Penn is the second nationally-ranked team the Bison will wrestle since their reclassification to Division I. North Dakota State was defeated by Northern Iowa, ranked 13th at the time, 31-6 on Feb. 10, 2005 at the Bison Sports Arena.
Penn is 2-1 on the year and features Matt Valenti at 133 pounds. Valenti, ranked 12th in at 133 pounds in the latest USA Today/NWCA NCAA Division I Coaches' Poll, is 14-2 on the season. Penn has defeated Drexel 21-15 and Maryland 34-6 and were defeated by 10th-ranked Penn State 25-6.
The winner of the dual will advance to the quarterfinals and meet the winner of the Drexel-Virginia dual on Friday, January 13 at 3:00 EST. The loser of the dual will face the loser of the Drexel-Virginia match at the same time in the consolation bracket.
This will be the second consecutive year the Bison compete in the highly competitive Virginia Duals. Last year the Bison went 1-2 at the event, losing to Rider 19-16 and Buffalo 25-15 and defeating Virginia 21-18. The losses to Rider and Buffalo mark the last time NDSU has lost back-to-back matches.
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