From: Anthony Hernandez Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 7:34:47 AM Subject: RUTGERS WRESTLING: No. 21 WRES Pays Visit to No. 13 Nebraska RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY 1 Scarlet Knight Way | High Point Solutions Stadium, Suite A | Piscataway, NJ 08854 O: 732-445-7028 • F: 732-445-8899 • scarletknights • @RUAthletics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anthony Hernandez (office: 732-445-8119; e-mail: ahernandez@scarletknights) No. 21 WRES Pays Visit to No. 13 Nebraska Scarlet Knights set to wrestle fifth top-15 opponent in last six matches PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Jan. 23, 2015) – The No. 21 Rutgers wrestling team travels to square off with No. 13 Nebraska Sunday afternoon at the Devaney Center. The Cornhuskers mark the fifth top-15 opponent in six dual matches for RU since Big Ten action began on Jan. 2. MATCH NOTES | WEBSITE | 2014-15 STATISTICS | ROSTER | FACT BOOK No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) – Sunday, Jan. 25, 1 p.m. EST TV: BTN Live stream: BTN Plus Live updates: Twitter – @RUWrestling Match Day Information The 1 p.m. EST dual match at Nebraska (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) will air live on BTN at 1 p.m. EST, with Tim Johnson, Jim Gibbons and Shane Sparks on the call. It marks the second appearance this season for the Scarlet Knights on national television, as their Big Ten debut versus No. 1 Iowa on Jan. 2 also aired live on the network. Knight Notes The Scarlet Knights (10-4, 1-4 Big Ten) enter Friday’s matchup ranked No. 21 in the NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll - the team’s highest mark this season. Rutgers is also ranked in the Intermat Dual Rankings at No. 24, and in the Intermat Tournament Rankings at No. 25. Last time out at Maryland on Jan. 18, the Scarlet Knights won seven of 10 bouts en route to a 24-11 victory at the Xfinity Center - the program’s first Big Ten dual win in history. 184-pounder Anthony Pafumi (Westfield, N.J.) put the finishing touches on the win with an 11-2 major decision with two bouts remaining. The win over the Terrapins made it nine consecutive seasons for the program with double-digit dual victories. No. 20/17/NR 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.) entered the Intermat and FloWrestling rankings for the first time in his career this week following a 10-4 upset of then-No. 14 (Intermat) Geoffrey Alexander of Maryland on Jan. 18. In all, five other Scarlet Knights are ranked by Intermat/The Open Mat/WIN Magazine alongside DelVecchio: No. 5/7/8 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), No. 17/16/17 149-pounder Ken Theobold (Toms River, N.J.), No. 20/19/18 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.), No. 19/14/18 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.) and No. 14/18/NR heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.). Along with the national polls, the six Scarlet Knights were also ranked in the first of four NCAA coaches’ panel rankings for the 2014-15 season. DelVecchio was ranked No. 20, Ashnault was ranked tied for fifth, Theobold was ranked No. 16, Perrotti was ranked No. 19, Bakuckas was tabbed No. 20 and Smith was ranked tied for 12th. Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Rutgers Projected Starters Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/ High School 2014-15 Overall (Dual Record) 125 Sean McCabe R-So. Ronkonkoma, N.Y./ Connetquot 13-5 (9-3) 133 No. 20/17/NR Scott DelVecchio So. South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield 14-5 (8-3) 141 No. 5/7/8 Anthony Ashnault R-Fr. South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield 17-3 (13-1) 149 No. 17/16/17 Ken Theobold So. Toms River, N.J./ Toms River HS South 17-4 (11-2) 157 Dylan Painton R-Fr. South Plainfield, N.J. South Plainfield 12-10 (0-3) 165 Nick Visicaro R-Sr. Long Branch, N.J./ Long Branch 4-2 (1-1) 174 No. 19/14/18 Phil Bakuckas R-So. Hammonton, N.J./ Hammonton 16-7 (9-5) 184 Anthony Pafumi R-So. Westfield, N.J./ St. Peter’s Prep 12-8 (4-5) -OR- Hayden Hrymack Jr. Point Pleasant, N.J./ Christian Brothers Academy 9-6 (3-4) 197 Andrew Campolattano R-Jr. Bound Brook, N.J./ Bound Brook 1-4 (1-4) 285 No. 14/18/NR Billy Smith R-Jr. Wantage, N.J./ High Point 9-4 (6-4) Nebraska Projected Starters Weight Name Year Hometown/ High School Overall Record (Dual) 125 Tim Lambert So. Forest Hills, Mich./ Forest Hills Eastern 14-6 (5-1) 133 Eric Montoya So. Albuquerque, N.M./ Campbell 10-8 (2-4) 141 Anthony Abidin Jr. Dix Hills, N.Y./ Nassau CC 18-2 (6-0) 149 Justin Arthur So. Huntington, W.Va./ Clarion 16-8 (2-8) 157 James Green Sr. Willingboro, N.J./ Willingboro 18-2 (5-1) 165 Austin Wilson Jr. Hastings, Neb./ Hastings St. Cecilia 9-7 (4-2) 174 Robert Kokesh Sr. Wagner, S.D./ Wagner 22-0 (6-0) 184 TJ Dudley So. Irmo, S.C./ Irmo 15-5 (2-2) 197 Aaron Studebaker So. Raymond, Neb./ Raymond Central 19-6 (3-1) 285 Collin Jensen So. Mobridge, S.D./ Mobridge-Pollock 10-7 (4-2) Scouting Nebraska No. 13 Nebraska is 5-1 entering the weekend, having lost only to then-unranked Wisconsin, 23-14, in dual action on Dec. 13. As a team, the Cornhuskers finished sixth (89 points) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational from Dec. 5-6 and ended fourth (116 points) at the Southern Scuffle on from Jan. 1-2. Prior to hosting the Scarlet Knights Sunday, the Cornhuskers will travel Friday to take on No. 12 Illinois. At last season’s NCAA Championships, the Huskers finished 11th with 43.5 team points and two All-Americans in 157-pounder James Green (third) and 174-pounder Robert Kokesh (fourth). Green also finished seventh in 2013 and 2012, while Kokesh placed third in 2013. The following Huskers enter Sunday afternoon’s dual ranked by Intermat/The Open Mat/WIN Magazine: No. 11/12/10 125-pounder Tim Lambert, No. 10/6/12 141-pounder Anthony Abidin, No. 3/3/4 157-pounder James Green, No. 1/1/1 174-pounder Robert Kokesh, No. 18/NR/17 184-pounder TJ Dudley and No. 17/NR/19 heavyweight Collin Jensen. Series vs. Nebraska All-time, Rutgers is 0-2 versus Nebraska, last wrestling the Cornhuskers in the first-ever “Grapple at the Garden” on Dec. 16, 2012 in a 22-10 loss. The teams first met on Nov. 29, 2003, a 35-12 win for the Huskers at the College Ave. Gym. RU has never traveled to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Cornhuskers. Rutgers Rematch - Nebraska • Theobold met Nebraska’s Justin Arthur at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in December, losing by an 8-1 decision. • Redshirt senior 165-pounder Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) faced Austin Wilson in RU’s 22-10 loss to Nebraska on Dec. 16, 2012. He lost, 3-1, in sudden victory to Wilson in that match. • Junior 184-pounder Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) fell, 9-0, against TJ Dudley at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational earlier this season. • Smith was edged, 4-2, last year in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational versus Collin Jensen. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (facebook/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). 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