Wrestling Back At Home Against Morgan State on Saturday

vs. Morgan State
Janurary 13 (Sat.) | 2:00 p.m. | Jadwin Gym
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PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton wrestling team (0-2, 0-0) will host Morgan State (1-9) on Saturday, January 13th. Wrestling action will begin at 2:00 P.M. in Jadwin Gym and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Princeton Wrestling alumni and new assistant coach for the Tigers Quincy Monday's father, Kenny Monday, former legendary Olympic wrestler, serves as the current head coach of the Morgan State wrestling program. The two teams last met back in 1992.

Probables

Princeton	Weight	Morgan State
Drew Heethuis	125	Kevin Lopez
Sean Pierson	133	Khalid Brinkley / Shawn Ryncarz
Tyler Vazquez or Joe Davi	141	Tommy Fierro
11/32 Eligh Rivera	149	Aaron Turner
Rocco Camillaci	157	Shay MacIntosh
Blaine Bergey	165	Jake Marsh
Mikey Squires	174	Cort Vann
20/25 Nate Dugan	184	Kyle Grey / Eric Washington
Aidan Conner	197	Nate Kendricks
Sebastian Garibaldi	285	Sam Alsheimer

Dubuque's Debrief

"Our match with Morgan State will produce a lot of special moments," said head coach Joe Dubuque. "Kenny Monday will be able to coach against his son Quincy Monday, which will be very fun from a fan perspective. Recognizing the revitalization of Morgan State's program is important for the sport with them being the only HBCU D1 wrestling program. Bringing light to that is something that is very important to Princeton wrestling. The duel itself is going to be very exciting. Coach Kenny Monday has been very successful at training athletes on all levels. I am confident that he's going to have his team prepared to wrestle hard for seven minutes and we are going to be prepared for an aggressive and exciting match."

Princeton head coach Joe Dubuque clinched dual NCAA titles during his stint at Indiana, claiming victories at 125 in both 2005 and 2006. He shares the distinction of being a two-time NCAA champion in Indiana's wrestling history with Charlie McDaniel (275, 1935 & 38). Notably, Dubuque is Indiana's second-most recent NCAA champion, succeeded by Angel Escobedo, the current head coach, who secured his victory at 125 in 2008. Dubuque, a three-time All-American, secured an eighth-place finish in 2004 and concluded his collegiate career with an impressive 114-18 record.

Know Your Tigers

The Tigers took down Rider on Thursday, 20-19, to take home the MAC IVY Trophy. The victory signified the inaugural dual win for the program under the new head coach, Joe Dubuque.
Princeton kicked off their dual schedule with a competitive match against Indiana and only lost by a close margin of 18-15. However, they managed to achieve a split in match victories, securing five wins in competition. In the second dual against No. 14 Rutgers, Princeton fell but saw wins from No. 11 Eligh Rivera, Blaine Bergey, and Matt Cover.
125: Freshman Drew Heethuis holds a 10-3 record this season following his first collegiate dual victory in a 10-8 decision against Indiana. Heethuis went 4-1 at the 2024 F&M Open, securing a 5th place finish.
133: Sean Pierson placed 5th at this year's Navy Classic having three wins by decision and one win by technical fall, 18-2 in 6 minutes and 31 seconds.
149: Freshman No. 11 Eligh Rivera had a strong showing at his first Midlands Championships where he knocked off No. 19 Kelly Dunnigan (Penn), his second ranked win of the season. Rivera set the tone for his start of the dual season with an impressive win overcoming a 3-1 deficit and securing a 7-4 (SV) decision victory and knocking off No. 8 Graham Rooks of Indiana. Rivera also notably took 4th place at the Navy Classic.
165: Blaine Bergey has a 9-5 record this season with a notable win against No. 25 Anthony White from Rutgers by decision 5-4 (SV)
174: Mikey Squires' record this season is 7-6. At the Princeton Open, Squires showcased his dominance by securing a notable 5th place finish after a series of three impressive victories by technical fall in a row. At the Navy Classic he had three victories and took 3rd place.
184: No. 20 Nate Dugan currently holds a 10-5 record this season notably taking first place at this year's Princeton Open, sixth place at the 2023 Midlands Championships and securing third place at the Navy Classic. Dugan knocked off the one-seeded Layne Malczewski at this season's Midlands Championships and had a quarterfinals run.
197: No. 10 Luke Stout, the junior and two-time NCAA qualifier maintains a 14-3 record this season. Stout recently placed 2nd at the 2023 Midlands Championships where he went 4-1 in the tournament.
285: Matt Cover dug deep for a 5-4 win over No. 32 Nick Wilhelm from Indiana at heavyweight in the first dual this season. Cover has a 11-3 record since the start of the 2023-24 season and placed 3rd at the Princeton Open and 5th at the Navy Classic.

In The Rankings

As of January 8th, the Tigers have three wrestlers ranked by national media outlets. Luke Stout, the junior and two-time NCAA Qualifier, ranked No. 10 on Intermat and No. 12 on WrestleStat and FloWrestling. The senior, Nate Dugan came in at a ranking of No. 20 on InterMat and No. 25 on FloWrestling and WrestleStat. Eligh Rivera, the freshman, ranked No. 11 on WrestleStat and No. 32 on Intermat.

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