MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin wrestling team (4-7, 0-3 B1G) hosts a Friday night showdown against No. 7 Minnesota (5-1, 1-1 B1G) on Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in the UW Field House. The dual can be streamed live on B1G+.

Last Time Out:

The Badgers have had a difficult start to the B1G Ten conference season as they are 0-3 overall. 

The dual will take place just five days after the teams' weekend on the East Coast to visit Maryland and Rutgers. They fell to both teams, Maryland 24-13 and Rutgers 31-7.

Wisconsin enters the matchup with three ranked competitors:

• Nicolar Rivera (125 lbs): No. 17 (College Wrestling Report), No. 18 (InterMat), No. 21 (FloWrestling)
• Zan Fugitt (133 lbs): No. 20 (College Wrestling Report), No. 24 (InterMat), No. 30 (FloWrestling)
• Luke Condon (174 lbs): No. 33 (InterMat, FloWrestling)

Scouting Minnesota:

Minnesota holds a 5-1 record (1-1 conference) so far this season. Their first B1G Ten match was a loss against No. 6 Nebraska 21-13 on Jan. 11. The team's most recent match was on Jan. 19 against #21 Michigan. They beat the Wolverines in a convincing 25-10 victory. 

The Badgers and the Gophers both matched up against Bucknell earlier this season. Minnesota posted a 35-3 victory, while Wisconsin won 23-15. 

Projected Lineup:

125: Nicolar Rivera
133: Zan Fugitt
141: Brock Bobzien
149: Royce Nilo
157: Luke Mechler 
165: Cale Anderson
174: Luke Condon 
184: Dylan Russo
197: Niccolo Colucci
285: Gannon Rosenfeld

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: