VESTAL, N.Y.- The Binghamton wrestling team hosts Bucknell on Friday, February 19. The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) match is slated for a 7 p.m. start at the West Gym. The dual is the regular season finale, as well as senior night for the Bearcats.
 
BU is 11-6 overall and 7-3 in the EIWA. It stands in fourth place in the conference entering this weekend. Binghamton is 4-0 at home this season, including a 30-6 win over Brown last weekend. Eight Bearcats won in that contest, including Steve Schneider, who picked up his first pinfall of the season.
 
Bucknell is 10-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference. It won two out of three duals last weekend, beating American and George Mason before falling at Penn. Tyler Smith, Victor Lopez, and Joe Stolfi each went 3-0 for the Bison on the weekend.
 
Schneider is 20^th among 184-pounders in this week's NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings. The sophomore is 20-5 overall and 13-2 in the dual competition. Senior Jack McKeever is tabbed 28^th in the 174-pound division, having compiled a 13-3 dual record this year.
 
The Bison have six grapplers listed in the latest NCAA Rankings. Paul Petrov (9th at 125 pounds), Tyler Smith (27th at 141), Victor Lopez (25th at 149), Rustin Barrick (23rd at 174), Tom Sleigh (23rd at 184) and Joe Stolfi (7th at 285) are all ranked for Bucknell.
 
Prior to the bout, BU will recognize McKeever and Kyle Kelly. McKeever has won 62 career matches and qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2015. Kelly will graduate this spring in three years from the school of management.
 
Last season, Binghamton won, 18-16, at Bucknell. Schneider and Vincent DePrez were among the winners for the Bearcats on that night.
 
Probable Matchups
125-Steven Bulzomi (BU) vs. #9 Paul Petrov
133-Jacob Nicholson (BU) vs. Grim Gonzalez or Ben Bliss
141-Dylan Caruana (BU) vs. #27 Tyler Smith
149-Jesse Dellavecchia (BU) vs. #25 Victor Lopez
157-Vincent DePrez (BU) vs. Zach Kelly or Logan Kerin
165-Anthony DePrez (BU) vs. Robert Schlitt or D.J. Hollingshead
174-#28 Jack McKeever (BU) vs. #23 Rustin Barrick or Nick Stephani
184-#20 Steve Schneider (BU) vs. #23 Tom Sleigh
197-Mark Tracy (BU) vs. Tyler Greene
285-Connor Calkins (BU) vs. #7 Joe Stolfi