Matmen hope to bring winning streak south
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team travels to Boone, N.C. tomorrow to face Appalachian State (10-3, 4-0 SoCon) with the goal of winning its seventh consecutive dual meet. The last time Virginia (8-1, 4-1 ACC) took to the mat, the Cavaliers defeated a scrappy Rutgers squad 24-12 even while wrestling without two of their nationally [...]
Read moreACC honors Sako with weekly title
Virginia sophomore Gus Sako earned the title of ACC Wrestler of the Week for the first time in his career after upsetting Rutgers No. 5 redshirt junior Mario Mason Saturday. Sako is the third wrestler to earn the distinction for Virginia this season and the second consecutive Cavalier to win after the ACC honored redshirt [...]
Read moreMatmen hammer Rutgers
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team picked up another impressive win against Rutgers at Memorial Gymnasium Sunday by a 24-12 margin, taking seven of 10 weight classes on its way to a sixth consecutive victory. The Cavaliers competed without two mainstays, as No. 11 redshirt junior Matt Snyder injured his knee last week against Maryland [...]
Read moreMatmen battle Scarlet Knights
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling squad looks to capture its sixth straight win as it takes the mat against Rutgers at Memorial Gymnasium tomorrow. Virginia (7-1, 4-1 ACC) comes in with plenty of momentum after a 22-14 upset victory against then-No. 13 Maryland last week. “Make no mistake,” coach John Garland said, “that’s the biggest [...]
Read moreMatmen pummel Terps
Virginia head coach Steve Garland fist-pumped his way across the mat at Memorial Gymnasium in a defining moment Sunday as the No. 22 Virginia wrestling squad clinched a share of the regular-season ACC championship by handing No. 13 Maryland its first loss of the season, 22-14. It was the Cavaliers’ (7-1, 4-1 ACC) first win [...]
Read moreMatmen to host No. 13 Maryland
Fresh off of a pair of resounding ACC wins against Duke and North Carolina, the No. 22 Virginia wrestling team looks to finish its conference schedule on a high note as it welcomes No. 13 Maryland to Charlottesville Sunday afternoon. Assuming they defeat North Carolina tomorrow night, the Terrapins (12-0, 2-0 ACC) will enter the [...]
Read moreVirginia overpowers Tobacco Road rivals
The No. 22 Virginia matmen seized two critical ACC wins at Memorial Gymnasium this weekend, improving its conference record to 3-1 as the squad rolled over its two rivals from Tobacco Road — Duke and North Carolina. The Cavaliers (6-1, 3-1 ACC) physically dominated their opponents, as both the Blue Devil and Tar Heel wrestlers [...]
Read moreMatmen eye Duke, UNC
The red-hot Virginia wrestling team, coming off a sixth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle and a 33-12 win against N.C. State, takes to the mat in Memorial Gymnasium today and Saturday against ACC rivals Duke and North Carolina. Those recent results mark the third straight strong performance by the 22nd-ranked squad dating back to its [...]
Read moreMatmen eye ranked foes
After a tough loss to rival Virginia Tech last Sunday, the Virginia wrestling team’s schedule does not get any easier this weekend. The Cavaliers head north Sunday to participate in the annual Nittany Lion Open, where all 10 teams are ranked nationally. The host, Penn State, sits at No. 5, followed by No. 8 Pittsburgh, [...]
Read moreACC loses third Challenge
The Big Ten claimed its third consecutive victory in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge as eight of its 12 teams bested their respective ACC opponents. Virginia did its part for the conference by dispatching No. 14 Michigan in the first Challenge contest Tuesday, but beyond Clemson’s 71-55 success against Iowa, the day belonged to the [...]
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