Two weeks after shutting down Princeton 42-0, the No. 24 Cavaliers will travel to North Carolina this weekend for dual ACC matches against Duke and N.C.
The Virginia wrestling team split a pair of matches in New Jersey this weekend, falling to Rutgers 25-12 Friday and crushing Princeton 42-0 Saturday. Against Rutgers, Virginia (14-5) fell behind early, dropping the first two matches to go down 6-0.
The Virginia wrestling squad will head to New Jersey this weekend as it prepares to face Rutgers and Princeton. The Cavaliers (13-4) have fallen a few spots in the rankings this week - to No.
Not every varsity sport at Virginia is known for consistently fielding great teams. Though some squads are expected to perform well all the time, others often go overlooked until they have an outstanding season. The Virginia wrestling team has not always been among the best programs in the country, but this season has proved to be a departure from the past.
[caption id="attachment_32535" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The wrestling team played two ACC foes this weekend, topping the Tar Heels and falling to the Hokies.
[caption id="attachment_32506" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Brent Jones only needed 15 seconds to pin third-ranked Eric Lapotsky of Oklahoma.
[caption id="attachment_31825" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Brent Jones was one of eight Cavaliers to claim wins in the squad's opener against Campbell.
