, Ben Harvey, and Noah Stewart) won their match.
- 125 pounder Carmen Ferrante leads the Quakers with a 14-5 record. He has won 10 of his last 13 matches.
- Ferrante is 4-0 in dual meets, leading the Quakers with 15 team points scored.
Penn's Probable Lineup
125:
Carmen Ferrante, Fr, (14-5)
133:
Doug Zapf, Fr. (7-8)
141:
Grant Aronoff, Fr. (5-3) or
A.J. Vindici, Sr. (4-4)
149: No. 14
Anthony Artalona, Fr. (13-3)
157:
Joe Oliva, Sr. (6-7)
165:
Evan DeLuise, So. (6-9)
174:
Jake Hendricks, Fr. (6-7)
184:
Jalen Laughlin, Jr. (3-5)
197:
Greg Bensley, Fr. (5-7) or
Patrik Garren, Sr. (1-4)
285:
Ben Goldin, Fr. (4-8)
Binghamton's Probable Lineup
125: Audey Ashkar, So. (7-6) or Steven Bulzomi, Sr. (4-7)
133: Zack Trampe, Fr. (2-1) or Joe Nelson, Sr. (3-3)
141: Anthony Sparacio, Jr. (14-9)
149: Frankie Garcia, Jr. (6-6)
157: Dylan Wood, So. (3-9) or Chris Barker, Fr. (8-5)
165: Aidan Monteverdi, Fr. (3-9)
174: Vincent DePrez, Sr. (10-9)
184: No. 8 Lou DePrez, Fr. (17-4)
197: Anthony DePrez, Sr. (5-10) or Anthony Melikian, So. (2-8)
285: Joe Doyle, Fr. (10-11)
Army West Point's Probable Lineup
125: Trey Chalifoux, Jr. (15-9)
133: Lane Peters, So. (11-13)
141: Corey Shie, Fr. (19-11)
149: Noah Hanau, Jr. (5-6)
157: Lucas Weiland, Jr. (17-6)
165: Cael McCormick, Jr. (11-5)
174: Ben Harvey, Jr. (19-5)
184: Noah Stewart, Jr. (12-6) or C.J. Morgan, Jr. (1-3)
197: No. 4 Rocco Caywood, Sr. (18-3)
285: Ben Sullivan, Fr. (15-9)
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