Eagles Wrap Up Conference Dual Action at CMU

Wrestling at No. 16 Central Michigan (7-4, 4-1 MAC)
Date	Friday, Feb 9 \| 7 p.m.
Location	Mt. Pleasant, Mich. \| McGuirk Arena
Game Notes	PDF Notes
Twitter	@EMUWrestling
Results	TrackWrestling
Live Stream	ESPN 3

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team finishes up Mid-American Conference dual action this Friday, Feb. 9, when it takes on in-state rival No. 16 Central Michigan University. Action from McGuirk Arena is set to begin at 7 p.m.
The dual can be followed on Twitter by following @EMUWrestling, while a live stream will be on ESPN3. Results will be provided through TrackWrestling and will be posted to EMUEagles.com following the match.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: EMU made the most of its short, three-dual home schedule. EMU won all three matches over conference foes, winning the bouts by a combined score of 88-22.

EMU/CMU CONNECTIONS: Head Coach David Bolyard ('05), as well as his assistants, Luke Smith ('08), and Scott Mattingly ('14), are former members of the CMU wrestling team. Bolyard was an All-American in 2004, while Smith qualified for nationals all four years for the Chippewas. Meanwhile, Mattingly was a four-time MAC placer, earning an appearance in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

ALL-TIME VERSUS CMU: Friday marks the 70th all-time meeting between the longtime rivals. CMU holds the edge in the series by a count of 58-10-1. Eastern's last victory came in 2014, an 18-16 triumph, Feb. 13.

LAST SEASON VERSUS THE CHIPPEWAS: The Eagles were overpowered by No. 15 Central Michigan in a 29-3 setback, Feb. 10, inside Bowen Field House. EMU's lone win came from Devan Marry in a 7-6 decision at 165 lbs.

Central Michigan 29, Eastern Michigan 3 (Feb. 10, 2017)
125: No. 17 Brent Fleetwood (CMU) over Blake Caudill (EMU) (Dec, 7-0)
133: No. 25 Corey Keener (CMU) over Armando Torres (EMU) (MD, 12-4)
141: Mason Smith (CMU) over No. 31 Kyle Springer (EMU) (Dec, 1-0)
149: No. 7 Justin Oliver (CMU) over No. 28 Nick Barber (EMU) (MD, 10-1)
157: No. 8 Colin Heffernan (CMU) over Zac Carson (EMU) (SV-1, 3-1)
165: Devan Marry (EMU) over Logan Parks (Dec, 7-6)
174: No. 17 CJ Brucki (CMU) over Jacob Davis (EMU) (Dec, 13-6)
184: No. 15 Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) over Kayne MacCallum (EMU) (Dec, 7-4)
197: No. 17 Austin Severn (CMU) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (Dec, 6-5)
*HWT: Newton Smerchek over No. 18 Gage Hutchison (EMU) (TB-2, 4-3)

SPRINGER NAMED MAC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Redshirt senior Kyle Springer was named the Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Feb. 4, the league office announced Wednesday, Feb. 7. It was the third wrestler of the week honor for the Eagles this season, and the second of Springer's career.

Springer helped the Eagles to a 2-0 weekend with dual wins over Buffalo, Feb. 2, and Kent State, Feb. 4. Wrestling in the final home matches of his career, Springer was a point scoring machine. He started off winning by 12-5 decision against the Bulls. He followed that up with a 22-7 technical fall win on Senior Day over nationally ranked Nick Monico of the Golden Flashes.

SUPER FROSH: True freshman Tanner Smith has had an outstanding redshirt season for EMU in his first collegiate season. The 149 pounder has tallied a perfect 22-0 season, winning the title at five tournaments. He has a team-high five technical falls, as well as four major decisions and two pins. Two of his wins have come against previous national qualifiers. Smith is the second straight Eastern redshirt to tally a 20-win season after Andrew McNally did so last season.

EAGLES IN THE NCAA COACHES PANEL: In the initial NCAA Coaches Panel released on Jan. 18, EMU had two grapplers ranked in the top-33 of their respective weight classes. Redshirt seniors Kyle Springer and Gage Hutchison came in at 33rd and 21st at 149 bs. and heavyweight, respectively. A full list of rankings can be found on page 10 of the notes.

MOVING UP THE RECORD BOOK: In his five-year EMU career, Gage Hutchison has racked up 90 career victories, which ranks seventh all-time. EMU Hall of Fame inductee Steve Brown holds the all-time record with 117 wins.

TOTAL DOMINATION: This season, redshirt senior Kyle Springer has been a bonus point machine for the Eagles. In his 17 wins, 13 of them have come with bonus points, including a team-high eight major decisions, two technical falls, and three pins.

UP NEXT ON THE MATS: EMU finishes its dual schedule when it heads to East Lansing for a tri-dual with Michigan State University and Clarion University, Friday, Feb. 16. The day begins with the Golden Eagles at 4 p.m., followed by the bout with the Spartans at approximately 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Barber

Zac Carson

Blake Caudill

Jacob Davis

Derek Hillman

Gage Hutchison

Gage Hutchison

Kayne MacCallum

Devan Marry

Andrew McNally

Tanner Smith

Kyle Springer

Kyle Springer

Armando Torres

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