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— Binghamton Wrestling (@BearcatsWrestle) February 9, 2023
Burns, S. DePrez, and L. DePrez return to their alma mater
VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton wrestling travels to Hilton High School in Hilton for a dual with No. 5 Cornell. The event has been sold out for a few weeks now with about 1,500 people expected to attend. Both teams have wrestlers that graduated from Hilton High School. Binghamton wrestlers Collin Burns, and Sam DePrez, along with assistant coach Lou DePrez, return to their alma mater.
Binghamton Bearcats vs. No. 5 Cornell Big Red (11-2)
Date - Time: Friday, Feb. 10 - 6 p.m.
Location: Hilton, N.Y. - Hilton High School
Live Results: Twitter - @BearcatsWrestle
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Projected Lineups (Rankings by InterMat)
Binghamton's Projected Lineup
125 - Micah Roes (9-10)
133 - Ivan Garcia (18-12) or Anthony Sobotker (2-7)
141 - Nate Lucier (16-13) or Christian Gannone (4-10)
149 - Michael Zarif (13-12)
157 - Conner Decker (10-4)
165 - No. 31 Brevin Cassella (14-4)
174 - Sam DePrez (10-8)
184 - No. 22 Jacob Nolan (14-6)
197 - Cayden Bevis (0-5) or Dimitri Gamkrelidze (9-8)
285 - No. 27 Cory Day (14-7)
Binghamton Notes
Collin Burns, Lou DePrez, and Sam DePrez return to their alma mater.
At 174 pounds, Sam DePrez will aim to avenge a loss in the Kaloust Open finals to No.4 Chris Foca.
Ivan Garcia leads the team with 18 victories.
Jacob Nolan defeated Nate Dugan of Princeton in his last match. Dugan was ranked No. 32 at the time.
Brevin Cassella won the 165-lb title at the Edinboro Open last Sunday
Cornell's Projected Lineup
125 - No. 24 Brett Ungar (14-10)
133 - No. 3 Vito Arujau (13-1)
141 - No. 18 Vince Cornella (16-4) or Ethan Fernandez (8-3)
149 - No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (10-1)
157 - Cole Handlovic (7-6)
165 - No. 8 Julian Ramirez (19-3)
174 - No. 4 Chris Foca (20-1)
184 - No. 20 Jonathan Loew (7-4) or Ethan Hatcher (1-6)
197 - No. 14 Jacob Cardenas (10-3)
285 - No. 30 Brendan Furman (6-4) or Lewis Fernandes (3-4)
Scouting Cornell
Three-time NCAA Champion Yianni Diakomihalis is a Hilton graduate. Diakomihalis is the top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 149 pounds.
Cornell defeated No. 25 Penn, 19-15, in Ithaca last Sunday.
No. 8 Julian Ramirez upset Quincy Monday (Princeton) last Saturday, 10-6. Monday was ranked third at the time.
Cornell has won five duals against ranked opponents this season.