Virginia falls to N.C. State, defeats Old Dominion in action-packed weekend of wrestling
By Zach Zamoff | January 29, 2018The Cavaliers rebounded from a tough loss Friday against N.C. State to finish out the weekend with a win against Old Dominion.
The Cavaliers rebounded from a tough loss Friday against N.C. State to finish out the weekend with a win against Old Dominion.
This marked the first time in program history Virginia had a pair of semifinalists in the same season.
With the NCAA Championships kicking off this weekend from Thursday through Saturday, Virginia’s competing wrestlers are preparing for their last competitive bout of the season.
In the final weekend before the ACC Championships, Virginia wrestling traveled to compete in the U.S. Collegiate Championships Sunday.
In a match that could have gone either way, No. 23 Virginia (1-6, 2-3 ACC) fell to No. 24 Pittsburgh (10-5, 1-3 ACC) by a score of 19-14.
Coming off a very successful last weekend, the Cavaliers (10-5, 2-2 ACC) look to take care of business one more time at home against the Panthers (8-5, 0-3 ACC).
Wrestling has bonded the Virginia men's team. It’s molded them as men and as athletes, as friends and as teammates.
No. 24 Virginia (10-5, 2-2 ACC) had quite a weekend down in North Carolina, defeating No. 25 North Carolina (6-6, 1-3 ACC) Saturday and Duke (4-7, 0-3 ACC) Sunday.
After two tough matches in as many weeks against top 10 opponents No. 5 Virginia Tech and No. 8 NC State, Virginia wrestling has a chance to get back on its feet in ACC play.
No. 25 Virginia (8-5, 0-2 ACC) played on their home mats Jan. 29, but were unable to overcome the depth of the Wolfpack (10-1, 3-0 ACC).
Virginia (8-4, 0-1 ACC) has demonstrated steady growth throughout the season, slowly moving up in the rankings before hitting a roadblock in No. 6 Virginia Tech (13-1, 3-0 ACC) last weekend.
No. 25 Virginia (8-4, 01 ACC) opened up ACC play with a battle of heavyweights as they took on their in-state rival, No. 6 Virginia Tech (13-1, 3-0 ACC), in yet another installment of the Commonwealth Clash.
Virginia is set for a serious challenge this Sunday in the Commonwealth Clash.
The Virginia Wrestling team had a successful road trip this weekend, as the team moved picked up wins a pair of wins, with successes coming Friday against Gardner-Webb and Sunday against No. 24 Chattanooga.
The Virginia wrestling team will head on the road this weekend to compete in a pair of dual matches at Gardner-Webb Friday at 7 p.m. and No. 25 Chattanooga Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Virginia wrestling team competed in its second open tournament of the season this weekend when it traveled to Lock Haven, Pa. to compete at the Mat Town Open.
After coming off two disappointing losses, the Virginia wrestling team is returning home to host a tri-meet Sunday against Maryland and Lock Haven at Memorial Gymnasium.
Virginia (0-2) took on No. 11 Michigan (1-0) Friday and No. 17 Central Michigan (1-0) Sunday.
The Virginia wrestling team is set to kick off its season at the Clarion Open Sunday in Clarion, Penn.
After sending five wrestlers to the NCAA wrestling tournament, only junior George DiCamillo, who fought his way to the round of 12 for the second consecutive year in the 133 pound weight class, remained for Virginia. However, DiCamillo’s run came to an end Friday as he dropped a close 8-6 decision to Utah Valley senior Jade Rauser.