The University
of Minnesota wrestling team opens the dual meet season this weekend
by taking part in the Northeast Duals. The event will run all day
Saturday, Nov. 25, at Guilderland High School just outside of Albany,
N.Y.
The top-ranked Golden Gophers will compete in four matches on the day,
with three of their duals coming against opponents ranked in the top 15
in the nation. Minnesota will face off against No. 11 Hofstra, No. 12
Central Michigan, American and No. 14 Penn, with the first match
beginning at 9 a.m., (CST) and their last match scheduled to begin at
3:30 p.m.
The Golden Gophers are coming off a season in which they finished with
a 20-1 overall dual meet record. Minnesota also opened the dual meet
season at the Northeast Duals last season and defeated all four
opponents it faced. The Gophers rolled over Virginia Tech, 41-7, and
Tennessee-Chattanooga, 36-6. Their stiffest test of the meet came
against Central Michigan in a match that ended with a final score of
19-13. The Gophers closed out the day with a 40-10 victory over
American University.
Now in its fourth year of existence, the Northeast Duals is fast
becoming one of the toughest early season tournaments in Division I
wrestling. The tournament will feature 10 returning All-Americans and
nearly 30 NCAA qualifiers from a season ago.
NORTHEAST DUALS SCHEDULE
Round 1 (10:00 AM):
Minnesota vs. Hofstra (Mat 1)
Central Michigan vs. Bloomsburg (Mat 2)
Princeton vs. American University (Mat 3)
Pennsylvania vs. Binghamton (Mat 4)
Round 2 (12:00 AM):
Minnesota vs. Central Michigan (Mat 1)
American vs. Hofstra (Mat 2)
Pennsylvania vs. Bloomsburg (Mat 3)
Binghamton vs. Princeton (Mat 4)
Round 3 (2:30 PM):
Pennsylvania vs. Central Michigan University
Minnesota vs. American (Mat 2)
Binghamton vs. Bloomsburg (Mat 3)
Princeton vs. Hofstra (Mat 4)
Round 4 (4:30 PM):
Central Michigan vs. American (Mat 1)
Minnesota vs. Pennsylvania (Mat 2)
Hofstra vs. Bloomsburg -(Mat 3)