Friday, January 17
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
7 p.m.
Central Michigan University
vs
No. 23 Missouri
Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf
Chippewa Wrestlers Welcome Missouri, SIU-Edwardsville
1/16/2020 4:52:00 PM | Wrestling
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Central Michigan wrestling team returns to the mat this weekend when it entertains two Mid-American Conference foes in dual meets at McGuirk Arena.
The Chippewas, who are 2-3 overall and 2-1 in MAC duals, welcome 23rd-ranked Missouri on Friday (7 p.m.) and then SIU-Edwardsville on Sunday (2 p.m.).
Last Time Out
The Chippewas dropped two duals two weeks ago, falling to No. 5 Virginia Tech at home, 20-16, and then bowing to Northern Illinois, 19-12, in a MAC dual in DeKalb, Ill.
The Chippewas won four of 10 matches, one of them by pin, against the Hokies and, despite the loss, there was an optimistic feel around the Chippewas in light of the fact that they had put on a strong showing against the No. 5 team in the nation.
But CMU did not wrestle well, coach Tom Borrelli said, in the loss two days later in DeKalb, Ill.
The Chippewas went into the weekend were ranked 24th nationally, but the two losses left them unranked.
"They should be hungry and it's a home match, they're going to be excited for that," Borrelli said of his wrestlers. "It's quality competition. It's a challenge for us and we've got to rise to the challenge.
"I think I'm happy with the way they're training, I'm happy with the attitude. I'm happy with seeing improvements here and there, but that doesn't mean we can't all do better."
Scouting
The Tigers are 6-5, 3-0 and coming off a 20-13 nonconference road loss to former MAC member Northern Iowa. Missouri has defeated Ohio, Old Dominion and Buffalo in conference duals.
Four Tigers are ranked individually by flowrestling.com. Brock Mauller (149) is fifth, Grant Leeth (141) is 19th, Jarrett Jacques (157) is 14th, and Dylan Wisman (184) is 24th. All four have won MAC championships either in 2019 or in previous years.
SIU-Edwardsville is 1-7, 0-4 and just one Cougar, Justin Ruffin (17th at 157) is ranked by flowrestling.com.
Chippewas Ranked
Four CMU wrestlers are ranked individually. Drew Hildebrandt (125 pounds), who 21-3 on the season and leads the Chippewas in victories, 12th as is Logan Parks (157), who is 14-7. Dresden Simon (141) is 19-7 and ranked 13th, and Matt Stencel (285) is fourth.
Stencel, who is 19-4, and Hildebrandt are both ranked first in the MAC in their respective weight classes, while Simon and Parks are both ranked fourth. CMU's Landon Pelham (197), who is 13-8, is sixth.
Stencel is tied for first in the nation with 11 pins and has 44 in his career, which ranks fifth in program history. Kevin Vogel, who wrestled for the Chippewas from 1987-92, is the program leader with 66.
Simon has eight major-decision victories, and is tied for fourth nationally in that category.
Next
The Chippewas go to the state of Ohio for a pair of MAC duals, the first on Friday, Jan. 31 at Ohio and the second on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Cleveland State.
The Chippewas, who are 2-3 overall and 2-1 in MAC duals, welcome 23rd-ranked Missouri on Friday (7 p.m.) and then SIU-Edwardsville on Sunday (2 p.m.).
Last Time Out
The Chippewas dropped two duals two weeks ago, falling to No. 5 Virginia Tech at home, 20-16, and then bowing to Northern Illinois, 19-12, in a MAC dual in DeKalb, Ill.
The Chippewas won four of 10 matches, one of them by pin, against the Hokies and, despite the loss, there was an optimistic feel around the Chippewas in light of the fact that they had put on a strong showing against the No. 5 team in the nation.
But CMU did not wrestle well, coach Tom Borrelli said, in the loss two days later in DeKalb, Ill.
The Chippewas went into the weekend were ranked 24th nationally, but the two losses left them unranked.
"They should be hungry and it's a home match, they're going to be excited for that," Borrelli said of his wrestlers. "It's quality competition. It's a challenge for us and we've got to rise to the challenge.
"I think I'm happy with the way they're training, I'm happy with the attitude. I'm happy with seeing improvements here and there, but that doesn't mean we can't all do better."
Scouting
The Tigers are 6-5, 3-0 and coming off a 20-13 nonconference road loss to former MAC member Northern Iowa. Missouri has defeated Ohio, Old Dominion and Buffalo in conference duals.
Four Tigers are ranked individually by flowrestling.com. Brock Mauller (149) is fifth, Grant Leeth (141) is 19th, Jarrett Jacques (157) is 14th, and Dylan Wisman (184) is 24th. All four have won MAC championships either in 2019 or in previous years.
SIU-Edwardsville is 1-7, 0-4 and just one Cougar, Justin Ruffin (17th at 157) is ranked by flowrestling.com.
Chippewas Ranked
Four CMU wrestlers are ranked individually. Drew Hildebrandt (125 pounds), who 21-3 on the season and leads the Chippewas in victories, 12th as is Logan Parks (157), who is 14-7. Dresden Simon (141) is 19-7 and ranked 13th, and Matt Stencel (285) is fourth.
Stencel, who is 19-4, and Hildebrandt are both ranked first in the MAC in their respective weight classes, while Simon and Parks are both ranked fourth. CMU's Landon Pelham (197), who is 13-8, is sixth.
Stencel is tied for first in the nation with 11 pins and has 44 in his career, which ranks fifth in program history. Kevin Vogel, who wrestled for the Chippewas from 1987-92, is the program leader with 66.
Simon has eight major-decision victories, and is tied for fourth nationally in that category.
Next
The Chippewas go to the state of Ohio for a pair of MAC duals, the first on Friday, Jan. 31 at Ohio and the second on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Cleveland State.
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