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Wolverines to Wrap B1G Slate at Indiana, vs. No. 14 Michigan State
2/9/2022 11:39:00 AM | Wrestling
» No. 3 Michigan will wrestle at Indiana at 7 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 11) in Bloomington before wrapping Big Ten dual action against No. 14 Michigan State at noon Sunday (Feb. 13) at Cliff Keen Arena.
» The Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is the longest-active dual series, stretching back 76 years to 1946.
» The Wolverines will honor 12 seniors prior to Sunday's dual meet; the class has combined for one NCAA title and 13 All-America honors over their collegiate careers.
THIS WEEK
Friday, Feb. 11 -- at Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.), 7 p.m.
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Sunday, Feb. 13 -- vs. Michigan State (Cliff Keen Arena), Noon
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The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (9-1, 4-1 Big Ten) will wrap up the Big Ten Conference portion of its 2021-22 dual slate with two meets this weekend. The Wolverines will travel to Bloomington to take on Indiana (3-5, 1-5 Big Ten) at 7 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 11) at Wilkinson Hall before hosting No. 14 Michigan State (9-2, 4-2 Big Ten) at noon on Sunday (Feb. 13) at Cliff Keen Arena. Both duals will be streamed live on B1G+.
PROMOTIONS
• Feb. 13: Senior Day, 100th anniversary flag giveaway (first 250 fans)
• Full Promotions Schedule
Note: Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the University of Michigan has instituted a proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative-test protocol for indoor athletic events. Face masks continue to be required and must be worn during all home indoor athletic events. [ U-M Vaccination Policy ]
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Nick Suriano | Gr./Sr. | Paramus, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) |
| 133 | Dylan Ragusin | So./Fr. | Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 141 | Stevan Micic | Gr./Sr. | Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central) |
| 149 | Pat Nolan | Jr./So. | Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandberg) |
| 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
• Michigan will honor 12 senior wrestlers prior to its Michigan State dual meet on Sunday: graduate students Myles Amine, Patrick Brucki, J.T. Correll, Stevan Micic, Logan Massa, Drew Mattin, Kanen Storr and Nick Suriano; fifth-year seniors Jelani Embree and Zachery Nemec; senior/junior Nick Freeman; and graduate student manager Justin Moore. The large class has combined for one NCAA title, 13 All-America citations and four conference titles over their collegiate careers.
• After the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted several consecutive-year wrestling matchups last season, including a few Ivy League cases that went back more than a century, the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is now the longest active series at 76 consecutive years -- since 1946. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, who wrestle multiple times a season, list one spot behind at 75 consecutive years.
• The Wolverines stand in third place in the Big Ten standings with a 5-1 conference record and two duals remaining. Michigan's lone defeat came to No. 1 Penn State, which sealed the dual-meet title with a perfect 8-0 Big Ten record. Iowa sits in second with a 6-1 mark and one dual to go. Michigan owns a stellar 23-7 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 35 bonus wins out of 73 total wins. U-M boasted a season-best seven bonus wins against Maryland (Jan. 30). Among its bonus wins, Michigan owns seven falls, six technical falls and 19 major decisions in dual action this season.
• Senior/junior Will Lewan scored his biggest win of the season with a 3-1 sudden-victory decision over Nebraska's fifth-ranked Peyton Robb at 157 pounds last Friday (Feb. 4). 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 11-3 on the season and a near-perfect 7-1 in dual competition.
• Graduate student Logan Massa also scored a mild upset against Nebraska with a 4-1 decision over fifth-ranked Mikey Labriola at 174 pounds. Massa rode for most of the second period to accumulate more than 90 seconds riding time then iced the bout with a counter takedown in the final 10 seconds of the third. It was his second top-10 win in six bouts -- he also rallied to beat Ohio State's seventh-ranked Ethan Smith 10-5 on Jan. 14 -- and it avenged an 11-3 major decision defeat to Labriola last season.
• Massa is now 105-25 over his collegiate career and became the 38th Michigan wrestler to achieve the 100-win milestone 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. Stevan Micic owns a 96-17 record, while Brucki, who spent his first three seasons at Princeton, is now 95-21 in his collegiate career. Last season, Myles Amine became the 37th Wolverine wrestler to reach 100 wins and now boasts a 113-22 record.
• Myles Amine owns three top-10 wins this season, most recently earning an 8-2 decision over Nebraska's No. 9 Taylor Venz with two takedowns, a reversal and 2:06 in riding time. Amine also defeated two No. 7 wrestlers in Northern Illinois' No. 7 Brit Wilson (7-0) and Ohio State's Kaleb Romero (3-1 SV) -- and, just outside the top-10, Maryland's No. 11 Kyle Cochran (6-2). Amine is 10-1 on the season; his lone loss came, 3-1, to No. 1 and defending NCAA champion Aaron Brooks from Penn State.
• Nick Suriano is 6-0 on the season with five 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.
• Michigan crowned three champions at the Edinboro Open last Sunday (Feb. 6). Freshman Chance Lamer captured the 149-pound title -- he previously won the MSU Open at 141 pounds last semester -- while sophomore/freshman Joseph Walker and Jaden Bullock won at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. The Wolverines boasted eight total placewinners at the event.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | Flo | AWN | WIN |
| 125 | Nick Suriano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 133 | Dylan Ragusin | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 141 | Stevan Micic | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 22 | NR | NR | NR |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 174 | Logan Massa | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 184 | Myles Amine | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 197 | Patrick Brucki | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Scouting the Opponent
Indiana: The Hoosiers are 3-5 on the season and 1-5 in Big Ten duals after dropping a 36-3 road dual at Illinois last Sunday (Feb. 6). Three IU wrestlers are ranked nationally, most notably No. 10 Brock Hudkins (133 pounds) and No. 17 Donnell Washington (184). U-M leads the Hoosiers in the all-time series 59-23-2 dating back to the 1924 season and has claimed each of the last eight meetings, including a 32-6 win last season in Ann Arbor.
Michigan State: The Spartans enter the weekend with a 9-2 record and are 4-2 in Big Ten duals, most recently rolling to a 29-6 road win at Maryland last Friday (Feb. 4). Michigan State boasts four nationally-ranked wrestlers, most notably No. 7 Cam Caffey (197 pounds) and No. 11 Rayvon Foley (133). Michigan owns a 73-35-5 advantage in the all-time series against Michigan State and has won each of the last 10 meetings, including a 28-9 decision last season in East Lansing.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines claimed six matches, including three over top-10 opponents, to edge No. 8 Nebraska, 20-13, last Friday (Feb. 4). With the dual starting at 149 pounds, Michigan surged at the upperweights and clinched it at the lowerweights to rally from an initial deficit. Senior/junior Will Lewan (157 pounds) scored a 3-1 win in sudden victory against No. 5 Peyton Robb, while graduate students Logan Massa (174) and Myles Amine (184) earned back-to-back ranked wins against No. 5 Mikey Labriola (4-1) and No. 9 Taylor Venz (8-2), respectively. Sophomore/freshman Dylan Ragusin (133) clinched the dual win with a 6-2 decision over Dominick Serrano with one bout remaining. [ Full Recap ]
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 20 -- at Central Michigan (Mount Pleasant, Mich.), 2 p.m.
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