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Match Preview: Wrestling vs. Stevens

2/12/2021 2:59:00 PM

When: 2:00 p.m.

How to Watch: Live Video

Rosters: TCNJ/Stevens

History: The programs are meeting for the first time since the 2017-18 season, a 25-16 win by the Ducks. The series has been competitive throughout the years, with the teams splitting the last 10 matchups evenly.

Key Matchup: A projected match featuring ranked wrestlers is set at 197. Quinn Haddad and Michael Dooley are ranked fifth and third respectively by the NWCA. Haddad has won 16-straight matches and ended last season by capturing the 197-pound championship at the NCAA Mideast Regional. Dooley ended the 2019-20 season with a victory at 197 at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Both wrestlers opened the current season with pins in their first matches.

Strong Start: The Lions will look to get out to an early advantage against the Ducks. In TCNJ's season-opening win over Messiah, the team won three of the first four bouts to take a 10-3 lead.
 
Projected Starters (2020-21 Records in Parentheses, bold indicates returning All-American):
 
#13 TCNJ
125 – Nick DeNora (3-0)
133 - #2 Jake Giordano (2-0)
141 – Domenic Difrancescantonio (3-1)
149 – Robert Dinger (2-0)
157 – David Santiago (1-0)
165 – Matthew Sacco (0-0)
174 – Reid Colella (2-1)
184 – Thomas Anderson (0-1)
197 – #5 Quinn Haddad (1-0)
HWT – Thomas Marretta (3-0)
#11 Stevens
125 – Andrew Finateri (1-0)
133 – Luke Hoerle (0-1)
141 – #8 Kyle Slendorn (1-0)
149 – #2 Brett Kaliner (1-0)
157 – Nick Boggiano (0-1)
165 – Jarrett Weir (0-1)
174 – Joel Martsinovsky (0-1)
184 – Nico Ziccardi (0-0)
197 – #3 Michael Dooley (1-0)
HWT – None
 
Up Next: The Lions complete the home-and-home with the return trip to no. 11 Stevens on Wednesday. Match time is set for 6 p.m.
 
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