VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton wrestling returns to action Saturday with a road dual against No. 7 Cornell at the Friedman Wrestling Center. The Bearcats did not compete last weekend, but are coming off two victories over Columbia and Navy on the final weekend of January.

Binghamton Bearcats (7-9) vs. No. 7 Cornell Big Red (11-2)
Date | Time: Saturday, Feb. 12 | 1 p.m.
Location: Ithaca, N.Y. 
Live Results: Twitter - @BearcatsWrestle
Watch: ESPN+

Binghamton Projected Lineup
125 | Nick Curley
133 | No. 32 Anthony Sobotker
141 | No. 18 Ryan Anderson
149 | Christian Gannone
157 | Tyler Martin
165 | Brevin Cassella
174 | Jacob Nolan
184 | Cory Day
197 | No. 13 Lou DePrez
285 | No. 20 Joe Doyle

Binghamton Notes

• Ryan Anderson and Brevin Cassella highlighted Binghamton's successful weekend against Columbia and Navy, as they each went 2-0 and picked up signature wins over ranked opponents.

• Anderson defeated No. 19 (then No.16) Matt Kazimir (Columbia) with a last second takedown and two back points to get the 6-4 decision, and Cassella dominated No. 19 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) en route to a 9-0 major decision.

• Lou DePrez also had an undefeated weekend, getting a technical fall over Columbia and an overtime win against Navy.

• Five Bearcats appeared in the rankings this week, the most the team has produced this season. Cassella was an honorable mention in FloWrestling's rankings, and joined DePrez (No. 13), Anderson (No. 18), Doyle (No. 20) and Anthony Sobotker (No. 32).

• Binghamton has now won four straight duals against EIWA opponents.
   

Cornell Projected Lineup
125 | Greg Diakomihalis (11-6)
133 | Dom LaJoie (12-11)
141 | JJ Wilson (5-7)
149 | No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (18-0)
157 | No. 24 Hunter Richard (9-6) or Adam Santoro (11-7)
165 | Jake Brindley (3-4) or John Stawinski (4-3)
174 | Andrew Berreyesa (15-6)
184 | No. 13 Jonathan Loew (20-5)
197 | No. 19 Jacob Cardenas (17-4)
285 | No. 17 Lewis Fernandes (15-5) or Brendan Furman (3-2) or Drew Flynn (1-4)
 

About Cornell

• No. 7 Cornell enters Saturday's action at 11-2 in duals, including wins over No. 23 Stanford, No. 22 Northern Iowa, No. 8 Virginia Tech and No. 20 Princeton.

• The Big Red's two losses have come against No. 2 Penn State and No. 17 Lehigh.

• 149-pounder Yianni Diakomihalis leads the way for Cornell at 18-0. The two-time NCAA Champion is ranked No. 1 in his weight class. He was the 149-pound champion at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite in December.

• Other ranked wrestlers for the hosts are No. 3 Vito Arujau (125 pounds), No. 24 Hunter Richard (157 pounds), No. 9 Julian Ramirez (165 pounds), No. 14 Chris Foca (174 pounds), No. 13 Jon Loew (184 pounds), No. 19 Jacob Cardenas (197 pounds) and No. 17 Lewis Fernandes (285 pounds). Arujau, Ramirez and Foca are not in the Big Red projected starting lineup.

• Cornell leads the all-time series 7-0.
   

Up Next

• Binghamton will close the regular season at Harvard on Saturday, February 19. First bout is set for 11 a.m.