MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- Clarion
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. Clarion
- All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 25-6 (Div. I); Clarion leads 32-28 overall
- Last Meeting: 2017-18 – Edinboro 31, Clarion 6
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MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- George Mason
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. George Mason
- All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 4-0
- Last Meeting: 2017-18 – Edinboro 32, George Mason 7
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MATCH STORYLINES
- Edinboro looks to start a new win streak after #19 Rider snapped the Fighting Scots 24-match EWL dual match win streak on Sunday with a 21-15 victory. It was the first EWL loss for Edinboro since former member Pittsburgh, 19-18, on February 22, 2013. The Fighting Scots (3-3, 1-1 EWL) will first travel to Clarion on Friday, January 26 before returning home the next night for a visit from George Mason at McComb Fieldhouse. Clarion comes into the dual with a 6-3 record and 1-0 in the EWL. The Patriots are 3-8 on the season and 0-4 in the EWL. They will have two duals on Saturday, first visiting Cleveland State at 12 noon before traveling to McComb Fieldhouse for the 7:00 p.m. match with Edinboro The Fighting Scots losses on the season have all came to nationally-ranked opponents (#10 Lehigh, #10 Virginia Tech, #19 Rider).
- The Fighting Scots dropped a pair of home matches to #10 Virginia Tech and #19 Rider. Against the Hokies, #18 Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) picked up his second win on the season over #14 Dennis Gustafson. Myers won the dual in a 6-4 decision after winning a 3-2 decision over Gustafson at the Las Vegas Invitational. #14 Billy Miller (285 lbs.) also won his match with two nationally ranked opponents. Miller won a 3-2 decision over #18 Andrew Dunn. #11 Sean Russell (125 lbs.), Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.), and Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.) all picked up wins in the 20-15 loss. Against the Broncs, Shomers earned the upset over #16 B.J. Clagon with a 4-3 decision. Shomers used a takedown late in the third period for the win. Russell, Myers, Zach Ancewicz (184 lbs.), and Miller all won decisions against Rider.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clarion comes into the dual with a 6-3 record and 1-0 in the EWL. The conference win came last weekend in a dual at George Mason. The Bald Eagles returned with a 48-0 win over the Patriots. The losses have come to Utah Valley (22-14), Hofstra (25-18), and Columbia (25-14).
- The Patriots are 3-8 on the season and 0-4 in the EWL. They have wins over The Citadel (24-13), Sacred Heart (32-10), and Davidson (29-9). In their EWL match against Bloomsburg, George Mason narrowly fell at home 19-18.
- George Mason head coach Frank Beasley is in his first season with the Patriots after serving as an assistant at North Carolina State for the past five season. While with the Wolfpack, Beasley helped NC State to four straight top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships.
- The Edinboro lineup features four nationally-ranked wrestlers by InterMat and TheOpenMat. Sean Russell ranks 11th at 125 lbs. by InterMat and WIN Magazine while ranking 12th by TheOpenMat and 14th by FloWrestling. Korbin Myers ranks 13th by TheOpenMat and 16th by InterMat, FloWrestling, and WIN Magazine at 133 lbs. Billy Miller ranks 13th by TheOpenMat while ranking 14th by InterMat, 15th by WIN Magazine, and 19th by FloWrestling at 285 lbs. Meanwhile, Austin Matthews (165 lbs.) is ranked 17th by WIN Magazine.
- Edinboro will next travel to Lock Haven on Thursday, February 1. The match starts at 7:00 p.m. The Fighting Scots will then head back home on Saturday, February 3 when they host the Edinboro Open. The tournament will take place inside the Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome on campus.
THE EDINBORO LINEUP
EDINBORO Fighting Scots (3-3, 1-1 EWL)
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2017-18 |
Career |
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Record |
Record |
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| 125 |
#11/14 Sean Russell |
R-Jr. |
20-4 |
85-21 |
Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills |
| 133 |
#16/16 Korbin Myers |
R-So. |
18-8 |
48-20 |
Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs |
| 141 |
Nate Hagan |
Jr. |
8-13 |
36-40 |
Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic |
| 149 |
Peter Pappas |
Fr. |
11-8 |
11-68 |
Plainview, N.Y./Plainview |
| 157 |
Andrew Shomers |
R-So. |
20-5 |
38-10 |
Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter |
| 165 |
Fritz Hoehn |
R-So. |
10-9 |
29-18 |
North Andover, Mass./North Andover |
| 174 |
Ty Schoffstall |
R-Sr. |
9-1 |
61-22 |
Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley |
| 184 |
Zach Ancewicz |
Fr. |
8-10 |
8-10 |
Greenlawn, N.Y./John Glenn |
| 184/197 |
Dylan Reynolds |
R-So. |
6-8 |
20-27 |
Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown |
| 197 |
Aaron Paddock |
R-Fr. |
5-12 |
5-12 |
Warsaw, N.Y. Warsaw |
| Hwt |
#14/19 Billy Miller |
R-Jr. |
9-3 |
70-25 |
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 218-93-5 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.
