Match Two
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 12 | 1:00 PM
Teams: Cleveland State (0-1) vs. Duke (0-3)
Location: Morgantown, W.Va. | WVU Coliseum
Match Three
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 12 | 3:00 PM
Teams: Cleveland State (0-1) vs. West Virginia (0-0)
Location: Morgantown, W.Va. | WVU Coliseum
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Opening Notes
The Vikings hit the road for Morgantown for a tri-match against Duke at 1 p.m. and then host, West Virginia at 3 p.m.
Projected Matchups
| Cleveland State | Duke | West Virginia |
| 125: Ben Aranda (0-1)/Nick Molchak (0-1) | Logan Agin (0-3) | No. 24/31 Jett Strickenberger (0-2)/Jace Schafer (0-0)/Mason Mills (3-1) |
| 133: Jake Manley (0-1)/Canyon Wells (0-0) | Raymond Adams (0-3) | Davin Rhoads (0-0)/Garhett Dickenson (2-2) |
| 141: No. 22/27 Dylan Layton (1-0)/Michael Markulin (0-0) | Peter Chacon (0-3) | No. 17/19 Jordan Titus (4-0)/Sam Hillegas (1-2) |
| 149: Douglas Terry (0-1) | Jarred Papcsy (0-3) | No. 18/29 Ty Watters (4-1)/Michael Dolan (1-2) |
| 157: Shane Heil (0-1) | Logan Ferrero (0-2) | No. 24/32 Caleb Dowling (4-1)/Brayden Ivy (1-2) |
| 165: Daniel Patten (0-1)/Tate Geiser (0-1) | Gaetano Console (0-2)/Aidan Wallace (1-0) | No. 17/12 Peyton Hall (4-1)/Jack Blumer (3-2) |
| 174: Ronald Dimmerling (0-1)/Gavin Ricketts (0-0) | Jack Wimmer (0-3) | No. 31/26 Brody Conley (1-1)/Andrew Sharer (0-2) |
| 184: Joey Lyons (0-1) | Connor Becker (0-3) | No. 20/23 Dennis Robin (3-1)/Dylan Kohn (5-1) |
| 197: No. 27/23 Ben Smith (0-1) | Kwasi Bonsu (0-3) | No. 29/32 Austin Cooley (3-2)/Brian Finnerty (2-2) |
| 285: No. 25/26 Daniel Bucknavich (0-1)/Mason Cover (0-0) | Connor Barket (1-2) | No. 17/22 Michael Wolfgram (3-1)/Leonardo Muzika (2-1) |
***FloSports/Intermat Rankings
Last Time Out
Cleveland State opened the season with a 43-3 loss against No. 10 Iowa State in a neutral-site match at Massillon Perry High School on Sunday. Layton recorded the lone points for the Green and White after picking up a 22-18 victory over Jacob Frost at 141-pounds.
About the Blue Devils
Duke started their season on the west coast with three matches, falling in all of them against Rutgers, Cal Poly, and Stanford. The matches versus Rutgers and Stanford ended in shutouts. The lone six points on the trip were won on decisions by Aidan Wallace at 165-pounds and Connor Barket at 285-pounds.
About the Mountaineers
West Virginia opened their season at the Southeast Open, capturing three individual titles. Jett Strickenberger (125 Pounds), Jordan Titus (141 Pounds) and Ian Bush (184 Pounds) captured the crowns for WVU.
Series History
This will be the third meeting against Duke, with each team winning once and the last match coming in 2013. West Virginia leads the series 27-10, with the last dual coming in 2022, with WVU winning 24-10.
Vikings in the Rankings
Dylan Layton (141 Pounds) – No. 22 FloSports | No. 27 Intermat | No. 22 TCWR
DeAndre Nassar (184 Pounds) – No. 33 FloSports | No. 33 Intermat
Ben Smith (197 Pounds) – No. 23 FloSports | No. 27 Intermat | No. 26 TCWR
Daniel Bucknavich (285 Pounds) – No. 26 FloSports | No. 25 Intermat | No. 32 TCWR
Preseason Poll
Cleveland State was chosen to finish third in the MAC for the 2023-24 season after receiving 86.5 points. Lock Haven was picked to claim its third straight title with 126.5 points, and Central Michigan was second with 119 points.
Welcome Back, Placers
The Green and White return four placers from last season: Ben Aranda (125 Pounds), Jake Manley (133 Pounds), DeAndre Nassar (184 Pounds), and Daniel Bucknavich (285 Pounds).
The Return of the Champ
Ben Smith returns to the Cleveland State lineup after taking this past season off to focus on school. In 2022, Smith became the Vikings first-ever MAC Champion, winning at 197-pounds. This season, he will start the year as the favorite to win his second MAC title in the same weight class.
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Up Next
The Vikings head to the Navy Classic on Saturday, November 18, before starting MAC action on Saturday, December 2 at George Mason.
