Beavers Begin New Year at Southern Scuffle

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Oregon State wrestling is back on the mats this week beginning on Wednesday at the Southern Schuffle. Wrestling inside McKenzie Arena begins at 7 a.m. PST. The two-day event features 28 NCAA Division I programs, including six of this week's NWCA Top 25.

Those currently listed are No. 6 N.C. State, No. 9 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Pittsburgh, No. 11 Iowa State, No. 25 Stanford and No. 25 Rider. No. 5 Virginia Tech and No. 17 North Carolina are also sending partial representation to the Scuffle.

Live stats will be provided through FloArena and will also be live streamed through FloWrestling for a subscription fee.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 (Times in PST)

7 AM: Pigtail Round

7:45 AM: Championship Round of 32

10:30 PM: 1st Round of Consolations

11:15 PM: Championship Round of 16

1 PM: 2nd Round of Consolations

2:45 PM: 3rd Round of Consolations

4:30 PM: Championship Quarterfinals & 4th Round of Consolations

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

7 AM: 5th Round of Consolations

9 AM: Championship Semifinals & Consolation Quarterfinals

11 PM: Consolation Semifinals

4 PM: Championship Finals & Medal Matches

Last Time Out
The Beavers suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of No. 2 Nebraska on Dec. 20 in Lincoln,. Redshirt junior Devan Turner notched the only win for Oregon State and moved to 13-4 on the season.

Schuffle Seeding:
Heading into the two-day tournament, Devan Turner (133) and Hunter Willits (157, Unattached) are both slotted at No. 7.

In The Rankings:
TrackWrestling: 133 – No. 30 Devan Turner (13-4),  141 – No. 17 Grant Willits (9-5)

Up Next
The Beavers stay on the road to take on Michigan in another dual against a Big Ten opponent on Sunday, January 5th. The match is slated for 1 p.m. PST and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

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Players Mentioned

Devan Turner

Grant Willits

Hunter Willits