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22nd-Ranked Mids Battle EIWA Foe East Stroudsburg Wednesday
Jan. 23, 2007 ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 22nd-ranked Navy wrestling team will look to extend its four-match winning streak on Wednesday when it plays host to East Stroudsburg at 7:00 pm at Halsey Field House in an EIWA showdown. The Midshipmen, who have won four in a row including three matches on the road, have never lost to East Stroudsburg in their 10-match series history. The Mids, who own an 8-4 overall record and 4-0 mark against EIWA opponents, are coming off a pair of victories last weekend at North Carolina (25-9) and N.C. State (23-16). Four Midshipmen walked away with wins in both their matches, including eighth-ranked heavyweight Ed Prendergast (St. Louis, Mo.) who claimed wins over then eighth-ranked Spencer Nadolsky of North Carolina, 7-3, and 17th-ranked Jainor Palma in sudden victory. Prendergast owns a 26-5 record and has won seven-consecutive matches, four of those against nationally-ranked competition. Senior 184-pounder Antonio Miranda (Eugene, Ore.) not only has won four in a row, he's earned bonus points for the Mids in each of his wins. He kicked things off by earning a technical fall against Elijah Black of Maryland on Jan. 13, followed by three-consecutive major decisions, including wins over UNC's Robert McCarty (20-6) and N.C. State's Jeremy Colbert (16-6). Miranda owns a 17-1 record in bonus-point matches, including an 11-1 mark in major decisions. Tenth-ranked Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.) (174 pounds) is just two wins away from reaching 30 wins in his junior campaign. Boasting a 28-5 record, including a 10-2 dual match mark, Stolpinski has been solid over the last few weeks. Like Miranda, Stolpinski has racked up extra points for the Mids, including a pin against North Carolina's Jake Forestiere last weekend, as well as a technical fall over Jalil Dozier from N.C. State. Stolpinski enters Wednesday's match with a four-match winning streak. Sophomore Joe Baker (Poway, Calif.) has been nearly unstoppable since his return to the mat in late December. Baker owns a 15-3 record this year, and since coming back from a leg injury early in the season, he has produced a 12-2 record. He has won four in a row, including an impressive 5-3 win over North Carolina's Evan Sola who was ranked 10th in the country and is a two-time All-American. East Stroudsburg enters Wednesday night's match with Navy owning a 1-7 record. The Warriors have dropped matches to Drexel (30-13), Army (24-12), Kent State (35-3), Clarion (26-12), Lock Haven (32-6), Rutgers (20-15) and Millersville (19-18), while their lone win was a 39-6 triumph over Princeton on Jan. 12. Projected Lineup
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