Virginia Hosts Duke For Senior Night Friday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling team (7-5, 0-3 ACC) closes out the home portion of the schedule on Friday night (Feb. 10) when the Cavaliers host Duke (, 0-3 ACC) at 7 p.m. at Memorial Gym.
Admission is free to the public.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday night’s dual with the Blue Devils will be broadcast on ACC Network and a stream will also be available on at WatchESPN.com and on the ESPN app. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWrestling).
HOOS HONORING SENIORS PRIOR TO DUAL
Virginia will honor 15 seniors prior to the start of the dual as the group of young men are thanked for their contributions to the program and Virginia Athletics as a whole over the course of their careers. Fans are encouraged to show up early to help give the seniors a rousing sendoff.
QUICK SHOTS
• Friday night’s matchup against the Blue Devils is the final home dual of the season for the Cavaliers.
• Virginia enters the weekend with five wrestlers ranked in the latest individual rankings from InterMat – No. 26 Brian Courtney (141), No. 26 Jarod Verkleeren (149), No. 17 Justin McCoy (165), No. 16 Neil Antrassian (184) and No. 25 Michael Battista (197).
• The Hoos are coming off a 23-15 victory over American in the last outing, taking the win over the Eagles last Saturday at Memorial Gym.
• Michael Battista is looking for his 25th win of the season on Friday night as he leads the Hoos with a 24-6 record on the year. He is also 9-3 in dual action this season to lead the Hoos in dual victories.
• Neil Antrassian (184) is one of two other Cavaliers with 20 wins on the season as he holds a 20-6 mark entering the weekend and Justin Phillips (174) is 20-10 on the year.
• Hadyn Danals (184) ranks second nationally in the NCAA rankings for tech falls with six in a total time of 25:05 minutes of wrestling this season.
VIRGINIA PROBABLES
125: Patrick McCormick
133: Marlon Yarbrough
141: Dylan Cedeno
149: No. 26 Jarod Verkleeren
157: Jake Keating
165: No. 17 Justin McCoy
174: Vic Marcelli OR Justin Phillips
184: No. 16 Neil Antrassian
197: No. 25 Michael Battista
285: Ethan Weatherspoon
DUKE PROBABLES
125: Ethan Grimminger
133: Logan Agin
141: Christian Colman
149: Patrick Rowland
157: Logan Ferrero
165: Gabe Dinette
174: Open
184: Luke Chakonis
197: Brayden Ray
285: No. 22 Jonah Niesenbaum
THE SERIES WITH DUKE
• Virginia and Duke have faced each other 72 times with the Hoos leading the series 63-7-2.
• The Cavaliers won the last meeting 30-9 at Duke and have won four straight in the series.
• In addition to the last four, Virginia has won 16 of the last 17 matchups with the Blue Devils.