EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE wrestling begins the home dual meet schedule Saturday with a match against Northwestern at First Community Arena.

The opening whistle is set for 5 p.m. It is the first dual match of the season for both teams.

Four nationally-ranked wrestlers (via Flowrestling) are expected to compete. Northwestern has three with Dedrick Navarro (No. 31/125), Sean Spidle (No. 16/133) and Sam Cartella (No. 30/149).

The match at 149 pounds has the significance of two ranked wrestlers as SIUE counters with No. 18-ranked Caleb Tyus.

The Cougars are coming off two tournaments to open the 2025-26 season. SIUE finished third at the Clairon Open and fourth at the Cyclone Invitational. 165-pounder Tavius Hosley recorded a team-leading seven wins. The Cougars had six wins each from Marcel Lopez (133), Deron Pulliam (184) and Bryson Buhk (285).

Below is the probable lineups for both teams.

SIUE (0-0)
125 - Drew Davis
133 - Marcel Lopez
141 - Danny Martinez/Alec Peralta
149 - Caleb Tyus
157 - Hayden Whidden
165 - Brock Woodcock/Tavius Hosley
174 - Dominic Lopez
184 - Deron Pulliam/Nico Ronchetti
197 - Nick Nosler
285 - Bryson Buhk/Kevin Zimmer

Northwestern (0-0)
125 - Dedrick Navarro
133 - Sean Spidle
141 - Billy DeKraker/Giosue Hickman
149 - Sam Cartella/August Hibler
157 - Gunnar Myers
165 - Jacob Bostelman
174 - Eddie Enright
184 - JD Perez/Marcell Booth
197 - Gabe Christenson/Alex Smith
285 - Dirk Morley