Sunday, November 23, 2025 - 1:00 PM
Rider Broncs  (1-1, 0-0 MAC) vs No. 18 West Virginia Mountaineers  (4-0, 0-0 Big 12)
LOCATION- Morgantown, WV – Hope Coliseum
WATCH- ESPN+
Live Stats: TrackWrestling
Live Updates: X - @RiderWrestling

What You Need to Know
- The Rider wrestling team travels to face No. 18 West Virginia on Sunday afternoon.
- This will be the Broncs' second ranked opponent in their last three duals.

Last Time Out
- Rider is coming off a 24–16 win over Big Ten foe Michigan State on Nov. 16.
- Six Broncs earned wins: Tyler Klinsky, Will Betancourt, Elijah Griffin, Brendon Abdon, Enrique Munguia, and Brock Zurawski.
- Klinsky secured his second ranked win of the season, defeating No. 26 Caleb Weiand.

Broncs in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
125 lbs: No. 20/21 Tyler Klinsky
141 lbs: No. 19/24 Elijah Griffin
165 lbs: No. 31/NR Brendon Abdon
197 lbs: No. 21/21 Brock Zurawski

History vs West Virginia
- Rider is 1–3 all-time against West Virginia, with the series dating back to the 1999–2000 season.
- The Broncs' lone win came in 2017 with a 28–6 victory at a quad meet hosted by Pittsburgh.
- The teams last met a season ago, when Rider hosted and fell 31–9.

Scouting the Mountaineers
- West Virginia is coming off a 3–0 sweep at its home quad, posting wins over Glenville State (37–9), Princeton (25–9), and Appalachian State (31–12).
- The Mountaineers went 10–7 overall and 4–6 in the Big 12 last season.
- WVU sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships a year ago, producing one All-American in his final season, Peyton Hall.
- They return four NCAA qualifiers: Jett Skrickenberger (125), Jordan Titus (141), Ty Watter (157) and Ian Bush (184), 
- WVU also added Oklahoma transfer Willie McDougald, a three-time NCAA qualifier.
- 2024 All-American Ty Watters returns to the lineup healthy and leads WVU into Sunday's dual, coming in as the nation's No. 1 wrestler at 157 lbs.

Mountaineers in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
125: No. 9/9 Jett Skrickenberger
149: No. 23/32 Willie McDougald
157: No. 1/1 Ty Watters
174: No. 20/19 Brody Conley
184: No. 17/18 Ian Bush
197: No. 27/24 Rune Lawrence

Projected Lineups
Rider 
125 lbs: No. 20/21 Tyler Klinsky
133 lbs: Will Betancourt
149 lbs: No. 19/24 Elijah Griffin
149 lbs: Dylan Layton 
157 lbs: Liam Scrivanich OR James Farina
165 lbs: No. 31/NR Brendon Abdon
174 lbs: Enrique Munguia 
184 lbs: JP Hangey 
197 lbs: No. 21/21 Brock Zurawski
285 lbs: Steyn De Lange OR James Lynch

West Virginia
125 lbs: No. 9/9 Jett Strickenberger OR Louie Gill
133 lbs: Gunner Andrick
141 lbs: Jordan Titus
149 lbs: No. 23/32 Willie McDougald OR TJ Langley
157 lbs: No. 1/1 Ty Watters
165 lbs: Shawn Taylor
174 lbs: No. 20/19 Brody Conley
184 lbs: No. 17/18 Ian Bush
197 lbs: No. 27/24 Rune Lawrence
285 lbs: Brock Kehler