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No. 22 Virginia Wrestling Wins 29 of 30 Bouts, Sweeps Three Matches
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 22 Virginia wrestling team posted a dominating performance Saturday in rolling to wins over Anderson (41-6), Rider (38-0) and Gardner-Webb (50-0) in its season-opening matches at Memorial Gymnasium. Virginia lost just one of its 30 bouts, with the lone defeat coming in a forfeit.
Twenty-one of Virginia’s 29 wins resulted in bonus points – seven by fall. Jon Fausey (R-Fr., Dalmatia, Pa.) had three big wins at 184 pounds, with a major decision, technical fall and pin. Freshman 133-pounder Joe Spisak (Boiling Springs, Pa.) recorded a pair of pins and added a 14-2 major decision over Rider’s Jimmy Kirchner, a 2010 NCAA qualifier who was ranked No. 18 nationally in the preseason by Amateur Wrestling News. Nick Nelson (R-Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) added a pair of major decisions and a tech fall at 141.
With three wins on the day at 174 pounds (two falls, one decision), second-ranked Chris Henrich (Sr., Lansdale, Pa.) upped his career total to 104 victories as he moved into fifth place on the UVa career wins ledger. Matt Snyder (R-So., Lewistown, Pa.), Derek Valenti (Jr., Newton, N.J.), Conner Miller (Fr., Washington, Va.) and Jack Danilkowicz (R-Sr., Green Oaks, Ill.) also recorded three wins apiece for Virginia.
Virginia opened the day with a 41-6 victory over Anderson. UVa’s lone defeat came in a forfeit at 197 pounds. Seven of the Cavaliers’ wins resulted in bonus points.
The Cavaliers then blanked Rider, but the match overall was much closer with five bouts coming by decision. The match of the day came at 149 pounds, where Valenti scored an escape point in the second tiebreaker period, then rode out Zac Cibula for the final 30 seconds to pick up a 2-1 win.
In the finale Saturday Virginia shut out Gardner-Webb, 50-0, with another dominating effort. UVa gave up just one takedown in the entire match. Nine of the 10 matches resulted in bonus points. The 50-point margin of victory is tied for the fifth-largest winning margin in program history. It also marked the fifth-most points Virginia has ever scored in a dual.
Virginia will travel to Hershey, Pa., next Saturday (Nov. 13) for the Hershey Duals. UVa will wrestle The Citadel, Kent State and Edinboro.
Virginia 41, Anderson 6
125: Matt Snyder (UVa) tech fall Andrew Rankin (AU), 7:00, 17-2; UVa 5-0
133: Joe Spisak (UVa) pinned Joseph Perry (AU), 4:10; UVa 11-0
141: No. 16 Nick Nelson (UVa) tech fall Caleb Swinson (AU), 6:34, 18-3; UVa 16-0
149: No. 20 Derek Valenti (UVa) major dec. Dan Telhada (AU), 11-3; UVa 20-0
157: Danny Clarke (UVa) dec. Nicholas Giulliette (AU), 7-4; UVa 23-0
165: Conner Miller (UVa) major dec. Jordan Lide (AU), 19-5; UVa 27-0
174: No. 2 Chris Henrich (UVa) pinned Trevor Sanford (AU), 2:56; UVa 33-0
184: Jon Fausey (UVa) tech fall Sean O’Connell (AU), 5:20, 15-0; UVa 38-0
197: Zoi Ouellette (AU) wins by forfeit; UVa 38-6
285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Chase Duke, (AU), 7-3; UVa 41-3
Virginia 38, Rider 0
125: Matt Snyder (UVa) dec. Chuck Zeisloft (RU), 5-2; UVa 3-0
133: Joe Spisak (UVa) major dec. Jimmy Kirchner (RU), 14-2; UVa 7-0
141: Nick Nelson (UVa) major dec. Aaron Nestor (RU), 11-3; UVa 11-0
149: Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Zac Cibula (RU), 2-1 (TB2); UVa 14-0
157: Shawn Harris (UVa) dec. Ramon Santiago (RU), 7-1; UVa 17-0
165: Conner Miller (UVa) dec. James Brundage (RU), 9-2; UVa 20-0
174: Chris Henrich (UVa) dec. Rob Morrison (RU), 7-3; UVa 23-0
184: Jon Fausey (UVa) major dec. Joseph Ferber (RU), 10-0; UVa 27-0
197: Mike Salopek (UVa) tech fall Chris Spagnola (RU), 5:35, 18-3; UVa 32-0
285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) pinned Evan Craig (RU), 4:32; UVa 38-0
Virginia 50, Gardner-Webb 0
125: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Brett Kostern (GW), :38; UVa 6-0
133: Joe Spisak (UVa) pinned Alex Hamm (GW), 3:25; UVa 12-0
141: Nick Nelson (UVa) major dec. Lucas Dutch (GW), 16-5; UVa 17-0
149: Derek Valenti (UVa) major dec. Morgan McDaniel (GW), 13-2; UVa 22-0
157: Shawn Harris (UVa) dec. Alex Medved (GW), 4-2; UVa 25-0
165: Conner Miller (UVa) pinned Justin Guthrie (GW), 1:49; UVa 31-0
174: Chris Henrich (UVa) tech fall Erin O’Dell (GW), 2:56, 17-2; UVa 36-0
184: Jon Fausey (UVa) pinned Taylor McClain (GW), 1:16; UVa 39-0
197: No. 17 Mike Salopek (UVa) major dec. Travis Porter (GW), 10-1; UVa 44-0
285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) wins by forfeit; UVa 50-0
Rider 49, Anderson 0
125: Ray De La Nuez (RU) major dec. Andrew Rankin (AU), 16-6; RU 4-0
133: Jimmy Kirchner pinned Joseph Perry (AU), 2:19; RU 10-0
141: Aaron Nestor (RU) pinned Caleb Swinson (AU), 2:07, RU 16-0
149: Fred Rodgers (RU) major dec. Dan Telhada (AU), 14-4; RU 20-0
157: Ramon Santiago (RU) wins by forfeit; RU 26-0
165: Frank Miele (RU) major dec. Jordan Lide, 16-3; RU 30-0
174: Rob Morrison (RU) major dec. Trevor Sanford (AU), 10-2; RU 34-0
184: Joseph Ferber (RU) pinned Sean O’Connell (AU), 4:51; RU 40-0
197: Chris Spagnola (RU) wins by forfeit; RU 46-0
285: Evan Craig (RU) dec. Chase Duke (AU), 7-4; RU 49-0
Rider 32, Gardner-Webb 6
125: Chuck Zeisloft (RU) dec. Brett Kostern (GW), 7-4; RU 3-0
133: Jimmy Kirchner (RU) dec. Alex Hamm (GW) 3-2; RU 6-0
141: Aaron Nestor (RU) dec. Richie Spicel (GW), 5-4; RU 9-0
149: Zac Cibula (RU) dec. Ryan Medved (GW), 6-0; RU 12-0
157: Alex Medved (GW) dec. Ramon Santiago (Rider), 5-8; RU 12-3
165: James Brundage (RU) tech fall Justin Guthrie (GW), 19-4 (4:40); RU 17-3
174: Rob Morrison (RU) pinned Erin O’Dell (GW), (2:20); RU 23-3
184: Joseph Ferber (RU) dec. Taylor McClain (GW), 6-0; RU 26-3
197: Travis Porter (GW) dec. Chris Spagnola (RU), 6-0; RU 26-6
285: Evan Craig (RU) won by forfeit; RU 32-6
Anderson 22, Gardner-Webb 19
125: Andrew Rankin (AU) dec. Brett Kostern (GW), 16-11; AU 3-0
133: Alex Hamm (GW) dec. Ian Harper (AU), 7-3; 3-3
141: Richie Spicel (GW) major dec. Caleb Swinson (AU), 11-3; GW 7-3
149: Ryan Medved (GW) dec. Dan Telhada (AU), 8-2; GW 10-3
157: Alex Medved (GW) won by injury default; GW 16-3
165: Justin Guthrie (GW) dec. Jordan Lide (AU), 9-3; GW 19-3
174: Trevor Sanford (AU) pinned Erin O’Dell (GW), 4:17; GW 19-9
184: Sean O’Connell (AU) major dec. Taylor McClain (GW), 15-5; GW 19-13
197: Zoi Ouellette (AU) dec. Travis Porter (GW), 3-2; GW 19-16
285: Chase Duke (AU) won by forfeit; AU 22-19
**rankings according to InterMat