Badgers vs Buckeyes

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

UW Badger Wrestling
3 PM CST
12-9-2018
Buckeyes vs Badgers
St John Arena
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Wrestling Network
Twitter @BadgerWrestling

https://uwbadgers.com/news/2018/12/7/wrestling-five-things-to-know-wisconsin-at-ohio-state.aspx

Five things to know: Wisconsin at Ohio State (www.uwbadgers.com)

MADISON, Wis. –  Off to its best start in dual meets since 2006-07, No. 10 Wisconsin (6-0, 1-0 B1G) will face its toughest challenge to date this season when it travels to Columbus to square off against No. 2 Ohio State (3-0, 0-0 B1G) on Sunday. The dual meet, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. (CT), will be televised live on Big Ten Network.

1. TOP 10: Wisconsin checks in at No. 10 in this week's NWCA team rankings after winning the first six duals of its season, including two victories over ranked opponents. The top-10 ranking marks the highest for the Badgers since they were ranked No. 8 during the 2013-14 season.

2. LAST WEEK: The Badgers are coming off a successful weekend at the SIUE Cougar Clash where the team finished second as a team and had four first-place finishers, which was the most of any team at the tournament. The highlight of the weekend was junior Cole Martin's upset victory over No. 11 Josh Macura in the 149-pound, first-place match to take home the win.

3. STACKED LINEUPS:  Top-10 matchups tend to mean a lot of talented wrestlers on each side and this dual is no exception to that rule. Wisconsin has six ranked wrestlers, joining Ohio State's eight ranked wrestlers to bring the total to 14 ranked wrestlers, at least one in every weight class, competing in Sunday's dual.

4. SWING MATCHES:  In a dual with highly-ranked wrestlers all over the board, the result will likely come down to a few matches that could go either way. Two main matches to watch out for are at 174 pounds, between No. 9 Ryan Christensen and No. 11 Te'Shan Campbell, and at heavyweight, between No. 9 Trent Hillger and No. 17 Chase Singletary. Coming out on top in those matches will be critical to Wisconsin's chances of victory.

5. ALL-TIME SERIES:  In a series dating back to 1924, the Badgers lead all-time against the Buckeyes with a record of 29-20-1. Wisconsin's last win in the series came in the 2013-14 season, when they recorded a 22-15 win at the UW Field House.

12/09 Ohio State Probable Matchups
125 – No. 19 Connor Brown (3-1) vs. Brakan Mead (4-5)
133 – Jens Lantz (4-4) vs. No. 7 Luke Pletcher (12-1)
141 – No. 14 Tristan Moran (10-2) vs. No. 2 Joey McKenna (9-0)
149 – No. 20 Cole Martin OR Garrett Model (4-4) vs. No. 3 Micah Jordan (11-1)
157 – Zander Wick (4-3) OR Patrick Spray (3-6) vs. No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (12-2)
165 – No. 2 Evan Wick (12-0) vs. Ryan Ferro (4-0) OR Kaleb Romero (6-2) OR Fritz Schierl (11-5)
174 – No. 9 Ryan Christensen (11-2) vs. No. 11 Te'Shan Campbell (6-2) OR Ethan Smith (10-3)
184 – Mason Reinhardt (10-5) vs. No. 1 Myles Martin (6-0)
197 – Andrew Salemme (1-9) vs. No. 3 Kollin Moore (6-0)
285 – No. 9 Trent Hillger (11-0) vs. No. 17 Chase Singletary (12-2) OR Gary Traub (8-2)