June 20, 2013

NEW YORK - MSG Sports announced today that Boston University is one of 12 schools that will participate in the second annual Grapple at the Garden college wrestling event on Sunday, Dec. 1, at The World's Most Famous Arena. The Terriers will compete in two duals during the event, taking on Penn and Hofstra.

Following the success of last year's first-ever collegiate wrestling meet at Madison Square Garden, the second annual Grapple at the Garden has once again attracted a bevy of elite college wrestling programs. Six of the participating schools finished in the top 25 Final 2012-2013 Regular Season rankings, including Illinois at No.8; Cornell which tied at No. 9; Bloomsburg at No. 15; Penn at No. 21 along with Maryland and Rutgers, at No. 24 and 25, respectively.

"The Boston University wrestling team is looking forward to the competition at the Garden," said head coach Carl Adams. "We feel very fortunate to be able to face two very tough teams in Hofstra and Penn. Competing at the Garden amongst some of the elite wrestling programs in the country will be exciting, and it provides us an opportunity to showcase what the Boston University wrestling program is all about."

"The success of last year's first-ever college wrestling meet at Madison Square Garden proves that there is a strong appetite for college wrestling in the New York area," said Joel Fisher, executive vice president, MSG Sports. "We are thrilled to once again host several of the country's top wrestling programs in the second-annual Grapple at the Garden where college wrestling fans will have the opportunity to see the fully-transformed Madison Square Garden on Sunday, December 1."

Grapple at the Garden will feature several stand-out wrestlers including Illinois' Jesse Delgado who won his for first-ever NCAA Championship at 125 pounds this year. Delgado defeated No. 4 seed Nico Megaludis from Penn State 7-4 in the championship match to give the Illini their first national champion in that weight class. Additionally, Cornell's Scott Bosak and Nahson Garrett placed third in their respective weight classes at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

The full day of wrestling on Dec. 1 will consist of two separate sessions with the first starting at 10 a.m. with Maryland vs. Cornell, Rutgers vs. George Mason, Illinois vs. Bloomsburg, Hofstra vs. Army, Boston University vs. Penn and Drexel vs. Princeton. Session two is set to begin at noon and will feature Cornell vs. Illinois, Rutgers vs. Maryland, Princeton vs. Army, Bloomsburg vs. Penn, George Mason vs. Drexel and Hofstra vs. Boston University.

Tickets will be available at a later date. To sign up for the exclusive Pre-Sale, please visit www.MSGINSIDER.com.

Collegiate wrestling debuted at Madison Square Garden on December 16, 2012 with the inaugural Grapple at the Garden which featured 14 teams; 6 No. 1 ranked NCAA wrestlers; 5 returning National Champions and 6 of the top 10 teams in the country.