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Wrestling Faces Drexel and #1 Penn State in Final Duals of the Season

The Broncs will get their final tune-ups before the MAC Championships

Rider at Drexel - Friday, February 18 - 5 p.m.
Rider at #1 Penn State - Sunday, February 20 - 2 p.m.

Location: 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. 
- Penn State leads the all-time series against Rider, 6-0. The series began in 2002-03. 
- 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.
- 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.
- Tyler Klinsky secured a major decision at 125 against Bloomsburg.
- 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.
- Tyler Klinsky earned a win by fall at 6:34 against Edinboro's Chris Merlo at 125.
- Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway) also claimed a win by fall over Edinboro's Gabe Willochell in 1:34 at 141.
- Richie Koehler earned a major decision over Jake Manley from Cleveland State, 14-2.
- At the Southern Scuffle, the Broncs finished 17th of 28 teams after earning 30 points.  
- The Broncs finished 4th of 8 teams at the Keystone Classic after tying Drexel with 99 points.
- George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) won his second-straight 184 title at the Keystone Classic.
- Richie Koehler, 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 4th at the Keystone Classic after accumulating 99 points.
- 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 20th place, totaling 22.0 points
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Players Mentioned

Richie Koehler

Richie Koehler

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

6' 1"
Freshman
Matt Correnti

Matt Correnti

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Tyler Klinsky

Tyler Klinsky

5' 6"
Sophomore
Jake Silverstein

Jake Silverstein

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
George Walton

George Walton

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Quinn Kinner

Quinn Kinner

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
David Szuba

David Szuba

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Richie Koehler

Richie Koehler

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

6' 1"
Freshman
Matt Correnti

Matt Correnti

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Tyler Klinsky

Tyler Klinsky

5' 6"
Sophomore
Jake Silverstein

Jake Silverstein

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
George Walton

George Walton

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Quinn Kinner

Quinn Kinner

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
David Szuba

David Szuba

6' 2"
Freshman