Virginia Travels To Face No. 6 Missouri Thursday Night
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The Virginia wrestling team (4-3) hits the road for a non-conference matchup with No. 6 Missouri (5-0) in a neutral-site dual on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET. The dual will be wrestled at Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo.
FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE
The dual match will be streamed by FloWrestling as part of a subscription based service and through live stats linked at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also keep up with the action through updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWrestling).
CAVALIERS IN THE RANKINGS
Several members of the Virginia wrestling team continue to find themselves ranked among the top 20 nationally at their weight class in the latest InterMat polls. Among those are sophomore Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.), freshman Cam Coy (Jeannette, Pa.), sophomore Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and junior Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.).
INTERMAT RANKINGS (12/18)
125: No. 16 Louie Hayes
141: No. 17 Sam Krivus
165: No. 18 Cam Coy
197: No. 8 Jay Aiello
VIRGINIA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 16 Louie Hayes (7-2) OR Jack Mueller (0-0)
133: Brian Courtney (8-3) or Louie Hayes (7-2)
141: No. 17 Sam Krivus OR Gray Hart (8-5)
149: Michael Murphy (2-3)
157: Jake Keating (7-5)
165: No. 18 Cam Coy (10-5)
174: Drew Peck (9-3) OR Krystian Kinsey (2-4)
184: Will Schany (12-7)
197: No. 8 Jay Aiello (9-3)
HWT: Quinn Miller (4-4)
*Rankings by InterMat
MISSOURI PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 15 Colby Smith (6-2) OR Cameron Valdiviez (8-3)
133: No. 9 John Erneste (7-1)
141: No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (9-1)
149: Brock Mauller (15-1)
157: Jarrett Jacques (13-4)
165: No. 13 Connor Flynn (9-3) OR Luke Fortuna (3-6)
174: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (10-1)
184: Dylan Wisman (9-4) OR Canten Marriott (6-3)
197: Wyatt Koelling (8-5) OR Taylor Watkins (13-8)
HWT: No. 11 Zach Elam (14-1) OR Jake Bohlken (3-1)
*Rankings by InterMat
THE SERIES WITH MISSOURI
Virginia enters the matchup looking for its first-ever win over the Tigers in what has been a rarely wrestled matchup. The teams have met three times with the Tigers winning all three duals over the Cavaliers. The first meeting came in 1984 with the Tigers picking up a 19-17 win over the Cavaliers, before the second came with the No. 10 Tigers taking a victory over the Cavaliers in 2002 at the Virginia Duals. Last season, the teams met in Charlottesville with Missouri taking a 18-15 win over the Cavaliers.
DUAL COULD FEATURE REMATCHES FROM CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL
Based on probable lineups, the dual with the Tigers could feature a couple of rematches from the Cliff Keen Invitational earlier this season. At the Las Vegas event, Cam Coy and Connor Flynn faced off at 165 pounds, while Louie Hayes and Colby Smith wrestled at 125 pounds. The Missouri wrestler won in both matches at the Cliff Keen Invitational.
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
Virginia will return to action after the holiday break with four matches at the South Beach Duals in Florida. The event, which will be held Dec. 29-30, will see the Cavaliers wrestle No. 21 Lehigh and West Virginia on Saturday before facing SIU-Edwardsville and No. 22 Utah Valley on Sunday.