Virginia Wrestling Defeats Old Dominion, 24-12
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Feb. 4, 2001
NORFOLK, Va. – The University of Virginia wrestling team defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs in a dual match competition by the score of 24-12. After winning two of the first five matches of the dual, UVa went on to claim four of the last five bouts to come away with their fifth dual match victory of the season.
Virginia’s Jimi Massey (Williamsport, Md./Williamsport), Zach Freday (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover), Joe Alexander (Franklin, N.J./Delsea Regional), Jason Bernd (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial), Bob Seidel (Wall, N.J./Wall) and Greg Francesca (Union, N.J./Blair Academy) each won their respective weight classes.
Old Dominion opened the match with a 3-0 lead when Jeff Rusak defeated UVa’s Brian Muir (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) by the score of 6-3 in the 174 lbs. class. The Cavaliers would tie the score at 3-3 when Massey earned a 7-6 decision over the Monarchs’ Matt Small in the 184 lbs. class. Virginia took its first lead of the dual at 6-3 when Freday topped ODU’s Greg Gill by the count of 4-3 in overtime of the 197 pound match.
Old Dominion quickly turned its three point deficit into a three point lead when Derrell Lorthridge and Charlie Busch each posted back-to-back victories in their respective weight classes. Lorthridge defeated UVa’s Ryan Painter (Rainelle, W.V./Rainelle) by the score of 5-3 in overtime of the heavyweight class and Busch topped Virginia’s Ryan Stewart (Dumfries, Va./Potomac) 3-1 in the 125 lbs. match to give ODU a 9-6 lead.
However, the Cavaliers would go on to win four of the remaining five matches (including three consecutive bouts) to come away with the victory. Alexander gave Virginia the lead again for good when he pinned Old Dominion’s Payton Lamb at 1:36 into the 133 lbs. match, giving UVa a 12-9 advantage. The Cavaliers’ Bernd followed Alexander’s win with a 9-6 decision over Blake Romano in the 141 lbs. class before Virginia’s Seidel topped Old Dominion’s Will Carroll by the score of 6-2 in the 149 lbs. match to give UVa a 18-9 lead.
The Monarchs pulled within six points of UVa at 18-12 when Jesse Pearce defeated the Cavaliers’ Don Carlo-Clauss (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia) by the score of 7-6 in the 157 lbs. match. But Virginia’s Francesca ended Old Dominion’s chance at a tie by pinning Dan Martin at 4:32 in the 165 lbs. match to give UVa a 24-12 victory.
With the win, Virginia’s record improves to 5-6 overall. The Cavaliers improve to 17-11 all-time against Old Dominion.
UVa will return to action on Saturday, February 10th when Virginia travels to Roanoke, Va. to face the Virginia Tech Hokies in a dual match. Competition is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
Scoring Summary
Virginia 24Old Dominion 12
Wgt. Opponents Results Score UVa/ODU174 Jeff Rusak (ODU) def. Brian Muir (UVa) 6-3 0-3184 Jimi Massey (UVa) def. Matt Small (ODU) 7-6 3-3197 Zach Freday (UVa) def. Greg Gill (ODU) 4-3 (OT) 6-3HWT Derrell Lorthridge (ODU) def. Ryan Painter (UVa) 5-3 (OT) 6-6125 Charlie Busch (ODU) def. Ryan Stewart (UVa) 3-1 6-9133 Joe Alexander (UVa) def. Payton Lamb (ODU) Fall @ 1:36 12-9141 Jason Bernd (UVa) def. Blake Romano (UVa) 9-6 15-9149 Bob Seidel (UVa) def. Will Carroll (ODU) 6-2 18-9157 Jesse Pearce (ODU) def. Don Carlos-Clauss (UVa) 7-6 18-12165 Greg Francesca (UVa) def. Dan Martin (ODU) Fall @ 4:32 24-12