Saturday, November 6, 2021 – 8 p.m.
Rider Broncs vs. #21 Purdue Boilermakers
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Twitter Updates – @RiderWrestling

What You Need To Know
- The Rider University wrestling team hosts Purdue for the first dual of the season Saturday night on ESPN+.
-The Broncs and the Boilermakers met for the first time in 2008 where Purdue came away with a 24-18 victory. The most recent meeting occurred in 2010, where the Broncs came away with a 25-10 victory. The dual Saturday would be just the third meeting between the two teams and the first in over a decade.
-John Hangey returns for his fifth season as head coach and has accumulated a 37-14 record in his short time as head coach, including a signature win against The University of Minnesota during the 2019-20 season. The Golden Gophers were ranked #6 in the nation at the time.
-During an abbreviated 2020-2021 season, the Broncs went 4-1 overall, and 2-0 in the MAC before heading to MAC Championships and the NCAA Championships.
-Rider finished second in the MAC last year.
-Intermat has named Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway [Ohio State]) and Matt Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Rutgers]) to the All-MAC Second Team.
-Intermat ranks Richie Koelher (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) as #24 in 133 lbs, Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY/Smithtown) as #31 in 157 lbs, and Matt Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross Academy [Ohio State]) as #26 in 197 lbs.
-Wrestlestat ranks Kinner as #22 in 141 lbs, and Correnti #28 in 197 lbs.
-Wrestlestat also ranks the Broncs as #53 for dual meets
-At the 2020-2021 NCAA Championships, the Broncs finished in 20^th place, totaling 22.0 points.
-Rider's starting lineup is projected to have either four or five true freshman, one transfer, and four returners:

125 - Tyler Klinsky (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North)
133 – Richie Koehler (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy)
141 – Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway [Ohio State])
149 - Cole McComas (East Liverpool, OH/Beaver Local)
157 - Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY/Smithtown [Nebraska])
165 - Michael Wilson (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon) -or- Joe Casey (Bridgewater, NJ/Bound Brook)
174 - Shane Reitsma (Howell, NJ/Howell)
184 - George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook)
197 - Matt Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Rutgers]) or Evan Vazquez (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury)
285 - David Szuba (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial)