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Wolverines to Host Indiana in Big Ten Dual Opener
12/6/2018 11:11:00 AM | Wrestling
» No. 5 Michigan will open its Big Ten Conference slate -- and close out first-semester competition -- against Indiana at 2 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 9) at Cliff Keen Arena.
» The Wolverines boast six wresters ranked top 10 nationally at their respective weights, after Drew Mattin (125 pounds) and Kanen Storr (141) surged following standout finishes at last weekend's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
» Stevan Micic (2-0) and Myles Amine (8-0) remain unbeaten on the season.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 9 -- vs. Indiana (Cliff Keen Arena), 2 p.m.
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The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (2-0) will kick off its Big Ten Conference dual slate against Indiana (2-1) at 2 p.m. on Sunday (Dec. 9) at Cliff Keen Arena. It is also the Wolverines' final official competition of 2018.
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Drew Mattin | So./So. | Delta, Ohio (Delta) |
| 133 | Stevan Micic | Sr./Jr. | Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central) |
| 141 | Kanen Storr | Jr./So. | Leslie, Mich. (Leslie) |
| 149 | Malik Amine | 5th/Sr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| 157 | Layne Van Anrooy | So./Fr. | Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg) |
| 165 | Logan Massa | Sr./Jr. | St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns) |
| 174 | Myles Amine | Sr./Jr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | So./Fr. | Eastpointe, Mich. (Warren Lincoln) |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | Sr./Jr. | Orono, Minn. (Orono) |
| Hwt | Luke Ready | So./Fr. | Brighton, Mich. (Brighton) |
Wolverine Bites
• Senior/junior Myles Amine remains unbeaten on the season, improving to 8-0 after capturing the 174-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1). Amine defeated Missouri's fourth-ranked Daniel Lewis, 10-7, in the championship final after icing the bout with a late reversal in the third period. It was his second win over Lewis; he previously earned an overtime decision in the third-place bout at NCAAs last season. Amine placed third at the CKLV as a freshman and sophomore and boasts an impressive 18-2 record at the annual tournament over the last three seasons.
• Amine has already beaten five ranked wrestlers this season, with at least one ranked opponent over four of his five competitive weekends. Amine, who is ranked third nationally, has beaten four opponents currently ranked top 10 according to FloWrestling -- Missouri's fourth-ranked Daniel Lewis (10-7), Lehigh's sixth-ranked Jordan Kutler (6-4), Oklahoma State's seventh-ranked Jacobe Smith (11-2) and Nebraska's 10th-ranked Mikey Labriola (5-1).
• Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr surged to eighth in the national rankings at 141 pounds after defeating three ranked opponents en route to third place at the CKLV Invitational. Among his wins, Storr defeated Nebraska's 10th-ranked Chad Red, 2-1 TB, and Northern Iowa's 11th-ranked Josh Alber, 6-3. He was also one second shy of upsetting Missouri's third-ranked Jaydin Eierman; he planted Eierman with a single leg just a beat after the final whistle in a 2-1, second-tiebreaker defeat. Storr is an impressive 12-1 on the season.
• Storr is set to face another ranked opponent -- and a familiar face -- in the Wolverines' home dual against Indiana on Sunday. The Hoosiers' Cole Weaver is listed at No. 15 in the InterMat rankings and was a three-time Michigan state champion at Hudson High School, about 50 miles away from Storr's hometown of Leslie, Michigan.
• Sophomore Drew Mattin also jumped to 10th in the national rankings at 125 pounds after taking fifth place at the CKLV Invitational with notable wins against Nebraska's ninth-ranked -- for former NCAA finalist -- Zeke Moisey, 3-1, and Illinois' 10th-ranked Travis Piotrowski, 2-2 in the second tiebreaker. His win against Piotrowski avenged a pair of losses to the Illini wrestler at last season's Big Ten Championships. Mattin went 5-2 at the CKLV tournament; he wrestled five matches against ranked opponents, including four of the top 10.
• Three Wolverines are bearing down at the 100-win milestone this season. With his perfect 6-0 record at the CKLV, Myles Amine improved to 79-16 over his collegiate career. Senior/junior Stevan Micic and fifth-year senior Alec Pantaleo, neither of whom competed at the CKLV due to health reasons, remain at 76-13 and 73-15, respectively, at Michigan. Last season, Adam Coon became the 36th Wolverine wrestler to reach 100 wins, finishing his career with a stellar 116-15 record.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | TW | Flo | TOM | AWN |
| 125 | Drew Mattin | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| 133 | Stevan Micic | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 141 | Kanen Storr | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 157 | Alec Pantaleo | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | NR |
| 165 | Logan Massa | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| 174 | Myles Amine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | 19 | 19 | NR | NR | NR |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | NR | 24 | NR | NR | 18 |
Scouting the Opposition
Indiana: The Hoosiers enter the weekend with a 2-1 dual record and will make their Big Ten dual debut at Michigan State on Friday night (Dec. 7). Indiana fell to Virginia, 25-12, in its season opener (Nov. 3), but has claimed its last two outings against SIUE (21-15, Nov. 9) and Northern Illinois (20-14, Nov. 30). Cole Weaver is Indiana's lone ranked wrestler, in the No. 15 spot at 141 pounds. U-M leads the Hoosiers in the all-time series, 57-23-2, dating back to the 1924 season and has claimed each of the last six meetings, including a 43-0 shutout win last year in Bloomington.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines took fifth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) behind a champion and four total placewinners. Senior/junior Myles Amine went 6-0 en route to the 174-pound title, defeating Missouri's fourth-ranked Daniel Lewis, 10-7, in the final. Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr claimed third at 141 pounds, while senior/junior Logan Massa took fourth at 165 and sophomore Drew Mattin placed fifth at 125. [ Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 ]
Up Next
Thursday, Jan. 3 -- at Oregon State (Corvallis, Ore.), 7 p.m. PST
Saturday, Jan. 5 -- at Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz.), 8 p.m. MST
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