MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- Bloomsburg
- Opponent: Bloomsburg(2-4, 1-1 EWL)
- When: Saturday, January 6, 2018
- Where: Edinboro, Pa.
- Arena: McComb Fieldhouse
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
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- Edinboro Match Notes
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. Bloomsburg
- All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 23-6
- Last Meeting: January 7, 2017 - Edinboro 43, Bloomsburg 0
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MATCH STORYLINES
- Edinboro looks to extend its 23-match EWL winning streak when they host Bloomsburg in their first match of 2018 on Saturday, January 6. The match gets underway at 7:00 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots are 2-1 on the season. They opened the season with a pair of wins over Cal State-Bakersfield and Buckenll at the Fighting Scot Duals and lost to then-#10 Lehigh on the road. 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.
- The Huskies are currently 1-1 in the EWL after picking up a win at George Mason before falling to #22 Lock Haven before the winter holidays.
- 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 opended 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.
- Bloomsburg, under second-year head coach Marcus Gordon, brings in a 2-4 overall record and is 1-1 in the EWL. The Huskies have lost two straight matches, including an EWL dual against Lock Haven (37-2) and against ACC foe Virginia (36-5). They also have losses to Appalachian State and Indiana. Bloomsburg's wins have come against Davidson (34-0) and EWL opponent George Mason (18-17).
- The Fighting Scots finished third at the 75th annual PSAC Championship. Lock Haven finished with 156 points, outdistancing runner-up Clarion (122.5 points). Edinboro was third with 120.5 points. Sean Russell (125 lbs.) picked up his third straight PSAC title as Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) won his second. Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.) won his first conference title, while Peter Pappas (149 lbs.) finished runner up. Dylan Reynolds finished fourth at 184 lbs.
- Bloomsburg finished eighth at the PSAC Championships with 43.5 points. The Huskies sent Andy Schutz to the finals at 133 lbs. where he lost to Korbin Myers in a 6-2 decision. Kyle Murphy (174 lbs.) and Bruce Greaber (285 lbs.) placed fourth in their respective weight classes for Bloomsburg.
- 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 host tenth-ranked Virginia Tech on Friday, January 19 at McComb Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. Last year, the Fighting Scots fell 24-13 in the season opener against the Hokies.
THE EDINBORO LINEUP
EDINBORO Fighting Scots (2-1, 0-0 EWL)
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2016-17 |
Career |
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Record |
Record |
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| 125 |
#6/#8 Sean Russell |
R-Jr. |
37-8 |
65-17 |
Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills |
| 133 |
#11/NR Korbin Myers |
R-So. |
30-12 |
30-12 |
Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs |
| 141 |
Nate Hagan |
Jr |
15-15 |
28-27 |
Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic |
| 149 |
Peter Pappas |
Fr. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Plainview, N.Y./Plainview |
| 157 |
Andrew Shomers |
R-So. |
18-5 |
18-5 |
Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter |
| 165 |
Fritz Hoehn |
R-So. |
19-9 |
19-9 |
North Andover, Mass./North Andover |
| 174 |
Ty Schoffstall |
R-Sr. |
21-11 |
52-21 |
Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley |
| 184 |
Dylan Reynolds |
R-So. |
14-19 |
14-19 |
Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown |
| 197 |
Aaron Paddock |
R-Fr. |
0-4 |
0-0 |
Warsaw, N.Y. Warsaw |
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Kencaide Bunfill |
Fr. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Barnesville, Ohio/Barnesville |
| Hwt |
#10/#13 Billy Miller |
R-Jr. |
32-11 |
61-22 |
Perry, Ohio/Perry |
RANKINGS: InterMat/FloWrestling
HEAD COACHES
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 215-90-5 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.
