MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- Virginia Tech
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. Virginia Tech
- All-Time Series: Tied 7-7-1
- Last Meeting: 2016-17 – #6 Virginia Tech 24, Edinboro 13
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MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- Rider
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. Rider
- All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 8-1
- Last Meeting: 2016-17 – Edinboro 22, #25 Rider 10
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MATCH STORYLINES
- Edinboro concludes its three-match homestand with a pair of duals against tenth-ranked Virginia Tech and #19 Rider. The dual with the Hokies is on Friday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. while Rider visits on Sunday, January 21 for a 1:00 p.m. start. Edinboro is 3-1 overall and is 1-0 in the EWL. The Fighting Scots lone loss on the season came on the road at sixth-ranked Lehigh. Virginia Tech comes in with a 8-2 record and sits in second in the ACC. Rider is 7-2 on the season and 1-0 in the EWL prior to Friday's dual at Cleveland State.
- The Fighting Scots will look to extended their 24 match EWL winning streak when they take on Rider. Edinboro has gone undefeated the last four years in EWL action, and has not tasted defeat in an EWL match since losing to former EWL member Pittsburgh, 19-18, on February 22, 2013.
- Edinboro picked up a 35-3 win over Bloomsburg on January 6 to open EWL action. Five different Edinboro wrestlers picked up major decisions with six Fighting Scots earning bonus points. In the rematch of the PSAC Championship at 133 lbs., Korbin Myers recorded his second straight decision over Andy Schutz, 4-1.
- The Fighting Scots ended 2017 at the 55th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Invitational. Sean Russell (125 lbs.) and Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) both placed for Edinboro. Russell finished fifth while Myers was eighth in their respective weight classes.
- Edinboro opened the season going 2-0 hosting the Fighting Scot Duals versus Cal State-Bakersfield and Bucknell. The Fighting Scots won eight of ten bouts against Cal State-Bakersfield in the 34-9 win, picking up bonus points in five matches. Sean Russell opened up with a 20-4 technical fall at 6:00 over Sergio Mendez at 125 lbs. Peter Pappas impressed in his first collegiate match with 16-4 major decision at 149 lbs. over Kalani Tonge. Fritz Hoehn pinned 15th-ranked Lorenzo De La Riva at 2:39. Ty Schoffstall won by major decision at 174 lbs. with a 15-4 win over Bryan Battisto. Billy Miller, wrapped up the win with a fall at 4:47 over Jarrod Snyder at heavyweight. The Fighting Scots once again won eight matches in the 30-10 win against Bucknell. Miller made it two-for-two with falls with a second period pin of Eric Chakonis at 4:34. Hoehn finished his big day with a technical fall over Joey Schiele by a score of 16-0 at 4:48. Andrew Shomers won by major decision over Mitch Hartman, 12-0.
- Former Edinboro two-time All-American and three-time EWL and PSAC champion Tony Robie will make his return to McComb Fieldhouse as he is in his first season as head coach at Virginia Tech. Robie ranks 12th all-time in career wins for Edinboro with a 126-24 record. His 40 wins in 1994 ranks seventh all-time.
- The Hokies are currently 8-2 on the season with a pair of wins over nationally ranked Stanford and Central Michigan. Their lone loss was a 22-12 setback to fourth ranked Missouri. Virigina Tech finished sixth at the Las Vegas Invitational, with redshirt sophomore David McFadden winning the title at 165 lbs.
- The match with Rider will likely play a large role in who finishes as the EWL regular season champion, with Lock Haven also having a say in the matter. The Broncs are 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the EWL, with a win over George Mason (36-6). A year ago, Rider finished runner-up to the Fighting Scots at the EWL Championships. The Broncs had three EWL champions in Chad Walsh (165 lbs.), B.J. Clagon (157 lbs.), and Ryan Wolfe (197 lbs.). Both Clagon and Wolfe are former All-Americans for Rider.
- The Edinboro lineup features four nationally-ranked wrestlers by InterMat and TheOpenMat. Sean Russell ranks seventh at 125 lbs. by InterMat and 11th by TheOpenMat while Korbin Myers ranks 13th and 14th, respectively, at 133 lbs. Billy Miller ranks ninth by InterMat while 15th by TheOpenMat at 285 lbs. Meanwhile, Austin Matthews (165 lbs.) is ranked by InterMat.
- Edinboro will next travel for a road dual at Clarion on Friday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m. before returning to McComb Fieldhouse the next night on Saturday, January 27 as they host the Patriots of George Mason at 7:00 p.m. Both matches are EWL contests. The Golden Eagles of Clarion are currently 3-3 on the season while the Patriots are 3-5 and 0-1 in the EWL. Their conference loss came 19-18 to Bloomsburg.
THE EDINBORO LINEUP
EDINBORO Fighting Scots (3-1, 1-0 EWL)
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2017-18 |
Career |
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Record |
Record |
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| 125 |
#11/13 Sean Russell |
R-Jr. |
18-4 |
83-21 |
Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills |
| 133 |
#18/16 Korbin Myers |
R-So. |
16-8 |
46-20 |
Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs |
| 141 |
Nate Hagan |
Jr. |
8-11 |
36-38 |
Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic |
| 149 |
Peter Pappas |
Fr. |
11-6 |
11-6 |
Plainview, N.Y./Plainview |
| 157 |
Andrew Shomers |
R-So. |
18-5 |
36-10 |
Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter |
| 165 |
Fritz Hoehn |
R-So. |
10-7 |
29-16 |
North Andover, Mass./North Andover |
| 174 |
NR/#20 Ty Schoffstall |
R-Sr. |
8-0 |
60-21 |
Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley |
| 184 |
Zach Ancewicz |
Fr. |
7-9 |
7-9 |
Greenlawn, N.Y./John Glenn |
| 197 |
Aaron Paddock |
R-Fr. |
5-10 |
5-10 |
Warsaw, N.Y. Warsaw |
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#14/20 Billy Miller |
R-Jr. |
7-3 |
68-25 |
Perry, Ohio/Perry |
RANKINGS: InterMat/FloWrestling
HEAD COACH
EDINBORO -- Tim Flynn (Penn State '86) is in his 21st season as the helm of the Fighting Scots. He has elevated the Edinboro program to one of the best in the country, compiling a 218-91-5 record. Edinboro has had 14 top-20 finishes and five in the top ten at the NCAA Division I National Championships during his tenure. That includes the two best finishes in school history in 2014 and 2015. The Fighting Scots made the podium for the first time at Nationals with a third place showing three years ago, and in 2014 they were fifth. He has produced three national champions and 38 All-Americans. All told, Flynn has been named the EWL Coach of the Year seven times and the PSAC Coach of the Year 14 times. Four years ago, Flynn captured nearly every Coach of the Year award, including being named the NWCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, WIN's Dan Gable Coach of the Year, and was InterMat's Co-Coach of the Year along with Minnesota's J Robinson. Flynn was inducted into the Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame in October.
