BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell Fighting Camels are set to host North Dakota State, Purdue, and #19 Stanford in the Fighting Camel Duals this Tuesday at Gore Arena. The event will be broadcast on UFC Fight Pass.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
When: 1:00 PM
Where: Gore Arena/Pope Convocation Center | Buies Creek, N.C.
Watch: UFC Fight Pass
Live Stats: vs. NDSU, vs. Stanford, vs. Purdue
 
This marks the fourth, fifth, and sixth dual matches for the Camels this season, who currently sit at 2-1 with wins over Army and Wyoming. The Camels are 26^th in the NWCA Coaches Poll, just eight points away from the top-25. Purdue is 3-1, also with a win over Army.
 
Stanford (2-0) is ranked No. 19 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, and The Cardinal have eight different wrestlers ranked in the top-30 on Intermat's rankings. NDSU is looking for their first dual win of the season under first-year head coach Obenson Blanc.
 
Perhaps the strongest weight class will be 125 pounds. Nico Provo of Stanford took first place at the Cliff Keen Invitational, while Purdue's Matt Ramos is the reigning NCAA runner-up. In last year's matchup between Campbell and Purdue, Anthony Molton defeated Ramos by way of sudden victory, 6-4.
 
This marks the third event for the Camels that will be broadcast on UFC Fight Pass to an international audience. The previous two times were both Campbell victories.
 
Event Schedule
1:00 PM
Campbell vs. NDSU
Stanford vs. Purdue
 
3 :00 PM
Campbell vs. Stanford
Purdue vs. NDSU
 
5:00 PM
Campbell vs. Purdue
Stanford vs. NDSU
 
Probable Lineups
CAMPBELL
125: Anthony Molton -or- Zander Phaturos
133: #14 Domenic Zaccone
141: Chris Rivera
149: Justin Rivera
157: #27 Chris Earnest
165: Dom Baker
174: #21 Austin Murphy
184: Caleb Hopkins
197: #20 Levi Hopkins
HWT: #8 Taye Ghadiali
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
125: Ryan Henningson -or- Amantee Mills
133: Fernando Barreto
141: #28 Gavin Drexler -or- Walker Bents
149: #9 Kellyn March -or- Max Petersen
157: Landen Johnson -or- Boeden Greenley
165: Brendan Howes
174: #30 Gaven Sax
184: Adam Cherne -or- Aidan Brenot
197: Spencer Mooberry -or- Lathan Duda
HWT: Devon Dawson
 
PURDUE
125: #9 Matt Ramos
133: Dustin Norris
141: Greyson Clark
149: Marcos Polanco
157: Joey Blaze
165: #22 Stoney Buell
174: Brody Baumann
184: James Rowley
197: Ben Vanadia
HWT: Tristan Ruhlman
 
#19 STANFORD
125: #4 Nico Provo -or- Wyatt Richter
133: #16 Tyler Knox -or- Dom LaJoie
141: #27 Jason Miranda
149: #10 Jaden Abas -or- Dawson Sihavong
157: #8 Daniel Cardenas
165: #16 Hunter Garvin -or- Zach Hanson
174: #20 Lorenzo Norman -or- Tye Monteiro
184: Jack Darrah -or- Abraham Wojcikiewicz
197: #14 Nick Stemmet
HWT: Peter Ming
 
Individual rankings according to Intermat
 
QUOTABLE
125 Anthony Molton
On his preparation leading up to the event:
"This break we've had since Cliff Keen has given me a good mental break. I've been able to get back in the flow of things, train hard, and get ready for these big matches."
 
On the quality of the 125-weight class at the event:
"It's exciting. I like stepping up to the plate against the top guys and putting on a show for myself. I know I'm up there and can hang with them. These guys have done it before. I'm expecting a battle."
 
On the atmosphere of a home match and how it feeds him:
"It's an amazing atmosphere, wrestling here at home. You have the supporters and people cheering for you. It's a good feeling when you're wrestling at home."
 
157 Chris Earnest
On what it's been like after the Cliff Keen Invitational:
"It opened things up for me. I think I'm at that level as a lot of those top guys, but I need to make small adjustments, which is exactly what we've been working on and fine-tuning what we are good at and getting better at what we're not good at."
 
The small adjustments he's been working on:
"Different locks, getting in on shots and finishing those shots quicker, staying in my stance the whole time, just little things that make the difference."
 
On his anticipation for his first home match of the season:
"I'm really excited. I'm looking forward to going out there and competing in front of our home crowd. I think it's going to be an awesome event, and we have some great teams coming in for some great duals and great matches."
 
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