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WREST vs Lock Haven & Bloomsburg
Wynter Rohan

Wrestling Josh Rosado

Wrestling Heads to Pennsylvania for Battles with Lock Haven and Bloomsburg This Week

Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Rider vs Lock Haven
LOCATION-  Lock Haven, PA
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Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Rider vs Bloomsburg
LOCATION-  Bloomsburg, PA
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What You Need to Know
- The Rider wrestling team travels to Pennsylvania to take on MAC rivals Lock Haven on Thursday night and then Bloomsburg on Saturday. 

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a 2-0 weekend, defeating George Mason and Campbell on back-to-back duals. 
- The Broncs secured their first win in the MAC against George Mason by a final score of 24-12 and took down Campbell 22-17. 
- Against Campbell, Rider scored 19 straight points in the final four bouts to secure the comeback. 

Broncs in the Rankings
- Five Broncs are in the first NCAA Coaches Rankings Poll with No. 29 McKenzie Bell (141lbs), No. 15 Sammy Alvarez (149 lbs), No. 27 Colton Washleski (157 lbs), No. 30 Enrique Munguia (165 lbs), and No. 14 Isaac Dean (184 lbs) (1.23.25)
- Four Broncs are in the latest FloWrestling rankings with No. 13 Sammy Alvarez, No. 30 Colton Washleski, No. 33 Enrique Munguia, and No. 18 Isaac Dean. 

History vs Lock Haven 
- The Broncs are 12-17 against the Bald Eagles dating back to 1975. 
- Rider defeated Lock Haven 27-11 in last year's matchup in Alumni Gym.

About Lock Haven
- The Bald Eagles are coming off a tight 17-15 victory over Buckell.
- Lock Haven finished 7-11 overall and 4-4 in the MAC conference a season ago.
- Anthony Noto are Wyatt Henson are the lone returning NCAA Qualifiers from last season
- Noto finished 3rd at the 2024 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs, going 5-1 at the championships and earning All-American status.
- Noto finished fourth at the 2023 NCAA Championships (125 lbs)

History vs Bloomsburg
- The Broncs lead the Huskies 17-6 in all-time series history dating back to 1994. 
- The last matchup came last season when the Broncs had a dominant 42-3 victory over the Huskies at home. 
- Rider has won the last 10 consecutive dual meets over Bloomsburg. 
- The last time the Broncs fell to the Huskies was in 2009 when they dropped a 26-10 dual.

About Bloomsburg 
- The Huskies are coming off a 23-17 victory over Sacred Heart to earn their first win of the 2024-25 season.
- Before the win over the Pioneers, the Huskies dropped 11 straight dual meets. 
- Bloomsburg finished 4-16 overall and 0-8 in the MAC a season ago.

Probable Lineups
Rider

125: Noah Michaels
133: Nieko Malone or Will Betancourt
141: No. 29 McKenzie Bell or Branden Palcko
149: No. 15 Sammy Alvarez or Matt Hoelke
157: No. 27 Colton Washleski
165: No. 30 Enrique Munguia or Liam Scrivanich
174: Michael Wilson
184: No. 14 Isaac Dean
197: Steyn De Lange or Brock Zurawski
285: Collin French

Lock Haven
125: Branden Wentzel or Sean Logue
133: No. 16 Anthony Noto or Hunter Gould
141: No. 17 Wyatt Henson or Conner Heckman
149: No. 32 Lucas Kapusta
157: Nick Stampoulos or Chase Burke
165: Caden Dobbins or Nick Kunstek
174: No. 31 Avery Bassett or James Lledo 
184: No. 23 Colin Fegley or Cole Bartram
197: No. 27 Tucker Hogan or Cael Black
285: No. 17  Gavin Hoffman or Ethan Miller

Bloomsburg
125: Major Lewis 
133: Kade Kluce 
141: Forfeit
149: Nik Voros 
157: Will Morrow 
165: Luke Thomas 
174: Nick Foster 
184: Kolby Flank 
197: Mason Rebouk 
285: Tyler McCatharn

*All individual rankings are according to NCAA Coaches Poll (1.23.25)*
 
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Players Mentioned

McKenzie Bell

McKenzie Bell

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Will Betancourt

Will Betancourt

5' 6"
Senior
Steyn  De Lange

Steyn De Lange

Junior
Isaac Dean

Isaac Dean

6' 0"
Senior
Matt Hoelke

Matt Hoelke

5' 8"
Senior
Nieko Malone

Nieko Malone

5' 7"
Senior
Branden Palcko

Branden Palcko

5' 7"
Sophomore
Liam Scrivanich

Liam Scrivanich

5' 10"
Sophomore
Colton Washleski

Colton Washleski

5' 10"
Senior
Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

6' 1"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

McKenzie Bell

McKenzie Bell

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Will Betancourt

Will Betancourt

5' 6"
Senior
Steyn  De Lange

Steyn De Lange

Junior
Isaac Dean

Isaac Dean

6' 0"
Senior
Matt Hoelke

Matt Hoelke

5' 8"
Senior
Nieko Malone

Nieko Malone

5' 7"
Senior
Branden Palcko

Branden Palcko

5' 7"
Sophomore
Liam Scrivanich

Liam Scrivanich

5' 10"
Sophomore
Colton Washleski

Colton Washleski

5' 10"
Senior
Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

6' 1"
Graduate Student