ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team (4-9, 1-5 MAC) will head to Annapolis for a non-conference dual meet against Navy (7-1, 2-1 EIWA) this Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
ODU will look to rebound against the Midshipmen after suffering a 28-9 loss to No. 22 Central Michigan last Friday night. Highlighting the evening for the Monarchs, No. 9 Jack Dechow scored a late takedown to defeat MAC rival and 16th-ranked Jordan Ellingwood, 3-1, at 184. Also picking up wins for ODU were Kevin Budock and No. 19 Seldon Wright.
The Midshipmen enter Friday night's match fresh off a runner-up finish at the All-Academy Championships last weekend. Navy crowned five individual champions at the eight-team tournament, as No. 13 Jared Prince, Drew Daniels, No. 16 Jadaen Bernstein, Michael Coleman and Steban Cervantes won titles.
In dual meet action, Navy is 7-1 with wins over Duke, American and Maryland, among others. Their lone loss of the season came at the hands of No. 14 Lehigh, 23-9, on Jan. 13.
In the last meeting between these two teams, the Monarchs downed Navy, 19-18 on criteria, last February at the Ted Constant Center.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Old Dominion Monarchs (4-9, 1-5 MAC)
125: Steven Simpson (5-16)
133: Alex Madrigal (7-8) or Josh Markham (10-7)
141: Kevin Budock (17-11)
149: Michael Hayes (13-10)
157: Austin Eads (10-10) or Shane Jones (8-13) or Larry Early (5-2)
165: No. 19 Seldon Wright (16-6)
174: Antonio Agee (8-10)
184: No. 9 Jack Dechow (21-3)
197: No. 15 Kevin Beazley (17-4)
285: Will Hilliard (5-14)
Navy Midshipmen (7-1, 2-1 EIWA)
125: Brant Leadbeter (4-13)
133: Cody Lambert (3-11)
141: No. 13 Jared Prince (19-6)
149: Corey Wilding (17-10)
157: Zach Elvin (16-10) or Casey Cowan (12-8)
165: Drew Daniels (12-7)
174: No. 16 Jadaen Bernstein (22-6)
184: Michael Coleman (12-4)
197: Steban Cervantes (19-6)
285: Thomas Ott (7-12)
NEXT UP
ODU returns home to host MAC rival Ohio on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Ted Constant Center.