Saturday, February 2
East Lansing, Mich.
12 PM ET
Michigan State University
vs
Bloomsburg
Redshirt Freshman Brad Wilton is 4-1 in his last five bouts
Wrestling To Host Bloomsburg and Northern Illinois on Saturday
2/1/2019 2:43:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. --Â Coming of a 1-1 split in Big Ten action last weekend, the Spartans are back at home on February 2 for duals against Bloomsburg and Northern Illinois. Bloomsburg and Northern Illinois will wrestle in between each of MSU's duals, at approximately 2 p.m. ET. Northern Illinois is 5-8 in the dual season with wins over Harper, Clarion, SIUE, The Citadel, and Hofstra. Bloomsburg is 2-6 with wins over Hofstra and Edinboro. The Spartans last faced Bloomsburg on November 26, 2016, defeating the Huskies 31-12, with wins by current Spartans Austin Eicher and Drew Hughes. Michigan State defeated Northern Illinois, 27-6, in their last meeting on December 5, 2014.
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| Opponent | Date/Time | Location | Live Video |
| Bloomsburg (2-6) | February 2, 2019 // 12:00 pm ET | East Lansing, Mich. // Jenison Field House | BTN2Go |
| Northern Illinois (5-8) | February 2, 2019 // 4:00 pm ET | East Lansing, Mich. // Jenison Field House | BTN2Go |
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PROBABLE LINEUPS
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| Weight | Michigan State | Record | vs. | Bloomsburg | Record | vs. | Northern Illinois | Record |
| 125 | #7Â Rayvon Foley | (24-1, 11-0) | vs. | Willy Girard | (15-8, 6-2) | vs. | Â Bryce West | (8-11, 6-7) |
| OR | Logan Griffin | (10-7, 0-1) | ||||||
| 133 | Anthony Tutolo | (13-11, 2-8) | vs. | Lewis Williams | (8-12, 3-5) | vs. | Alijah Jeffery | (13-7, 8-4) |
| 141 | Austin Eicher | (11-9, 3-5) | vs. | Aaron Coleman | (6-14, 2-6) | vs. | Drew West | (7-6. 4-2) |
| OR | Alex Hrisopoulos | (16-8, 1-1) | ||||||
| 149 | Jaden Enriquez | (10-15, 2-9) | vs. | Grant Bond | (12-5, 3-3) | vs. | McCoy Kent | (9-9. 6-7) |
| 157 | Jake Tucker | (16-11, 4-7) | vs. | Nate Newberry | (11-10, 4-4) | vs. | Mason Kauffman | (10-11, 5-7) |
| 165 | Logan Ritchie | (11-11, 1-5) | vs. | Dominick DeMarco | (0-4, 0-2) | vs. | Kenny Moore | (14-7, 6-5) |
| OR | Austin Hiles | (9-12, 0-5) | OR | Alex Carida | (7-12, 0-3) | OR | Caden McWhirter | (9-7, 1-3) |
| 174 | Drew Hughes | (19-8, 7-4) | vs. | Anthony Vetrano | (8-13, 2-6) | vs. | #16 Brit Wilson | (18-4, 11-2) |
| 184 | #15Â Cameron Caffey | (21-3, 8-3) | vs. | Trevor Allard | (19-9, 7-1) | vs. | Will Feldkamp | (8-6, 5-4) |
| OR | Mike Aldrich | (2-6, 1-2) | ||||||
| OR | Andrew Scott | (3-2, 0-0) | ||||||
| 197 | Brad Wilton | (13-9, 5-4) | vs. | Kyle Murphy | (8-13, 0-6) | vs. | Max Ihry | (1-11, 0-7) |
| OR | Shwan Shadaia | (6-7, 0-0) | OR | Ross Sealby | (1-8, 1-4) | |||
| OR | Nick May | (10-8, 0-2) | ||||||
| 285 | Chase Beard | (12-8, 2-3) | vs. | Bruce Graeber | (8-12, 3-4) | vs. | Caleb Gossett | (10-6, 9-4) |
| OR | Christian Rebottaro | (14-10, 2-4) | Jarrett Walters | (2-6, 0-1) |
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is 2-6 this season, but 2-3 in their last five duals with wins over Hofstra and Edinboro. The Huskies have lost two straight in the Eastern Wrestling League, falling to Clarion (22-15) and future MSU opponent Cleveland State (27-15). 184-pounder Trevor Allard is ranked No. 28 in the NCAA Division I coaches' panel rankings as of January 24. Allard will face Cameron Caffey who sits at No. 17 in the same rankings. Bloomsburg has also seen positive development out of 125-pounder Willy Girard is 15-8 overall and 6-2 in dual matches. Girard will have a tough task in No. 7-ranked Rayvon Foley, who has a 10-1 record against common opponents. Girard is 6-6 against common opponents with Foley.
SCOUTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Northern Illinois is 5-8 entering Saturday's dual, having lost in two straight to Missouri (40-6) and Ohio (21-18). The Huskies are led by 174-pounder Brit Wilson who enters ranked No. 16 in the country by InterMat at 174 pounds. He'll have a tough task in MSU's Drew Hughes. Wilson defeated Hughes earlier this season at the MSU Open by way of a 4-2 decision. At 125 pounds, Bryce West was defeated by Michigan State's Rayvon Foley at the 2017 MSU Open, 15-9. Foley holds an 16-3 record over common opponents with West. Alijah Jeffrey is 0-2 all-time against Anthony Tutolo, losing to him by a 3-2 decision in each previous meeting. Kenny Moore is 1-0 all-time against Logan Ritchie, defeating him 9-7 in sudden victory at the 2018 MSU Open. Moore has the second most wins on the team with 11. Heavyweight Caleb Gossett has a solid 6-3 record in duals.
SPARTANS TO WATCH
• Sophomore Rayvon Foley
Foley was the Spartans lone representative at the NCAA Championships last season, but bowed out after two bouts. In an otherwise stellar freshman campaign, Foley finished with an overall record of 28-11 which included a 13-4 record in duals and a 15-7 record in tournaments. After taking first place at the Eastern Michigan Open a year ago, Foley started 2018-19 strong with back-to-back tournament victories at the MSU Open and at the Navy Classic. Wins over three ranked opponents this season has Foley's stock rising up to as high as No. 7 on InterMat. Early victories over Old Dominion's Michael McGee and Wyoming's Cole Verner are gaining praise as both have entered the InterMat Top 20 since. Foley has earned bonus points in 17 of his 25 total bouts, including eight of 11 in duals.
• Redshirt freshman Cameron Caffey
A redshirt for the Spartans in 2017-18, Caffey held a 22-6 record in open tournaments with first place finishes a the MSU Open, the Storm Open and the Alma Open. Caffey has continued that trend thus far in 2018-19 with tournament victories at the MSU Open, the Navy Classic and the Reno Tournament of Champions. With a 21-3 record, Caffey finds himself shooting up the rankings to No. 15 on InterMat. After losing three-straight bouts to fall to 18-3, Caffey has won three straight Big Ten duals.
• Redshirt sophomore Drew Hughes
After wrestling to a 29-10 record as a true freshman en route to an NCAA Championships appearance, Hughes was hampered by injuries as a sophomore last season wrestling in just 12 bouts. Hughes is aiming to get back on top in is third season at MSU and has a 19-8 record to show for it thus far, placing third at the MSU Open on Nov. 3 and winning his first dual match of the season with a fall in 0:32 against Buffalo. Hughes jumped back into the rankings this week, appearing at No. 19 on FloWrestling, and is on a three-bout winning streak.
• Redshirt freshman Brad Wilton
Despite not starting the year in the Spartans starting lineup, redshirt freshman Brad Wilton has had an impressive first season for MSU. Wilton is 4-1 in Big Ten duals this season with wins in duals against Indiana, Illinois, Rutgers, and Maryland. Three of Wilton's four Big Ten wins have been with bonus points, earning two falls and a major decision. His lone loss came against Michigan's Jackson Striggow in a controversial 7-6 decision.
SPARTANS IN THE RANKINGS
• Sophomore Rayvon Foley - 125#
   No. 6 by WrestleStat
   No. 7 by InterMat
   No. 7 by NCAA Coaches' Panel
   No. 7 by FloWrestling
   No. 7 by The Open Mat
   No. 7 by WIN Wrestling Magazine
   No. 8 by TrackWrestling
• Redshirt Freshman Cameron Caffey - 184#
   No. 13 by WrestleStat
   No. 14 by WIN Wrestling Magazine  Â
   No. 15 by InterMat
   No. 16 by TrackWrestling
   No. 17 by NCAA Coaches' Panel
   No. 18 by FloWrestling
   No. 18 by The Open Mat
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• Redshirt Sophomore Drew Hughes - 174#
   No. 19 by FloWrestling
   No. 32 by NCAA Coaches' Panel
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