MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- #5 Oklahoma State
OTHER LINKS
MATCH DAY CENTRAL -- Oklahoma
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | Edinboro vs. Oklahoma
- All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads 1-0
- Last Meeting: 2000-01 -- Oklahoma 23, Edinboro 13
OTHER LINKS
MATCH STORYLINES
- Edinboro has moved it's win streak up to three with a win last week over #23 Lock Haven in EWL action. When the Fighting Scots travel west for a pair of showdowns, they will face off against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. First up, the Cowboys are currently ranked fifth in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll with a 10-2 record. On Saturday, Edinboro visits Norman and will take on the Sooners. Oklahoma is 7-9 on the season. The Sooners are coached by Edinboro Hall of Fame member and long-time assistant coach Lou Rosselli. The two-time Fighting Scot All-American wrestled for Edinboro from 1989-1993 and served on the Fighting Scot coaching staff for 11 seasons before moving to Oklahoma. Both matches start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- The Fighting Scots picked up a 22-14 win over #23 Lock Haven in their last dual match. Edinboro picked up with from Sean Russell (125 lbs.), Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.), Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.), Dylan Reynolds (197 lbs.), and Billy Miller (285 lbs.). Leading after the first two matches, Edinboro would trade the lead twice with Lock Haven leading 14-13 with 197 and 285 lbs. bouts left. Reynolds got the lead back for the Fighting Scots in a 2-0 decision with Miller sealing the win with a pin in the second period.
- Edinboro saw its 24-match EWL winning streak end in the 21-15 loss to then #19 Rider on January 21. However, the Fighting Scots have started a new one, winning the past three with wins over Clarion (30-6), George Mason (41-0), and Lock Haven (22-14). Edinboro will look to earn a share of the EWL Dual Championship when they visit Cleveland State later this month.
- Oklahoma State has won their past two duals and are 10-2 on the season. Their only setbacks have come on the road to No. 7 Iowa (20-12) and at home against No. 3 Missouri (21-19). They have earned wins over No. 6 North Carolina State (19-16), No. 13 Northern Iowa (24-10), No. 18 Minnesota (30-3), No. 22 Wyoming (20-15), and No. 25 North Carolina (25-9). They have three duals left, including against Edinboro, before the Big 12 Championships on March 3 and 4.
- The Cowboys have eight wrestlers in the latest InterMat rankings. Nick Piccininni (No. 7 - 125 lbs.), Kaid Brock (No. 3 - 133 lbs.), Dean Heil (No. 6 - 141 lbs.), Boo Lewallen (No. 14 - 149 lbs.), Chandler Rogers (No. 10 - 165 lbs.), Jacobe Smith (No. 13 - 174 lbs.), Preston Weigel (No. 5 - 197 lbs.), and Derek White (No. 11 - 285 lbs.) are all nationally-ranked for Oklahoma State.
- Long-time Oklahoma State head coach John Smith has six All-Americans in his lineup including Dean Heil at 141 lbs. Heil won the 2017 National Championship at 141 lbs., going 32-0 on the season, winning this second national title. As a team, the Cowboys finished third in St. Louis a year ago, surpassing the 100 point team total (103), marking the 12th time they have finished above the century point mark.
- Oklahoma comes in with a 7-9 overall record, with a 1-1 record against common oppenents with the Fighting Scots face this season. Their win came against Bucknell, 21-13, while the loss came to No. 9 Virginia Tech, 32-3. Edinboro won 30-10 over the Bison at the Fighting Scot Duals while falling to the Hokies, 20-15. In addition, the Sooners dropped a 24-12 dual with West Virginia while the Fighting Scots will host the Mountaineers on February 15.
- The Sooners lineup features two wrestlers that are nationally ranked in their lineup. Christian Moody (No. 16 - 125 lbs.) and Yoanse Mejias (No. 10 - 174 lbs.) are in the most recent InterMat rankings.
- Sooner head coach Lou Rosselli is the second Edinboro Hall of Fame member to face off against his alma mater this season. He is currently in his second season as head coach and has an 18-15 record. In 2017, Rosselli led the Sooners to a second place finish at the Big 12 Championships and sent eight wrestlers to the NCAA National Championships in St. Louis. As a collegiate wrestler, Rosselli was a two-time All-American for the Fighting Scots, going 28-2 his senior season, winning both the PSAC and EWL titles. He was inducted into the Edinboro Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also a member of the 1996 Olympic Wrestling Team along with Edinboro Athletic Director Bruce Baumgartner. He also served a long-time assisant coach under Tim Flynn.
- 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 13th by TheOpenMat and 14th by FloWrestling. Korbin Myers ranks 12th by TheOpenMat and 16th by InterMat, FloWrestling, and WIN Magazine at 133 lbs. Billy Miller ranks 13th by TheOpenMat while ranking 14th by InterMat and WIN Magazine, and 18th by FloWrestling at 285 lbs. Meanwhile, Austin Matthews (165 lbs.) is ranked 17th by WIN Magazine.
- Edinboro will host West Virginia on Thursday, February 15. The Senior Night dual will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Fighting Scots will conclude their dual matches when they visit Cleveland State on Saturday, Feburary 17 at 1:00 p.m.
THE EDINBORO LINEUP
EDINBORO Fighting Scots (6-3, 4-1 EWL)
|
|
|
2017-18 |
Career |
|
|
|
|
Record |
Record |
|
| 125 |
#11/14 Sean Russell |
R-Jr. |
23-4 |
88-21 |
Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills |
| 133 |
#16/18 Korbin Myers |
R-So. |
21-8 |
51-20 |
Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs |
| 141 |
Nate Hagan |
Jr. |
10-14 |
38-41 |
Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic |
| 149 |
Jensen Lorea |
R-Jr. |
4-8 |
14-22 |
Plainview, N.Y./Plainview |
| 157 |
Andrew Shomers |
R-So. |
23-5 |
41-10 |
Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter |
| 165 |
Fritz Hoehn |
R-So. |
12-10 |
31-19 |
North Andover, Mass./North Andover |
| 174 |
Ty Schoffstall |
R-Sr. |
16-1 |
68-22 |
Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley |
| 184 |
Zach Ancewicz |
Fr. |
9-12 |
9-12 |
Greenlawn, N.Y./John Glenn |
| 197 |
Dylan Reynolds |
R-So. |
8-8 |
22-27 |
Warsaw, N.Y. Warsaw |
| Hwt |
#14/18 Billy Miller |
R-Jr. |
12-3 |
73-25 |
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 221-93-5 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.
