Virginia Heads To Showdown At Maryland Friday Night
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling team (1-0) continues competition on the road Friday (Nov. 12) when the Cavaliers travel to face Maryland () in a 7 p.m. dual at the XFINITY Center Pavilion.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday night’s match will be streamed on B1G+ and live stats will also be available. Links to both are at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWrestling).
VIRGINIA IN THE RANKINGS
The Cavaliers have seven wrestlers ranked in the individual rankings by InterMat entering the weekend. Brian Courtney is ranked No. 16 at 133 pounds. Transfer Jarod Verkleeren is ranked No. 31 at 149 pounds, while Jake Keating is No. 18 at 157 pounds and Justin McCoy is No. 19 at 165 pounds. Vic Marcelli is ranked No. 30 at 174 pounds, while Jay Aiello is No. 15 at 197 pounds and Quinn Miller is No. 21 at heavyweight.
In the team rankings, the Cavaliers are unranked but receiving votes in the initial NWCA Coaches Poll.
VIRGINIA PROBABLES
125: Patrick McCormick (0-1)
133: No. 16 Brian Courtney (1-0)
141: Dylan Cedeno (1-0)
149: No. 31 Jarod Verkleeren (1-0)
157: Jon Errico (1-0)
165: No. 19 Justin McCoy (1-0)
174: Krystian Kinsey (0-0) OR Justin Phillips (1-0)
184: Michael Battista (1-0)
197: Ethan Weatherspoon (0-1)
HWT: No. 21 Quinn Miller (1-0)
MARYLAND PROBABLES
125: Zach Spence (0-2)
133: King Sandoval (4-1)
141: Danny Bertoni (4-1)
149: William Berkowitz (0-2)
157: Lucas Cordio (2-2)
165: No. 31 John Martin Best (4-1)
174: Dominic Solis (2-2)
184: Kyle Cochran (4-1)
197: Jaron Smith (4-1)
HWT: No. 32 Zach Schrader (5-0)
THE SERIES WITH MARYLAND
The Hoos and Terps have faced each other 65 times with both teams as members of the ACC until Maryland moved to the Big 10 in 2014. Maryland leads the all-time series 40-25, though the Cavaliers won the last meeting by a score of 34-6 in the 2019 season at Memorial Gym. The Cavaliers have won five straight in the series dating back to the 2011-12 season. In that 2019 meeting, the Cavaliers won eight of the 10 weight classes.