MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin wrestling team (4-5, 0-1 B1G) travels to No. 29 Maryland (7-5, 2-0 B1G) and No. 13 Rutgers (9-3, 1-1 B1G) for two Big Ten duals

The Badgers will face Maryland at the XFINITY Center Pavilion at 6 p.m. (CT) in College Park, Md. on Friday, Jan. 17. On Sunday, Jan. 19 they will travel to Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, N.J. for a 12 p.m. (CT) dual. 

Both duals will be streamed on B1G+. 

Last Time Out:

Wisconsin has a 4-5 overall record and a 0-1 record in the B1G Ten Conference. 
They are coming off a tough B1G Ten opener at home against No. 2 Iowa, where they suffered a 45-0 loss.   

Wisconsin enters the matchup with three ranked competitors:

• Nicolar Rivera (125 lbs):  No. 19 (College Wrestling Report), No. 29 (InterMat, FloWrestling)
• Zan Fugitt (133 lbs): No. 21 (College Wrestling Report), No. 24 (InterMat), No. 30 (FloWrestling)
• Luke Condon (174 lbs): No. 32 (InterMat, College Wrestling Report)

Scouting the Competition:

Maryland is currently on a three-dual winning streak, after defeating Lock Haven, No. 10 Michigan, and Michigan State. 
The Terrapins started their B1G Ten season on the road to meet Michigan and Michigan State. They defeated No. 10 Michigan 19-18 and bested Michigan State 27-11, making them 2-0 for the weekend and the B1G Ten Conference. 

Rutgers has also faced two B1G Ten opponents and has a 1-1 conference record. Their first B1G Ten match was a 28-6 win against No. 24 Indiana. They then traveled to No. 4 Ohio State, where they lost 17-15. 

Projected Lineup:

125: Nicolar Rivera
133: Zan Fugitt
141: Brock Bobzien, Dylan Coy
149: Elliott Biba, Royce Nilo
157: Luke Mechler 
165: Cale Anderson, Gavin Model
174: Luke Condon 
184: Dylan Russo, Matthew Jens
197: Niccolo Colucci
285: Gannon Rosenfeld, Brooks Empey

Wisconsin Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Chris Bono
Overall Record: 153-92 (15th)

Associate Head Coach: Jon Reader
Assistant Coach: Tony Cassioppi
Assistant: Garrett Model 

Looking Ahead: