Ivy Title On The Line as Wrestling Faces No. 10 Cornell Friday, Binghamton Saturday

vs. No. 10 Cornell (8-3, 3-0 EIWA)
February 9th (Fri.) | 7:30 p.m. | Jadwin Gymnasium
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vs. Binghamton (6-3, 5-2 EIWA)
February 10th (Sat.) | 1:00 p.m. | Jadwin Gymnasium
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PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton wrestling team (5-3, 3-1 EIWA) is getting ready for an action-packed weekend of matches as they gear up to host Ivy League rival Cornell and Binghamton at Jadwin Gymnasium. Their first match, scheduled for Friday, February 9th, will be against No. 9 Cornell, with both teams vying for the 2023-24 Ivy League title, starting at 7:30 P.M. The following day, on February 10th, the Tigers will take on Binghamton at 1:00 P.M. Both duals can be streamed live on ESPN+.

Series History

16-58 against Cornell since 1908
9-28 record at home
Last matchup (2/4/23): Princeton 7, Cornell 32

3-8 against Brown since the 2001 season
1-4 record at home
Last matchup (2/4/23): Princeton 28, Binghamton 10

Probables for Cornell

Princeton	Weight	Cornell
Drew Heethuis	125	Brett Ungar or Greg Diakomihalis
Sean Pierson	133	Vito Arujau or Ethan Qureshi
Tyler Vazquez or Chris Martino	141	Mark Botello or Josh Saunders
13/25/29 Eligh Rivera or Drew Lang	149	Ethan Fernandez
Rocco Camillaci	157	Meyer Shapiro
Blaine Bergey	165	Julian Ramirez
Mikey Squires	174	Benny Baker or Evan Canoyer
21/22/23 Nate Dugan	184	Chris Foca or Christian Hansen
11/12/13 Luke Stout or Aidan Conner	197	Jacob Cardenas
33/30/26 Matt Cover or Sebastian Garibaldi	285	Lewis Fernandes

Probables for Binghamton

Princeton	Weight	Binghamton
Drew Heethuis	125
Sean Pierson	133
Tyler Vazquez or Chris Martino	141
13/25/29 Eligh Rivera or Cody Tavoso	149
Rocco Camillaci	157
Blaine Bergey	165
Mikey Squires	174
21/22/23 Nate Dugan	184
11/12/13 Luke Stout or Aidan Conner	197
33/30/26 Matt Cover or Sebastian Garibaldi	285

Dubuque's Debrief

"Our guys are really excited for a big matchup with Cornell this Friday," said head coach Joe Dubuque. "We feel like the road to an Ivy League title runs through Princeton. We are focused on wrestling hard and being exciting and hopefully we're gonna be able to do that in front of a big hostile environment."

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). 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 Harvard and Brown over the weekend to take a 3-0 record in the Ivy League.
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 14-5 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. 25 Eligh Rivera holds a 12-7 record with three wins over ranked top-25 opponents. Rivera had a strong showing at his first Midlands Championships where he knocked off No. 19 Kelly Dunnigan (Penn). 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 12-8 record this season with a notable win against No. 25 Anthony White from Rutgers by decision 5-4 (SV). Bergey defeated Brown's Keegan Rothrock by decision, 9-2 in last Sunday's matchup.
174: Mikey Squires' record this season is 9-10. 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. 18 Nate Dugan currently holds a 15-4 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. 11 Luke Stout, the junior and two-time NCAA qualifier maintains a 18-3 record this season. Stout recently placed 2nd at the 2023 Midlands Championships where he went 4-1 in the tournament. Stout is a standout in the Tiger's dual lineup.
285: No. 30 Matt Cover returned to the dual meet lineup last weekend and secured back-to-back victories with bonus points at Harvard and Brown. Cover has a 13-3 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 February 5th, the Tigers have four wrestlers ranked by national media outlets:

149 - Eligh Rivera
InterMat: 25 (-)
WrestleStat: 13 (+1)
FloWrestling: 25 (-4)

184 - Nate Dugan
InterMat: 22 (-)
WrestleStat: 21 (+3)
FloWrestling: 23 (-)

197 - Luke Stout
InterMat: 13 (-)
WrestleStat: 12 (-)
FloWrestling: 11 (-)

285 - Matt Cover
InterMat - 30 (-)
WrestleStat - 33 (new)
FloWrestling - 26 (new)

The First 2024 NCAA Coaches' Poll

Eligh Rivera (149) - #21
Nate Dugan (184) - #20
Luke Stout (197) - #11
Matt Cover (285) - #24

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Up Next

The Princeton wrestling team will host Penn in Jadwin Gym at noon on February 17th. Following the conclusion of the Penn dual, the team will travel to Lehigh for a 7:00 p.m. match on the road.

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