Navy Wrestlers Head to Pennsylvania for 104th EIWA Championship :: The Midshipmen finished second at last year's EIWA Championship, just 19.5 points behind Cornell.

The Midshipmen finished second at last year's EIWA Championship, just 19.5 points behind Cornell.

March 6, 2008

•2008 EIWA Championship Notes
•EIWA Championship History

Navy Seeks First EIWA Team Title Since 1990
• The Navy wrestling team begins its quest for its first EIWA team title since 1990 on Saturday at the Mayser Center on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College.
• Franklin & Marshall has teamed up with B2 Networks to provide a live broadcast of the 104th EIWA Championship ... fans wishing to tune in should log onto b2livetv.com or a link can be found on Franklin & Marshall's official web site, GoDiplomats.com(.)
• The cost is $9.95 for a day pass, while $14.99 will purchase a full tournament pass ... fans will need a high-speed Internet connection and the current version of Microsoft Windows Media Player to view the broadcast.

2008 EIWA Championship Information Franklin & Marshall • Mayser Center

Saturday, March 8 Doors Open for Spectators 9:30 am Session 1 - Preliminaries 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Session 2 - Quarterfinals 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Consolations 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Sunday, March 9 Doors Open for Spectators 9:30 am Session 3 - Semifinals 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Consolations 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Place Round 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Doors Open for Spectators 5:30 pm EIWA Hall of Fame Awards 6:15 pm - 6:30 pm Session 4 - Championship 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Tickets To purchase tickets, call (717) 358-5804 $60 All Sessions Adult Seating $45 All Sessions Seniors (65 and older) Seating $30 All Session Student Seating (must show ID)

Quick Hits
• Navy owns a 37-8 EIWA dual meet record under head coach Bruce Burnett ... during that time, the Mids are 36-1 against teams in the league other than Lehigh.
• Prendergast's 14 pins this year are tied as the sixth most in program history ... it's the second consecutive year he has recorded double-digit falls.
• His 37 career falls are the most since record-setter John Reich turned in 63 pins between 1979 and '83.
• Joe Baker (133), Bryce Saddoris (149) and Matt Stolpinski (174) are among the top five in their respective weight classes for wins in a season ... Baker stands fourth with 22 wins, Saddoris is tied for second with 30 and Stolpinski is 10 wins shy of tying the record he set a year ago with 34.
• Bryce Saddoris' pin over Army's Casey Thome in the Star Match on Feb. 22 gave him his 30th win of the season ... he is only the third rookie to reach the 30-win milestone in program history ... he heads into the weekend tied with John Reich (1979-80) for the second-most wins by a Navy freshman.
• Matt Stolpinski has won 77 matches over the last two seasons ... he is just one off the record for most wins in any two consecutive seasons set by Mark Conley (2001-02) and Tanner Garrett (2005-06).

EIWA Odds and Ends
• The Midshipmen are making their 68th appearance at the EIWA Championship and have won the team title 13 times ... the Mids' last team championship was in 1990.
• Columbia and Penn have appeared in every EIWA Championship, while Army and Navy both joined in 1941.
• Navy is one of four teams to have won the team title at least 10 times with Lehigh winning it the most - 34 times.
• Navy boasts 95 individual EIWA crowns, including last year's winners Matt Stolpinski at 174 and heavyweight Ed Prendergast.
• 377 wrestlers have been place-winners over the years - 95 champions, 79 finish second, 80 finish 3rd, 52 finish fourth, 40 in 5th and 31 finish 6th ... it's the third-most place-winners behind Lehigh's 545 and Cornell's 390.
• Seven Midshipmen are currently ranked among the top six in their respective weight classes, including top-ranked heavyweight Ed Prendergast.
• Four of Navy's 10 wrestlers this weekend will be competing in the EIWA Championship for the first time, including three freshmen - 125 Allan Stein, 141 Joey Breen, 149 Bryce Saddoris.
• Two of the 10 competitors have claimed EIWA titles, team captain Matt Stolpinski at 174 pounds and heavyweight Ed Prendergast each won a year ago.
• Senior Spencer Manley will make his second EIWA Championship appearance after sitting out last year's tournament ... he placed fifth as a sophomore.
• Senior captain Matt Stolpinski is the only Navy wrestler on the roster to compete in the EIWA Championship all four years ... he owns a 10-5 record overall and has won four consecutive matches.
• Joe Baker (133) is making his third apperance, while Manley, Justin Jacobs (165), Matt Parsons (197) and Ed Prendergast (HWT) will compete for the second time in their careers.

Streaks
• Heavyweight Ed Prendergast owns Navy's longest winning streak with 21-consecutive wins dating back to Dec. 18 ... 10 of the 21 wins in the streak have come by fall ... Prendergast's last loss was against Missouri's Mark Ellis at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 1.
• Senior team captain Matt Stolpinski has put together a solid string of wins, as well ... he has won 12 in a row dating back to his 3-2 decision over Oklahoma's Jeff James at the Lone Star Duals on Jan. 5 ... his last loss was in the third-place match at the Southern Scuffle in which Cornell's Steve Anceravage defeated Stolpinski, 5-3.
• Joe Baker, Spencer Manley and Bryce Saddoris are riding five-match winning streaks heading into the weekend, while senior Justin Jacobs has won four in a row.