HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 5, 2016) - The No. 20 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team (16-2, 4-0) will compete in its final duals of the season Saturday when it hosts a pair of Centennial Conference opponents at Canavan Arena.
QUAD INFOThe Ducks will start the day against Washington and Lee University (6-11, 0-6) on the south mat, before ending with McDaniel College (11-5, 4-2) at approximately 2 p.m. The north mat will feature No. 22 New York University vs. McDaniel, followed by NYU and Washington and Lee.
SENIOR SALUTEPrior to the day's competition, seniors
Ryan Wilson,
Victor Del Monico,
Tyler Maher,
Kalen Gans, and Keith Cays will honored for their careers and contributions to the Stevens wrestling program.
SCOUTING REPORTMcDaniel features its top wrestler at 133 in No. 6 Ryan O'Boyle, while W&L's Ron Tassoni is the Generals top wrester at 184.
PIN KINGSophomore
A.J. Kowal is in the midst of a remarkable pin streak for the Ducks after recording his 10th and 11th consecutive falls last weekend in a C.C. quad. Kowal currently leads all of NCAA DIII in pins.
RECORD BREAKERSWith a pair of dominant wins last weekend, the Ducks set the program record for wins in a season. Stevens also set the program record for consecutive wins on Jan. 27 at 10 and counting.
FOLLOW THE LEADERJunior
Colin Navickas leads the Ducks this season with 37 wins, and is currently ranked No. 6 nationally at 165.
DUCKS IN DUALSThe Ducks are winning their duals by an average of 30 points during their current 12-match win streak.
BEAT THE STREAKStevens features three wrestlers riding notable dual-match win streaks in Kowal (9), senior
Rob Murray (15) and Navickas (17).
CLUB 30Joining Navickas and Kowal with 30 wins this season is sophomore
Zach Wilhelm, who has four wins my pin, major, and technical fall.
CAN'T MAKE IT?Both of Stevens' matches will be streamed live through stevensducks.com
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