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Wolverines to Wrap 2021-22 Dual Slate at No. 21 Central Michigan
2/17/2022 1:40:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 3 Michigan will wrestle No. 21 Central Michigan in its dual-meet finale at 2 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 20) at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
» U-M is 11-1 in dual meets and wrapped its Big Ten dual slate with a 7-1 mark to finish second in the conference standings.
» The Wolverines have earned bonus points in 41 of 89 individual dual matches; top-ranked Nick Suriano (125 pounds) boasts seven bonus wins in eight appearances this season.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, Feb. 20 -- at Central Michigan (Mount Pleasant, Mich.), 2 p.m.
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The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (11-1) will close out its dual-meet slate against in-state rival and No. 21-ranked Central Michigan (12-2) at 2 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 20) at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The dual will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Nick Suriano | Gr./Sr. | Paramus, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) |
| or | Jack Medley | 5th/Sr. | Chesterfield, Mich. (Anchor Bay) |
| 133 | Dylan Ragusin | So./Fr. | Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 141 | Stevan Micic | Gr./Sr. | Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central) |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | Gr./Sr. | Leslie, Mich. (Leslie) |
| 157 | Will Lewan | Sr./Jr. | Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | Jr./So. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| 174 | Logan Massa | Gr./Sr. | St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns) |
| 184 | Myles Amine | Gr./Sr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| 197 | Patrick Brucki | Gr./Sr. | Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg) |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | Sr./Jr. | Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) |
Wolverine Bites
• The Wolverines wrapped their Big Ten dual slate with a 7-1 record to finish second in the conference standings. Michigan's lone defeat came to No. 1 Penn State, which sealed the dual-meet title with a perfect 8-0 Big Ten record, while Iowa sits in third with a 6-1 mark and one dual remaining. Michigan has posted a stellar 25-7 Big Ten dual record under fourth-year head coach Sean Bormet.
• Michigan has scored bonus points in nearly half of its dual-meet wins this season, with 41 bonus wins out of 89 total wins. U-M boasted a season-best seven bonus wins against Maryland (Jan. 30). Among its bonus wins, Michigan owns nine falls, nine technical falls and 20 major decisions in dual action this season.
• Top-ranked graduate student Nick Suriano earned two weekend wins -- a fall and a major decision -- to improve to 8-0 on the season with seven total bonus wins at 125 pounds. He boasts a pair of top-10 wins, defeating Penn State's seventh-ranked Drew Hildebrandt (2-1, Jan. 21) and Minnesota's ninth-ranked Patrick McKee (14-6, Jan. 28). Suriano, who joined the Wolverine program as a grad transfer this semester, was the 2019 NCAA champion at 133 pounds while at Rutgers.
• Graduate student Kanen Storr picked up his 100th career win with a 5-2 decision over Michigan State's Peyton Omania last Sunday (Feb. 13), scoring takedowns in the first and second periods to avenge his dual-meet loss to the Spartan last season. It was Storr's first dual win after missing two months with an injury suffered at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 3-4). He dropped a close 4-1 decision to Indiana's Graham Rooks two days earlier (Feb. 11). He improved to 100-39 over his collegiate career.
• Storr is the second Wolverine wrestler to earn his 100th win this semester. Graduate student Logan Massa is now 107-25 after earning his 100th win with his first-period fall against Pitt's Hunter Kernan (2:18) in his season dual debut (Jan. 9). Two more Wolverines are bearing down on the 100-win milestone. Graduate student Stevan Micic owns a 99-17 record, while graduate student Patrick Brucki, who spent his first three seasons at Princeton, is now 96-21 in his collegiate career. Last season, Myles Amine became the 37th Wolverine wrestler to reach 100 wins and now boasts a 115-22 record.
• Logan Massa earned two technical falls win in U-M's duals against Indiana and Michigan State last weekend, outscoring his opposition 37-6 with 10 total takedowns and 10 near-fall points. Massa is 8-1 on the season with two falls and two technical falls. He also boasts a pair of top-10 wins with decisions over Nebraska's No. 5 Mikey Labriola (4-1, Feb. 4) and Ohio State's No. 7 Ethan Smith (10-5, Jan. 14).
• Myles Amine is 13-1 on the season and owns five ranked wins this season, most recently rallying from an initial deficit to defeat Michigan State's Layne Malczewski 8-4 on a third-period reversal and two-point turn. Amine owns wins over three top-10 opponents -- Nebraska's No. 9 Taylor Venz (8-2), Northern Illinois' No. 7 Brit Wilson (7-0) and Ohio State's No. 7 Kaleb Romero (3-1 SV). His lone loss came 3-1 to No. 1 and defending NCAA champion Aaron Brooks from Penn State.
• Senior/junior Will Lewan also has scored a pair of ranked wins over his last three matches at 157 pounds, including his biggest win of the season with a 3-1 sudden-victory decision over Nebraska's fifth-ranked Peyton Robb. The aggressor for the bulk of the match, Lewan fended off a low single early in the overtime period before countering with a go behind late for the winning takedown. Lewan is 13-3 on the season and a near-perfect 9-1 in dual competition.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | Flo | AWN | WIN |
| 125 | Nick Suriano | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 133 | Dylan Ragusin | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 141 | Stevan Micic | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 25 | NR | NR | NR |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 174 | Logan Massa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 184 | Myles Amine | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 197 | Patrick Brucki | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Scouting the Opponent
Central Michigan: The Chippewas enter the weekend with a 12-2 overall record and have won 11 in a row, most recently defeating Buffalo 28-10 at home last Sunday (Feb. 13). Four CMU wrestlers are ranked nationally, most notably No. 8 Matt Stencel (Hwt) and No. 12 Dresden Simon (141). Michigan owns a 26-7 advantage in the all-time series against Central Michigan, dating back to 1982, and claimed each of the last two, including a 22-12 decision at Keen Arena in the most recent meeting in 2019.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines wrapped up the Big Ten portion of their 2021-22 dual slate with lopsided wins at Indiana (37-9, Feb. 11) and against No. 14 Michigan State (24-13, Feb. 13). U-M claimed 16 of 20 bouts between the two duals. Graduate student Nick Suriano earned a pair of bonus wins at 125 pounds, including a second-period fall at IU, while graduate student Logan Massa rolled to back-to-back technical falls, outscoring his weekend opposition, 37-6. [ Recaps: Indiana | Michigan State ]
Up Next
Sat-Sun., March 5-6 -- at Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.)
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