EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE wrestling challenges Buffalo Friday in a 5 p.m. CT contest on the road.
With two weeks left in the regular season, is one win behind Northern Illinois for first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division. SIUE and Northern Illinois are slated to meet in DeKalb next week.
The Cougars, 9-2 overall and 3-1 in the MAC, enters the final two weeks of the regular season with four wrestlers ranked in the top 33 in the NCAA Division I Coaches Rankings, which factors in winning percentage, opponent winning percentage and opponent's strength of schedule.
Caleb Tyus, of Bethalto, Illinois, is ranked No. 3 in the nation at 133 pounds and holds an 18-1 record overall.
Marcel Lopez, of New London, Iowa, ranks 20th nationally at 133 pounds. Brock Woodcock, of St. Clair, Missouri, ranks 24th at 165 pounds. Bryson Buhk, of DeKalb, Illinois, ranks 30th at 285 pounds.
Buffalo's Kaleb Burgess is ranked 29th nationally at 157 pounds. Buffalo, as a team, is 3-10 overall and 2-4 in the MAC.
Below are the probable lineups for both teams.
SIUE Lineup
125 – Drew Davis
133 – Marcel Lopez
141 – Ben Lunn
149 – Caleb Tyus
157 – Hayden Whidden
165 – Brock Woodcock
174 – Dominic Lopez
184 – Deron Pulliam
197 – Nick Nosler
285 – Bryson Buhk
Buffalo Lineup
125 – Zachary Belverio
133 – Max Elton
141 – Tyler Roark
149 – Sam Ewing
157 – Kaleb Burgess
165 – Kelin Laffey or Brady Unger
174 – Rafael Knapp
184 – Marcus Petite or Connor Scuilla
197 – Connor Jacobs
285 – Magnus Bibla
