VESTAL, N.Y. – The Binghamton wrestling team (6-3, 3-1 EIWA) returns to the road to face EIWA foe Sacred Heart (3-6, 0-2 EIWA) at 5:30 p.m., on Saturday at the William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center.
 
This will be the Bearcats' first dual in 14 days after the team split its doubleheader against Brown and Harvard on Jan. 24 at the Events Center. Binghamton defeated Brown 21-10 before falling to Harvard 30-13 in its home finale.
 
No. 18/19 Carter Baer won both of his matches that night at 174 lbs., first defeating Brown's Drew Clearie 9-3 before taking down Harvard's Ben Smith in an 18-2 technical fall, his fourth of the season. With those two victories, Baer extended his winning streak to 15 matches, as he owns an overall record of 15-2 and a perfect dual mark of 9-0.
 
On Jan. 29, Baer made the cut for the first NCAA coaches' rankings of the season when he was ranked No. 19. The ranking is one of multiple criteria that is used by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The committee also looks at head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
 
Baer's ranking is similar to where he placed in the other national polls. The Gouverneur, N.Y., native is ranked No. 18 in both the FloWrestling and The College Wrestling Report rankings, No. 19 in the InterMat poll and No. 20 in the WrestleStat rankings.
 
Binghamton Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | Carson Wagner (16-7, 7-2)
133 | Dillon Arrick (15-9, 4-5) or Gavin Sheridan (4-5, 0-0)
141 | Ryan Hartung (16-12, 4-5) or Jack Kazalas (0-7, 0-0)
149 | Caleb Sweet (14-10, 3-5) or Luke Geleta (8-6, 0-1)
157 | Fin Nadeau (14-6, 7-2)
165 | Jordan Brown (10-10, 2-2) or Marco Albanese (12-13, 1-5)
174 | No. 18/19 Carter Baer (15-2, 9-0)
184 | Will Ebert (5-4, 3-2) or Quinn Funk (12-7, 0-0)
197 | Mikey Squires (12-2, 8-1)
285 | Trent Sibble (14-10, 3-3) or Charlie Tibbitts (7-4, 0-0)
*Rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
 
Binghamton Bearcats (6-3, 3-1 EIWA) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-6, 0-2 EIWA)
Date | Time: Saturday, Feb. 7 | 5:30 p.m.
Location: William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center, Fairfield, Conn.
Watch: Pioneers+
Live Results: X - @BearcatsWrestle
Series History: Binghamton leads 16-6; Bearcats have won last 14 duals dating back to 2007
Last Meeting: Feb. 9, 2025, Binghamton won 43-3 in Vestal, N.Y.
 
Sacred Heart Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | Corey Iannucci (2-8, 1-0)
133 | John Sheehy (4-6, 2-1)
141 | John Hildebrandt (7-4, 6-2)
149 | Dakota Asuncion (10-2, 7-2)
157 | Felix Lettini (7-3, 6-1)
165 | AJ Falcone (2-9, 2-7)
174 | Aidan Zarrella (6-7, 5-4)
184 | Hunter Perez (1-7, 1-5)
197 | Chris DeLena (6-6, 5-4)
285 | Brendan Gilchrist (3-10, 3-2)
 
More About Sacred Heart

• Sacred Heart's three victories this season have come against Davidson 20-18, Bridgeport 41-3 and Presbyterian 37-8.
• The Pioneers have been defeated by Duke 19-18, Hofstra 21-15, Bloomsburg 28-14, Virginia Military Institute 22-13, Bellarmine 40-3 and Franklin & Marshall 21-16.
• Three Sacred Heart wrestlers won their group championship at the Big Red Invitational. Dakota Asuncion (3-0 at 149 lbs.), Michael Schiffhauer (3-1 at141 lbs.) and Henry Downing (2-1 at 174 lbs.) each took home a group title in the round robin tournament.
• Felix Lettini and Hunter Perez each finished on the podium at the 2025 EIWA Championships. Perez finished seventh at 184 lbs., while Lettini took eighth at 157 lbs.

 
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