Wisconsin Badgers
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Five Things to Know: No. 9 Cornell
November 19, 2022 | Wrestling
14th-ranked Badgers take on Big Red in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. -- No. 14 Wisconsin (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) faces another tough test as the Badgers travel to No. 9 Cornell (0-0, 0-0 EIWA) to wrestle Big Red at the Friedman Wrestling Center in Ithaca, New York on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Noon CT.
Quick Links
- No. 9 Cornell Roster and Match Preview
- Saturday's dual match will stream live on ESPN+ here https://go.wisc.edu/wrst_espnplus
- Read Wisconsin's match notes with team and individual stats
- Live results will be available on @BadgerWrestling twitter
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Here are five things to know as the Badgers take the mat:
1. LAST TIME ON THE MAT: Wisconsin opened the season at the Battle in the River City in Jacksonville, Florida with three duals. Held in the hometown of head coach Chris Bono, then-ranked No. 9 UW finished the weekend 2-1 overall after a 35-3 victory against Chattanooga, 31-6 win against Buffalo and a 26-6 loss to No. 14 Iowa State. Read the full recap.
2. LAST TIME VS. BIG RED: Splitting their bouts 5-5, Wisconsin claimed a tight 19-16 victory against Cornell on Feb. 20 at the UW Field House in Madison. Dean Hamiti led the Badgers with a pin in 3:16 over No. 9 Julian Ramirez. Read the full recap here.
3. OLYMPIC JOURNEY: Redshirt senior Austin Gomez has begun his journey towards a possible Olympic roster spot for Mexico. Gomez spent his off weekend on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Mexico City and won the 2022 Mexico All Star Grand Prix title in the senior 70 kilogram men's senior freestyle bracket. He defeated former Olympian Agustin Destribiats with a 14-4 tech fall for the title. He now is in excellent contention for a roster spot on the Mexico World Team for the World Championships next summer.
4. SCOUTING BIG RED: This will be Cornell's first dual of the 2022-23 season. From Cornell's preview: A pair of potential top 10 matchups could be on the slate, as three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis is expected to wrestle third-ranked Austin Gomez at 149 pounds, while the Badgers' fifth-ranked Dean Hamiti will match up with No. 8 Julian Ramirez at 165. In all, six of the 10 matchups could be between ranked grapplers on Saturday.
5. LINEUPS: Here are the probables for Wisconsin and Cornell:
| WEIGHT | #14 WISCONSIN | #9 CORNELL |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | #9 Eric Barnett (2-1) | Brett Ungar (3-2) |
| 133 | #18 Taylor LaMont (2-1) | #3 Vito Arujau (0-0) |
| 141 | #18 Joseph Zargo (2-1) or Felix Lettini (0-0) | #21 Vince Cornella (5-0) |
| 149 | #3 Austin Gomez (2-1) | #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (0-0) |
| 157 | #16 Garrett Model (3-0) | Gage McClenahan (3-0) or Cole Handlovic (2-2) |
| 165 | #5 Dean Hamiti (2-1) | #8 Julian Ramirez (4-1) |
| 174 | James Rowley (1-1) or Josh Otto (0-1) | #9 Chris Foca (4-0) |
| 184 | Tyler Dow (1-2) | #7 Jonathan Loew (4-0) |
| 197 | #21 Braxton Amos (2-1) | #20 Jacob Cardenas (0-0) |
| 285 | #12 Trent Hillger (2-1) | #9 Lewis Fernandes (1-0) |
| Head Coach | Chris Bono | Mike Grey |
| Asst. Coach | Jon Reader (Assoc. HC) | Donnie Vinson (Assoc. HC) |
| Asst. Coach | Seth Gross | Kellen Russell / Nick Gwiazdowski (Vol. AC) |
| Rankings | Individual and Team Rankings InterMat Nov. 15, 2022 |
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