Virginia Splits Matches At Journeymen Duals Saturday
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. –On a day that featured four duals, the Cavaliers split action on Saturday (Nov. 10) as the Virginia (3-2) wrestling team took wins over Ithaca College and LIU Post, but dropped duals with No. 21 Wyoming and No. 12 Nebraska at the Journeymen Duals.
In the first dual of the day, the Cavaliers picked up a 41-0 win over Ithaca College (1-2), before dropping a hard-fought dual with No. 21 Wyoming (2-0) by a score of 21-9. Virginia then dropped a tight dual with No. 12 Nebraska (3-0) that came down to the final weight class before running away with a 47-3 victory over LIU Post (0-3) in the finale.
Redshirt sophomore Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and redshirt junior Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.) both won all four matches on the day. Hayes posted three bonus-point victories and also received a forfeit, while Krivus notched two bonus-point victories and a big decision over sixth-ranked Chad Red of Nebraska. It was one of two upsets for the Cavaliers against the Huskers as Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) also posted a decision over No. 18 Eric Schultz.
“We saw some good things today,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “The obvious highlight of the day was Sam Krivus knocking off the sixth-ranked wrestler in the country and a returning All-American from Nebraska. Jay Aiello also beat a nationally-ranked wrestler who beat him last year, so that was great to see his improvement there. The Nebraska dual was as close as it gets. We had a criteria, so if we win that last bout, we win the dual meet. Quinn Miller was so close to pulling that match for us.
We are proud of the way our guys competed for the most part today. This team is starting to come together. It’s a very young squad and they are improving rapidly. We’re really excited for what we have in the future.”
In the first dual of the day, the Cavaliers jumped out to a quick start and never looked back. A tech fall from Hayes started things rolling as Virginia used seven bonus-point victories, including four pin falls and two tech falls, to take the 41-9 victory over Ithaca College.
The second dual of the day again started with a strong performance from Hayes, who narrowly missed on a second bonus-point victory. The Cavaliers would only pick up wins in two other bouts against the Cowboys with Krivus and Will Schany (Blair, Neb.) taking decisions at 141 and 184 pounds, respectively, as No. 21 ranked Wyoming took the dual match by a score of 21-9.
Virginia jumped out to the early lead in the third dual of the day and the second consecutive match against nationally-ranked team, getting the result at three straight bouts against No. 12 Nebraska. A forfeit at 125 pound, followed by wins from Brian Courtney (Sayre, Pa.) and Krivus took the Cavaliers out to the advantage. The Huskers closed the gap, but a second upset in the dual – this one by Aiello – pulled the Cavaliers within striking distance before Nebraska locked up the win at heavyweight for the 21-15 victory.
The Cavaliers closed out the day with a dominating performance against LIU Post, picking up wins in nine weight classes on the way to a 47-3 victory over the Pioneers.
Virginia will return to action the weekend of Nov. 30 in competition at the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invitational.
Virginia 41, Ithaca College 9
125: No. 7 Louie Hayes tech fall Ferdinand Mase – 21-6 (5:55); UVA 5, IC 0
133: Brian Courtney (UVA) major dec. Tito Colom – 15-4; UVA 9, IC 0
141: Sam Krivus (UVA) pinned Chris Wymer – 3:10; UVA 15, IC 0
149: Michael Murphy (UVA) pinned Demetri Dorsaneo – 2:18; UVA 21, IC 0
157: Jake Keating (UVA) dec. Alec Corrao – 12-7; UVA 24, IC 0
165: No. 19 Cam Coy (UVA) pinned Austin Whitney – 5:29; UVA 30, IC 0.
174: Robby Patrick (UVA) pinned Isaiah Mays – 0:36; UVA 36, IC 0
184: Jake Ashcroft major dec. Jack Walsh (UVA) – 9-1; UVA 36, IC 4
197: Tyler Love (UVA) tech fall Dane Harter – 16-1 (1:07); UVA 41, IC 4
HWT: Jake O’Brien tech fall Robert Scherer (UVA) – 16-0 (3:57); UVA 41, IC 9
No. 21 Wyoming 21, Virginia 9
125: No. 7 Louie Hayes (UVA) major dec. Cole Verner – 10-2; UVA 3, WYO 0
133: No. 8Montorie Bridges dec. Brian Courtney (UVA) – 7-5; UVA 3, WYO 3
141: Sam Krivus (UVA) dec. Sam Turner – 5-3; UVA 6, WYO 3
149: Jaron Jensen dec. Michael Murphy (UVA) – 6-4, UVA 6, WYO 6
157: Dewey Krueger dec. Jake Keating (UVA) – 14-7; WYO 9, UVA 6
165: No. 11 Branson Ashworth dec. No. 19 Cam Coy (UVA) – 6-1; WYO 12, UVA 6
174: Hayden Hastings dec Robby Patrick (UVA) – 3-0; WYO 15, UVA 6
184: Will Schany (UVA) dec. Carless Looney – 5-2; WYO 15, UVA 9
197: Cale Davidson dec. Jay Aiello (UVA) – 6-2; WYO 18, UVA 9
HWT: Brian Andrews dec. Quinn Miller (UVA) – 6-4; WYO 21, UVA 9
No. 12 Nebraska 21, Virginia 15
125: No. 7 Louie Hayes by forfeit – UVA 6, NEB 0
133: Brian Courtney (UVA) dec. Christian Miller – 6-2; UVA 9, NEB 0
141: Sam Krivus (UVA) dec. No. 6 C.J. Red – 3-1; UVA 12, NEB 0
149: Jordan Shearer dec. Michael Murphy (UVA) – 5-2; UVA 12, NEB 3
157: No. 3 Tyler Berger major dec. Jake Keating (UVA) – 11-1; UVA 12, NEB 7
165: No. 9 Isaiah White dec. No. 19 Cam Coy (UVA) – 7-3; UVA 12, NEB 10
174: No. 12 Mikey Labriola tech fall Robert Patrick (UVA) – 22-7 (6:03); NEB 15, UVA 12
184: No. 13 Taylor Venz dec. Will Schany (UVA) – 7-2; NEB 18, UVA 12
197: Jay Aiello (UVA) dec. No. 18 Eric Schultz – 7-5; NEB 18, UVA 15
HWT: Patrick Grayson dec. Quinn Miller (UVA) – 6-3; NEB 21, UVA 15
Virginia 47, LIU Post 3
125: No. 7 Louie Hayes pinned Brandon Mercado – 1:14; UVA 6, LIU 0
133: Brian Courtney (UVA) by forfeit – UVA 12, LIU 0
141: Sam Krivus (UVA) major dec. Peter Detore – 16-3; UVA 16, LIU 0
149: Sam Martino (UVA) tech fall Daniel Espineira – 18-0 (3:00); UVA 21, LIU 0
157: Jake Keating (UVA) tech fall Eduardo Ramirez – 25-10 (3:51); UVA 26, LIU 0
165: No. 19 Cam Coy (UVA) pinned Kenny Cooper – 1:10; UVA 32, LIU 0
174: Dan Arkow dec. Robert Patrick (UVA) – 10-9; UVA 32, LIU 3
184: Will Schany (UVA) major dec. Dan McCLure – 14-4; UVA 36, LIU 3
197: Tyler Love (UVA) tech fall Daniel Shafran – 21-5 (4:38); UVA 41, LIU 3
HWT: Quinn Miller (UVA) pinned Timothy Nagosky – 0:57; UVA 47, LIU 3