Rider at Drexel - Friday, February 18Â - 5 p.m.
Rider at #1 Penn State - Sunday, February 20 - 2 p.m.
Location:Â Philadelphia, PA and University Park, PA
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What You Need To Know
- The Rider University wrestling team travels to the Drexel Dragons and the nationally-ranked No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions for the last duals of the season before the MAC Championships.
- The Broncs are 4-8 overall. Drexel is 5-8 overall, while Penn State is 16-0 overall.
- Rider leads the all-time series against Drexel, 34-11. The Broncs have won the last two. However, the last seven meetings have all been decided by fewer than eight points, with the Broncs leading those contests, 4-3.Â
- Penn State leads the all-time series against Rider, 6-0. The series began in 2002-03.Â
- Recently, the Broncs triumphed in the last MAC duals of the season against Clarion and George Mason.
- Versus George Mason,
David Szuba secured the win for the Broncs with his fall in 1:01.
- Against Clarion,
Matt Correnti earned a major decision which proved to be the advantage the Broncs needed against the Golden Eagles.
- Rider came up short against Lock Haven and Princeton,
Richie Koehler and
Quinn Kinner each earned two wins on the day.
- #25
Quinn Kinner earned a decision, 2-1 over then #20 Darren Miller at 141 at Bucknell.
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Michael Wilson earned a come-from-behind victory in the last 13.3 seconds against Bloomsburg at 165 after earning four near-fall points to steal the win.
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Tyler Klinsky secured a major decision at 125 against Bloomsburg.
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David Szuba (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) picked up two wins with a decision, 8-2 against Cleveland State and a major decision, 15-6 against Edinboro at 285.
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Tyler Klinsky earned a win by fall at 6:34 against Edinboro's Chris Merlo at 125.
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Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway) also claimed a win by fall over Edinboro's Gabe Willochell in 1:34 at 141.
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Richie Koehler earned a major decision over Jake Manley from Cleveland State, 14-2.
- At the Southern Scuffle, the Broncs finished 17
th of 28 teams after earning 30 points. Â
- The Broncs finished 4
th of 8 teams at the Keystone Classic after tying Drexel with 99 points.
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George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) won his second-straight 184 title at the Keystone Classic.
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Richie Koehler,Â
Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY/Smithtown [Nebraska]) and
David Szuba (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) each made the semifinals at 133, 157 and 285 respectively earlier in the season at the Keystone Classic.
- Rider placed 4
th at the Keystone Classic after accumulating 99 points.
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John Hangey returns for his fifth season as head coach and has accumulated a 39-19 record in his short time as head coach, including a win against The University of Minnesota, who were ranked #6 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
Quinn Kinner as #25 in 141 lbs.
- Wrestlestat also ranks the Broncs as #61 for dual meets and as #52 for tournaments.
- At the 2020-2021 NCAA Championships, the Broncs finished in 20
th place, totaling 22.0 points