Kent State University
CSU Bakersfield
Flashes Host Frenzy at the Field House Friday; Visit Penn State Sunday
11/8/2018 1:38:00โฏPM | Wrestling
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Kent State's weekend of stiff competition begins Friday (Nov. 9), hosting the Frenzy at the Field House.ย The Golden Flashes will take on CSU-Bakersfield at 4 p.m., followed by duals with No. 18 Wisconsin (1-0) and No. 3 Iowa.ย Two days later, the Flashes will visit No. 1 Penn State at 2 p.m. inside Rec Hall.
Friday's event will include two mats inside the Kent State Field House as CSU Bakersfield will take on both Iowa and Wisconsin.ย ย Live video can be seen on FloWrestling with a subscription and live stats can be followed on TrackWrestling.
Last weekend, the Golden Flashes (3-1) competed in four dual meets, boarded a bus early the next morning and competed in the Clarion Open in a span of less than 30 hours.ย Kent State won 26-of-29 matches in its first three duals with 21 bonus-point victories.ย On Saturday, seven Flashes placed in the top four, including individual titles from Isaac Bast (165), Dylan Barreiro (174) and Andrew McNally (184).
Quick Shots
- The Flashes are No. 24 in InterMat's latest tournament rankings
- Kyle Conel is No. 2 in numerous national polls at 197
- Since 2005-06 (Jim Andrassy's third season), Kent State is 161-91-1 in dual meets
- The NWCA honored Kent State for having the second highest grade point average in the nation last season at 3.497.
The Opponents
CSU Bakersfield opened its season last weekend with convincing wins over Life Pacific and San Francisco State.ย The Roadrunners finished third at the Pac-12 Championships last year.
Wisconsin opened its season with a 25-12 home victory over Buffalo last week.ย Sophomore 165-pounder Evan Wick placed third at the NCAA Championships last season.
Iowa opens their 2018-19 campaign Friday after finishing third at last year's NCAA Championships.ย Sophomore 125-pounder Spencer Lee is a returning NCAA champion.
Last season, Penn State won its seventh national title in eight years.ย The Nittany Lions return four individual NCAA champions
Projected Lineup
125:ย Jake Ferri (5-1) or Tomas Gutierrez (4-2)
133: Tim Rooney (5-1) or Raphael Rodriguez (2-3)
141: Cory Simpson (5-3) or Leno Ciotti (2-3)
149: Kody Komara (5-3) or Jake Hinkson (2-2)
157: Richard Jackson (2-2) or Joe Andrassy (2-3)
165: Isaac Bast (6-0) or Lane Hinkle (3-3)
174: Dylan Barreiro (7-0)
184: Andrew McNally (8-0)
197: Shane Mast (4-1) or Kyle Conel (1-0)
285: Billy Bolia (5-3) or Spencer Berthold (4-2)
CSU Bakersfield Lineup
125: Alex Hernandez-Figueroa (2-0)
133: Sean Nickell (2-0)
141: Carlos Herrera (0-1) or Noah Blakley-Beanes (5-0)
149: Russell Rohlfing (1-0)
157: Wyatt Gerl (1-0)
165: Jacob Thalin (1-1)
174: Bryan Battisto (1-0)
184: Dominic Ducharme (1-0)
197: Mark Penyacsek (1-0)
285: Jacob Sieder (1-0)
Wisconsin Lineup
125: Connor Brown (1-0)
133: Jens Lantz (1-3)
141: Tristan Moran (3-1)
149: Cole Martin (4-1)
157: Zander Wick (0-1)
165: Evan Wick (4-0)
174: Ryan Christensen (4-1)
184: Mason Reinhardt (5-1)
197: Andrew Salemme (2-2)
285: Trent Hillger (4-0)
Iowa Lineup (all 0-0)
125: Spencer Lee
133: Austin DeSanto
141: Max Murin
149: Pat Lugo
157: Kaleb Young or Jeren Glosser
165: Alex Marinelli
174: Myles Wilson
184: Cash Wilcke or Mitch Bowman
197: Connor Corbin
285: Aaron Costello
Penn State Lineup (all 0-0)
125: Devin Schnupp
133: Roman Bravo-Young
141: Nick Lee
149: Jarod Verkleeren
157: Jason Nolf
165: Vincenzo Joseph
174: Mark Hall
184: Shakur Rasheed
197: Bo Nickal
285: Anthony Cassar
McNally Makes Strong First Impression
Sophomore 184-pounder Andrew McNally was named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week after going 8-0 with seven bonus-point victories this past weekend.
One of two transfers from Eastern Michigan, McNally went 3-0 on Friday at the Kent State Duals with a 16-0 tech fall, an 18-6 major decision and a pin in 33 seconds. The next day, he won a 184-pound title at the Clarion Open, going 5-0 on with pins in his first three bouts.
After a solid redshirt freshman season at 174, McNally worked hard in the weight room in the offseason for his new role at 184.
- The Flashes' other Eastern Michigan transfer, Tomas Gutierrez, is competing for a starting spot at 125.ย The third-year sophomore went 4-2 in his opening weekend.
Series Histories
Friday will be Kent State's first program meeting with both CSU Bakersfield and Iowa.
Wisconsin leads the all-time series with Kent State 3-2, dating back to a 1938 meeting in Kent.ย In the most recent matchup, the Golden Flashes defeated the Badgers 33-10 on Feb. 17, 2013 at the M.A.C. Center as part of the NWCA National Duals regional events.
Penn State leads the all-time series with Kent State 7-0, most recently winning at the Virginia Duals in both 2010 and 2011.
MAC Rankings
Five Golden Flashes were in the latest MAC rankings:
No. 3 Tim Rooney, 133
No. 4 Isaac Bast, 165
No. 3 Dylan Barreiro, 174
No. 3 Andrew McNally, 184
No. 1 Kyle Conel, 197
Up Next
On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Flashes will head to Annapolis, Maryland for the Navy Classic.
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