Virginia Wrestling Prepares to Host N.C. State and Duke in a Pair of ACC Dual Matches

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Feb. 13, 2003

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia wrestling team will face the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Duke Blue Devils in a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference dual matches on Saturday, February 15th. Virginia (8-5 overall, 1-1 ACC) will face N.C. State (5-8 overall, 1-2 ACC) at 1:00 PM before meeting Duke (9-7, 1-1 ACC) at 7:00 PM. Both dual matches will take places at UVa’s Memorial Gymnasium.

Here is a look at the probable starters for Virginia, N.C. State and Duke for Saturday:

Virginia Cavaliers (8-5, 1-0 ACC)

125 Brian Sticca (24-10, 9-4) or Ryan Stewart (5-8, 2-2)

133 Joe Alexander (6-3, 3-2)

141 Bob Seidel (20-9, 6-4)

149 Paul Bjorlo (17-15, 5-7) or Reed Landry (1-7, 0-1)

157 Tim Foley (31-7, 11-1) or Conor Manley (7-14, 1-2)

165 Will Durkee (24-11, 7-4)

174 Brian Muir (20-15, 6-7)

184 Scott Mania (8-7, 1-1) or Ram McDonnell (2-13, 0-3)

197 Zach Freday (13-10, 6-5) or Andy DeMartino (7-9, 2-0)

HWT Josh Etu (21-5, 10-2)

N.C. State Wolfpack (5-8, 1-2 ACC)

125 George Cintron (14-5, 11-2)

133 Daniel Pacitti (3-10, 3-10)

141 Ryan McCallum (11-12, 6-7)

149 Jake Giamoni (13-8, 8-5)

157 Scott Garren (11-0, 6-0) or Bryant Reams (0-5, 0-5)

165 Dustin Kawa (16-3, 12-1)

174 Kevin Gabrielson (7-6, 3-3) or Courtney Bird (0-2, 0-2)

184 Jon Godwin (8-11, 6-7)

197 Daniel Humphries (5-9, 2-5) or Matt Gulliver (2-9, 2-4)

HWT Leroy Harris (2-6, 2-6)

Duke Blue Devils (9-7, 1-1 ACC)

125 Tommy Hoang (12-4, 11-2)

133 Andy Soliman (6-4, 5-2)

141 Adam Benitez (10-17, 7-9)

149 Brandon Foose (8-20, 4-12)

157 Ben Balmages (3-17, 2-11)

165 Michael Mitchell (27-9, 14-2)

174 Tim Marcantonio (12-12, 5-4) or Levi Craig (7-13, 2-5)

184 Tom Cass (18-7, 13-3)

197 Andrew Herbert (11-13, 5-6)

HWT Roy Williams (3-20, 3-12)

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