Wrestling 1/13/2017 3:11:00 PM Chris Myers

Cardinals Return to Mat Against Golden Knights and No. 15 Storm

ERIE, Pa. & PAINESVILLE, Ohio – For the first time since it National Duals run, the Cardinals return to the mat this weekend. The Wheeling Jesuit wrestling team travels north for a pair of road duals at Gannon Saturday evening and Lake Erie College Sunday afternoon.

It will be a short turnaround for the Cardinals (8-2). WJU wrestles at Gannon (2-1) in its Hammermill Center Saturday night at 8 p.m. The Cardinals have less than 16 hours before they face the Storm of Lake Erie College (0-0) in a 2 p.m. Sunday match.

"They both will be really good matches," said WJU head coach Sean Doyle. "I expect them to come down to the end. Both Gannon and Lake Erie have both have rosters that could have been to the National Duals. It will be a good test coming off last week after an emotional two days at the National Duals."

• WJU comes off its biggest weekend in the program's four-year history. At the Mat Mahem National Duals, the Cardinals opened with upset wins over No. 8 Findlay (26-12) and No. 3 Maryville (Mo.) (18-17). WJU followed the first day with a third upset over No. 21 Colorado State Pueblo (22-21 on criteria), before it took No. 1 St. Cloud State (35-6) to stop the team's run.

• Freshman Jake Donahue recorded a 4-0 National Duals and was named the WJU Male Athlete of the Week. His weekend included a 6-2 decision over defending national champion and No. 1 rated Brett Velasquez.

• At 149, Dominick Nania went 3-1 as the other top National Duals performer. His lone defeat came to No. 1 ranked Nic Goebel of Findlay.

## Schedule note: WJU has switched its dual match vs. Mercyhurst on Friday, Jan. 20th to Wesbanco Arena with a 3:45 p.m. first match. It will lead into the OVAC Higt School Championships.

Vs. Gannon (2-1) – Saturday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. in Erie, Pa.
• Mark 3^rd year in a row for the two teams meeting in dual action
• Series is tied 1-1 with each winning on home mat
2014-15 at Gannon: Gannon 25, WJU 12
2015-16 at WJU: WJU 25, Gannon 14
• Ranked in Super Region I: Gannon 6^th, WJU 3rd
• Gannon last competition was a 33-13 road win at Seton Hill on Jan. 7th
• Probable Wrestlers Ranked Within Super Region I (Nationally)
125 – None
133 – GU: Carmine Ciotti 2^nd (12^th)
141 – None
149 – WJU: Dominick Nania 2^nd (5^th)
157 – WJU: Greg Brusco 3^rd vs. GU: Eric Lewandowski 5^th
165 – GU: Garret Smith 7^th
174 – WJU: Reyse Wallbrown 6^th
184 – GU: Christopher Matthews 3^rd (174)
197 – WJU: Terrance Fanning 4^th
285 – WJU: Maxwell Lacey 5^th vs. GU: Nick Budd 4th

• Probable Lineups (Season Records)
Wheeling Jesuit
125 - Jake Donahue (9-4)
133 - Nolan Whitely (14-7) or Dustin Warner (9-1)
141 - Daniel Romero (18-6) or Brandon Tenney (12-4)
149 - Dominick Nania (19-5)
157 - Greg Brusco (18-5)
165 - Nic Skonieczny (8-5) or TJ Smith (8-7)
174 - Reyse Wallbrown (15-9) or Keegan Driscoll (1-2)
184 - Nate Starkey (10-7)
197 - Terrance Fanning (8-7)
285 - Maxwell Lacey (14-8) or Logan Bowman (3-5)

Gannon
125 - Abraham Guarriello (9-9)
133 - Carmine Ciotti (16-2)
141 - John Marotto (7-7)
149 - George McGuire (1-1)
157 - Eric Lewandowski (6-2)
165 - Garret Smith (12-9)
174 - Jake Stratton (13-9)
184 - Christopher Matthews (7-5)
197 - Ethan Budd (4-7)
285 - Nick Budd (10-5)

Vs. No. 15 Lake Erie College (0-0) – Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. in Painesville, Ohio
• 1^st dual match meeting
• Team Ratings in Region: WJU 3^rd in Super Region I, LEC 3^rd in Super Region II
• Storm's 1^st dual match of season
• LEC wrestles at Pitt-Johnstown Friday night
• Probable Ranked Within Super Region I/II (Nationally)
125 – LEC: Blake Glogouski 5th
133 – LEC: Andrew Lieb 7th
141 – None
149 – WJU: Dominick Nania 2^nd (5^th) vs. LEC: Nick Boggs 2^nd (6^th)
157 – WJU: Greg Brusco 3^rd
165 – LEC: Nick Vandemeer 1^st (9^th)
174 – WJU: Reyse Wallbrown 6^th vs. LEC: Jesse Palser 8th
184 – LEC: Tyler Hughes 2^nd (8^th)
197 – WJU: Terrance Fanning 4^th vs. LEC: Evans Rosborough 4^th (12^th)
285 – WJU: Maxwell Lacey 5^th vs. LEC: Evan Loughman 5^th

• Probable Lineups (Season Records)
Wheeling Jesuit
125 - Jake Donahue (9-4)
133 - Nolan Whitely (14-7) or Dustin Warner (9-1)
141 - Daniel Romero (18-6) or Brandon Tenney (12-4)
149 - Dominick Nania (19-5)
157 - Greg Brusco (18-5)
165 - Nic Skonieczny (8-5) or TJ Smith (8-7)
174 - Reyse Wallbrown (15-9) or Keegan Driscoll (1-2)
184 - Nate Starkey (10-7)
197 - Terrance Fanning (8-7)
285 - Maxwell Lacey (14-8) or Logan Bowman (3-5)

Lake Erie College (as of 1/12)
125 - Blake Glogouski (12-8)
133 - Andrew Lieb (12-9)
141 - Zach Ruggles (1-6) or Josh Pappas (4-9)
149 - Nick Boggs (20-6)
157 - Chris Baughman (0-2) or Conner Nemec (11-6)
165 - Nick Vandermeer (17-6)
174 - Jesse Palser (5-6)
184 - Tyler Hughes (22-4)
197 - Evan Rosborough (11-3)
285 - Evan Loughman (13-9) or Zach Wood (4-8)

-GoCards-

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Players Mentioned

Logan Bowman: Junior

Keegan Driscoll: Sophomore

Terrance Fanning: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

Maxwell Lacey: 6' 0"; Senior

Dominick Nania: 149; 5' 10"; Senior

Dustin Warner: 125; 5' 7"; Junior

Nolan Whitely: 133; 5' 4"; Junior

Greg Brusco: 5' 7"; Freshman

Daniel Romero: 5' 7"; Junior

Nic Skonieczny: 165; 5' 9"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Logan Bowman
: Junior

Keegan Driscoll
: Sophomore

Terrance Fanning
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

Maxwell Lacey
: 6' 0"; Senior

Dominick Nania
: 5' 10"; Senior
: 149

Dustin Warner
: 5' 7"; Junior
: 125

Nolan Whitely
: 5' 4"; Junior
: 133

Greg Brusco
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Daniel Romero
: 5' 7"; Junior

Nic Skonieczny
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Senior
: 165