PROBABLE STARTERS
| No. 5 Loras Probables (17-0, 7-0) |
No. 1 Wartburg Probables (17-2, 7-0) |
| Wt. Class |
Wrestler |
Record |
Wrestler |
Record |
| 125# |
Matt Randone |
11-12 |
Connor Cleveland
Brennan Doebel |
12-9
14-3 |
| 133# |
Michael Triplett |
10-9 |
No. 3 Brock Rathbun |
16-5 |
| 141# |
Kevin Kelly |
21-5 |
Martine Sandoval
Brenden Baker |
5-4
10-8 |
| 149# |
No. 5 Jimmy Davis |
22-2 |
No. 1 Cross Cannone |
25-0 |
| 157# |
Merrick Purcell |
14-8 |
No. 2 Logan Thomsen |
24-1 |
| 165# |
Eddie Smith |
20-3 |
No. 1 Mike Ross
Derek Lee Loy |
17-0
12-4 |
| 174# |
Sam Schuler |
13-8 |
No. 1 Eric DeVos |
17-0 |
| 184# |
Awais Arain |
22-5 |
No. 2 Tyler Lutes |
19-1 |
| 197# |
No. 3 Guy Patron Jr. |
28-1 |
No. 2 Kyle Fank |
24-2 |
| 285# |
No. 5 Quin Gilliam |
20-2 |
No. 1 Lance Evans |
15-0 |
QUICK HITS
- Friday marks a repeat of last year's season finale in which the conference championship was decided … Wartburg defeated Loras 32-0 and captured its 25th consecutive Iowa Conference Championship in the process
- A win for the Duhawks would secure the first undefeated season in school history … With a loss, Loras would still break the single-season winning percentage mark, previously set in the 1977-78 season in which the Duhawks finished with a 10-1 dual record
- At 197# will see the fourth edition of the Fank/Patron Jr. rivalry … Last season, Fank won the first two meetings before Patron Jr. pulled the upset at the NCAA Championships
POTENTIAL REMATCHES
133# - Brenden Baker vs.
Michael Triplett … Nov. 18 at CUW Open - Baker by fallÂ
149# - Cross Cannone vs.
Jimmy Davis … Nov. 18 at CUW Open - Cannone by fall
165# - Derek Lee Loy vs.
Eddie Smith … Nov. 18 at CUW Open - Lee Loy by decision
285# - Lance Evans vs.
Quin Gilliam … Nov. 18 at CUW Open - Evans by fall
LAST TIME OUT
- Loras broke the program record for dual wins in a season last Friday following a 41-0 shutout of crosstown rivals, Dubuque …
Eddie Smith upset seventh-ranked Quincy Kalkbrenner, who weighed in at 165
instead of his traditional 157 and conceded to Smith, 4-1 … The Duhawks scored bonus points in six of their 10 wins, including pins by
Michael Triplett and No. 3
Guy Patron Jr. …
Matt Randone opened the dual with a 16-1 tech fall at 125#
SERIES HISTORY
- Loras' last win against Wartburg came on Jan. 23, 1992 … Since then, the Knights have won 25 consecutive Iowa Conference Championships ... Wartburg leads the all-time series 51-7-3
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Patron Jr. leads the Duhawks with 53 takedowns this season, followed by
Awais Arain who has 44
- Arain leads the team with 10 reversals and is tied for third on the team for four-point near falls with Patron Jr. and
Kevin Kelly
-
Jimmy Davis has 27 four-point near falls to lead the team
- The NCAA released its first "Most Dominant Wrestler" standings and Patron Jr. ranks third in Division III, averaging 5.04 team points per win
- Davis ranks third in Division III with 12 tech falls
RANKINGS UPDATE
- The NWCA released its 10th edition of the team and individual rankings on Tuesday, with the Duhawks remaining at No. 5 for the fourth consecutive poll …
Jimmy Davis dropped to No. 5 at 149#, while
Guy Patron Jr. remained third at 197# and
Quin Gilliam moved to No. 5 at 285#
- Loras is expecting to face a Wartburg lineup with eight wrestlers individually ranked, including four at No. 1 including Cross Cannone (149#), Mike Ross (165#), Eric DeVos (174#) and Lance Evans (285#) … Of the eight ranked wrestlers for the Knights, none are lower than third
