Wrestling Concludes Regular Season with MSU Tri-Dual

Wrestling vs Clarion (9-5, 4-2 EWL) & Michigan State (5-10, 1-8 B1G)
Date	Friday, Feb 16 \| 4 & 6 p.m.
Location	East Lansing, Mich. \| Jenison Field House
Game Notes	PDF Notes
Twitter	@EMUWrestling
Results	MSU
Live Stream	MSU ($) \| Clarion ($)

EAST LANSING, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team wraps up the dual portion of its schedule Friday, Feb. 16, with a tri-dual in East Lansing, Mich. There, EMU will battle Clarion University and Michigan State University at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively.
The duals can be followed on Twitter, @EMUWrestling, while a live stream will be available on BTN Plus/FloWrestling. Results will be provided through TrackWrestling and will be posted to EMUEagles.com following the match.

LAST TIME OUT: Eastern Michigan dropped its final conference dual of the season, 29-7, at No. 16 Central Michigan University, Feb. 9. EMU won two bouts, as Noah Gonser secured a 3-1 decision at 133 lbs. and Zac Carson cruised to a 14-5 major decision at 165 lbs.

CLASHING WITH THE SPARTANS: Michigan State is 5-10 overall entering the weekend, including 1-8 in the difficult Big Ten Conference. It has wrestled common opponents No. 17 Central Michigan, Buffalo, and Binghamton. The Spartans have posted a 2-1 record against the three foes, while the Eagles are 1-2 against them, with the lone win coming over Buffalo, 26-10.

CATCHING UP WITH CLARION: Clarion is 9-5 overall entering the weekend, including 4-2 in the Eastern Wrestling League. Cleveland State is the lone common opponent between EMU and CU. Eastern topped CSU, 29-13, on the road back on Dec. 8, while Clarion defeated Cleveland State, 20-12, at home.

GAUGING THE GOLDEN EAGLES: The Eagles and Golden Eagles have squared off every season since 2005-06, with the series sitting at 8-3-1 in favor of EMU over that span. Last season, Eastern edged out Clarion, 18-16, in Pennsylvania.

ALL-TIME VS MSU: EMU and MSU will meet for the 22nd time on Friday, with the Spartans holding an 18-3 advantage in the series. The series dates back to the 1976-77 season, with both teams meeting annually since the 2007-08 campaign.

LAST TIME WE MET: A pin by Sa'Derian Perry at 133 lbs. proved to be the difference as Eastern Michigan edged out Clarion, 18-16, Nov. 18, 2016. Despite tying in match ups, Perry's pin was the lone bout decided by bonus points, as Nick Barber, Zac Carson, Kayne MacCallum, and Gage Hutchison picked up decisions.
The Spartans spoiled the Eagles' Senior Day with a tight 17-16 defeat, Feb. 12, 2017. Splitting the matches 5-5, all but two were resulted in decisions. MSU notched a tech fall at 141 lbs., while Derek Hillman registered an 11-0 major decision at 197 lbs.

Eastern Michigan 18, Clarion 16 (Nov. 18, 2016)
125: Jake Gromacki (Clarion) def. Noah Gonser (EMU) Dec. 5-1
133: Sa'Derian Perry (EMU) def. Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) Fall 1:39
141: No. 14 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) def. Kyle Springer (EMU) Dec. 5-3
149: Nick Barber (EMU) def. Mike Bartolo (Clarion) Dec. 7-5
157: Zac Carson (EMU) def. Taylor Cahill (Clarion) Dec. 10-5
165: Evan DeLong (Clarion) def. J.J. Wolfe (EMU) MD 13-3
174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) def. Jacob Davis (EMU) Dec. 5-3 SV-2
184: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) def. Scott Marmoll (Clarion) Dec. 4-2
197: Dustin Conti (Clarion) def. Derek Hillman (EMU) Dec. 3-1 SV-1
HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) def. Evan Daley (Clarion) Dec. 4-3

Michigan State 17, Eastern Michigan 16 (Feb. 12, 2017)
125: No. 18 Noah Gonser (EMU) over Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) (Dec 4-2)
133: No. 28 Austin Eicher (MSU) over Armando Torres (EMU) (Dec 6-3)
141: No. 23 Javier Gasca (MSU) over No. 31 Kyle Springer (EMU) (TF 20-2)
149: No. 28 Nick Barber (EMU) over Nick Trimble (MSU) (Dec 3-1)
157: Zac Carson (EMU) over Austin Thompson (MSU) (Dec 8-5)
165: No. 25 Drew Hughes (MSU) over Devan Marry (EMU) (Dec 5-0)
*174: Jacob Davis (EMU) over Drew Barnes (MSU) (Dec. 7-4)
184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) over Kayne MacCallum (EMU) (Dec 3-1)
197: Derek Hillman (EMU) over Wesley Maskill (MSU) (MD 11-0)
HWT: Jacob Cooper (MSU) over No. 19 Gage Hutchison (EMU) (SV-1 5-3)

UP NEXT ON THE MATS: EMU turns its attention to Mid-American Conference Championships, as the Green and White return to Mount Pleasant, Mich., March 3-4, seeking its first MAC team title since 1996 and individual champion since 2009.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Barber

Zac Carson

Zac Carson

Jacob Davis

Noah Gonser

Noah Gonser

Derek Hillman

Derek Hillman

Gage Hutchison

Gage Hutchison

Kayne MacCallum

Kayne MacCallum

Devan Marry

Sa'Derian Perry

Sa'Derian Perry

Kyle Springer

Armando Torres

J.J. Wolfe

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