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Michigan to Wrap Dual Season at Rival Michigan State
2/17/2021 2:11:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 4 Michigan will wrap up its dual season at No. 23 Michigan State at 5 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 19) at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Mich.
» Friday's dual will be the 113th meeting between Michigan and MSU; U-M owns a 72-35-5 series lead since 1922 and has claimed each of the last nine meetings.
» Myles Amine (2-0) and Mason Parris (5-0) carry undefeated records into the dual finale; Amine made his season debut last weekend at 197 pounds, while Parris has earned bonus points in all five of his heavyweight wins.
THIS WEEK
Friday, Feb. 19 -- at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.), 5 p.m.
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The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (4-1, 4-1 Big Ten) will wrap up its dual-meet season on the road Friday (Feb. 19) when it heads to East Lansing, Mich., to face No. 23 Michigan State (2-3, 2-3 Big Ten) at 5 p.m. at Jenison Field House. It will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Jack Medley | Sr./Jr. | Chesterfield, Mich. (Anchor Bay) |
| 133 | Dylan Ragusin | Fr./Fr. | Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| or | Stevan Micic | Gr./Sr. | Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central) |
| 141 | Drew Mattin | Sr./Jr. | Delta, Ohio (Delta) |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 5th/Sr. | Leslie, Mich. (Leslie) |
| 157 | Will Lewan | Jr./So. | Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | So./Fr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| 174 | Logan Massa | 6th/Sr. | St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns) |
| 184 | Jaden Bullock | Fr./Fr. | Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith) |
| or | Jelani Embree | Sr./Jr. | Eastpointe, Mich. (Warren Lincoln) |
| 197 | Myles Amine | Gr./Sr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | Jr./Jr. | Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) |
Wolverine Bites
• Friday's dual will mark the 113th meeting between in-state rivals Michigan and Michigan State, dating back to the Wolverines' inaugural 1921-22 season when MSU was the Michigan Agricultural College. The two programs split a pair of duals that season with the Spartans winning, 20-18, before U-M bounced back with an 18-15 decision. Michigan owns a 72-35-5 advantage in the all-time series with Michigan State and has claimed each of the last nine meetings.
• Graduate student Myles Amine made his season debut -- his first college competition in nearly two years -- with a pair of wins at 197 pounds last weekend. A three-time NCAA All-American at 174 pounds who took an Olympic redshirt last season, Amine earned back-to-back 8-5 decisions over Ohio State's Gavin Hoffman and Penn State's 13th-ranked Michael Beard.
• Amine is one of three Wolverines nearing the prestigious 100-win milestone. With his 2-0 start to this 2020-21 season, he improved to 95-20 over his Michigan career. Graduate student Stevan Micic currently carries a 93-14 career mark, while sixth-year senior Logan Massa is 89-20. The most recent Michigan wrestler to reach the milestone was Adam Coon, who finished his career with a stellar 116-15 record, in 2018-19.
• Junior heavyweight Mason Parris owns a 5-0 record on the season and has earned bonus points in all five of his matches, with two falls, a technical fall and two major decisions. He earned decisive wins over a pair of ranked opponents last weekend, rolling to a 20-5 technical fall against Ohio State's 13th-ranked Tate Orndorff and earning a 12-2 major decision against Penn State's seventh-ranked Seth Nevills.
• Parris leads the Wolverines with two pins through five matches this season. He has similarly led U-M in falls in each of the last two seasons and boasts 26 pins in his career, accounting for nearly 40 percent of his collegiate wins (65).
• Sophomore/freshman Cameron Amine earned the biggest win of his collegiate career to date with a 4-1 decision against Penn State's Joe Lee, accumulating 1:30 of riding-time advantage while tacking on a pair of near-fall points in the third period. Amine is 4-1 on the season.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | Flo | TW | TOM | AWN |
| 125 | Dylan Ragusin | 8 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 133 | Stevan Micic | 2 | NR | 3 | 2 | NR |
| 141 | Drew Mattin | NR | NR | 30 | 22 | 19 |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 174 | Logan Massa | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 197 | Myles Amine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Scouting the Opposition
Michigan State: The Spartans enter the weekend with a 2-3 record after dropping a 21-12 loss to Purdue last Friday (Feb. 12) at home. Three Michigan State wrestlers are ranked nationally -- No. 13 Rayvon Foley (125 pounds), No. 9 Layne Malczewski (184) and No. 8 Cameron Caffey (197). Michigan owns a 72-35-5 advantage in the all-time series against Michigan State and has won each of the last nine meetings, including a 22-14 decision last season in Ann Arbor.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines split a pair of home duals last weekend at Crisler Center, edging No. 12 Ohio State, 18-16, on Friday night (Feb. 12) before falling to No. 3 Penn State, 18-13, in a rescheduled dual on Sunday (Feb. 14). Junior/sophomore Will Lewan clinched the OSU dual in the final bout, using 44 seconds of riding-time advantage to defeat Elijah Cleary, 3-3, in the second tiebreaker at 157 pounds. Sophomore/freshman Cameron Amine also used a big ride in the third period, tacking on two back points, in a 4-1 upset over Penn State's sixth-ranked Joe Lee. Graduate student Myles Amine and junior Mason Parris earned two wins on the weekend -- Amine in his season debut at 197 pounds, while Parris picked up two bonus wins at heavyweight. [ Recaps: Ohio State | Penn State ]
Up Next
Sat-Sun., March 6-7 -- at Big Ten Championships (State College, Pa.)
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